March 18, 2008
Teslak Departs Michigan Tech
CHN Staff Report
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Junior Michael-Lee Teslak, whose Facebook posting hinting at his imminent departure caused a stir last month, will indeed forgo his senior season at Michigan Tech. He signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers today.
After passing a physical, Teslak will dress Wednesday, March 18, in Hartford, Conn., for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League in a game against the Hartford Wolf Pack, an affiliate of the New York Rangers.
"This is something that he has dreamed about for a long time," Tech coach Jamie Russell said. "We told him during the recruiting process that we could develop him and get him to the next level. We are proud of him and we wish him the best in his career."
Michigan Tech was ousted from the WCHA tournament this past weekend, losing in three games to North Dakota.
Teslak was 26-33-11 record in 73 career games with the Huskies. He ranks third at Michigan Tech in career goals against average (2.66) and third in save percentage (.910). Last season he led the WCHA and finished third in the nation in goals against average (2.00). He was also named to the All-WCHA third team a year ago.
Good luck, he kept Tech in it last weekend.
Mar 18 2008, 11:10 pm by East Coast Flyer, Charlotte
Congrats and good luck Michael-Lee, we loved watching you play with us for 3 years.
Mar 19 2008, 8:33 am by Paul, Houghton
I am a huge Flyer fan and saw his last game here at UND vs the Sioux...
He will be a great addition to a Flyer team who has always had goaltending problems!!!
Rich T
Mar 19 2008, 9:26 am by
We all knew it was coming, and most of us knew where he was going, but we are all still sad to see him go.
He has been an amazing goalie, and a great guy to have on our team and he will be sorely missed.
On another note, everything I read says his first game was yesterday, when the phantoms don't play until today. I assume they all stem from one typo, but figured I should bring it up.
Mar 19 2008, 9:27 am by Matt, Houghton
Too bad. He worked his ass off this last weekend; it would have been great watching him play again next year. Well, good luck to him!
Mar 19 2008, 9:29 am by Chris Haake, Grand Forks ND
All the best to him. Congrats!
Mar 19 2008, 8:31 pm by Suzanne, Green Bay
How happy for him and how sad for tech. I always hate to see such good goalies leave, i know tech will probably miss him eh?
Mar 22 2008, 11:35 pm by alyson, vancouver
so does this mean that he will not play for tech in his senior year? awwwwww, he was a cute one too!
Mar 23 2008, 12:21 am by sasha, cloquet
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