Eleven Former Michigan Tech Hockey Players at NHL Camps

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – Eleven former Michigan Tech hockey gamers are at NHL Training Camps that started this week. The NHL common season begins on October 7.

Trenton Bliss – Detroit Red Wings

Bliss (Appleton, Wis.) signed an AHL contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins in March and starts his first complete professional crew. He seemed in 3 video games for the Griffins at the top of the 2021-22 season after Tech’s season ended.

Bliss skated in 138 video games from Michigan Tech from 2018-22 and tallied 107 profession issues with 42 aims and 65 assists. He ranks 56th in profession issues. Bliss was once named to the All-CCHA Second Team as a senior and All-WCHA Third Team as a junior. He was once a captain as a senior and a two-time trade captain.

Pheonix Copley – LA Kings

Pheonix Copley (North Pole, Alaska) enters his 9th skilled season. He signed a one-year contract with the LA Kings in July after spending six years within the Washington Capitals group and two with the St. Louis Blues. In 31 profession NHL video games for St. Louis and Washington, Copley is 16-9-3 with a 2.98 goals-against moderate and a .900 save share. He raised the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018. Copley has additionally seemed in 226 AHL video games.

Copley performed two seasons for Michigan Tech from 2012-14, profitable 18 video games with 4 shutouts. He was once two times named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week in 2013-14 and in 2012-13 was once named the WCHA Rookie of the Week two times, the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week as soon as, and the MVP of the Great Lakes Invitational after a couple of shutouts to raise the Huskies to their first GLI name in 32 years.

Brian Halonen – New Jersey Devils

Halonen (Delano, Minn.) starts his first complete season {of professional} hockey after he signed a two-year, two-way entry-level NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils in March as an undrafted loose agent. He performed 12 video games for the Utica Comets within the AHL at the top of the 2021-22 season after Tech’s season ended.

Halonen performed 139 video games for the Huskies from 2018-22 and is 59th in profession issues with 105. He was once named a Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist, a Second Team All-American, and to the All-CCHA First Team after he tallied a career-high 44 issues in 37 video games all the way through the 2021-22 season. He was once at the All-WCHA Rookie Team in 2018-19.

Michael Karow – Dallas Stars

Karow (Green Bay, Wis.) signed a one-year AHL contract with the Texas Stars in August. He started his professional profession with 13 video games for the Stars at the top of the 2021-22 season after Tech’s season ended.

Karow transferred to Michigan Tech to play a 5th season and skated in all 37 video games for the Huskies in 2021-22. He tallied a career-high 10 issues with two aims and 8 assists and was once +13. Karow helped anchor a Tech protection that ranked 3rd within the country in penalty-killing share and fourth in scoring protection. He performed 4 seasons at Boston College ahead of coming to Houghton.

Tanner Kero – Dallas Stars

Tanner Kero (Hancock, Mich.) enters the second one 12 months of a two-year extension with the Dallas Stars. He enters his 8th season of professional hockey and has performed in 134 NHL video games for the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars. He’s tallied 11 aims and 24 assists as an NHLer and seemed in 23 video games for the Stars ultimate season.

While at Tech, Kero was once an All-American, the 2014-15 WCHA Player of the Year, the WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, an All-WCHA First Team variety, and received the WCHA scoring name. In 153 profession video games in a Tech uniform, he racked up 111 issues on 55 aims and 56 assists.

Jujhar Khaira – Chicago Blackhawks

Jujhar Khaira (Surrey, British Columbia) is in the second one 12 months of a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He enters his tenth season of professional hockey and has seemed in 285 NHL video games for the Edmonton Oilers and Blackhawks. Khaira has tallied 27 aims and 39 assists at the NHL point and had 3 aims in 27 video games ultimate season for Chicago ahead of a season-ending harm.

Khaira tallied six aims and 19 assists for 25 issues in his best season with the Huskies in 2012-13. He completed tied for fourth at the crew in scoring and performed in all 37 video games. He was once named the WCHA Rookie of the Week on November 20 after main Tech to a couple of additional time wins at Bemidji State with two aims and an help.

Joel L’Esperance – Detroit Red Wings

Joel L’Esperance (Brighton, Mich.) enters his 5th season of professional hockey and signed a two-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins in July. He has seemed in 33 NHL video games over his profession and has tallied 5 aims—all with the Dallas Stars. In 183 video games within the AHL, L’Esperance has tallied 80 aims and 56 assists.

L’Esperance performed 4 seasons for the Huskies, showing in 152 profession video games from 2014-18. He was once an alternative captain as a senior and completed with 98 profession issues, racking up over 25 issues in every of his ultimate 3 seasons. In 20 profession playoff video games, he had 23 issues on 10 aims and 13 assists whilst discovering the scoresheet in all 3 NCAA video games with two assists and a function.

Jake Lucchini – Ottawa Senators

Jake Lucchini (Trail, British Columbia) signed a one-year NHL contract with the Ottawa Senators in July and can play his fourth professional season. He has seemed in 176 AHL video games and had a breakout season for the Belleville Senators in 2021-22 with 51 issues (20 aims, 31 assists) in 72 video games. For his professional profession, Lucchini has 84 issues with 40 aims and 44 assists.

Lucchini by no means ignored a sport in his Tech profession, skating in 164 contests. He led all energetic faculty gamers within the class and completed one sport in need of tying a Tech document. Lucchini was once the 66th participant in Tech historical past to achieve 100 profession issues, completing with 104 issues on 45 aims and 59 assists. As a senior, he co-captained the Huskies and led the crew in issues with 26 on 11 aims and 15 assists. Lucchini was once named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman.

Mitch Reinke – Pittsburgh Penguins

Mitch Reinke (Stillwater, Minn.) enters his 5th season {of professional} hockey. He re-signed with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in July. Reinke has seemed in two profession NHL video games for the St. Louis Blues and 203 AHL video games. Reinke was once a Black Ace for the Blues all the way through the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff run and was once at the ice for the birthday celebration after the Game 7 win. He was once named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 2018-19.

Reinke performed two seasons for the Huskies, showing in 76 video games. He was once named to the All-WCHA Third Team as a sophomore and to the WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman, tallying 44 profession issues on 9 aims and 35 assists.

Matt Roy – LA Kings

Matt Roy (Canton, Mich.) enters his 6th season of professional hockey and has seemed in 206 video games for the Los Angeles Kings. Roy has tallied 55 NHL issues with 10 aims and 45 assists. Last season he skated in 67 video games and tallied two aims and 19 assists. He was once drafted via the Kings within the 2015 NHL Draft and has spent his entire profession with the group, making his first look within the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs ultimate season.

Roy performed 115 video games over 3 seasons (2014-17) with the Huskies, recording 55 issues on 12 aims and 43 assists ahead of signing after his junior season on March 27, 2017. Roy was once Tech’s crew chief in assists with 21 as a junior and had the help at the game-winning function six instances. He was once a two-time All-WCHA variety.

Colin Swoyer – Pittsburgh Penguins

Swoyer (Hinsdale, Ill.) signed a one-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in March as an undrafted loose agent. He started his skilled profession with 5 AHL video games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the top of the 2021-22 season after Tech’s season ended.

Swoyer seemed in 141 video games for the Huskies and tallied 72 profession issues with 14 aims and 58 assists from 2018-22. He ranks 18th in scoring all-time among Michigan Tech defensemen. He was once a two-time trade captain and was once named to the All-CCHA Second Team as a senior and the All-WCHA Second Team as a junior.

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