By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 26, 2023
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...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 15, 2023
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...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 28, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – In their final home series, NIU hockey seniors took center stage with an explosive offensive showing in the team's 6-4 win over Drury University on Friday.
Senior forward Rodahn Evans tallied a hat trick plus an assist for NIU, with...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 11, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Key players returned for the Huskies’ hockey team, helping them to bounce back from Friday’s loss with a come-from-behind win over the Roosevelt University Lakers (6-10, 4-6 GLCHL) by a final score of 3-2 Saturday.
The win was NIU’s...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| December 3, 2022
WEST DUNDEE – NIU hockey finally snapped its 17-game losing streak Saturday night, downing McKendree University by a final score of 5-3 to earn a series split.
The much anticipated win was the Huskies’ (1-17, 1-9 MCH) first of the season, and put...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 2, 2022
Senior forward Hunter Wahl is leaving his mark during his last season with NIU hockey through his hard-working attitude and vocal leadership.
Wahl grew up in Port Huron, Michigan, where his dad laced up his son’s skates before he started preschool.
“I...
Senior forward Brad Krauser finds the back of the net during NIU's 6-1 loss to Robert Morris University on Feb. 15 at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois.
Sophomore goaltender Brian Eisele jumps on a loose puck during NIU's Feb. 15 loss to Robert Morris University at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois.
DeKALB — Confidence is a vital trait for any successful college athlete. This is something first-year forward Hunter Wahl has in spades, and it’s evident while watching him compete.Wahl and his teammates said he is the biggest trash-talker on the...
DeKALB — The hockey team took a loss Saturday in a physical game at the Team Toledo Ice House against the University of Toledo.After a tough 8-3 loss Friday, the Huskies dropped game two to the Rockets, 5-3. Head Coach Mike Rucinski said the effort...
