![Joe Connor on the ice for the USHL Muskegon Lumberjacks. Drafted to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final round of the NHL draft, the incoming freshman will play for Northeastern come fall. Photo courtesy Muskegon Lumberjacks.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/14_joe_connor-2__1_-1200x800.jpg)
Northeastern University incoming freshman Joe Connor was selected 195th by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2024 NHL Draft Saturday night. After...
![Megan Carter, Gwyneth Philips and Katy Knoll (left to right). The three former Northeastern women’s hockey players were drafted by Toronto, Ottowa and Minnesota, respectively. Photos by Sofia Sawchuk (left and middle) and Katie Billman (right).](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PWHLDraftTriptych_6-12-24_JessicaXing-2-1200x600.jpg)
Three former Northeastern women’s hockey players were drafted at the second-annual Professional Women’s Hockey League, or PWHL, draft June...
![The entrance to Matthews Arena. Northeastern sent a letter to the BPDA May 29 outlining plans to replace Matthews Arena with a new athletic facility.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matthews-Arena_6_4_24_ElizabethScholl_1-1200x900.jpg)
Northeastern recently filed plans with Boston’s urban planning agency to officially replace Matthews Arena, the university's 114-year-old arena,...
![Gage Duchon stands on the sidelines of a Boston Celtics game. He started working for the Celtics over a year ago. Photo courtesy Drew Cigna.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/drew_cigna_720.png)
The Celtics are at the top of their game. They led the NBA’s regular season with a 64-18 record, young stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum...
![Employees work on the rink floor of Matthews Arena. Matthews Arena opened for the first time in 1910 for an ice carnival, and is now the worlds oldest artificial ice sheet. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/neu_186587.jpg)
One hundred years of good old-fashioned American hockey. And it all started here. On Dec. 1, 1924, the Boston Bruins played the first-ever...
![An American flag waves from the exterior of Matthews Arena. Concerns about the arenas structural stability have risen in recent years.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Matthews-KT-1200x897.jpg)
The fate of the most historic hockey rink in the world is uncertain. Documents released April 19 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of...
![Derin Erdogan looks for an offensive opportunity in a game earlier this season. The senior led the Huskies in total points (420), assists (118), steals (39) and three-pointers (60) for the 2023-24 season.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-04-at-9.58.28-PM-902x1200.png)
After a loss in the second round of the CAA tournament to the Towson University Tigers (20-11, 11-7 CAA) and failure to qualify for the NCAA...
![A Husky slides down the slope during competition. Northeasterns mens team finished 11th at the national championship, and the women placed 15th. Photo courtesy Tom Martin.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9346-1200x798.jpeg)
Attending school in Boston, these Huskies are no strangers to the snow. The Northeastern Alpine Ski Team wrapped up its winter season March 9...
![Senior Jake Gigliotti prepares to make a pass to graduate student Tyler MacGregor. MacGregor secured both a run and an RBI single in the Saturday afternoon matchup against UNCW.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/McAlevey_BASEBALLvsMonmouth-11-1200x800.jpg)
The Northeastern baseball team (27-10, 11-2 CAA) suffered a rough defeat in a CAA matchup Friday, April 19 against University of North Carolina...
![Marcel Hug, the mens wheelchair winner, Sisay Lemma, the mens winner, Hellen Obiri and Eden Rainbow-Cooper, the womens wheelchair winner, hold up a trophy at the champions press conference April 16. Obiri won the womens title by eight seconds, becoming the first woman to win consecutive Boston Marathon titles since Catherine Ndereba in 2004 and 2005.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-18-at-11.36.43-AM-1200x864.png)
“It’s one step at a time — and every step counts,” said Joan Benoit, the first Olympic Women’s Marathon champion and 1979 Boston Marathon...
![Katie Burke competes at a national competition in 2023. Northeastern gymnastics finished seventh at the meet. Photo courtesy Emily Gringorten.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-14-at-4.17.44-PM-1200x805.png)
Following a historic regionals win, Northeastern’s club gymnastics team hopes to continue its momentum as it heads to Albuquerque, New Mexico...
![Christopher Lenahan Jr. carries the ball down the field for Northeastern. Northeastern defeated South Carolina in overtime April 6. Photo courtesy Christian Gomez.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0234-946x1200.jpg)
The Northeastern Huskies (5-4) fought through the rain and cold to upset the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) in a 11-10 overtime victory Saturday...
![The dance team presents its Team Performance routine at Northeastern’s annual NDA/NCA National Send-Off April 5. Last year, the Huskies finished third at nationals for their Team Performance routine.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4714-1200x800.jpg)
The Northeastern University Dance Team is a spectacle at every sports event it attends, most commonly basketball games — but in Daytona, Florida,...
![Senior catcher Gregory Bozzo scans the diamond, looking to make a play. Bozzo hit a three-RBI double in the Sunday afternoon matchup against Towson.](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/McAlevey_BASEBALLvsMonmouth-13-1200x800.jpg)
After a week at home, the Northeastern baseball team (24-7, 7-2 CAA) traveled to Towson over the weekend, and despite losing their nine-game...