Staying healthy, growing on offense among Northern Michigan’s top wishes
The Wildcats lost 156 man games to injury last season.
Men’s D-I: Northern Michigan
WCHA coaches, media both tab Minnesota State as preseason favorite
Both the WCHA coaches and media have selected Minnesota State as the conference’s top team heading in to the 2015-16 season. The coaches’ poll was conducted by Shane Frederick of the Mankato Free Press, while the media poll was compiled by the Bemidji Pioneer’s Jack Hittinger. WCHA PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL WCHA PRESEASON MEDIA POLL In … Read more
Michigan Tech’s Kero tabbed WCHA Player, Student-Athlete of the Year
Michigan Tech’s outstanding year translated to Huskies’ senior forward Tanner Kero being named the WCHA’s Player of the Year after winning the league’s scoring crown with a 13-goal, 21-assist performance for 34 points in 28 conference games. Kero was also named Student-Athlete of the Year after maintaining a 3.72 GPA in mathematics with a concentration … Read more
Northern Michigan reinstates coach Kyle, administrator after administrative leave
Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle has been reinstated by the school after a weeklong administrative leave, the Marquette Mining Journal reported.
Northern Michigan puts Kyle on administrative leave; assistants to take charge
Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle has been placed on administrative leave by the school, which did not identify the reason for the move.
Northern Michigan expects to see growth from last season’s large freshman class
The Wildcats had 10 rookies last season and need them to advance their games.
WCHA coaches, media tab Minnesota State league favorite; Motte, Leitner share preseason player of the year
Minnesota State is the top team in both the WCHA preseason coaches’ poll and media poll, while Ferris State was picked to finish second in both polls. The media poll was conducted by the Bemidji Pioneer and the coaches’ poll by the Mankato Free Press. The Mavericks are coming off a Broadmoor Trophy-winning campaign and … Read more
Shyiak hired as Western Michigan associate head coach
Western Michigan announced on Monday the hiring of Dave Shyiak as the Broncos’ new associate head coach. Shyiak spent the 2013-14 season with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization where he was an amateur scout. Prior to that, he spent eight seasons as head coach at Alaska-Anchorage and was also an assistant and associate head coach … Read more
Former Northern Michigan player, hockey ops manager Lehtinen named new Wildcats’ assistant coach
Northern Michigan has named Rob Lehtinen an assistant coach, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Joe Shawhan to Michigan Tech. “Rob is a going to be a tremendous asset to our program,” NMU head coach Walt Kyle said in a statement. “He is a guy that played here, has worked here as our … Read more
Northern Michigan assistant Shawhan leaves Wildcats for same job at Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech announced Monday the hiring of Joe Shawhan as a new assistant coach. Shawhan replaces Damon Whitten, who left to become the head coach at Lake Superior State in April. “I’m extremely pleased to welcome Joe to the Michigan Tech hockey program,” said MTU head coach Mel Pearson in a statement. “We took our … Read more
New Bemidji State women’s coach Scanlan says new gig is ‘really, really special’
Bemidji State announced Tuesday that James Scanlan has been named the new head coach of the BSU women’s program and the fifth in school history. Scanlan, an 18-year high school educator, coach and administrator, was a two-time All-American goaltender at Bemidji State, leading the Beavers to a pair of NAIA national titles in 1979 and … Read more
Northern Michigan’s Higby gets one-game suspension from WCHA
Northern Michigan’s Erik Higby will sit out Saturday’s game against Michigan Tech after the WCHA issued a one-game suspension earlier in the day.
Northern Michigan shakes up the lineup after rough final season in CCHA
The Wildcats made big changes on defense and return four of their top five scorers.
Great Lakes Invitational goes with Michigan flavor through 2016
The next four Great Lakes Invitational tournament fields have been announced and the event will have a definite Michigan feel through 2016. Western Michigan will join tournament mainstays Michigan Tech, Michigan State and Michigan outdoors this December at Comerica Park. Back inside at Joe Louis Arena for the 2014 tournament, Ferris State will join the … Read more
Ex-Northern Michigan AD Godfrey passes away
Ken Godfrey, Northern Michigan’s athletic director from 2003-11, passed away April 17 at the age of 64 following a long battle with cancer and suffering from a graft-versus-hosts disease from his bone marrow transplant. Godfrey was a former chair of the CCHA Executive Committee and also hired current NMU head coach Walt Kyle.
Coreau leaves Northern Michigan for Red Wings
According to the Mining Journal, Northern Michigan junior goaltender Jared Coreau will not be back for his senior season, choosing instead to sign an NHL free-agent contract with the Detroit Red Wings after tentatively agreeing to terms this week. This was confirmed by the Red Wings on April 3. Coreau reportedly had six other teams … Read more
Northern Michigan’s Thurber out for CCHA playoffs with broken ankle
Northern Michigan senior forward and leading scorer Matt Thurber will not play in this weekend’s CCHA first-round playoff series against Michigan or the rest of the postseason after suffering a broken right ankle at practice Tuesday, according to the Mining Journal.
TMQ: Struggles in the middle of the rankings
Ranked teams Dartmouth, Cornell, Union and St. Cloud State combined to go 0-9 last week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss the impact in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
CCHA hands Northern Michigan’s Thurber one-game suspension
The CCHA on Saturday suspended Northern Michigan forward Matt Thurber for one game after reviewing a check from Friday night’s game against Ohio State. Thurber, the team’s leading scorer, will be forced to sit out Saturday’s series finale against the Buckeyes. The league ruled that Thurber illegally hit Ohio State’s Alex Lipincott in the head … Read more
TMQ: A record is safe but some teams’ seasons aren’t
A pair of one-win teams are facing uphill battles. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about Maine and Wisconsin in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.