Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey | |
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University | Northeastern University |
Conference | Hockey East |
Head coach |
Jim Madigan 6th year, 82–82–24 (.500) |
Captain(s) | John Stevens |
Alternate captain(s) | Zach Aston-Reese Brendan Collier Nolan Stevens |
Arena |
Matthews Arena Capacity: 4,666 |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Student section | The DogHouse |
Colors | Red and Black |
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
1982 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
1982, 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016 | |
Conference Tournament Champions | |
1982, 1988, 2016 | |
Current uniform | |
The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northeastern University. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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 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 2016, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, 2009, and 2016.
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.