Hockey is giving back to the community.For the first time, the NIU hockey program has teamed up with Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. The fundraiser will be held during the Div. II hockey games versus the...

Going into the weekend, the Div. II hockey team was in for a challenge against an undefeated Robert Morris University Maroon team. The Huskies were up to the challenge and split their series.NIU (4-2) won its game Friday night 6-3, and junior forward...

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...

DeKalb | The Div. II hockey team has a player who loves the challenge of an 80-mile-per-hour slap shot: junior Alex Hare.In his first year as starting goaltender last season, Hare went 18-8-1 with a 3.22 goals against average and an 89.7 save percentage....

Over the weekend, men’s rugby outran Ball State University for its first win of the season, 36-12.Team President Pat Caulfield was thrilled to get the first victory of 2013.“In this game things finally came together,” Caulfield said. “It’s what...

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...

DeKalb | Men’s club rugby season has not begun as it had hoped after qualifying for nationals last season.Coming off of its bye week NIU is looking to come out strong and turn its season around at home on Saturday versus Ball State. Over the bye week...

DeKalb | Both club hockey teams will have a chance to get back in the win column this weekend, but this time one of them will have a home ice advantage.This weekend the Div. II team will have its home opener against the University of Missouri.“This...

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...

DeKalb | Both club hockey teams have sharpened their skates and are ready for a new season.Last season, the Div. II club hockey team finished with a 19-10-1 record. Its season ended with its first trip to the American Collegiate Hockey Association regional...

With a young team that is still trying to come together, men’s rugby fell 49-7 to the Western Michigan Broncos (1-1).This season, the lack of returning starters has caused a problem for the Huskies (0-2). With only four starters returning, there has...