VISITOR GUIDE WWW.FULIONS.COM Welcome to Finlandia University QUICK FACTS Location: ............................................Hancock, Michigan Enrollment: ........................................405 Athletic Nickname: ............................Lions Mascot: ...............................................Riku F. Lion Colors: ................................................Finnish Blue, Navy and White President: ...........................................Philip Johnson Athletic Director: ...............................Curtis Wittenberg Sports Information Director/ ...........Mike Bond Director of Gameday Operations Welcome to Finlandia University located in the historic and scenic Keweenaw Peninsula. We look forward to your visit and have provided this guide to help assist in your travel plans. The Hancock/Houghton Metropolitan area offers a wide variety of dining choices. In addition, there are several quality hotels in the area. Within this guide you will find contact information for coaches and athletic administrators, directions to the athletic facilities and contact information for hotels and eateries. If you need clarification or have a question you don’t see, feel free to contact the Finlandia University athletic department at the numbers in the guide or find us on the web at www.fulions.com. We hope you enjoy your visit to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Sincerely Curtis Wittenberg - Athletic Director Finlandia University Athletic Department ADMINISTRATION Athletic Director - Curtis Wittenberg ([email protected]) 906-487-7214 Assistant Athletic Director/ Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach - Bridget Durocher ([email protected]) 906-487-7264 Sports Information Director/ Director of Gameday Operations - Mike Bond ([email protected]) 906-487-7459 ATHLETIC TRAINING - 906-487-7532 Head Athletic Trainer - Nate Larson ([email protected]) Certified Trainer - Angelica Nunez ([email protected]) Certified Trainer - Abbey Yeo ([email protected]) HEAD COACHES Baseball - Evan Brandt ([email protected]) 906-487-7534 Men’s Basketball - Mike O’Donnell ([email protected]) 906-487-7238 Women’s Basketball - John Motherwell ([email protected]) 906-487-7393 Football - Travis Wiltzius ([email protected]) 906-487-7342 Men’s Hockey - Joe Burcar ([email protected]) 906-487-7316 Women’s Hockey - Matt Marchel ([email protected]) 906-487-7212 Men’s Soccer - Scott Chrysafidis ([email protected]) 906-487-7287 Women’s Soccer - Jordan Andrews ([email protected]) 906-487-7304 Softball - Katherine Hannagan ([email protected]) 906-487-7536 Volleyball - TBA 906-487-7391 Finlandia Event Protocol PRACTICE If you wish to set up practice times at McAfee Field or Paavo Nurmi Gym, please contact Sports Information Director Mike Bond (906-487-7459). We ask that requests will be made no later than 48 hours before game time. GAME UNIFORM All questions about uniforms need to be directed to the appropriate coach. LOCKER ROOMS Locker rooms are at the Houghton County Arena (Ice Hockey only) and the Paavo Nurmi Center. There are no locker rooms available at McAfee Field and Driving Park. Teams competing at those venues must use the Paavo Nurmi facilities. NOTE - If using the showers, please bring your own towels as the university does not provide them. ATHLETIC TRAINING Water, cups, ice bags and injury ice will be provided at practices and games. Water and cups will be available in the locker rooms as well. BUS PARKING Houghton County Arena - Unloading and loading can take place in front of the arena. Once done unloading, all buses must park on the east side of the arena (on Driving Park Road) or directly behind. Parking is not allowed in front or in the east side curb spots. McAfee Field - Parking is located behind the Press Box, along Emma Avenue. Paavo Nurmi Center - Bus parking is directly across from the Paavo Nurmi Center (which is on Summit Street). Vans can park in the back lot of Paavo (which is at Elm and Weldon). Finlandia Athletic Training There will be a certified athletic trainer provided for each home event. The training room is at the Paavo Nurmi Center. You will enter the Strength and Fitness Center on the first floor. The training room will be on your left. All visiting teams should bring a medical kit and supplies when they travel. If you have any special needs or additional questions, please contact the trainers at 906-487-7532. An ambulance and two paramedics will be at all football and men’s hockey games. If one is needed for any of the other sports, the trainers or game administrators will contact one. HOSPITAL INFORMATION UP Health System - Portage (906-483-1000) is on 500 Campus Drive, roughly 2.2 miles from campus. DIRECTIONS From McAfee - https://goo.gl/maps/nedWn1NHcSE2 From Paavo Nurmi Center - https://goo.gl/maps/5EtvNDdbMaD2 From Houghton County Arena - https://goo.gl/maps/hF5djRBVk1y LOCAL PHARMACIES Shopko (Closes at 9:00 p.m.) 900 Memorial Road, Houghton 906-487-9797 Walgreens Monday - Friday - 8 am to 10 pm Saturday - 9 am to 6 pm Sunday - 9 am to 5 pm 1007 Memorial Road, Houghton 906-231-8007 Walmart (Closes at 9:00 p.m.) 995 Razorback Drive, Houghton 906-482-5988 Finlandia Sports Information MEDIA GUIDELINES Please be aware that at all home facilities, we have limited space. Therefore requests for seating must be made no later than 48 hours before game time. If you need a phone line or internet access, please contact Mike Bond (906-487-7459 or [email protected]) and accommodations will be made. We respond to requests in the order they are received. INTERNET To use the internet at Paavo Nurmi, you must ask for a WIFI code. There is no public WIFI at McAfee or Houghton County Arena. There will be Live Stats and Streaming at each event except for baseball and softball. That can be accessed from the upcoming schedule on the front page of the web, the individual sport page or at https://www.youtube.com/user/FULions REMINDER - There is no internet access at our baseball or softball fields. GAME DAY INFORMATION Rosters and game-day programs will be available. If you need current season stats for Finlandia, please let us know. In terms of when we print game stats please refer to the below bullets: Hockey - The end of each period. Basketball, Football and Soccer - Halftime and end of game. Baseball, Softball and Volleyball - The end of the game/match. If you wish to get stats, please let us know ahead of time. NEWSPAPER The Daily Mining Gazette Sports Editor - Daver Karnofsky RADIO Houghton Community Broadcasting Corporation General Manager - Jeff Harju (906)482-7700 ([email protected]) The Wolf - FM 97.7 (http://www.thewolf.com/) The Lift - FM 99.3 (http://www.993thelift.com/) K-Bear - FM 102.3 (http://www.kbear102.com/) TV WJMN (CBS) - Escanaba Sports Editor - Jake Durant - [email protected] WLUC (NBC) - Marquette Sports Director - Mike Ludlum - [email protected] WBUP (ABC) - Ishpeming News Room - [email protected] Hotels Ramada Inn - Waterfront Holiday Inn Express 99 Navy Street 1110 Century Way Hancock, Michigan 49930 Houghton, Michigan 49931 (906) 482-8400 (906) 482-1066 AmericInn by Wyndham Calumet Houghton Super 8 56925 South 6th Street 1200 East Lakeshore Drive Calumet, Michigan 49913 Houghton, Michigan 49931 906-337-6463 906-482-2240 Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Magnuson Hotel Copper Crown 919 Razorback Drive 235 Hancock Street Houghton, Michigan 49931 Hancock, Michigan 49930 906-487-6700 866-430-2692 Downtowner Motel Quality Inn & Suites 110 Shelden Ave 215 Shelden Ave Houghton, Michigan 49931 Houghton, MI, 49931 (906) 482-7305 (906) 482-1400 Franklin Square Inn NOTE 820 Shelden Avenue If you will be in the area during the months Houghton Michigan 49931 of December, January or February, please 906-487-1700 make your reservations as early as possible. We have a high number of people coming up on weekends for various winter sports. The first weekend of February is extremely busy with Winter Carnival as well. Dining Options FAST FOOD Hunan Garden (Houghton) Burger King (Houghton) (906) 482-8588 (906) 482-6299 Jimmy John’s (Houghton) Culver’s (Houghton) (906) 483-0768 (906) 523-7001 Joey’s Seafood & Grill (Houghton) McDonalds (Houghton) (906) 483-0500 (906) 482-3350 La Cantina (Hancock) Taco Bell (Houghton) (906) 523-7474 (906) 487-5555 The Library (Houghton) PIZZA (906) 487-5882 Dominos Pizza (Houghton) (906) 482-6060 Michigan House Café (Calumet) (906) 337-1910 Little Caesars (Houghton) (906) 482-4444 Ming Asian Bistro (Houghton) (906) 482-9888 Pizza Hut (Houghton) (906) 482-0978 Pilgrim River Steakhouse (Houghton) (906) 482-8595 Pizza Works (Houghton) (906) 482-2100 Quincy’s Restaurant & Lounge (Dollar Bay) (906) 482-2118 Studio Pizza (Hancock) (906) 482-5100 Racers Burger Bistro (Hancock) (906) 523-5893 RESTAURANTS Ambassador (Houghton) Rock House (Houghton) (906) 482-5054 (906) 482-1270 Applebee’s (Houghton) Subway (Houghton) (906) 482-2800 (906) 524-6665 Bambu - Asian Cuisine (Houghton) Suomi Bakery & Restaurant (Houghton) (906) 482-7600 (906) 482-3220 Downtowner Lounge (Houghton) Waterfront Restaurant (Hancock) (906) 482-7305 (906) 482-8494 Gemignani’s Italian Restaurant (Hancock) (906) 482-2920 Directions to Finlandia & Facilities DIRECTIONS TO HANCOCK, MICHIGAN FROM DULUTH, MINNESOTA- Follow US 2 to Wakefield, Michigan. Turn left on Hwy M-28. Follow M-28 to Bruce Crossing. Turn left onto Hwy M-26. Follow M-26 North to Houghton. In Houghton, follow Hwy M-26 to US Hwy 41. Stay in left hand lane and take US 41 across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Refer to Athletic Facilities Directions. FROM GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - Follow Hwy 141 North to Hwy M-28 in Covington, Michigan. Turn right on Hwy M-28 to US 41. Turn left on US 41 North to Houghton. Continue on US 41 North through downtown Houghton and turn right onto the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Refer to Athletic Facilities Directions. FROM MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - Follow US 41 North directly into Houghton.