The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team recorded three second period goals en route to taking down the #1 Mavericks 4-2 on Friday. The Wildcats beat a top-ranked team in the country for the second time this season, after sweeping two games from then #1 Minnesota-Duluth last month. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey program opened 2022 in dazzling fashion with a 4-2 victory over visiting Colgate University. Marquette native Jakob Peterson, who signed with NMU at the semester break, made his first career start for the Wildcats in Friday night's win. Click the above headline to hear his interview.
The Escanaba High School hockey team shook off a slow start and rolled past the Manistique Emeralds, 6-1, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs Friday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School hockey team wrapped up a three-games-in-three-days trip Thursday night with a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Painesdale-Jeffers Jets at Michigan Tech University. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, an listen to interviews.
Michigan Tech fell 3-2 in overtime at Michigan State Thursday in a Great Lakes Invitational Showcase game at Munn Ice Arena. The Huskies are now 10-8-1 overall and are off until January 14-15 at Lake Superior State. Click the above headline for details. (MTU Photo)
Alpena goaltender Aidan Schultz stopped 36 shots in regulation time, and then turned away all four shots in the extra time shootout, leading the Wildcats to a 3-2 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Wednesday afternoon at the Northern Lights Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
No. 18 Michigan Tech and No. 3 Michigan skated to a scoreless tie Wednesday in a Great Lakes Invitational Showcase game at Yost Ice Arena. There were four breakaways in the game as goaltender Blake Pietila stopped 30 shots for the Huskies and Erik Portillo had 27 saves for the Wolverines. Click the above headline for details.(MTU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team opened a three-game-in-three-day stretch in Lower Michigan on Tuesday, beating the Dexter Dreadnaughts,10-2, in the Alpena Christmas Classic. Four different Eskymos scored two goals each in the victory. The game was called on the mercy rule in the third period. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
Dylan Ziemke made 39 saves against some of his former teammates, but the Escanaba goaltender's effort wasn't enough as the Ashwaubenon Jaguars went home to Wisconsin with a 3-1 win Thursday night. The Eskymos spent 21 minutes shorthanded thanks to eight minor penalties and one major penalty. Click the above headline for details.
The new Manistique Emeralds High School hockey team won its first-ever home game Thursday night, beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 7-3, at the Little Bear West Arena. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interiews.
The Lake Superior State University hockey team swept a two-game series from the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 4-1 on Saturday and 7-2 on Friday, in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for details. (Lake Superior State photo)
Jayger LaMarch completed his hat trick with 1:00 left in the game to break a 4-4 tie and lead the Escanaba Eskymos hockey team to a 5-4 win over the Muskegon Reeths Puffer Rockets Friday at Marquette’s Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for details.
Jayger LaMarch had two goals and Sawyer LaMarch added three assists as the Escanaba Eskymos blanked the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, Tuesday night at the Wells Sports Complex. Goaltender Bryce Buchbinder made 21 saves for the shutout. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team picked up two signature wins on home ice, this weekend beating the top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, 5-4, Friday, and 5-2 on Saturday. Click the above headline for details from both games. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team picked up two come-from behind victories over the weekend, beating the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 7-3 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday, at the Big Bear Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Dylan Ziemke's player spotlight interview.
The Marquette Redmen rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits and escaped with a 5-4 win over the understaffed Escanaba Eskymos Tuesday night at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to radio interviews.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team beat Bowling Green Saturday night in a shootout to complete a weekend series sweep, 4-3. The 'Cats won Friday's game, 6-3. Click the above headline for details on both games. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team won twice this weekend downstate at Ferris State University, taking Friday's game, 6-3, and Saturday's contest, 7-6, in overtime. Click the above headline to read details from both games. (Ferris State photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey team scored two goals in the first 80 seconds of the game Tuesday night and cruised past the Kingsford Flivvers, 3-1, in the season-opener at the Wells Sports Complex. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Michigan Tech University hockey team beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 5-2, Saturday night in Marquette. Northern had won Friday, 3-2, in overtime, in Houghton. Click the above headline for details from both teams. (NMUphoto)
The Northern Michigan University hockey celebrated the 30th anniversary of the national championship win over Boston University by hosting the BU Terriers this weekend in Marquette. Northern won Saturday night, 6-2, after winning Friday's opener, 5-3. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The man who allegedly sexually abused a National Hockey League player is from Houghton, and also allegedly assaulted a Houghton High School hockey player while he was an assistant coach with the Gremlins. Click the above headline for details. (TSN Photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team lost twice this weekend as the season-opening homestand came to an end. Bemidji State beat the 'Cats on Friday, 5-4, and then got by the 'Cats again on Saturday, 4-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Notre Dame Fightin Irish jumped to an early 3-0 lead and held off the Northern Michigan University Wildcats, 5-2, Saturday night at the Berry Events Center. Click the above headline to read details from both teams, and listen to Wildcat post-game comments. (NMU photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team opened the season Friday night with a 4-1 win over St. Thomas University, the newest Division One school out of Minnesota. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Escanaba High School hockey program is looking for a new head coach. Matt Hughes announced his resignation Monday night after eight years as the head coach, and 13 years of coaching all together. Click the above headline to hear interviews.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association on Thursday announced its compaosite schedule for the 2021-22 season. Northern Michigan University plays the most home games of any conference team. Click the above headline for all of the details.
A record 13 members of the Wildcat hockey program have been named AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholars as announced today. Click the above headline for details.
Lake Superior State University has selected veteran collegiate athletics executive and Michigan native David L. Diles as its new director of athletics after conducting a national search. He succeeds Dr. David Paitson, who earlier resigned after four years to accept an assistant professor of sport management position at University of Indianapolis. Click the above headline to read details.
Northern Michigan University has a total of 173 student-athletes that were named to the 2020-21 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence teams. Click the above headine to see the 173 kids who made the list.
