Northeastern Huskies

Northeastern Huskies
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University	Northeastern University
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association Hockey East
Division	Division I
Athletic director	Peter Roby
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Varsity teams	17 varsity teams
Football stadium	Parsons Field
Arena	Matthews Arena
Other venues	Cabot Center
Mascot	Paws
Nickname	Huskies
Fight song	All Hail Northeastern
Colors	Black and Red
Website	gonu.com

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, football, 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.

Principal athletic facilities include Matthews Arena, the world's oldest indoor ice hockey arena (capacity: 5,500 for hockey, 6,000 for basketball), Parsons Field/Friedman Diamond (7,000 for football, 3,000 for baseball), Bartletta Natatorium (500), Cabot Center (2,500 for basketball), the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center (3,500) and the Henderson Boathouse.

Men's hockey

A founding member of the Hockey East athletic conference, the Huskies' men's hockey team has generally met with mediocre success. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when it won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (the only times it 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 and 1994.

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 ex-New York Islanders' farm system coach Greg Cronin. Cronin is in his 4th season as coach, having compiled a 32-60-15 record in his first three seasons.

Some of the more notable individual players in team history are Art Chisholm, Ray Picard and Bruce Racine, each two-time All-Americans; and Sandy Beadle, Jim Fahey and Jason Guerriero, each a one-time All-American who was also a Hobey Baker Award finalist. Chisholm is the leading career goal scorer for the Huskies with 100, while Jim Martel is the career scoring leader with 210 points. The most notable goaltenders in team history are Racine and Keni Gibson, who between them hold most school career records. Current goaltender Brad Thiessen, a junior, is approaching many marks and has already broken Gibson's school record with eight career shutouts.

Notable alums

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 Albany River Rats.

Season-by-season records

Note: This list is incomplete.

Year	Overall Record				ECAC Record						Beanpot Results	Post Season	Head Coach
	W	L	T	Win %	W	L	T	Pts	Win %	Finish
1978-79	12	15	0	.444	11	11	0	22	.500	--	3rd		Fern Flaman
1979-80	7	20	0	.259	5	16	0	10	.238	--	1st		Fern Flaman
1980-81	13	13	0	.500	12	9	0	24	.571	--	4th		Fern Flaman
1981-82	25	9	2	.722	14	6	1	29	.690	--	3rd	Third Place in NCAA Tournament	Fern Flaman
1982-83	13	14	1	.482	9	11	1	19	.452	--	2nd		Fern Flaman
1983-84	16	12	1	.569	10	10	1	21	.500	--	1st		Fern Flaman
Year	Overall Record				Hockey East Record						Beanpot Results	Post Season	Head Coach
	W	L	T	Win %	W	L	T	Pts	Win %	Finish
1984-85	13	24	1	.355	11	22	1	23	.338	6th	1st		Fern Flaman
1985-86	20	17	2	.538	18	14	2	38	.559	3rd	4th		Fern Flaman
1986-87	12	21	3	.375	11	18	3	25	.391	5th	2nd		Fern Flaman
1987-88	21	13	4	.605	13	9	4	30	.577	1st	1st	Lost in First Round	Fern Flaman
1988-89	18	16	2	.528	13	11	2	28	.538	T-3rd	4th		Fern Flaman
1989-90	16	19	2	.459	9	10	2	20	.476	T-5th	4th		Don McKenney
1990-91	8	25	2	.257	3	16	2	8	.190	8th	3rd		Don McKenney
1991-92	16	19	0	.457	7	14	0	14	.333	7th	4th		Ben Smith
1992-93	10	24	1	.300	6	17	1	13	.271	8th	3rd		Ben Smith
1993-94	19	13	7	.577	10	8	6	26	.542	4th	4th	Lost in First Round	Ben Smith
1994-95	16	14	5	.529	11	8	5	27	.563	4th	3rd		Ben Smith
1995-96	10	21	5	.347	6	13	5	17	.354	7th	2nd		Ben Smith
1996-97	8	25	3	.264	2	17	2	6	.143	9th	3rd		Bruce Crowder
1997-98	21	15	3	.577	13	8	3	29	.604	4th	4th		Bruce Crowder
1998-99	11	20	3	.368	6	16	2	14	.292	9th	2nd		Bruce Crowder
1999-00	12	19	5	.403	8	11	5	21	.438	T-5th	4th		Bruce Crowder
2000-01	13	9	4	.417	7	13	4	18	.375	7th	3rd		Bruce Crowder
2001-02	19	17	3	.526	11	11	2	24	.500	5th	2nd		Bruce Crowder
2002-03	10	21	3	.338	5	17	2	12	.250	T-8th	4th		Bruce Crowder
2003-04	11	16	7	.426	5	13	6	16	.333	9th	3rd		Bruce Croder
2004-05	15	18	5	.461	10	10	4	24	.500	6th	2nd		Bruce Crowder
2005-06	3	24	7	.191	3	17	7	13	.241	9th	4th		Greg Cronin
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	17	5	2	--	13	3	1	27	--	--	--		Greg Cronin

Men's basketball

Notable alums

Among notable players for Northeastern have been Boston Celtics captain and All-Star Reggie Lewis, Golden State Warriors guard Perry Moss, Olympian Dave Caligaris, All-American Pete Harris (basketball), Dallas Mavericks guard Jose Juan Barea and all-time NCAA assist leader Andre LaFleur.

Men's football

Notable alums

Among notable players for Northeastern have been Cincinnati Bengals tight end, Super Bowl contributor 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.

Women's hockey

Notable alums

Among notable players for Northeastern have been current Canadian national team captain Vicky Sunohara; goaltender Kelly Dyer, the first woman to play professional ice hockey in North America; starting United States national team goaltender Chanda Gunn, ten-time United States national team member Shelley Looney, 2004 collegiate women's player of the year Brooke Whitney and multiple Olympic medalist Laura Schuler.

Men's baseball

Notable alums

Among notable players for Northeastern have been Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena, New York Giants third baseman Johnny Tobin and Chicago White Sox infielder Wild Bill Hunnefield.

Track and field

Notable alums

Among notable players for Northeastern have been Olympian Bruce Bickford.

See also

• Northeastern University
• Matthews Arena

External links

• Northeastern University main athletics site