Bill Muckalt named head coach at Michigan Tech
Bill Muckalt was named the new head coach at Michigan Tech on Thursday. Muckalt takes over for Joe Shawhan.
Michigan Tech never announced that Shawhan was out as head coach. The university last announced a three-year contract extension for Shawhan in 2021. Shawhan went 154-120-29.
"Joe Shawhan was deeply committed to the success of our hockey program, fostering both athletic and academic excellence, and I thank him for working tirelessly to fulfill the mission of our athletic department and university," said MTU VP for athletics, Suzanne Sanregret.
Muckalt was previously at Michigan Tech as the associate head coach under Mel Pearson. He followed Pearson to Ann Arbor when he took the Michigan job. Muckalt was hired as Lindenwood’s head coach last year.
"I want to thank President Koubek and Suzanne Sanregret for this exciting opportunity to come back to Houghton," Muckalt said. "This is a great hockey community and world-class university. I'm looking forward to getting to know our student-athletes and building relationships with them to have a successful season in the CCHA. My ultimate goal is to bring home the MacNaughton Cup and compete in the NCAA Tournament."
I’ll have more on this story in our next newsletter. I’ve been working on updating the formulas for our preseason rankings over the last two weeks (now that we have to incorporate CHL players), but our next newsletter will be out soon.