- Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
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Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey 
University Northeastern University Conference Hockey East Head coach Jim Madigan 1st year, 1–1–1 Arena Matthews Arena
Capacity: 4,666Location Boston, Massachusetts Student section The DogHouse Colors Red and Black NCAA Tournament Frozen Four 1982 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1982, 1988, 1994, 2009 Conference Tournament Champions 1982, 1988 The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Northeastern University. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
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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' men's hockey team has generally met with mediocre success. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (the only times Northeastern has captured the Beanpot) and was the runner-up twice. 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 made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, and 2009.
Brad Thiessen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2007.
The program's most notable coach was ex-Boston Bruin and Hockey Hall of Famer Fern Flaman, who was the head coach between 1970 and 1989. The team's most recent coach is former New York Islanders' farm system coach Greg Cronin, who coached the Huskies from 2005 until 2011, when he accepted a position as an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs . Through the end of the 2011 regular season, Cronin has had a coaching record of 85-99-28. His best season on St. Botolph Street was the 2008-09 season, when the Huskies had their best record in a generation, finishing 25-12-4 and making the NCAA tournament, as well as being ranked at one point during the season 4th in the nation, Northeastern's highest national ranking ever in any men's team sport.
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. Michael Ryan '02 is currently a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goalie and Hobey Baker Award finalist Brad Thiessen '09.
Other than those who have achieved success in the professional ranks, some of the more notable individual players in team history include 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.
Season-by-season records
Note: This list is incomplete.
Year Overall Record ECAC Record Beanpot Results Post Season Head Coach W L T Win % W L T Pts Win % Finish 1973-74 10 13 4 .444 7 10 2 16 .421 T-11th 3rd Fern Flaman 1974-75 15 11 2 .571 10 11 1 21 .477 9th 3rd Fern Flaman 1975-76 9 16 1 .365 6 16 1 13 .283 T-14th 4th Fern Flaman 1976-77 11 16 0 .407 9 13 0 18 .409 13th 4th Fern Flaman 1977-78 10 17 1 .375 7 16 1 15 .313 15th 4th Fern Flaman 1978-79 12 15 0 .444 11 11 0 22 .500 9th 3rd Fern Flaman 1979-80 7 20 0 .259 5 16 0 10 .238 6th East 1st Fern Flaman 1980-81 13 13 0 .500 12 9 0 24 .571 T-2nd East 4th Fern Flaman 1981-82 25 9 2 .722 14 6 1 29 .690 1st East 3rd NCAA Third Place Fern Flaman 1982-83 13 14 1 .482 9 11 1 19 .452 5th East 2nd Fern Flaman 1983-84 16 12 1 .569 10 10 1 21 .500 5th East 1st Fern Flaman Year Overall Record Hockey East Record Beanpot Results Post Season Head Coach W L T Win % W L T Pts Win % Finish 1984-85 13 24 1 .355 11 22 1 23 .338 6th 1st Fern Flaman 1985-86 20 17 2 .538 18 14 2 38 .559 3rd 4th Fern Flaman 1986-87 12 21 3 .375 11 18 3 25 .391 5th 2nd Fern Flaman 1987-88 21 13 4 .605 13 9 4 30 .577 1st 1st NCAA First Round Fern Flaman 1988-89 18 16 2 .528 13 11 2 28 .538 T-3rd 4th Fern Flaman 1989-90 16 19 2 .459 9 10 2 20 .476 T-5th 4th Don McKenney 1990-91 8 25 2 .257 3 16 2 8 .190 8th 3rd Don McKenney 1991-92 16 19 0 .457 7 14 0 14 .333 7th 4th Ben Smith 1992-93 10 24 1 .300 6 17 1 13 .271 8th 3rd Ben Smith 1993-94 19 13 7 .577 10 8 6 26 .542 4th 4th NCAA First Round Ben Smith 1994-95 16 14 5 .529 11 8 5 27 .563 4th 3rd Ben Smith 1995-96 10 21 5 .347 6 13 5 17 .354 7th 2nd Ben Smith 1996-97 8 25 3 .264 2 17 2 6 .143 9th 3rd Bruce Crowder 1997-98 21 15 3 .577 13 8 3 29 .604 4th 4th Bruce Crowder 1998-99 11 20 3 .368 6 16 2 14 .292 9th 2nd Bruce Crowder 1999-00 12 19 5 .403 8 11 5 21 .438 T-5th 4th Bruce Crowder 2000-01 13 9 4 .417 7 13 4 18 .375 7th 3rd Bruce Crowder 2001-02 19 17 3 .526 11 11 2 24 .500 5th 2nd Bruce Crowder 2002-03 10 21 3 .338 5 17 2 12 .250 T-8th 4th Bruce Crowder 2003-04 11 16 7 .426 5 13 6 16 .333 9th 3rd Bruce Crowder 2004-05 15 18 5 .461 10 10 4 24 .500 6th 2nd Bruce Crowder 2005-06 3 24 7 .191 3 17 7 13 .241 9th 4th Greg Cronin 2006-07 13 18 5 .431 9 15 5 23 .426 7th 3rd Greg Cronin 2007-08 16 18 3 .473 12 13 2 26 .481 6th 4th Greg Cronin 2008-09 25 12 4 .659 18 6 3 39 .722 2nd 2nd NCAA First Round Greg Cronin 2009-10 16 13 1 .550 11 11 1 23 .500 9th 3rd Greg Cronin 2010-11 14 16 8 .474 10 10 7 27 .500 6th 2nd Greg Cronin 2011-12 1 1 1 .500 1 1 1 3 .500 Jim Madigan Notable alumni
Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers have included:
- David Poile (Class of '71), long time general manager of the NHL Washington Capitals and current general manager of the NHL Nashville Predators.
- Chris Nilan (Class of '79), former Montreal Canadiens winger.
- Bruce Racine (Class of '88), St. Louis Blues goaltender and two-time All-American.
- Dan McGillis (Class of '96), former NHL defenseman for the Oilers, Flyers, Sharks, Bruins and Devils.
- Jim Fahey (Class of '02), Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and Hobey Baker Award finalist
- Michael Ryan (Class of '02), Carolina Hurricanes forward.
- Brad Thiessen (Class of '09), 2009 Hockey East Player of the Year, NCAA All-American, Hobey Baker Award finalist, and current Pittsburgh Penguin.
- Joe Vitale (Class of '09), center for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
See also
References
External links
Research Institutes: Institute for Global Innovation Management
Athletics Colonial Athletic Association • Northeastern Huskies • Beanpot • Bartletta Natatorium • Cabot Center • Matthews Arena • Parsons Field • Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center • Men's Ice Hockey • Women's Ice Hockey • Women's Swimming and Diving • PawsMedia Miscellaneous Head coaches Cronin • MadiganRetired numbers Beanpot Championships (4) 1980 • 1984 • 1985 • 1988Hockey East Men Boston College Eagles (Kelley Rink) • Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) • Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) • Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) • Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) • Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) • UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) • UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) • New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) • Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Women Boston College Eagles (Kelley Rink) • Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) • Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) • Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) • New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) • Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) • Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) • Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
NCAA • Lamoriello Trophy • List of champions: Men / Women • Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Categories:- Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
- Ice hockey teams in Massachusetts
- College men's ice hockey teams in the United States
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