The Escanaba High School hockey team raced to a big 6-2 lead after two periods, and then had to hang on for dear life down the stretch as the Hancock Bulldogs put on a furious rally before the Eskymos escaped with a 6-5 win Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Ben Sands had three goals and two assists to lead the Eskymos, while Brady Axford countered with a hat trick of his own for the Buldogs. Click the above headline for details, hear interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a huge win Friday night against a club that they haven't much over the years: the Calumet Copper Kings. The Eskymos rolled to a 6-1 win over the Copper Kings at the Wells Sports Complex, continuing its season-long string of win a game, lose a game, then win a game. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team picked up its first victory of the season this weekend, beating the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-2, Friday, and then getting a standings point in a 4-3 overtime loss Saturday night. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team got a monster performance from co-captain Graham Johnson on Friday, and overwhelmed the Traverse City Central Trojans, 5-0, at the Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. Johnson scored the team's first four goals, including one just eight seconds into the game and another with 14 seconds left in the first period to help the Eskymos improve to 3-2-0 on the season. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team rebounded from Friday's rough loss by dominating the Midland Dow Chargers, 6-0, Saturday afternoon at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba High School hockey team lost to the Traverse City West Titans, 2-0, Friday night, turning in a flat, sloppy performance three days after a season-opening win over Kingsford. Click the above headline for details, photos, and to hear interviews.
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened the season with an easy 7-0 win over the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Compex. The Eskymos outshot the Flivvers, 40-19, and all three lines scored goals in the victory. Senior goaltender Cully Hayes stopped all 19 shots he faced to earn the shutout. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, radio replays, and interviews.
The Michigan Tech Huskies defeated the Northern Michigan Wildcats in hockey twice this weekend, 4-1 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday. The result drops the NMU record to 0-12 on the season. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU and MTU Athletics. (Michigan Tech photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two more tight games this weekend, falling in South Dakota to Augustana, 2-1 on Friday, and 3-1 on Saturday. The losses left NMU with an 0-10 record on the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU story and photo)
Michigan Tech's hockey team shut out St. Lawrence University 3-0 on Saturday at Appleton Arena in New York, rebiounding from Friday night's loss fo Clarkson. Isaac Gordon, Max Koskipirtti, and Kalem Parker scored the goals, and Owen Bartoszkiewicz earned the shutout with 28 saves. (Michigan Tech photo, story)
The Bay College Norse women's basketball team opened its season Friday night with an easy 107-29 win over the Lorain Community College Commodores out of Ohio. Bay had six players score in double figures, and 12 of their 13 players scored at least once. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was tied 2-2 with the top-ranked team in the nation after two periods of play Saturday night before ultimately dropping the second game of the weekend series against the Michigan State Spartans, 6-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Michigan Tech hockey team earned a CCHA series sweep with a 4-2 victory over Ferris State on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies got goals from four different players. Michigan Tech honored the 1975 NCAA Championship team on the ice during the first intermission. Click the above headline for details. (MTU story, photo)
The NMU hockey team dropped game one of the weekend series against the best team in the country, losing 4-0 to the Michigan State Spartans, Friday night in Marquette. The Wildcats (0-7-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) had its chances to score, including six power play attempts and a shot off the post, but were unsuccessful in its man-advantage opportunities, marking the first time the 'Cats have been shut out this season.
The Michigan Tech hockey team won 5-1 over Ferris State in the home and CCHA opener on Friday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies came back from a 1-0 first-period deficit, scoring five straight goals. Tech will be honoring the 1975 NCAA Championship Team during the first intermission of Saturday night's game.
The Northern Michigan hockey team held a 1-0 lead halfway through the third period on Friday night at the Berry Events Center, but a late goal and another in overtime from the Colorado College Tigers gave them the 2-1 edge over the Wildcats. Getting his second straight start in net, freshman goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton was stellar, turning aside 43 of the 45 shots he faced for a .956 save percentage. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Lake Superior State University Athletics in association with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is pleased to announce that LSSU’s NCAA Division I men’s hockey team will host the 2nd Superior Ice Showdown on January 23, 2026. This year’s event will include a Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season game against University of St. Thomas Tommies at the GFL Memorial Gardens. LSSU is proud to bring NCAA Hockey to its sister city of Sault Ontario for a celebration of hockey internationally. (LSSU Athletics/Matt Pocket)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team dropped two games in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. Click the above headline for details. These stories and photo are courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association has announced its Players of the Week on Monday and NMU's William Gramme earned the Goaltender of the Week award. Gramme, earning his first CCHA Goaltender of the Week honor, posted a .947 save percentage over the weekend, stopping 107-of-113 shots for the Wildcats in a season-opening series at No. 15 Massachusetts. After the first weekend of play: Gramme leads the nation in saves (107), and his .947 SV% is an NCAA best among goalies who have faced 69+ shots. (NMU story, photo)
The Michigan Tech hockey team opened its 2025-26 season with a 6-3 loss at No. 8 Minnesota on Friday. The Huskies lead 3-2 to begin the third period but surrendered four goals, including an empty-netter. (Michigan Tech story, photo)
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced its ninth annual Krampade All-American Scholars list on Monday, and 11 Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey players earned spots on the list. Click the above headline to see which ones made the grade.
The Northern Michigan University men's hockey team and head coach Dave Shyiak have announced the incoming class ahead of the 2025/26 season. The class includes 16 athletes broken down into seven transfers and nine freshmen, categorized by nine forwards, four defensemen, and a trio of goalies. Cllick the above headline to read about the new Wildcats.
The 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational will take place on December 28-29, 2025 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Michigan Tech, Michigan State, Ferris State, and Miami will compete for the MacInnes Cup. Click the above headline for details.
Michigan Tech University has abruptly changed its head hockey coach. Joe Shawhan is out after eight years in charge, and with one year left on his contract, Bill Muckalt is the new coach. Click the above headline for details.
The Western Michigan University Broncos are on top of the hockey world after completimg an improbable run to the national championship Saturday night. Western beat Boston University, 6-2, to win the first title in school history. Click the above headine for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team beat the Kingsford Flivvers Saturday night, posting a 5-2 victory that looks much wider on the scoreboard than it actually was on the ice. Click the above headline fof details. (Lizzie Taylor photos, videos).
The NMU hockey team dropped its next-to-last home game of the season Friday night by a score of 3-0 to the St. Thomas Tommies. Click the above headline for deatils. (NMU Photo)
The NMU hockey team earned a weekend split and a crucial pair of conference points with a 3-2 overtime win over Lake Superior State. The 'Cats tied the game twice before scoring the overtime game-winner to earn the weekend split. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost two games at home this weekend, falling to Bowling Green State, 3-2, in overtime, on Friday, and then losing on Saturday, 5-2. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
