Northeastern Huskies
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The Northeastern University Huskies are the athletic teams representing Northeastern University. They compete in thirteen varsity team sports: men's and women's hockey (in Hockey East
); men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey and volleyball, swimming, and men's and women's soccer (in the Colonial Athletic Association
), and men's and women's rowing, track and cross-country.
The NU mascot is Paws
. The school colors are red and black with white trim. The fight song, "All Hail, Northeastern," was composed by Charles A. Pethybridge, Class of 1932.
While Northeastern has won numerous conference championships there has only been one man ever crowned NCAA Champion. Boris Djerassi won the 1975 NCAA Championship in the hammer throw
.
Principal athletic facilities include Matthews Arena
, the world's oldest indoor ice hockey arena (capacity: 4,666 for hockey, 5,250 for basketball), Friedman Diamond
(3,000 for baseball), Bartletta Natatorium (500), Cabot Center (2,500 for basketball), the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
(3,500) and the Henderson Boathouse.
The men's ice hockey program has existed since 1929 and played as an independent NCAA Division I team until joining the ECAC in 1961. Northeastern is a founding member of the Hockey East
athletic conference, which the team joined in 1984. The Huskies' men's hockey team has generally met with mediocre success. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (the only times Northeastern has captured the Beanpot) and was the runner-up twice. Its best season came in 1982, when the Huskies finished 25-9-2 and made it to the NCAA Frozen Four. They also won the Hockey East championship in 1988, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, and 2009.
The program's most notable coach was ex-Boston Bruin
and Hockey Hall of Famer Fern Flaman, who was the head coach between 1970 and 1989. The team's current coach is former New York Islanders
' farm system coach Greg Cronin
, who has coached the Huskies since 2005. Through the end of the 2011 regular season, Cronin has had a coaching record of 85-99-28. His best season so far on St. Botolph Street was the 2008-09 season, when the Huskies had their best record in a generation, finishing 25-12-4 and making the NCAA tournament, as well as being ranked at one point during the season 4th in the nation, Northeastern's highest national ranking ever in any men's team sport.
Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers have included David Poile
'71, long time general manager of the NHL Washington Capitals
and current general manager of the NHL Nashville Predators
, St. Louis Blues goaltender and two-time All-American Bruce Racine
'88, NHL defenseman Dan McGillis
, Montreal Canadiens
winger Chris Nilan
, and Chicago Blackhawks
defenseman and Hobey Baker Award
finalist Jim Fahey
'02. Michael Ryan '02 is currently a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes
and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
goalie and Hobey Baker Award
finalist Brad Thiessen
'09.
, having moved to the CAA in 2005 after many years in the America East Conference
. The current men's basketball coach is Bill Coen
.
For major violations, NCAA has placed Northeastern's men’s basketball program on two years of probation and has reduced the program's scholarships and recruiting privileges, announced on April 24, 2009.
captain and All-Star Reggie Lewis
, Golden State Warriors
guard Perry Moss
, Olympian Dave Caligaris
, All-American Pete Harris (basketball)
, Dallas Mavericks
guard and NBA Champion Jose Juan Barea
, one of the NCAA's assist leaders Andre LaFleur, Junior Casale guard Matt Janning
, Lasaulec Aris Leeuwarden forward Manny Adako and Hapoel Gilboa Gallil guard Chaisson Allen.
- its football stadium in neighboring Brookline
- to an acceptable standard, the university Board of Trustees voted on November 20, 2009, to end the football program. According to president Joseph Aoun, "Leadership requires that we make these choices. This decision allows us to focus on our existing athletic programs."
tight end and Pro Bowler Dan Ross
; Green Bay Packers
lineman and Pro Bowler Sean Jones
, Pittsburgh Steelers
linesman Keith Willis
and Pittsburgh Steelers
linebacker Darin Jordan.
all-star goaltender Don McLeod
, who was named the coach the following season and led the program for ten seasons, became the first national power in collegiate women's hockey. Starting in the 1982 season, the lady Huskies had thirteen consecutive winning seasons, including six straight seasons of twenty or more wins between 1987 and 1992.
The program's best record was in 1988, when the undefeated squad finished 26-0-1, winning its first of three ECAC titles (the others coming in 1989 and 1997), at the time the effective national women's college championship. Northeastern has also been the ECAC finalist seven times, as well as winning fourteen women's Beanpot tournaments, including eight straight between 1984 and 1991. The Huskies' all-time best mark for wins was in 1997 with 27, a total equaled in 1992.
The program's career scoring leader is Hillary Witt
with 113 goals and 95 assists for 208 points, while Fiona Rice is the career assists leader with 118. The single-season goal and points leader is Vicky Sunohara
, with 51 goals and 78 points in 1989.
; goaltender Kelly Dyer
, the second woman to play professional ice hockey in North America; starting United States national team goaltender Chanda Gunn
, ten-time United States national team member and Olympic gold medalist Shelley Looney
, 2002 collegiate women's player of the year
Brooke Whitney
and multiple Olympic medalist Laura Schuler
.
In addition, the following Huskies have played on the United States national team: Tina Cardinale
, Jeanine Sobek, Brooke White-Lancette
, Kim Haman, Hillary Witt
and Erika Silva. Current junior Florence Schelling
has been the goaltender of the Switzerland
national team for the past five seasons.
first baseman Carlos Pena
, New York Giants
third baseman Johnny Tobin
and Chicago White Sox
infielder Wild Bill Hunnefield.
.
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
); men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey and volleyball, swimming, and men's and women's soccer (in the Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
), and men's and women's rowing, track and cross-country.
The NU mascot is Paws
Northeastern University Paws
Paws or Paws, the Husky is the live mascot of the Northeastern University.The original mascot of the Northeastern University was live Siberian Husky named Mr. and Mrs. Husky, who first appeared in the university on March 4. 1927. Northeastern University adopted the nickname Huskies in 1927 with...
. The school colors are red and black with white trim. The fight song, "All Hail, Northeastern," was composed by Charles A. Pethybridge, Class of 1932.
While Northeastern has won numerous conference championships there has only been one man ever crowned NCAA Champion. Boris Djerassi won the 1975 NCAA Championship in the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
.
Principal athletic facilities include Matthews Arena
Matthews Arena
Matthews Arena, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is a basketball and ice hockey arena. Renovated several times, it is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena still being used for hockey and is the oldest multi-purpose athletic building still in use, in the world. It opened in 1910 on what is now the...
, the world's oldest indoor ice hockey arena (capacity: 4,666 for hockey, 5,250 for basketball), Friedman Diamond
Parsons Field
Parsons Field is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is home to the Northeastern University baseball, men's soccer, and women's soccer teams as well as the Brookline High School Warriors football team. Additionally, the stadium was the home of the Northeastern Huskies...
(3,000 for baseball), Bartletta Natatorium (500), Cabot Center (2,500 for basketball), the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center is an indoor track and indoor basketball stadium in Roxbury, Massachusetts, partially funded by the state of Massachusetts. It is home to numerous MIAA indoor track and field conferences, along with the MIAA State Championships and the New England High...
(3,500) and the Henderson Boathouse.
Men's hockey
The men's ice hockey program has existed since 1929 and played as an independent NCAA Division I team until joining the ECAC in 1961. Northeastern is a founding member of the Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
athletic conference, which the team joined in 1984. The Huskies' men's hockey team has generally met with mediocre success. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (the only times Northeastern has captured the Beanpot) and was the runner-up twice. Its best season came in 1982, when the Huskies finished 25-9-2 and made it to the NCAA Frozen Four. They also won the Hockey East championship in 1988, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, and 2009.
The program's most notable coach was ex-Boston Bruin
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
and Hockey Hall of Famer Fern Flaman, who was the head coach between 1970 and 1989. The team's current coach is former New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
' farm system coach Greg Cronin
Greg Cronin
Greg Cronin is the current Assistant Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was named to that position on June 20th, 2011Cronin is a graduate of Colby College, class of 1986.-Coaching career:...
, who has coached the Huskies since 2005. Through the end of the 2011 regular season, Cronin has had a coaching record of 85-99-28. His best season so far on St. Botolph Street was the 2008-09 season, when the Huskies had their best record in a generation, finishing 25-12-4 and making the NCAA tournament, as well as being ranked at one point during the season 4th in the nation, Northeastern's highest national ranking ever in any men's team sport.
Northeastern players who have gone on to significant professional hockey careers have included David Poile
David Poile
David Poile is the Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the NHL's Nashville Predators....
'71, long time general manager of the NHL Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
and current general manager of the NHL Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, St. Louis Blues goaltender and two-time All-American Bruce Racine
Bruce Racine
Bruce Maurice Racine is a retired professional hockey goaltender who played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues.Racine was drafted in the third round, 58th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins...
'88, NHL defenseman Dan McGillis
Dan McGillis
Daniel Stewart McGillis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga...
, Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
winger Chris Nilan
Chris Nilan
Christopher John Nilan is a retired professional ice hockey player. Nilan played 688 NHL regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1992. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal...
, and Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
defenseman and Hobey Baker Award
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
finalist Jim Fahey
Jim Fahey
James Fahey is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently is currently a Free Agent. He last played for the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL.-Playing career:...
'02. Michael Ryan '02 is currently a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza...
goalie and Hobey Baker Award
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
finalist Brad Thiessen
Brad Thiessen
Brad Thiessen is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League ....
'09.
Season-by-season records
Note: Last five seasons| Year | |Hockey East Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... Record | Beanpot Results | |Head Coach | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win % | W | L | T | Pts | Win % | Finish | ||||
| 2005-06 | 3 | 24 | 7 | .191 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 | .241 | 9th | 4th | Greg Cronin Greg Cronin Greg Cronin is the current Assistant Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was named to that position on June 20th, 2011Cronin is a graduate of Colby College, class of 1986.-Coaching career:... |
|
| 2006-07 | 13 | 18 | 5 | .431 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 23 | .426 | 7th | 3rd | Greg Cronin | |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 18 | 3 | .473 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | .481 | 6th | 4th | Greg Cronin | |
| 2008-09 | 25 | 12 | 4 | .659 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | .722 | 2nd | 2nd | NCAA 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament -Regional semifinals:-Regional final:-Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire:-Regional semifinals:-Regional final:-West Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota:-Regional semifinals:-Regional final:... First Round |
Greg Cronin |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 13 | 1 | .550 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | .500 | -- | 3rd | Greg Cronin |
Men's basketball
Northeastern is currently a member of the Colonial Athletic AssociationColonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
, having moved to the CAA in 2005 after many years in the America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...
. The current men's basketball coach is Bill Coen
Bill Coen
Bill Coen is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the Northeastern University. He was previously an assistant coach under Al Skinner at Boston College and Rhode Island.-Head coaching record:-Notes:...
.
For major violations, NCAA has placed Northeastern's men’s basketball program on two years of probation and has reduced the program's scholarships and recruiting privileges, announced on April 24, 2009.
Notable alumni
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
captain and All-Star Reggie Lewis
Reggie Lewis
Reggie Lewis was an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993.-Early life:...
, Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
guard Perry Moss
Perry Moss
-External links:...
, Olympian Dave Caligaris
Dave Caligaris
Dave Caligaris was a retired Greek American professional basketball player. He played college basketball with Northeastern University....
, All-American Pete Harris (basketball)
Pete Harris (basketball)
Donald "Pete" Harris is a member of the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame. Harris was inducted in 1990 for his excellence in basketball....
, Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
guard and NBA Champion Jose Juan Barea
Jose Juan Barea
José Juan "J.J." Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He most recently played as a point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks. Barea has played in the NBA, NBA Development League, NCAA and the BSN with Indios de Mayagüez and the...
, one of the NCAA's assist leaders Andre LaFleur, Junior Casale guard Matt Janning
Matt Janning
Matt Janning is an American professional basketball player. A combo guard, Janning attended and played basketball with the Northeastern University Huskies. He was proclaimed as one of Northeastern University's most prolific scorers of the program...
, Lasaulec Aris Leeuwarden forward Manny Adako and Hapoel Gilboa Gallil guard Chaisson Allen.
Season-by-season records
Note: This list is incomplete.| Year | |America East Record | |Head Coach | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Win % | W | L | Win % | Finish | |||
| 2004-05 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 2nd | NIT 2005 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:... First Round |
Ron Everhart |
| Year | |CAA Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,... Record | |Head Coach | |||||||
| W | L | Win % | W | L | Win % | Finish | |||
| 2005-06 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 5th | Ron Everhart Ron Everhart Ron Everhart is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Duquesne University. Previously, he held the same position at Northeastern University and McNeese State University.... |
|
| 2006-07 | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9 | 9 | .500 | T-5th | Bill Coen Bill Coen Bill Coen is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the Northeastern University. He was previously an assistant coach under Al Skinner at Boston College and Rhode Island.-Head coaching record:-Notes:... |
|
| 2007-08 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 9 | 9 | .500 | T-6th | Bill Coen | |
| 2008-09 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 12 | 6 | .667 | T-3rd | Bill Coen | |
| 2009-10 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd | NIT 2010 National Invitation Tournament -Arizona State Bracket:-Virginia Tech Bracket:-Mississippi State Bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:*2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament... First Round |
Bill Coen |
| 2010-11 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 6 | 12 | .333 | T-9th | Bill Coen |
Football
Citing sparse attendance, numerous losing seasons and the expense to renovate Parsons FieldParsons Field
Parsons Field is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is home to the Northeastern University baseball, men's soccer, and women's soccer teams as well as the Brookline High School Warriors football team. Additionally, the stadium was the home of the Northeastern Huskies...
- its football stadium in neighboring Brookline
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
- to an acceptable standard, the university Board of Trustees voted on November 20, 2009, to end the football program. According to president Joseph Aoun, "Leadership requires that we make these choices. This decision allows us to focus on our existing athletic programs."
Notable alumni
Among notable players for Northeastern were Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
tight end and Pro Bowler Dan Ross
Dan Ross (American football)
Daniel R. Ross was a professional American football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals , the Seattle Seahawks , and the Green Bay Packers . He also played for the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the USFL in 1984-1985.-College football:Before his NFL career, Ross played football at...
; Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
lineman and Pro Bowler Sean Jones
Sean Jones (defensive end)
Dwight Sean Jones is a former American football defensive end, who played for the Los Angeles Raiders , Houston Oilers , and the Green Bay Packers . Jones was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1993 season...
, Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
linesman Keith Willis
Keith Willis
Keith Willis is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League.Willis was undrafted out of Northeastern University in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Steelers, as well as the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins. During his career,...
and Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
linebacker Darin Jordan.
Women's hockey
The women's varsity hockey program started in 1980, and under former World Hockey AssociationWorld Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
all-star goaltender Don McLeod
Don McLeod
Donald Martin "Smokey" McLeod is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League and 6 full seasons in the World Hockey Association....
, who was named the coach the following season and led the program for ten seasons, became the first national power in collegiate women's hockey. Starting in the 1982 season, the lady Huskies had thirteen consecutive winning seasons, including six straight seasons of twenty or more wins between 1987 and 1992.
The program's best record was in 1988, when the undefeated squad finished 26-0-1, winning its first of three ECAC titles (the others coming in 1989 and 1997), at the time the effective national women's college championship. Northeastern has also been the ECAC finalist seven times, as well as winning fourteen women's Beanpot tournaments, including eight straight between 1984 and 1991. The Huskies' all-time best mark for wins was in 1997 with 27, a total equaled in 1992.
The program's career scoring leader is Hillary Witt
Hillary Witt
Hilary Witt is the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs women’s hockey team. Witt is a member of the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame and Northeastern's Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
with 113 goals and 95 assists for 208 points, while Fiona Rice is the career assists leader with 118. The single-season goal and points leader is Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara is a three-time Olympian and is known as one of Canada's all-time most popular female ice hockey players. She was once considered to be the best female ice hockey player in the world and was described as the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey"...
, with 51 goals and 78 points in 1989.
Notable alumnae
Among notable players for Northeastern have been current Canadian national team captain Vicky SunoharaVicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara is a three-time Olympian and is known as one of Canada's all-time most popular female ice hockey players. She was once considered to be the best female ice hockey player in the world and was described as the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey"...
; goaltender Kelly Dyer
Kelly Dyer
Kelly Dyer is a member of the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame, and a former ice hockey goaltender for the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Youth:...
, the second woman to play professional ice hockey in North America; starting United States national team goaltender Chanda Gunn
Chanda Gunn
Chanda Leigh Gunn is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the games in Turin, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save percentage of 89.3%.-Northeastern:In the 2003-04 season, Chanda Gunn was in her senior season led the Huskies...
, ten-time United States national team member and Olympic gold medalist Shelley Looney
Shelley Looney
Shelley Looney is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Looney played collegiately at Northeastern University from 1991–94, winning multiple awards including ECAC All-Star, 1993 ECAC Tournament MVP and ECAC...
, 2002 collegiate women's player of the year
Patty Kazmaier Award
The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
Brooke Whitney
Brooke Whitney
Brooke Whitney was an ice hockey player for the Northeastern Huskies. In 2002, she was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.-Playing career:...
and multiple Olympic medalist Laura Schuler
Laura Schuler
Laura Schuler was a member of the 1998 Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team.-Playing career:Schuler played six sports in high school. She was captain of the volleyball, field hockey, ice hockey, and soccer teams. She earned MVP awards in field hockey, ice hockey and soccer. Schuler won three...
.
In addition, the following Huskies have played on the United States national team: Tina Cardinale
Tina Cardinale
Tina Cardinale-Beauchemin is a member of the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame. Cardinale was elected in 2002 for her excellence in women's ice hockey. Cardinale was also a pioneer as a member of the first ever United States Women's National Hockey Team where she was captain.During her...
, Jeanine Sobek, Brooke White-Lancette
Brooke White-Lancette
Brooke White is a women's professional ice hockey player and co-founder of the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women's Hockey League, as well as a hockey skills coach ....
, Kim Haman, Hillary Witt
Hillary Witt
Hilary Witt is the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs women’s hockey team. Witt is a member of the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame and Northeastern's Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
and Erika Silva. Current junior Florence Schelling
Florence Schelling
Florence Schelling played for Switzerland women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. Schelling became the first and only woman to ever play in the Swiss Men's National B League.-Switzerland:...
has been the goaltender of the Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
national team for the past five seasons.
Notable alumni
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Chicago CubsChicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
first baseman Carlos Pena
Carlos Peña
Carlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican professional baseball left-handed first baseman. He played previously with the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs.Although he was born in Santo Domingo and his family is from San Francisco de Macorís,...
, New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
third baseman Johnny Tobin
Johnny Tobin
John Patrick Tobin, known as Johnny or Jackie , was a professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the 1945 Boston Red Sox, primarily as a third baseman....
and Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
infielder Wild Bill Hunnefield.
Notable alumni
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Olympian Bruce BickfordBruce Bickford (athlete)
Bruce Emery Bickford is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. He claimed the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the 10,000 metres in 1985 in Stockholm,...
.