By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Entering a rare Thursday night matchup, both Northeastern and Vermont were reeling, losers of four straight and desperately looking for a win to get back on track. Behind two first period goals, and a game-winner by Dan Senkbeil with under seven minutes remaining, Vermont did just that, defeating Northeastern 3-2 to…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review The opening weekend of Hockey East play was hardly decisive to say the least. Of the five Hockey East matchups this weekend, three ended in ties, and the other games were a home-and-home between Boston University and Connecticut, that they ended up splitting. Merrimack and UMass Lowell played to a…
By: Jake Fischer Head Coach: Matt Brady (8th season) Last Season: 19-14 (12-6 CAA, share of CAA title) Departures: G Shawn Wilborne, G Dante Sterling, F Hari Hall Newcomers: G/F Shakir Brown, G Kevin Kangni, F Ramone Snowden The Dukes claimed a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular season conference title for the first…
By: Kyle Williams Coach: Kevin Keatts (2nd Season) Last Season: 18-14 (12-6 CAA, tied first in CAA) Losses: G Freddie Jackson, G Addison Spruill, F Cedrick Williams Newcomers: G Mark Matthews, G C.J. Bryce, F Trey Grundy, F Devontae Cacok It would be fair to say that no one saw that coming. A…
By: Dan McLoone MINNEAPOLIS- It doesn’t seem to matter who is in goal, as the Northeastern Huskies simply cannot seem to stop their opponents from scoring early goals. After an admirable showing in relief of Derick Roy last night, freshman goalie Ryan Ruck wasn’t as solid in his first career start, allowing three goals in the…
By: Dan McLoone MINNEAPOLIS- It was a tale of two goalies on Friday night, as Minnesota welcomed Northeastern to Mariucci Arena by scoring three quick goals on Derick Roy to force an early goalie change for the Huskies. Freshman Ryan Ruck replaced Roy just over eight minutes into the game and performed admirably, making several highlight-reel…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review Three weeks into the NCAA Hockey season, with every Hockey East team now having played a real game, it looks like we’re starting to get an early picture of where most teams stand this season. Providence College still held their championship form this weekend. After raising their National Championship banner on…
By: Dan McLoone As with any young basketball player, Matt Janning dreamed of playing in the NBA. Growing up in Watertown, Minnesota, Janning spent countless hours working on his game in the hopes of one day turning his talent into an opportunity to play for an NBA squad. His path has been a tough…
By: Dan McLoone Head Coach: Joe Mihalich (3rd Season) Last Season: 20-14 (10-8, 5th in Colonial Athletic Association) Losses: G Daryl Fowlkes, G Eliel Gonzalez, F Moussa Kone, G Dion Nesmith Newcomers: G Desure Buie, F Ibrahim Djambo, F Denton Koon, G Justin Wright-Foreman Hofstra managed to pull a complete turnaround within just one season,…
By: Josh Brown WATERTOWN, Mass- For Bentley, Saturday night’s game against Northeastern meant a little more than just your average home game. The Falcons, for the first time, hosted a Hockey East school at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena and did so victoriously, beating the Huskies 4-1 to complete the weekend sweep. Once again…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Despite outshooting Bentley 51-11 and getting two third period goals, it was not enough, as the Falcons received a hat-trick from Andrew Gladiuk en route to a 3-2 win over Northeastern Friday night at Matthews Arena. Bentley (1-2) goalie Jayson Argue made 49 saves on the night, while Huskies (1-1) net-minder…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Northeastern secured a verbal commitment from one of the top players in the New Jersey High School circuit…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review: With the exception of Notre Dame, every Hockey East team played their first real game last weekend. The 11 teams that played games that counted combined for a record of 9-3-2, and the Fighting Irish won and tied their exhibitions. Providence College had a strong weekend against a very good Miami…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Jerry Keefe, Jim Madigan, Jason Smith, and the Northeastern Men’s Hockey program continued their momentum on the recruiting…
By: Jeremy Leopold Head Coach: James “Bruiser” Flint (15th season) Last Season: 11-19 (9-9 CAA 6th place) Losses: G Damion Lee, G Freddie Wilson, C Sooren Derboghosian Newcomers: G Terrell Allen, F Andrew Cartwright, G Miles Overton (transfer will sit out 2015-2016 season) The big news out of Drexel this offseason was the transfer of star…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Winning the first game of the season, for every team, is a way to put last year behind you and start with a fresh slate. For Northeastern, getting the first win off their back had a little extra purpose this time around. After starting off the season 0-8-1 last year, it…
By Ryan Fallon & Josh Brown It’s a jarring statement to read, at first. “We just thought the best decision was to come back and focus on finishing my degree here at Northeastern, and helping this team have success and try to accomplish some special things.” These are words that you don’t see very often…
By: James Duffy College hockey is back. The games may have been just exhibitions, but last weekend, 10 of the 12 teams in Hockey East opened up their season with practice games against teams hailing from the Great North. Teams from Hockey East combined to be 8-2 against these Canadian squads, with the only losses…
By: Matt MacCormack Head Coach: Monte Ross (10th season) Last Season: 10-20 (CAA: 9-9), 6th place Losses: G Kyle Anderson, F Tom Allshouse, G Matt Grassi Newcomers: G Tyler Burns, G Curtis Lochner The conversation about this year’s Blue Hens squad starts and ends with a pair of standout sophomores who thrived in their first…
By: Dan McLoone BOSTON- Goals came early and often in Northeastern’s exhibition opener on Sunday afternoon, as the Huskies put 64 shots on goal and dismantled Simon Fraser, 10-2. A year after starting off the season with a disappointing loss to Acadia, Jim Madigan’s squad controlled the puck for most of the day and dictated…
By: Ryan Fallon Head Coach – Jim Madigan, 5th season Last season – 16-16-4 (11-11-2 in Hockey East, 6th); lost in 1st round of conference playoffs to Merrimack Losses – F Gus Harms, F Adam Reid, F Torin Snydeman, F Mike Szmatula, D Mike Gunn, D Dax Lauwers, G Clay Witt Newcomers: F Jason Cotton…
At Hockey East Media Day last week, WRBB had the chance to sit down with Jim Madigan. He reflected on the last few years and looked ahead to what’s in store for Northeastern hockey. WRBB: Looking back to when you first started in fall of 2011, what do you wish you could tell yourself back…
By: Josh Brown Head Coach: David Quinn (3rd season) Last Season: 28-8-5 (HE: 14-5-3) (1st in conference, Hockey East Champions, Lost in NCAA title game) Losses: G Anthony Moccia, D T.J. Ryan, F Cason Hohmann, F Jack Eichel, F Evan Rodrigues, F Kevin Duane, D J.D. Carrabino, F J.J. Piccinich, G Matt O’Connor Newcomers: D Shane Switzer, D…
