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Men’s Ice Hockey

No. 16 Northeastern men’s hockey drops first half of home-and-home against UMass Lowell 4-1

No. 16 Northeastern men’s hockey drops first half of home-and-home against UMass Lowell 4-1

Erin Walsh, news staff February 20, 2021

The No. 16 Northeastern men's hockey team (8-6-2, 8-6-2 HEA) entered Friday's contest against UMass Lowell looking to keep their two-game winning streak alive. Instead, they allowed the River Hawks to enter Matthews Arena and take home a 4-1 win. "Our effort wasn't good enough....

NU Men's hockey win against UNH 6-2 in the first game of the weekend, after a two-game losing streak

No. 18 Northeastern snaps two-game slide with 6-2 win over New Hampshire

Erin Walsh, news staff February 12, 2021

The No. 18 Northeastern men's hockey team entered Friday's contest against the University of New Hampshire looking to snap a two-game losing streak, and they did just that with a 6-2 win over the Wildcats. It was, in particular, a big night for sophomore forward Aidan McDonough...

No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey heavily outplayed in 4-1 loss to UConn

No. 14 Northeastern men’s hockey heavily outplayed in 4-1 loss to UConn

Erin Walsh, news staff February 5, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team (6-5-2, 6-5-2 HEA) entered Friday's matchup against the University of Connecticut looking to avenge their loss to No. 1 Boston College  Tuesday. Instead, they were heavily outplayed by UConn, falling 4-1.  "Not much to say. We got...

After three weeks off, the No.14 Northeastern men's hockey team faced No.1 Boston College, losing 6-2.

No. 14 Northeastern falls 6-2 to No. 1 Boston College after three-week hiatus

Erin Walsh, news staff February 2, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team (6-4-2, 6-4-2 HEA) returned to the ice Tuesday against the No. 1 ranked Boston College Eagles (10-2-1, 10-2-1 HEA), and while the Huskies got out to a solid start in their first game action in three weeks, the Eagles took home a commanding...

Over the decades, the Beanpot, which occurs on the first two Monday nights of February, has become cemented as a hockey tradition in the Boston community.

The Beanpot: What it means to the Boston hockey community and beyond

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor February 1, 2021

During the first and second Monday of February every year, TD Garden is filled with a vibrant crowd supporting the four schools that compete in the annual Beanpot, a tournament where records and rankings are thrown out the window and any team could bring home the win.  This...

Goaltender Devon Levi proved his worth at the 2020 IIHF World Juniors and has since returned to the Huskies.

‘Married to the game’: Northeastern goaltender Devon Levi’s rise to fame at the 2020 World Junior Championship

Erin Walsh, news staff January 27, 2021

Northeastern men's hockey team freshman goaltender Devon Levi wasn't projected to be Team Canada's starting netminder at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship. But when he got the call, he couldn't deny the opportunity and led Canada to a silver medal.  "It's been a dream...

The Men's Hockey team will not be playing this weekend against University of New Hampshire as scheduled.

No. 13 men’s hockey vs. New Hampshire cancelled due to COVID-19 case

Erin Walsh, news staff January 19, 2021

Hockey East announced Tuesday that this weekend's home-and-home series between the No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team and the University of New Hampshire will not be played as scheduled.  According to a tweet from Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal, Huskies...

The Huskies' Friday and Saturday game against Boston College cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 case.

No. 13 men’s hockey vs. No. 3 Boston College postponed due to positive COVID-19 case

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 15, 2021

Hockey East announced Friday afternoon that this weekend's home-and-home series between the No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team and No. 3 Boston College would not be played as scheduled after a positive COVID-19 test result within NU's non-player or coach Tier 1 personnel.  The...

The Huskies beat UNH 7-0 Wednesday despite absence from head coach Jim Madigan and freshman goaltender Devon Levi.

No. 13 men’s hockey dominates in 7-0 win over UNH

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 13, 2021

The No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team was victorious on Wednesday, defeating the University of New Hampshire 7-0, improving to 6-3-2 (6-3-2 HEA) on the season.  "That's a well-coached team," associate head coach Jerry Keefe said about UNH. "We studied them on video and...

The Huskies sweep Merrimack this weekend in home-and-home series.

No. 14 men’s hockey sweeps home-and-home series against Merrimack

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 10, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team closed out the weekend with a sweep of Merrimack College, winning Saturday night's game at Matthews Arena 3-2 in overtime and taking Sunday afternoon's game at Lawler Rink 3-2 in regulation to improve to 5-3-2 (5-3-2 HEA) on the season.  The...

Jordan Harris scored two goals against UMass, but it was not enough as the Huskies fell in both matchups.

No. 10 men’s hockey swept in home-and-home against No. 9 UMass

Leah Cussen, news staff January 3, 2021

No. 10 men’s hockey took two tough losses against No. 9 UMass Friday at Matthews Arena and Saturday at Mullins Center. While the Huskies fought hard, they couldn’t quite match the Minutemen’s precision. NU (3-3-2, 3-3-2 HEA) played this series without freshman forward Steven...

The Huskies beat Providence once and tied them once this weekend.

No. 11 men’s hockey sweeps UVM with shootout goal

Leah Cussen, news staff December 28, 2020

No. 11 men’s hockey captured one win and one tie this weekend against the University of Vermont. In the first game of the series, the Huskies (3-1-2, 3-1-2 HEA) earned three power-play goals and finished with four goals total, compared to one power-play goal by UVM (0-3-1,...