The Div. II hockey team had a rough weekend at Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville.The Huskies (10-10-2) fell 8-3 Friday and 10-0 Saturday. NIU struggled without its starting goaltender, Alex Hare, and leading point scorer, Justin Rucinski.“Tough...

In the second time in four seasons, the Div. II hockey team will take to the ice outdoors.The Huskies will take on DePaul University in the Winter Frost Face-Off. The game will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 8 at the MB Financial Park in Rosemont.“I think...

The Div. II and Div. III hockey teams both won a game over the weekend.The Div. II team split its weekend series against the University of Iowa (5-8-1) at home.The Huskies (10-8-2) fell 4-3 in overtime Friday night, but bounced back to beat the Hawkeyes...

The Div. II and Div. III hockey teams will return to action this weekend after a bye week.The Div. II team will have an unusual three-game schedule this weekend.The Huskies will play California State University - Fullerton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fox...

When Nick Leon was cut from the Robert Morris University hockey team last season, he wanted to keep playing. That is when NIU came into the picture.“When I got cut from Robert Morris I wanted a better education to jump into,” Leon said. “That was...

Both men’s ice hockey teams recorded a victory this weekend after being swept last weekend.After a coaching change and a new start, the Div. III team picked up its first win of the season. The Huskies (1-9) defeated Illinois State University 5-4 on...

DeKalb | After last weekend’s sweep of the University of Missouri, the Div. II hockey team will look to continue its fast start to the season against the Robert Morris University Maroon team.Head coach Chuck Rinaldo believes NIU will be in for a tough...

The Hockey Div. II team (3-1) gave the crowd plenty to be happy about in its first games at home thisweekend.The Huskies won their games against the University of Missouri 7-1 and 9-6.“It was nice to see the offense come into their own and put a lot...

The puck dropped for the first time this season for the men’s Div. II and Div. III hockey teams over the weekend.The Div. II team split its weekend series against Missouri State University (1-1). After dropping their first game 3-2, the Huskies bounced...

The D-II NIU hockey team has a new boss behind the bench after former coach Greg Chromy did not have his contract renewed after two seasons with the team. The Huskies finished the 2011-12 season with a record of 11-19-2-1, failing to make the Mid-American...