Category: Northern Michigan Wildcats
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Wildcats find revenge in Round 2 with Spartans
By @MichaelCaples – Freshman goaltender John Hawthorne made his first NCAA start for the Northern Michigan Wildcats Saturday night. He certainly made the outing count. The native of Chemainus, B.C. stopped all 15 shots sent his way, making sure that an impressive defensive outing from his Wildcats teammates turned into a 2-0 victory over…
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Spartans win Round 1 of season-opening weekend set with Wildcats
By @MichaelCaples – The Northern Michigan Wildcats kicked off their 2019-2020 NCAA season by hosting in-state foe Michigan State for a weekend series, and in the Friday night opener, the visitors spoiled the party. The Spartans prevailed 5-3 in the first of two battles at the Berry Events Center, thanks in large part to…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-18 Team hosts Northern Michigan in home opener
In the 2019-2020 home opener for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, Northern Michigan made the trip down from Marquette for a battle with the NTDP Under-18 Team. A late rally from Team USA made things close, but the Wildcats ended up prevailing 4-3 in the exhibition opener to NMU’s season. André Ghantous scored…
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Potulny, Wildcats will lean on veteran leadership to guide NMU’s incoming youth
By @StefanKubus – Losing two of their three WCHA players of the year heading into 2019-20, Northern Michigan head coach Grant Potulny knows those aren’t easy holes to fill. The Wildcats are losing eight seniors from last season, which includes WCHA Offensive Player of the Year Troy Loggins and two-time Goaltender of the Year…
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WCHA announces 2019-2020 preseason polls, all-conference teams
To kick off the conference’s media day, the WCHA has announced its 2019-2020 preseason coaches’ and media poll. Check out how our four Michigan schools fared in the preseason forecast from the 10 bench bosses: Coaches Poll Minnesota State (9) Bowling Green (1) Bemidji State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Lake Superior State Alaska…
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PHOTOS: 2019 College Hockey Inc. event in Plymouth
Every spring, College Hockey Inc. brings some of the top youth hockey players in the state to USA Hockey Arena. There, the players and their families have the opportunity to hear from college coaches and guest speakers, while also going through an on-ice practice with the NCAA representatives. This year, attendees heard from USA…
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Four Michigan D1 schools part of exploration into new college hockey conference
By @MichaelCaples – Seven schools with NCAA Division 1 men’s hockey programs have jointly announced an exploration into a new college hockey conference that would begin play in the 2021-22 season. Four of the seven are Michigan-based schools, all currently competing in the WCHA – Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech and Northern…
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WCHA releases 2019-20 composite schedule; games to watch
By @StefanKubus – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has released its schedule for the 2019-20 campaign. Which, of course, means schedules for our four Michigan schools in the conference: Ferris State, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State and Michigan Tech. Here’s a breakdown of the all-Michigan match-ups and some other highlighted games to keep an…
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NCAA D1 council approves rule changes for college hockey recruiting
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA D1 Council has approved rule changes that will alter the recruiting timeline for Division 1 men’s hockey prospects. It comes “with the goal of slowing down and improving the recruiting experience,” per a release from College Hockey, Inc. The highlights: Eliminating all recruiting conversations (whether initiated by a coach…
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NCAA announces D1 men’s ice hockey regional sites 2020, 2021
By @MichaelCaples – The 2020 Frozen Four is coming to Little Caesars Arena. The path to get there has just been announced by the NCAA. Today, the college hockey world learned what the host sites will be both for the 2020 and 2021 D1 men’s ice hockey regionals. In 2020, the hosts will be:…