DeKALB — Every corner of the U.S. is represented in NIU’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 hockey roster. There are two players from California, two more from Alaska and one from Virginia. But one player had to travel 5,246 miles...

There are new faces behind the bench for the DII ice hockey team with Head Coach Mike Rucinski taking the reigns in an attempt to strengthen the program.“With the connections and name [Ruscinski] has made for himself over his many years of coaching,...