WEST DUNDEE – Despite a strong start to the game, NIU hockey was handled easily in its home opener by Kent State University by a final score of 8-2.  The Huskies tallied just three minutes into the game off the stick of freshman forward Micah Maldonado,...

The weather has begun to cool, and the leaves are falling from the trees, signifying the hockey season is right around the corner.  Hockey season in DeKalb means the return of NIU hockey, which is eager to prove itself after winning just four games...

DeKALB – With scorching heat in the forecast daily, the frigid ice rink has been as alive as ever. After winning just four games in the 2022-2023 season, NIU hockey is gearing up to enter a new era for the 2023-2024 season.  PICTURE INTO FOCUS The...

DeKALB – There were no signs of NIU hockey’s disappointing four-win 2022-2023, with smiles all around Canlan Ice Sports during the team’s training camp from Aug. 14-18. Head coach Brad Stoffers had a busy summer of recruiting players to help...

DeKALB – NIU hockey players roll out of bed at 5 a.m. to make the 40 minute trip to Canlan Ice Sports in West Dundee for their 7 a.m. practices. Anywhere from three to five days a week, the players of NIU’s oldest club deal with the lack of an ice...

DeKALB – NIU hockey senior defenseman Rodahn Evans was named to Midwest College Hockey’s (MCH) all-league second team, the league announced Thursday.  This is Evans’ second all-league honor in his three seasons with NIU, the first in the 2021-22...

DeKALB – NIU hockey was bounced from the Midwest College Hockey (MCH) playoffs Friday, getting shut out by the McKendree University Bearcats by a final score of 7-0 in the quarterfinals.  The Huskies (4-29, 1-20 MCH) end the season dropping its...

DeKALB – Weeks of shuffling in the Midwest College Hockey League standings came to a conclusion Saturday. All six teams have completed their conference schedules and are gearing up for the MCH playoffs, hosted by Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska...

FEB. 17 DeKALB – Another lackluster first period provided the No. 12 ranked Illinois State University Redbirds all the offense it needed to crush NIU hockey by a final score of 10-2 Friday. The Huskies’ (4-27, 1-18 MCH) losing streak extended...

DeKALB – NIU hockey wraps up its regular season when they travel to Bloomington to take on the rival No. 12 ranked Illinois State University Redbirds in a two-game series Friday and Saturday.  Last time the Huskies (4-26, 1-17 MCH) met the Redbirds...

FEB. 10   ALBERT LEA – Costly turnovers and failure to convert on scoring opportunities catalyzed NIU hockey’s 7-1 defeat to the Waldorf University Warriors Friday in Minnesota.  With the loss, The Huskies’ (4-25, 1-16 MCH) losing streak...

DeKALB – NIU hockey travels to the state of hockey in search of its first road win in its final regular season meeting with the Waldorf University Warriors on Friday and Saturday in Albert Lea, Minnesota.  The teams last met in November, with Waldorf...