Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey


The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The team has competed in Hockey East since 1984 and has won three tournament titles, having previously played in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, where they won one tournament championship. The Huskies currently play home games at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena, the world's oldest hockey arena still in use. Former player Jim Madigan has coached the Huskies since 2011.

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 and was the runner-up twice. The Huskies ended a 30-year Beanpot drought in 2018, followed by repeated wins in 2019 and 2020, for a total of seven championships.
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, 2016, and 2019, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2019.
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 ; 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, broke Gibson's school record with eight career shutouts by his sophomore season and had been threatening several career goaltending records.

Season-by-season results

Head Coaches

As of the completion of 2019–20 season

Roster

As of January 20, 2020.

Statistical Leaders

Career points leaders

PlayerYearsGPGAPtsPIM
1972–197611093117210
1972–19761109399192
1982–198612779110189
1958–19617210082182
1972–19768972100172
1992–199614262104168
1986–199013364101165
1980–19841117686162
1984–19881435896154
1974–197810825127152

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
minimum 50 games played
PlayerYearsGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
2017–2019704134441861388.9322.00
2006–200911166615246122669.9222.40
2010–2015713930312751725.9202.63
2015–2019864921442882134.9042.60
2001–200511567654651153037.9092.69

Rico Rossi is the Huskies' career penalty minute leader with 406; Eric Williams is the career games leader with 155.
Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.

Awards and honors

[Hockey Hall of Fame]

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award
Spencer Penrose Award
Mike Richter Award
NCAA Scoring Champion
AHCA First Team All-Americans
AHCA Second Team All-Americans

Individual awards

Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
First Team All-ECAC Hockey
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

Player of the Year
Best Defensive Forward
Goaltending Champions
Len Ceglarski Award
Best Defensive Defenseman
Three-Stars Award
Coach of the Year
Tournament Most Valuable Player
First Team All-Hockey East
Second Team All-Hockey East
Third Team All-Hockey East
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
The following is a list of people associated with the Northeastern men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Northeastern Huskies Hall of Fame.
PlayerPositionTeamYearsStanley Cup|
Zach Aston-ReeseCenterPIT2017–Present0
Eddie BarryLeft WingBOS1946–19470
Sandy BeadleLeft WingWPG1980–19810
Matt BenningDefensemanEDM2016–Present0
Anthony BitettoDefensemanNSH, MIN, WPG2014–Present0
Randy BucykRight WingMTL, CGY1985–19880
Art ChisholmCenterBOS1960–19610
Rob CowieDefensemanLAK1994–19960
Jim FaheyDefensemanSJS, NJD2002–20070
Adam GaudetteCenterVAN2017–Present0
Scott GruhlLeft WingLAK, PIT1981–19880
Josh MansonDefensemanANA2014–Present0

PlayerPositionTeamYearsStanley Cup|
Dan McGillisDefensemanEDM, PHI, SJS, BOS, NJD1996–20060
Chris NilanForward, NYR, BOS1979–19921
Jamie OleksiakDefensemanDAL, PIT2012–Present0
Cayden PrimeauGoaltenderMTL2019–Present0
Bruce RacineGoaltenderSTL1995–19960
Kevin RoyLeft WingANA2017–20190
Michael RyanLeft WingBUF, CAR2006–20090
Dylan SikuraRight WingCHI2017–Present0
Brian SullivanRight WingNJD1992–19930
Brad ThiessenGoaltenderPIT2011–20120
Joe VitaleCenterPIT, ARI2010–20160
Jim WalshDefensemanBUF1981–19820