The Northern Michigan University women's hockey team won its second straight game at the ACHA National Tournament on Thursday, but it wasn't enough for the Wildcats to earn a spot in the Final Four. Northern defeated Boston College, 3-2, in Missouri, as Chloe Valente, Breanna Bisek, and Tyya McKenzie all scored goals. Larkyn Ripley stopped 37 of the 39 shots she faced in net. Northern finished round robin play with a 2-1 record.
The Northern Michigan University hockey teams' season came to an end in Mankato, Minnesota, Saturday night, dropping game two of the CCHA Quarterfinals 6-1. Andre Ghantous scored NMU's only goal. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Bowling Green, 1-0, Saturday night, in Marquette. Click the above headline to read details, and to see post-game comments from Connor Eddy, Beni Halasz, and Coach Grant Potulny. (NMU Photo)
The Upper Peninsula high school hockey post-season is wrappimng up. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules for the ten Upper Peninsula varsity hockey teams.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats returned to home ice and took care of business Friday night, earning three crucial CCHA points in a 4-1 victory over the Bowling Green State Falcons. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The NMU hockey team concluded its final regular-season road trip in Big Rapids, ending in a 1-1 tie and ultimately falling 1-0 in a shootout. The 'Cats close the regular season next week against Bowling Green. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Connor Stade scored two goals, Nash Rippi added a goal and a three-assist playmaker, and Tony DeMattia registered four assists, as the Marquette High School hockey team defeated the Escanaba Eskymos, 7-1, in the MHSAA Division Three Regional Semifinals Thursday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the thumbnails for photos, videos, taken by Lizzie Taylor.
The Escanaba Eskymos went into survival mode Tuesday night as the MHSAA regional playoffs begam, grinding out a 3-1 win over the Negaunee Miners and their stubborn goaltender, Patrick Klumpp. Click the above headline for details, plus photos, videos taken by Lizzie Taylor.
It was a rough weekend for the Northern Michigan University hockey team on home ice, as the 'Cats lost to Bemidji State, 4-2, on Friday, and then settled for a 3-3 tie on Saturday. The Beavers won the shootout for an extra standings point. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up a win in its regular season home game Friday night, 4-1, over DePere Voyageurs, at the Wells Sports Complex. Graham Johnson scored a hat trick and Brett Labre scored on Senior Night. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored four late goals, two of them empty-netters, to steal a 4-1 victory from the Manistique Emeralds Tuesday night in Manistique. Graham Johnson had the tying goal, and Carson Hughes the go-ahead goal as the Eskymos beat the Emeralds for the sixth straight time. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Northen Michigan University Wildcats and Michigan Tech Huskies played to a 3-3 tie Saturday night in Houghton, with the 'Cats winning the shootout to get the extra CCHA standings point. Click the above headline to see details from both NMU and Tech, hear NMU radio highlights,
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored three goals in the first 2:45 of the game and coasted to a 8-0 win over the Shawano-Bonduel combined team Friday night in Wells. Two Eskymos, Hunter Allen and Sam Spear, scored third first-ever Eskymo goals in the win. Click the above headline for details, and photos, videos taken by Liz Taylor.
The NMU men's hockey team got back to winning ways on Friday, defeating the Michigan Tech Huskies 4-1 at the Berry Events Center. Artem Shlaine scored two goals and assisted on another. Click the above headline for details, and for post-game comments. (NMU PHoto)
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened a three-games-in-four nights stretch Tuesday night with a 9-1 win over the Negaunee Miners in Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos taken by Ben Sands, and to listen to post-game interviews,
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats picked up a 3-2 shootout win over the Mankato State Mavericks Friday night in Minnesota, as Matvei Kabanov scored after the game officially ended in a 2-2 tie. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team split its weekend series with the St. Thomas Tommies at the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats won Friday, 3-2, but lost on Saturday, 3-1. Click the above headline for details of both games. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored three times in the final 2:11 of the game to stun the Manistique Emeralds, 4-2, Tuesday night, in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos taken by Liz Taylor, and to hear interviews.
The North-South High School Hockey Showcase wrapped up Saturday in snowbound Traverse City, with three Upper Peninsula teams in action. And there was extra hockey for all three U.P. teams as Escanaba, Kingsford, and Marquette playing overtime. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team suffered two losses this weekend to the Lake Superior State Lakers in Sault Ste. Marie, falling 5-2 on Saturday after losing 5-1 on Friday. The result counters the two wins the 'Cats picked up over the Lakers in Marquette, and the total goals format gives LSSU the Cappo Cup. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team braved the elements on Friday to head below the Bridge and compete in the North-South Showcase in Traverse City, and it came up successful as the Eskymos knocked off the sixth-ranked Bay City Wolves, 5-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team snapped a four-game losing streak Thursday night with a 4-2 win over the Kingsford Flivvers at the Mountain View Ice Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
-Michigan Tech came back from a two-goal third-period deficit and defeated Alaska 3-2 in overtime Thursday to advance to the 57th annual Great Lakes Invitational Championship Game at Van Andel Arena. Ryland Mosley scored the first two goals and Logan Pietila scored the game-winner. Click the above headline for details. (Michigan Tech photo)
Aydan Miles scored a double hat trick, six goals, to help the Negaunee Miners hockey team win the opening game of a tournament in Wisconsin on Wednesday, 8-5, over the host Waupaca Comets. Miles added an assist for seven total points as the Miners rallied from a 5-2 third period deficit to pick up the road win. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team battled from two goals down to force an overtime shootout on Wednesday, but lost to the Capital City Capitals, 2-0, in the shooutout, and 6-5, in the game. Click the above headline to read the details.
About three dozen Escanaba High School hockey players from years gone by came home on Saturday to compete in a pair of alumni games at the Wells Sports Complex. The guys (and one gal) were broken down into White and Black teams, with one game being for the "old timers" and the other being for the "young bucks". Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School hockey team lost its fourth straight game to a team from the Keweenaw Peninsula Friday night, falling to the Calumet Copper Kings, 4-3, at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews. (Cooper LaMarch photo)
The Hancock Bulldogs hockey team scored three third period goals to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-2, Friday night, in Escanaba. Todd Kilpela scored two of those three third period goals for Hancock. Click the above headline for photos taken by Lizzy Taylor.
Graham Johnson had a hand in all four goals, scoring twice and getting a pair of assists, as the Escanaba Eskymos turned back the Ashwaubenon Jaguars, 4-1, Tuesday night in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech University hockey rivalry continued this weeeknd, with both teams picking up vitcories on their home ice. Click the above headline for details from both NMU and Tech Sports Information. (NMU Photo)