Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey

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Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
Current season
Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey athletic logo
UniversityNortheastern University
ConferenceHockey East
Head coachJerry Keefe
1st season, 10–4–1 (.750)
Captain(s)Jordan Harris
Alternate captain(s)Julian Kislin
Aidan McDonough
Riley Hughes
ArenaMatthews Arena
Capacity: 4,666
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Student sectionThe DogHouse
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1982
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
ECAC: 1982
Hockey East: 1988, 2016, 2019
Current uniform
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Huskies vs. Cornell, 2019 NCAA Hockey East regional

The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The team has competed in Hockey East since 1984 and has won three tournament titles, having previously played in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), where they won one tournament championship. The Huskies currently play home games at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena, the world's oldest hockey arena still in use.[2] Jerry Keefe assumed the head coach role in 2021 after longtime coach Jim Madigan moved to athletic director.[3]

History[]

The men's ice hockey program has existed since 1929 and played as an independent NCAA Division I team until joining the ECAC in 1961. Northeastern is a founding member of the Hockey East athletic conference, which the team joined in 1984. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (1980, 1984, 1985, 1988) and was the runner-up twice (1983 and 1987). The Huskies ended a 30-year Beanpot drought in 2018, followed by repeated wins in 2019 and 2020, for a total of seven championships.

Its best season came in 1982, when the Huskies finished 25–9–2 and made it to the NCAA Frozen Four. They also won the Hockey East championship in 1988, 2016, and 2019, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

Brad Thiessen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2007.

Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers have included David Poile '71, long time general manager of the NHL Washington Capitals and current general manager of the NHL Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues goaltender and two-time All-American Bruce Racine '88, NHL defenseman Dan McGillis, Montreal Canadiens winger Chris Nilan, and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and Hobey Baker Award finalist Jim Fahey '02.

Other than those who have achieved success in the professional ranks, some of the more notable individual players in team history include Adam Gaudette, the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner as the most valuable player in NCAA collegiate hockey (the only such winner in the program's history); Art Chisholm and Ray Picard, each two-time All-Americans; and Sandy Beadle and Jason Guerriero, each a one-time All-American who was also a Hobey Baker Award finalist. Chisholm is the leading career goal scorer for the Huskies with 100, while is the career scoring leader with 210 points. The most notable goaltenders in team history are Racine and , who between them hold most school career records. Brad Thiessen, who turned professional after his junior year (2009), broke Gibson's school record with eight career shutouts by his sophomore season and had been threatening several career goaltending records.

Season-by-season results[]

Main article: List of Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[4]

Head coaches[]

As of the completion of 2020–21 season[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1929–1936 7 26–28–5 .483
1936–1942, 1946–1955 Herb Gallagher 15 108–122–6 .470
1942–1943 1 7–6–0 .538
1955–1970 Jim Bell 15 154–218–4 .415
1970–1989 Fernie Flaman 19 256–301–24 .461
1989–1991 Don McKenney 2 24–44–4 .361
1991–1996 Ben Smith 5 71–91–18 .444
1996–2005 Bruce Crowder 9 120–170–36 .423
2005–2011 Greg Cronin 6 87–104–29 .461
2011–2021 Jim Madigan 10 174–139–39 .550
Totals 10 coaches 89 seasons 1027-1223–165 .459

Roster[]

As of August 12, 2021.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Quebec Devon Levi Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-12-27 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Carleton Place (CCHL) BUF, 212nd overall 2020
2 Massachusetts Jordan Harris (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-07 Haverhill, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH) MTL, 71st overall 2018
3 Rhode Island Jayden Struble Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-09-08 Cumberland, Rhode Island St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) MTL, 46th overall 2019
4 Quebec Jérémie Bucheler Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-03-31 Saint-Laurent, Quebec Victoria (BCHL) —
5 Quebec Matt Choupani Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-02 Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec Des Moines (USHL) —
6 Massachusetts Chase McInnis Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-23 Hingham, Massachusetts Victoria (BCHL) —
7 Colorado Michael Outzen Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-29 Lone Tree, Colorado New Jersey (NAHL) —
8 New Jersey Julian Kislin (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-24 Manalapan, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) —
9 Massachusetts Johnny DeRoche Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-23 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Vermont (HEA) —
10 Ontario Jakov Novak Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-10-22 Windsor, Ontario Bentley (AHA) OTT, 188th overall 2018
11 Rhode Island Gunnarwolfe Fontaine Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-09-16 East Greenwich, Rhode Island Chicago (USHL) NSH, 202nd overall 2020
12 Michigan Tommy Miller Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-06 West Bloomfield, Michigan Michigan State (Big Ten) —
13 Florida Ryan St. Louis Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-06-13 Tampa, Florida USNTDP (USHL) —
14 Ontario Ty Jackson Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-09-06 Oakville, Ontario Dubuque (USHL) —
15 Ontario Dylan Jackson Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-06 Oakville, Ontario Dubuque (USHL) —
16 Massachusetts Sam Colangelo Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2001-12-26 Stoneham, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL) ANA, 36th overall 2020
17 Ontario Marco Bozzo Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-11-22 Woodbridge, Ontario UMass (HEA) —
18 Ontario Tyler Spott Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-06-17 Toronto, Ontario Green Bay (USHL) —
19 Massachusetts Riley Hughes (A) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-27 Westwood, Massachusetts Victoria (BCHL) NYR, 216th overall 2018
20 Connecticut Alex Mella Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-21 Stamford, Connecticut Madison (USHL) —
21 Massachusetts Matt DeMelis Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-02 Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
23 Massachusetts Cam Gaudette Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-01 Braintree, Massachusetts Maryland (NAHL) —
24 New Jersey Steven Agriogianis Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-07 East Hanover, New Jersey Nanaimo (BCHL) —
25 Massachusetts Aidan McDonough (A) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-11-06 Milton, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL) VAN, 195th overall 2019
26 Massachusetts James Davenport Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-01 Natick, Massachusetts Victoria (BCHL) —
27 Massachusetts Jack Hughes Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-11-02 Westwood, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) —
29 Quebec Justin Hryckowian Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-23 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Sioux City (USHL) —
33 New Jersey T. J. Semptimphelter Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-09 Marlton, New Jersey Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
35 Illinois Evan Fear Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-05 Winnetka, Illinois Quinnipiac (ECAC) —

Statistical leaders[]

Source:[6]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
1972–1976 110 93 117 210
1972–1976 110 93 99 192
Rod Isbister 1982–1986 127 79 110 189
Art Chisholm 1958–1961 72 100 82 182
1972–1976 89 72 100 172
1992–1996 142 62 104 168
1986–1990 133 64 101 165
Ken Manchurek 1980–1984 111 76 86 162
1984–1988 143 58 96 154
1974–1978 108 25 127 152

Career goaltending leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 50 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Cayden Primeau 2017–2019 70 4134 44 18 6 138 8 .932 2.00
Brad Thiessen 2006–2009 111 6661 52 46 12 266 9 .922 2.40
2010–2015 71 3930 31 27 5 172 5 .920 2.63
2015–2019 86 4921 44 28 8 213 4 .904 2.60
2001–2005 115 6765 46 51 15 303 7 .909 2.69

Rico Rossi is the Huskies' career penalty minute leader with 406; Eric Williams is the career games leader with 155.

Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

Individual awards[]

All-American teams[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey[]

Individual awards[]

All-Conference teams[]

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

  • 1963–64: , F
  • 1964–65: , D
  • 1966–67: , D
  • 1967–68: , G
  • 1969–70: David Poile, F

Hockey East[]

Individual awards[]

All-Conference teams[]

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

Northeastern Huskies Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Northeastern men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Northeastern Huskies Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[9]

Huskies in the NHL[]

Source:[10]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[11] = NHL All-Star[11] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: Northeastern Huskies Men's Hockey". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ "Jerry Keefe - Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Northeastern University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "Northeastern Huskies men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Team Records". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Legends of Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. ^ "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  9. ^ "Huskies Hall of Fame". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Alumni report for Northeastern University". Hockey DB. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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