Despite not making the WCHA Final Five or the NCAA Tournament, the hockey season has continued for a pair of Huskies looking to latch on to the professional ranks. Captain Malcolm Gwilliam and defenseman Drew Dobson both signed Amateur Tryout agreements with teams in the ECHL.
Gwilliam (14-16=30) signed his agreement with the Reading Royals, an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boson Bruins, on Mar. 17. The Kamloops, British Columbia, native played parts of five seasons for the Huskies over the course of his career and posted 72 points in doing so.
Gwilliam played in five games for the Royals, but couldn’t find the net. He did pick up two penalty minutes. The Royals posted a 3-2-0 record with Gwilliam in the lineup. He was released from his ATO on Mar. 30.
Dobson (4-12=16) signed on with the Gwinnett Gladiators on Mar. 18. A native of Palatine, IL, Dobson developed into a offensive defenseman at Michigan Tech, notching 12 career goals and 57 career points, most of which came while playing the point.
Thus far, Dobson has played in five games for the Gladiators and picked up four penalty minutes. He has nine shots on goal in those five games. The Gladiators have gone 2-3-0 with Dobson in the lineup.

Overview

When looking back at the season that was for the hockey Huskies, it’s easy to place immediate blame for a season in which the team finished 5-30-1 overall and 4-24-0 in WCHA play on head coach Jamie Russell and his staff. Most of the community has already done so.

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The nation’s best team needed only 37 seconds to strike and take control of their first playoff game as the Denver Pioneers earned a 2-1 win over the Michigan Tech Huskies.

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Needing a win to move into third in the WCHA Standings, at least for the time being, the No. 7 North Dakota overcame two hockey Huskies’ power play goals en route to a 3-2 win at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on the final night of the WCHA Regular Season.

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Despite trailing for about 13 minutes, the No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Sioux rattled off three goals in 1:19 in the second period to defeat the Michigan Tech Huskies, 5-1. The Huskies struggled without assistant captain Brett Olson for the second straight night.

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North Dakota

After dropping back-to-back 5-2 losses to the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers to end the home portion of their schedule, the Huskies head back out on the road for their final WCHA series of the season against the No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Sioux.
The Sioux (18-11-5 overall, 13-10-3 WCHA) are fresh off a sweep of the Colorado College Tigers, and currently hold the final home playoff spot with 29 points.

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The Michigan Tech Huskies were without their top offensive threat, assistant captain Brett Olson, and the loss was apparent almost from the opening faceoff as the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers outhustled the Huskies to loose pucks and picked up a pair of goals from both Aaron Bendickson and Andy Bohmbach en route to a 5-2 win and the weekend sweep at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

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Whether it’s inclement weather or hot goaltending, the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers have had their share of troubles during their last three trips to Houghton to face the hockey Huskies. Tonight was no exception as the Huskies got superb goaltending from Kevin Genoe, who made 58 saves. The Badgers did manage two power play goals to skate away with a 5-2 win at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

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As the 2009-10 WCHA Regular Season comes to a close for the Huskies, they have one last home series against the No. 3Wisconsin Badgers before finishing on the road at No. 8 North Dakota. This means there’s one last chance for fans to see Ryan Bunger, Drew Dobson, captain Malcolm Gwilliam, John Kivisto, Mike VanWagner and Eli Vlaisavljevich before graduation.

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Halfway through Friday night’s game, the No. 2 Denver Pioneers were back on their heels as the hockey Huskies pushed them to the brink of an upset and the end of the Pioneers’ current six-game winning streak. Unfortunately the Huskies couldn’t maintain the pressure for 60 minutes, falling 5-2.

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