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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

A student fan screams, reacting to in-game action. Many fans, especially those near the front of the DogHouse, emoted, chanted and poked their heads over the railings when voicing their feelings and thoughts throughout the game.

The spirit of the DogHouse: experiencing gameday in Northeastern hockey’s fan section

Sofia Sawchuk, photo staff February 12, 2024

A fan takes a deep breath and closes their eyes: It’s gameday at Matthews Arena. The slapping sound of pucks rings off the boards while the crisp smell of ice fills the air. Northeastern’s Pep Band...

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VIDEO: Northeastern students hope for second consecutive Women’s Beanpot win

VIDEO: Northeastern students hope for second consecutive Women’s Beanpot win

Annika Sunkara and Amelia Ballingall January 16, 2024

The 45th annual Women's Beanpot kicks off Tuesday night at Harvard's Bright-Landry Center. Ahead of Northeastern's game versus Harvard at 7:30 p.m., sports editor Amelia Ballingall asked students how...

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Northeastern womens hockey against UCONN

NCAA hockey championship changes promote equity through bracket expansion

Sarah Barber and Vitoria Poejo November 19, 2021

On Nov. 10, the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee approved expanding the Women’s National Hockey Championship from eight to 11 teams. The change comes after an Oct. 25 external report highlighted...

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The student section in the womens game against Holy Cross

Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Dominant, but where are the fans?

Khalin Kapoor, news correspondent November 9, 2021

At the historic Matthews Arena Oct. 24, the Northeastern women’s hockey team dominated the Holy Cross Crusaders to the tune of a 3-1 victory. While the play on the ice was electric, the atmosphere was...

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Northeastern womens hockey against Providence College in 2021.

Northeastern takes on Boston University for first time this season

Annah Chaya, news staff October 12, 2021

For the first time in the 2021-22 season, Northeastern University (2-1-0) traveled to Walter Brown Arena to play Boston University (3-0-0).   The last time the two teams faced off in Walter...

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Women’s Hockey Picks up eighth and ninth straight wins in weekend sweep of UNH

Women’s Hockey Picks up eighth and ninth straight wins in weekend sweep of UNH

November 14, 2018
The Huskies were successful in extending their win streak to a league-leading eight games, taking the two game series by scores of 3-0 and 5-3.
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Women’s hockey extends win streak to seven games, runs away from Holy Cross 6-1

Women’s hockey extends win streak to seven games, runs away from Holy Cross 6-1

November 7, 2018
Not long after the two quick goals by Ward and Mueller, Aurard blasted one past Pelletier on the powerplay to extend the lead to four goals. Mueller received a pass from Hobson along the blue line and faked out the defenders with a great shot fake before passing it cross-ice to Aurard at the far post, who quickly fired off a high shot.
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Northeastern women’s hockey stays unbeaten in Hockey East with wins over

Northeastern women’s hockey stays unbeaten in Hockey East with wins over

November 1, 2018
Both teams came out strong early with a plethora of scoring chances at both ends of the ice. Second-year goalie Aerin Frankel started in net and came up with some big saves in the opening minutes, despite Providence generating a number of rebound opportunities.
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Women’s hockey defeats UNH 3-1, extends unbeaten stretch in Hockey East to four games

Women’s hockey defeats UNH 3-1, extends unbeaten stretch in Hockey East to four games

October 24, 2018
Fourth-year goalie Brittany Bugalski put up another strong performance between the pipes after posting a 39-save gem against Colgate. Her shutout was intact midway through the third period. With about six minutes to go in the game, UNH got on the board after forward Taylor Wenczkowski beat Bugalski with a low shot.
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Women’s hockey shuts out Maine 3-0

Women’s hockey shuts out Maine 3-0

October 24, 2018
“We were keeping it simple offensively and just focusing on getting shots through. It’s good to see different people on the scoresheet. I still think we need to shoot the puck more, as there are times when we tried to make one too many passes instead of getting the shot off,” Flint said.
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Women’s Hockey splits weekend series with Colgate

Women’s Hockey splits weekend series with Colgate

October 17, 2018
“I think the biggest thing today was that we got quality secondary scoring. We depended a lot on our powerplay and our first line in the first couple of games of the season, but it was really nice to see a lot of other players chipping in and getting involved in the offense here tonight,” Carpentino said.
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Women’s hockey unbeaten in weekend series at BU

Women’s hockey unbeaten in weekend series at BU

October 10, 2018
Second-year goalie Aerin Frankel got the start in net for the Huskies, making a 28-save effort to earn her fourth collegiate shutout. The Huskies got on the board about halfway through the first period with a rebound goal on the powerplay by fourth-year forward Kasidy Anderson.
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