One of my fondest, silliest moments. After having eliminated Brown University 4-0 in the NCAA semi-finals we got the opportunity to meet Boston College who had beaten North Dakota for the title. Rick Best had shut out Brown (first shutout in NCAA history) and the sports writers could not believe we were starting another goalie (Tony Esposito) in the final. Now for the fondest, silliest moment. My line mate Gary Milroy was sitting beside me in the dressing room and you could hear a pin drop as you can imagine the biggest game of our lives. To lighten things up Gary put his helmet on BACKWARDS looked at me and said “I think I’m ready to get these guys.” The whole team started laughing which continued all through the warm up. Best thing that ever happened to us. We were really loose when they dropped the puck, throwing in about four and the game was basically over. It’s a moment I’ll never forget; that game along with all the memories of my teammates over our four years at Tech. Thanks guys and “Go Huskies.” It will happen again soon. A special thanks to Pasty.net for the fantastic radio broadcasts. I listen all the time. I feel like I’m right there.

Wayne Weller ’67,  #12.

-Thanks so much for sharing those great memories, Wayne. -SW

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My Dad – Assistant Coach William Lucier

Jerry Sullivan is my God father

Gerry Lucier

-Thanks for sharing, Gerry. -SW

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I was a freshman fall of 1969. Got a single season ticket to the games at the Dee. The Dee was awesome. Wood seats, wire instead of glass on the boards. It was classic hockey. So I would say my best memory is that first game. Fell in love with hockey. Bought hockey skates and was skating on the outdoor rinks in front of the coed dorms in what used to be Sherman Field, at least that what I thought it was called, that very winter. I have been skating ever since. Still playing at 66.

Tom Permoda ’73

-Good to hear you’re still skating, Tom. -SW

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I had the extreme pleasure of graduating from Michigan Tech in 1962. As a consequence, I was a big fan of this great team and immensely proud of their accomplishment. I came to Tech from New Jersey, where few people even knew there was a U.P. in Michigan, let alone a top notch engineering school and first class hockey program. I had the pleasure of knowing a few of these guys. Lou Angotti #15 went on to play in the NHL with some degree of success. Hank Akervall #6 was a fraternity brother of mine at Kappa Delta Psi. I remember him looking much older than he actually was due to the 70 stitches in his head and face from playing defense. He went on to coach the Swedish National team. Too much time has passed for me to name them all, but they sure made us proud. Of course, I would be remiss in not mentioning the great Coach McInnes and the brutally cold Dee Stadium.

Dave Crockett ’62

-Thanks for the hockey memories, Dave. -SW

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Eric Laverty ’96, ’97 (Picture)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Thanks for sending the photo, Eric. -SW

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That building on the ring is Hubbell Hall, which was demolished in the early 70s and replaced by MEEM. It was an awesome, though old building.

Not sure about the other markings.

Steve Madison
Da Tech ’81

-Thanks for identifying the building, Steve. -SW

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I have a similar ring from my Dad’s class of 1952.

The circular shield represents the Michigan College of Mining and Technology as MTU was known at that time. I am not sure what the branches below the shield represent on the ring in the picture.  My Dad’s ring has a pick and shovel in this location representing his Mining Engineering degree. The numbers on the bottom of both sides of the ring represent the graduation year (1957). The building on the other side of the ring is probably Hotchkiss Hall which was the primary building on representing campus at that time.

John M. Helge ’76

-Good information about the ring, John. Thank you. -SW

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Don’t quite understand the inquiry. The ring depicts Hubbell Hall on one side with 19 and the Michigan College of Mining and Technology Seal on the other side with 57. Class of 1957.

It is identical to my Class Ring except year of graduation (1963).

Sympathies to Mike Roe,

Bruce L. Gall

B.S. Civil Engineering 1963

B.S. Engineering Administration 1968

-Thanks for the information about the ring, Bruce. -SW

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I’m sure I’ve written about this in Alumni letters once or twice and discussed it an interview published in The Lode about 7 or 8 years ago. It has my photo with a spread winged Jay sitting on my cap while cross country skiing near Mt. Hood, OR.

The Balfour ring in the photo was first available for the class of 1953 before the name change to MTU in the late 1960s. Having arrived at Tech in Sept. 1949 and elected to the Student Council for the next two years I launched a campaign to source a new class ring design. 3 candidates submitted new ring designs with Balfour the unanimous winner of a balloted election contest.  =Terryberry, a disgruntled loser, brought a lawsuit for breach of contract naming myself and the College. The contract had been renewed every 5 years by the SC President, usually a graduating senior, obliging the next 5 classes to buy a non-representative poorly designed and executed ring. Fortunately my correspondence with the vendors and background files satisfied the Administration and Board of Control that the contract was unbinding, so the suit was dropped.

I misplaced my ring years ago and have failed to be able to replace it as Balfour doesn’t archive its earlier designs even classics. My hope remains to find an artisan who can duplicate the original. My ring size is a snug 12 if there’s anyone willing to part with one??

The Balfour ring symbolizes the founding date of the Michigan Mining School 1885, the original classrooms Hubbell Hall building, and the crest for the Michigan College of Mining and Technology.  The 1953 Yearbook bears a beautifully embossed image of the crest complete with a Husky.

Bob Carnahan  Met. Engr. 1953

-Thank you for sending the information about the ring, Bob. -SW

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Nancy Mitchell, 65 B. Sc. Bus. Admin. MTU, will have the honor of planting the tree of her choice in the Salt Lake City International Peace Gardens, the only such garden in the world, as she retires as President of the Salt Lake Council of Women in May. It is fitting for her in that she has lived in three countries, Canada, Switzerland, and the U. S. and traveled to countries like Greece, Israel, England, Russia, and China. She spends her summers on Wolseley Bay of the French River in Northern Ontario. She is President-Elect of Salt Lake Branch of the American Association of University Women and serves on Executive Board of the Utah Health Policy Project. Her career included Executive Director of the Women’s Business Center for eleven years, Certified Financial Planner with Utah Retirement Systems for four years, and eleven years in journalism.

-Congratulations, Nancy! -SW