Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey

Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
University	Northeastern University
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Jim Madigan 8th season, 120–102–32 (.527)
Captain(s)	Eric Williams
Alternate captain(s)	Jeremy Davies John Picking Ryan Shea
Arena	Matthews Arena Capacity: 4,666
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Student section	The DogHouse
Colors	Red and Black[1]
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1982
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1988, 2016
Current uniform

The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northeastern University. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.^[2]

History

The men's ice hockey program has existed since 1929 and played as an independent NCAA Division I team until joining the ECAC in 1961. Northeastern is a founding member of the Hockey East athletic conference, which the team joined in 1984. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (1980, 1984, 1985, 1988) and was the runner-up twice (1983 and 1987). The Huskies ended a 30-year Beanpot drought in 2018, capturing their fifth championship. Its best season came in 1982, when the Huskies finished 25–9–2 and made it to the NCAA Frozen Four. They also won the Hockey East championship in 1988 and 2016, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, 2009, and 2016.

Brad Thiessen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2007.

Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers have included David Poile '71, long time general manager of the NHL Washington Capitals and current general manager of the NHL Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues goaltender and two-time All-American Bruce Racine '88, NHL defenseman Dan McGillis, Montreal Canadiens winger Chris Nilan, and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and Hobey Baker Award finalist Jim Fahey '02.

Other than those who have achieved success in the professional ranks, some of the more notable individual players in team history include Adam Gaudette, the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner as the most valuable player in NCAA collegiate hockey (the only such winner in the program's history); Art Chisholm and Ray Picard, each two-time All-Americans; and Sandy Beadle and Jason Guerriero, each a one-time All-American who was also a Hobey Baker Award finalist. Chisholm is the leading career goal scorer for the Huskies with 100, while Jim Martel is the career scoring leader with 210 points. The most notable goaltenders in team history are Racine and Keni Gibson, who between them hold most school career records. Brad Thiessen, who turned professional after his junior year (2009), broke Gibson's school record with eight career shutouts by his sophomore season and had been threatening several career goaltending records.

Roster

As of June 24, 2018.^[5]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Jordan Harris	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-07	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Kimball Union (USHS–NH)	MTL, 71st overall 2018
4		Jeremy Davies (A)	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1996-12-04	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec	Bloomington (USHL)	NJD, 192nd overall 2016
5		Ryan Shea (A)	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1997-02-11	Milton, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	CHI, 121st overall 2015
6		Collin Murphy	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1998-11-27	Wilmington, Massachusetts	Muskegon (USHL)	—
7		John Picking (A)	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1995-03-12	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)	—
8		Julian Kislin	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-05-24	Manalapan, New Jersey	Youngstown (USHL)	—
9		Tyler Madden	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	1999-11-09	Deerfield Beach, Florida	Tri-City (USHL)	VAN, 68th overall 2018
10		Brandon Hawkins	Senior (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1994-04-25	Macomb Township, Michigan	Bowling Green (WCHA)	—
11		Drew Blackmun	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1996-01-18	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Aston (NAHL)	—
12		Austin Goldstein	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-02-05	Saugus, Massachusetts	Islanders (USPHL)	—
13		Eetu Selanne	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-11-12	Coto de Caza, California	Madison (USHL)	—
14		Austin Plevy	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-11-14	Langley, British Columbia	UMass (HEA)	—
15		Grant Jozefek	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1997-10-25	Chester, New Jersey	Lincoln (USHL)	—
16		Matt Thomson	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-11-07	Reading, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
17		Matt Filipe	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-12-31	Lynnfield, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	CAR, 67th overall 2016
18		Ryan Solomon	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-11-11	Murray, Utah	Aston (NAHL)	—
19		Lincoln Griffin	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1997-01-05	Walpole, Massachusetts	Thayer (USHS–MA)	—
20		Eric Williams (C)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1995-06-14	Newmarket, Ontario	Aurora (OJHL)	—
21		Brandon Schultz	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	142 lb (64 kg)	1996-06-15	Estero, Florida	Lincoln (USHL)	—
22		Billy Carrabino	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1997-03-20	New Canaan, Connecticut	Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)	—
24		A. J. Villella	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-01-26	Davie, Florida	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
25		Patrick Schule	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1994-01-14	Queens, New York	Jersey (USPHL)	—
26		Biagio Lerario	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1995-09-22	Addison, Illinois	Lincoln (USHL)	—
27		Bobby Hampton	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1997-11-18	Middletown, New Jersey	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
28		Zach Solow	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1998-11-06	Naples, Florida	Dubuque (USHL)	—
30		Curtis Frye	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995-07-25	Northwood, New Hampshire	Philadelphia (USPHL)	—
31		Cayden Primeau	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1999-08-11	Voorhees, New Jersey	Lincoln (USHL)	MTL, 199th overall 2017
39		Liam Pecararo	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1996-04-06	Canton, Massachusetts	Waterloo (USHL)	—
41		Ryan Ruck	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1994-09-12	Coto de Caza, California	Des Moines (USHL)	—

Top ten all-time scorers

These are the top ten all-time career scorers for the Northeastern University Huskies^[6].

As of 2017–18 season.

Rico Rossi is the Huskies' career penalty minute leader with 406; Wade MacLeod is the career games leader with 149.

Notable alumni

Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers include:

• Zach Aston-Reese – 16 NHL games (active); Forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Matthew Benning – 135 NHL games (active); Defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers
• Anthony Bitetto – 96 NHL games (active); Defenseman for the Nashville Predators.
• Rob Cowie – 72 NHL games; Defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, All-American and American Hockey League First Team All-Star.
• Jim Fahey – 92 NHL games; Defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils and a Hobey Baker Award finalist.
• Adam Gaudette – 5 NHL games (active); Forward for the Vancouver Canucks and 2018 Hobey Baker Award winner
• Scott Gruhl – 20 NHL games; Forward for the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, seventh leading all-time scorer in minor league history.^[7]
• Josh Manson – 261 NHL games (active); Defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks.
• Dan McGillis – 634 NHL games; Defenseman for multiple NHL teams, Hockey East first All-Star team (1995, 1996), NCAA East First All-American team (1996).
• Chris Nilan – 688 NHL games; Forward for Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup champion.
• Jamie Oleksiak – 187 NHL games (active); Defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, first round draft pick.
• David Poile – Current general manager of the Nashville Predators, former general manager of the Washington Capitals.
• Kevin Roy – 25 NHL games (active); Forward for Anaheim Ducks.
• Michael Ryan – 83 NHL games; Forward for Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes.
• Dylan Sikura – 5 NHL games (active); Forward for the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Joe Vitale – 234 NHL games; Forward for the Detroit Red Wings, Arizona Coyotes, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

In addition to the above players, the following Huskies played in the National Hockey League:

See also

• Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey

References

External links

• Official website