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Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey
Current season
Northern Michigan Wildcats athletic logo
UniversityNorthern Michigan University
ConferenceCCHA
Head coachGrant Potulny
7th season, 116–97–11 (.542)
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Pool
  • Nick Peruzzi
  • Jimmy Spratt
Captain(s)
  • Aiden Gallacher
  • André Ghantous
  • Artem Shlaine
ArenaBerry Events Center
Marquette, Michigan
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
1991
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1980
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1980, 1981, 1991
NCAA Tournament appearances
1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2010
Conference Tournament championships
1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992
Conference regular season championships
1979–80, 1980–81, 1990–91
Current uniform

The Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northern Michigan University (NMU). The Wildcats are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). NMU has won one national title and has made three Frozen Four appearances. They play at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, Michigan.[2]

History

Early history

Under the Direction of NMU's president, John X. Jamrich, the initial ice hockey program was originally initiated by Seniors Gregory Hyde and Christopher Nolan in 1974. The NMU men's ice hockey program began in 1976, competing as an independent NCAA Division I team and probationary member of Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for the 1976–77 season. During that season NMU competed against CCHA teams but did not count for league standings. Northern Michigan became a full member of the CCHA the following season.[3]

In the first two season as a full member of the CCHA Northern Michigan finished with back-to-back 19 win seasons before a historic season in program history in 1979–80. During the 1979–80 season the team won its first CCHA regular season championship and CCHA Playoff tournament championship.[2] The Wildcats advanced to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance and won their first game 4–3 against Minnesota. NMU advanced to the National Championship game with a semifinal win over Cornell 5–4. Northern Michigan finished as the runner-up to North Dakota.[4] In addition to the tournament being the first tournament and National Championship appearance for Northern Michigan, it was also the highest NCAA tournament finish for a CCHA team. NMU head coach Rick Comley became the first CCHA coach to receive the Spencer Penrose Award given to the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Coach of the Year.[3]

The success of the 1979–80 season continued for the 1980–81 season. The Wildcats again won the CCHA regular season and playoff championships and advanced to the NCAA tournament.[5] The Wildcats won the quarterfinal game against Cornell 10–7 but fell to Wisconsin 5–1.[5]

WCHA years

On January 5, 1984, Northern Michigan announced the program was leaving the CCHA after seven seasons two league and playoff championships and two NCAA tournament berths for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The following day it was announced that rival Michigan Tech was also leaving the CCHA for WCHA.[3] The 1988–89 season marked the first time NMU qualified for the NCAA tournament as a member of the WCHA.[2] Unlike previous NCAA appearances Northern Michigan fell in the first round to Providence 5–4.[6]

Northern Michigan qualified for the 1991 NCAA tournament after winning the WCHA regular season championship. Northern Michigan won two games to none in the quarterfinal round against Alaska-Anchorage, 8–5 and 5–3.[7] NMU advanced and beat Maine 5–3 in the semifinal round. The Wildcats matched up in the National Championship game in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 1, 1991, against Boston University and won 8–7 in three overtime periods.[7] The 1990–91 season also set a program best record of 38–5–4 and a winning percentage of .851.[2] It also marked the program's first and only NCAA Championship. The Wildcats returned to the National Tournament in 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey tournament as the 4th seed of the West Regional held in Detroit, Michigan. NMU picked up a first round win over Clarkson 8–4 before losing in the quarterfinal round 7–6 to Michigan.[8] The 1992–93 season marked the third straight NCAA tournament appearance. NMU won a close game in the opening round of the 1993 tournament in the East Regional in Worcester, Massachusetts, against Harvard. The Wildcats won a close game 3–2 in two overtime periods but fell 4–1 in the second round to Boston University in a rematch of the 1991 National Championship.[9]

During the following seasons NMU remained competitive in the WCHA but by the mid-1990s the program fell into the bottom half of the standings.[2] After six 20-plus win seasons from 1988 to 1989 season through the 1993–94 season, the Wildcats failed to reach 15 wins in their last three seasons in the WCHA. The 1995–96 season marked a program low record of 7–30–2.[2] On August 19, 1996, the CCHA approved Northern Michigan's application to rejoin the league for the 1997–98 season after 13 years in the WCHA.[3] During the years in the WCHA the Wildcats accumulated a record of 263–243–30.[2]

Recent history

The Northern Michigan Wildcats at the 2015 Great Lakes Invitational

The return to the CCHA reinvigorated the program after several underachieving seasons and rebuilding years. In the 1996–97 season, the first back in the CCHA, the Wildcats finished with a record of 19–15–4. The season was the first winning record since the 1993–94 season.[2] And in the following season NMU reached the NCAA National tournament for the seventh time in program history. Northern Michigan entered the tournament as the 5th seed in the West Regional. Northern Michigan's playoff run was ended early by Boston College in a low scoring game 1–2.[10]

On June 13, 2002, it was announced that Walt Kyle would take over as head coach for the Wildcats to become the second coach in program history. Rick Comley left to take over the head coaching position at Michigan State after 26 seasons behind the bench of the Wildcats.[11][12] Kyle won his first game as head coach of Northern Michigan on October 5, 2002, against Upper Michigan rival Michigan Tech, 4–1.[13][14] Kyle's first CCHA victory came on October 18, 2002, 10–4 against Rick Comley and his Michigan State team.[14][15] Kyle led the Wildcats to four straight 20+ win seasons from 2002 to 2006 and six of his first eight seasons behind the NMU bench.[2]

One of the most successful seasons in recent history came in the 2009–10 season. Northern Michigan finished the regular season ranked fourth in the CCHA and ranked 16th in the nation. The Wildcats received a first round bye in the CCHA tournament and matched up against Alaska Fairbanks, coming off first round sweep of Western Michigan. Northern Michigan swept the Nanooks two games to none with 4–3 and 5–1 victories,[16] advancing NMU to the semifinal round. Northern Michigan took on Ferris State looking to overcome the semifinal losses the previous two seasons.[2] The Wildcats came out on top of their seventh appearance in the CCHA Semifinals in the last eight seasons with an overtime goal by Greger Hanson to give Northern Michigan the 5–4 OT win.[17] The win was the first time Northern Michigan advanced to the CCHA Championship game since 1999, under Rick Comley.[17] The Wildcats run in the CCHA playoffs ended in the Championship game, when Northern Michigan fell short in a close game to Michigan.[18] The Wildcats' 2–1 loss to the Wolverines did not end their season as NMU received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey tournament, their first tournament appearance since 1999 and first under Walt Kyle.[2][16] Northern Michigan's first NCAA tournament berth in 11 seasons took them to the West Regional at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, and first round match-up against St. Cloud State.[19] The Wildcats battled hard in front of a pro-SCSU crowd.[19] Northern Michigan found themselves down early 2–0 in the first period but picked up a late goal by sophomore forward Justin Florek.[20] St. Cloud answered in the second period on the power play but Northern Michigan kept within one goal when senior forward Ray Kaunisto scored late in the period.[20] St. Cloud was held scoreless in the third while Northern Michigan tied the game with an even strength goal under four minutes left in the third period by junior defenseman Erik Spady.[20] The Two team battled hard through the first overtime before St. Cloud State's Tony Mosey scored 23 seconds into the second overtime.[19] Senior goaltender Brian Stewart stopped 50 SCSU shots in the tough loss.[20]

In the summer of 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced intentions to begin sponsoring men's ice hockey in 2013,[21] followed by Miami (OH) announcing the formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for 2013 with and five other schools breaking from the WCHA.[22] The realignment continued on July 20, 2011, when Northern Michigan was approved for membership in the WCHA beginning with the 2013–14 season.[23]

In June 2019, it was announced that Northern Michigan was one of seven WCHA men's members that would leave to form a new conference after the 2020–21 season.[24] Those schools later announced that they would reestablish the CCHA effective in 2021–22.[25]

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[26]

Historic record

Records vs. current CCHA teams

As of the completion of the 2020–21 season[26]

School Team Away Arena Overall record Win % Home Away Last Result
Bemidji State University Beavers Sanford Center 9–18–6 .364 2–10–2 7–8–4 5–3 L
Bowling Green State University Falcons Slater Family Ice Arena 57–57–10 .483 31–26–7 26–30–3 4–2 W
Ferris State University Bulldogs Ewigleben Arena 71–31–6 .685 41–17–2 28–13–4 4–2 L
Lake Superior State University Lakers Taffy Abel Arena 78–52–13 .591 49–19–5 29–33–8 5–4 W
Michigan Technological University Huskies MacInnes Student Ice Arena 77–76–14 .503 42–33–6 34–39–8 8–1 L
Minnesota State University Mavericks Mankato Civic Center 6–21–3 .250 4–9–3 3–13–0 8–1 L
University of St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas Ice Arena 2–0–0 1.000 2–0–0 0–0–0 8-3 W

Coaches

The Wildcats are currently coached by Grant Potulny, who assumed coaching duties after Walt Kyle's contract was not renewed in March 2017.[27]

All-time coaching records

As of the completion of 2022–23 season[26]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2017–Present Grant Potulny 6 116–97–11 .542
2002–2017 Walt Kyle 15 265–263–68 .502
1976–2002 Rick Comley 26 538–429–68 .553
Totals 3 coaches 47 919–789–147 .535

Statistical leaders

The team statistical leaders are given below.[26]

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Joyce 1976–1980 130 112 143 255 234
Gary Emmons 1983–1987 151 130 113 243 157
Mike Mielke 1976–1980 138 86 149 235 187
Scott Beattie 1989–1992 122 106 116 222 170
Dallas Drake 1988–1992 165 92 128 220 215
Jim Hiller 1989–1992 123 76 129 205 230
Steve Bozek 1978–1981 115 76 117 193 99
Jeff Pyle 1978–1981 115 76 117 193 36
Don Waddell 1976–1980 120 52 120 172 138
Dean Antos 1987–1991 162 75 95 170 173

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 1000 minutes played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Tuomas Tarkki 2001–2005 56 2790 28 12 5 104 3 .924 2.24
Béni Halász 2022–Present 35 1941 19 15 0 75 3 .919 2.32
Dan Ragusett 1997–2001 88 5002 43 25 11 195 8 .911 2.34
Atte Tolvanen 2015–2019 137 7930 62 58 13 319 13 .918 2.41
Mathias Dahlstrom 2013–2016 70 3992 30 30 7 164 8 .915 2.46

Statistics current through the start of the 2023–24 season.

Players

Current roster

As of September 18, 2023.[28]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Charlie Glockner Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-27 Minnetonka, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
4 British Columbia Michael Van Unen Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-26 Kamloops, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
5 North Dakota Colby Enns Senior (RS) D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-16 Minot, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL) —
6 Sweden Kevin Marx Norén Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-07-15 Knivsta, Sweden Minnesota (NAHL) —
7 Wisconsin Brendan Poshak Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-07-13 Green Bay, Wisconsin Brooks (AJHL) —
8 Russia Artem Shlaine (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-03-07 Moscow, Russia UConn (HEA) NJD, 130th overall 2020
9 Alberta Josh Zinger Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-05 Red Deer, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
10 Michigan Aiden Gallacher (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-20 Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan State (Big Ten) —
11 California Andre Ghantous (C) Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-07 Glendale, California Penticton (BCHL) —
12 Minnesota Jack Perbix Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-13 Elk River, Minnesota Western Michigan (NCHC) ANA, 116th overall 2018
13 New Jersey Mikey Colella Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-06-12 Wenonah, New Jersey Trail (BCHL) —
14 Alberta Tyrell Boucher Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-03 Nampa, Alberta Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
15 British Columbia Rylan Van Unen Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-26 Kamloops, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
16 Hungary Kristóf Papp Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-06-27 Budapest, Hungary Michigan State (Big Ten) —
17 Minnesota Luke Gramer Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-02 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
18 Michigan Michael Mesic Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-08-15 Plymouth, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) —
19 Minnesota Grant Slukynsky Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-03-12 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
20 Ontario Mitch Deelstra Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-07-15 Wallace, Ontario Ferris State (CCHA) —
21 British Columbia Connor Eddy Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-04-18 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) —
22 Michigan Tanner Latsch Freshman (RS) F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-02 Muskegon, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
23 Michigan Jakob Peterson Sophomore (RS) D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-04-18 Marquette, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL) —
24 Quebec Isack Bandu Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-03 Montreal, Quebec Victoria (BCHL) —
25 Denmark Jeppe Urup Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-03-14 Odense, Denmark Sacred Heart (AHA) —
26 Ontario Travis Hensrud Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-02 Thunder Bay, Ontario Steinbach (MJHL) —
27 Minnesota Zach Michaelis Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-05-30 Elk River, Minnesota Trail (BCHL) —
28 Sweden Viking Gustafsson Nyberg Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-09-21 Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell) —
29 Manitoba Reilly Funk Sophomore (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-23 Portage, Manitoba Youngstown (USHL) —
30 Hungary Béni Halász Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-08-13 Budapest, Hungary New Mexico (NAHL) —
32 Minnesota Carsen Stokes Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-13 Prior Lake, Minnesota New Mexico (NAHL) —
33 Russia Matvei Kabanov Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2003-01-15 Togliatti, Russia Amurskie (MHL) —

Awards and honors

NCAA

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

WCHA

Individual awards

All-conference teams

First Team All-WCHA

Second team all-wcha

Third Team All-WCHA

WCHA All-Rookie Team

CCHA

Individual awards

All-conference teams

First Team All-CCHA

Second team all-ccha

CCHA All-Rookie Team

Northern Michigan Wildcats Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Northern Michigan men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Northern Michigan Wildcats Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).[29]

Olympians

This is a list of Northern Michigan alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[26]

Name Position Northern Michigan Tenure Team Year Finish
Mark Beaufait Center 1988–1992 United States USA 1994 8th
Bruno Campese Goaltender 1981–1982 Italy ITA 1994 9th
Phil DeGaetano Defenseman 1981–1985 Italy ITA 1994 9th
Eric LeMarque Center 1986–1990 France FRA 1994 10th
Brad Werenka Defenseman 1986–1991 Canada CAN 1994  Silver
Erik Gustafsson Defenseman 2007–2010 Sweden SWE 2018 5th

Wildcats in the NHL

As of July 1, 2023.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[30] = NHL All-Star[30] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers

Source:[31]

Notable players

Dual US/French citizen Eric LeMarque went on to play for Team France at the 1994 Winter Olympics, later losing his feet to frostbite in a mishap chronicled in autobiography and in the 2017 film 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain.

Arena

The Wildcats play at the 3,902-seat Berry Events Center on the NMU campus in Marquette, Michigan.[32] The arena has been the home of the Wildcats since 1999, replacing Lakeview Arena which had been the home to NMU hockey since the program began in 1976.[33]

Pageantry

Puckheads

The Puckheads are a group of fans of the Wildcats hockey team, made up of students as well as community residents. In the words of a Michigan Daily feature article, "The Puckheads have created an atmosphere that makes the Berry Events Center one of the most entertaining and frustrating road trips for other teams in the CCHA."[34]

The Puckheads were founded in November 1996 at Lakeview Arena. They travel and follow the team on many occasions, and have established rivalries with other teams' fan groups, notably the "Red Army" supporters of the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks.[35][36]

References

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  24. ^ "Statement Regarding Hockey League Affiliation" (Press release). Bowling Green Falcons. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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  30. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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  35. ^ Curt Kemp, "Carp-eh Diem? UN-O, NMU rivalry’s special, The Mining Journal, November 20, 2009.
  36. ^ Chad Purcell, "Fish fight: Whopper of a brawl leads to a friendly rivalry", Omaha World-Herald, January 21, 2010.
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