Mike Usitalo - Class of 2001

(Calumet)

a four-sport athlete at Calumet High School, he made his niche in hockey at Michigan Tech University.  He had a WCHA-record 28 goals as a freshman in 1970-71, had 71 goals in 61 games for the Huskies, and was drafted by the NHL's Los Angeles Kings in 1972.  He helped the U.S.  team win the World Championship in 1974 in Yugoslavia and was rookie of the year in the American Hockey League in 1974-75.  He was an All-U.P.  football player at Calumet and also played baseball and ran track, where he held school records in the 180-yard low hurdles (22.6) and long jump (20-feet, 8-inches).