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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Women’s Ice Hockey

The womens hockey team gets ready to play before the 2022 Beanpot Tournament

Women’s hockey team looks forward to 2022-2023 season

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent September 30, 2022

Throughout the 2021-2022 season, the Northeastern women’s hockey team saw tremendous success. With a record of 31-5-2, the team both won the Hockey East regular season and tournament and reached the NCAA Frozen Four for the second time in a row. However, with 16 graduates,...

Sophomore defenseman Taylor Guarino clashes with The Boston Pride in a race to the puck.

Huskies prove top-dog status in 3-2 preseason triumph over Boston Pride

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor September 26, 2022

Northeastern University’s women’s ice hockey team made a roaring debut Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Pride.  The Huskies faced the Pride, a professional women’s ice hockey team in the Premiere Hockey Federation, in a preseason exhibition scrimmage...

Alina Mueller faces off against Boston College.

Alina Mueller: Leading from Boston to Beijing and back with grace

Alex Sumas, sports editor September 6, 2022

Growing up, the only thing that mattered to Alina Mueller was ice hockey.  “I was devastated when we lost a game, I was the happiest person when we won games. That all kind of decided how my life was going,” Mueller said. The Swiss-born Northeastern women’s hockey...

Chelsey Goldberg on ice against Team Israel at the 21st Maccabiah Games.

Northeastern alum Goldberg brings women’s hockey to Maccabiah Games

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor September 6, 2022

Chelsey Goldberg had a dream: to play at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. In 2013, her twin brother was invited to play on Team USA at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. As there was no women’s team, Chelsey, then a sophomore ice hockey forward at Northeastern University, asked...

Womens hockey sees fewer spectators and opportunities than mens

Women’s hockey sees fewer spectators and opportunities than men’s

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor May 15, 2022

Tensions rose on the ice as the Northeastern University women’s ice hockey team (31-5-2, 21-3-2 HE) skated out of the locker rooms for its 14th-straight Hockey East tournament appearance Feb. 26.  The team was set to face Merrimack College (8-25-1, 6-20-1 HE), a group that...

Northeastern womens ice hockey snatches their fifth-straight Hockey East title, the first time in program history.

Northeastern snatches fifth-straight Hockey East title

Julia Yohe, news staff March 8, 2022

Northeastern women’s ice hockey (30-4-2, 21-3-2 HE) secured the Hockey East championship title Saturday in a 3-1 battle against University of Connecticut (24-9-4, 16-7-4 HE), earning a spot in the NCAA national championship for the fifth-straight year. NU and UConn have...

The Northeastern women’s ice hockey team  beat University of Maine 3-1 in the Hockey East semifinals.

Northeastern advances to Hockey East championship after 3-1 semifinals victory

Julia Yohe, news staff March 8, 2022

The Northeastern women’s ice hockey team (29-4-2, 21-3-2 HE) beat University of Maine (15-19-1, 12-13-1 HE) 3-1 in the Hockey East semifinals Wednesday night. For the Huskies, the victory was another step toward a fifth-straight Hockey East title. Wednesday’s meeting...

The Huskies and the Warriors face off in the 2022 Hockey East quarterfinals.

No. 1 Northeastern skates into Hockey East semifinals with an 8-0 victory over No. 9 Merrimack

Julia Yohe, news staff March 4, 2022

On Feb. 26, Northeastern University’s women’s ice hockey team (28-4-2, 21-3-2 HE) overwhelmed Merrimack College (8-25-1, 6-20-1 HE) in a smashing Hockey East quarterfinals game.  The Huskies have held the No. 1 spot in Hockey East since the beginning of 2022, ending the...

Northeastern captain, Brooke Hobson, faces UConns Natalie Snodgrass on the ice.

No. 1 Northeastern sweeps No. 3 UConn in senior day victory

Julia Yohe, news staff February 23, 2022

Northeastern University women’s ice hockey (27-4-2, 21-3-2 HE) had its last regular season game Saturday, finishing the season with a 5-0 win against the University of Connecticut (22-8-4, 16-7-4 HE).  On Friday, the two teams faced off in Storrs, Connecticut, ending with...

Northeastern and Boston University face off against each other to gain possession of the puck.

Murphy’s hat trick gives Northeastern women their first Beanpot Consolation Game victory since 2005

Eli Curwin, News Staff February 11, 2022

In a 3-0 shutout Tuesday against the Boston University Terriers, senior forward Maureen Murphy’s hat trick led Northeastern University women’s ice hockey team to victory. With five goals in the last two games, Murphy leads the team with 20 goals scored and 38 points for the...

After a year hiatus, the 43rd Womens Beanpot took place in Matthews Arena.

Boston College shocks Northeastern 3-1 in semifinals of Women’s 43rd Beanpot

Eli Curwin, news staff February 5, 2022

The 3-1 upset took place Tuesday between the No. 3 Huskies and the No. 17 Boston College Eagles. Despite doubling the Eagles’ shots on goal 50-25, two goals from BC junior defenseman Alexie Guay and an empty net goal late in the third period were enough to deny the Huskies...

Captain Brooke Hobson playing for Northeastern against UVM.

Northeastern faces a devastating loss to UVM for first time in four years

Julia Yohe, news staff January 29, 2022

Tensions ran high on the ice as Northeastern University women’s hockey (21-3-1, 16-3-1 HE) faced off against University of Vermont (16-9-2, 13-6-1 HE) for the third time this season.  Earlier this season, on Nov. 12 and 13, the Huskies beat the Catamounts twice in back-to-back...