Category: Northern Michigan Wildcats
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Northern Michigan’s Dominik Shine named WCHA player of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Pinckney native Dominik Shine had quite the month of December, and because of it, he is the WCHA player of the month. The Northern Michigan forward ranked as one of the top goal-scorers in the nation during the final month of 2015, posting a WCHA-highs of six goals and eight points.…
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Michigan natives shine at GLI
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – While the Michigan Wolverines were crowned Great Lakes Invitational champs, it was the individual Michigan natives that stole the show at the 51st Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena Tuesday and Wednesday. Northern Michigan’s Dominik Shine (Pinckney), Michigan Tech’s Mark Auk (St. Clair Shores) and Michigan’s Kyle Connor…
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Gaylord native Payne delivers OT winner for NMU at GLI (with photos)
By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – For the second-straight game, it took extra time to decide Michigan State’s fate at the 51st Great Lakes Invitational, once again after a blown third-period lead. Like Michigan Tech before them, the Northern Michigan Wildcats made the Spartans pay for it, too. Joe Cox’s first-period goal had MSU ahead…
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NMU’s Shine named WCHA offensive player of the week; LSSU’s Torrel top rookie
By @MichaelCaples – A hat trick and a penalty shot for the game-winning goal is going to get you plenty of attention. That’s what Dominik Shine did for his Northern Michigan Wildcats Friday night, leading his club to a 4-3 victory at Alabama Huntsville. Shine scored on three different occasions in the contest, each time…
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Northern Michigan’s Atte Tolvanen named WCHA rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA has introduced new monthly awards, and their first ‘rookie of the month’ selection is going to a Wildcat. Atte Tolvanen, a freshman netminder from Vihti, Finland, has been standing on his head in Marquette for NMU, and the WCHA conference is recognizing his play by naming him the first-ever ‘WCHA…
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Brighton’s Gosselin, NMU’s Tolvanen named WCHA players of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced their weekly stars today, and two of them have Michigan ties. The conference’s rookie of the week went to Kurt Gosselin, a Brighton, Mich., native. Gosselin, a rookie defenseman at Alabama Huntsville, tied for the WCHA lead with four points over the weekend, recording two goals and two assists…
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WEEK 4: College hockey weekend recap
For the first time this season, all seven Michigan colleges were in action over the weekend from Thursday to Saturday, including two Michigan-exclusive series. Here’s how each of the schools fared in their contests this past weekend. Thursday, Oct. 22 Troy native Mackenzie MacEachern potted a goal and an assist for Michigan State, but the Spartans’…
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WCHA announces first set of ‘players of the week’ – NMU’s Tolvanen snags rookie award
By @MichaelCaples – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced today their first set of ‘Players of the Week’ selections, with a Northern Michigan netminder claiming one of the three spots. Atte Tolvanen, a freshman ‘tender for the Wildcats, was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Week after making 66 saves and leading his NMU squad…
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WEEK 1: College hockey weekend recap
By @StefanKubus – The 2015-16 collegiate hockey season is underway, and all but one of the seven Michigan teams were in action this past weekend. WCHA Saturday night, Northern Michigan kicked off its WCHA campaign at home with a 4-0 win over USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team. Atte Tolvanen and Derek Dun combined…
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UPDATE: NMU coach Walt Kyle no longer on administrative leave
UPDATE (Jan. 26, 2015): Per Ryan Stieg of the Mining Journal, NMU coach Walt Kyle and NMU associate AD Bridget Berube Carter have both been allowed to return to their respective positions within the university. Breaking news. Both NMU head coach Walt Kyle and associate AD Bridget Berube Carter are no longer on administrative…