![Players from NIU hockey celebrate around their goal moments after securing their first win of the season on Saturday. NIU defeated McKendree 5-3, splitting the weekend series. (Skyler Kisellus | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/C7D1F2B9-BE82-49F0-B818-4585D3525362-900x600.jpeg)
Losers no more: NIU snaps 17-game skid
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| December 3, 2022
![Senior defenseman Alec Porzondek watches NIU’s forecheck against the Illinois State University Redbirds during the last game of the home series on Nov. 19. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52815E50-D05D-48A6-BFDC-9B553BDC2C0C-900x675.jpeg)
Missed scoring chances prove costly for Huskies
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| December 3, 2022
![NIU freshman forward Cam Pathana handles the puck against a Purdue University Northwest player during a hockey game on Oct. 14 at Canlan Ice Sports in West Dundee. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Pathana-101422-1-900x715.jpg)
NIU’s win drought continues after sweep by Redbirds
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 20, 2022
![NIU junior goaltender Ben Vutci kneels on the ice during a game against Midland University on Oct. 14. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Vutci-101422-4-900x612.jpg)
Huskies fall flat in Veterans’ Day outing
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 12, 2022
![Senior forward Nick Gonzalez (left) and senior defenseman Alec Porzondek greet each other before NIU’s first game of its series against Midland University on Oct. 14 at Canlan Ice Sports in West Dundee. The team plans to use its team-building opportunities from last weekend’s road trip against the University of Jamestown to help the Huskies get their first win of 2022 against Waldorf University this weekend. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/89E0ED97-FAF6-4B6A-925E-59293A37A55F-900x523.jpeg)
NIU hockey eyes win No. 1 in home clash with Waldorf
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 10, 2022
![NIU senior forward Rodahn Evans navigates the puck against John Carroll University junior defender Clayton Gazdak during a game on Sept. 17 at Canlan Ice Sports in West Dundee. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/xil6Vun0-900x776.jpeg)
Hockey faces growing pains on opening weekend
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 18, 2022
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