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.
While Northeastern has won numerous conference championships there has only been one man ever crowned NCAA Champion. Boris Djerassi won the 1975 NCAA Championship in the hammer throw.
Principal athletic facilities include Matthews Arena, the world's oldest indoor ice hockey arena (capacity: 5,407 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.
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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 the team won the prestigious
Beanpot tournament four times (the only times Northeastern 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, 1994, and 2009.
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 about to enter his fifth season as coach, having compiled a 55-69-19 record in his first four 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.
Brad Thiessen, who turned professional after his junior year (2009), broke Gibson's school record with eight career shutouts by his sophomore season and had been threatening several career goaltending records.
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
Carolina Hurricanes.
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
|
| 1973-74
| 10
| 13
| 4
| .444
| 7
| 10
| 2
| 16
| .421
| T-11th
| 3rd
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1974-75
| 15
| 11
| 2
| .571
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 21
| .477
| 9th
| 3rd
|
| Fern Flaman
|
| 1975-76
| 9
| 16
| 1
| .365
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 13
| .283
| T-14th
| 4th
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1976-77
| 11
| 16
| 0
| .407
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 18
| .409
| 13th
| 4th
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1977-78
| 10
| 17
| 1
| .375
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 15
| .313
| 15th
| 4th
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1978-79
| 12
| 15
| 0
| .444
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 22
| .500
| 9th
| 3rd
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1979-80
| 7
| 20
| 0
| .259
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 10
| .238
| 6th East
| 1st
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1980-81
| 13
| 13
| 0
| .500
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 24
| .571
| T-2nd East
| 4th
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1981-82
| 25
| 9
| 2
| .722
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 29
| .690
| 1st East
| 3rd
| NCAA Third Place
| Fern Flaman
|
| 1982-83
| 13
| 14
| 1
| .482
| 9
| 11
| 1
| 19
| .452
| 5th East
| 2nd
|
| Fern Flaman
|
| 1983-84
| 16
| 12
| 1
| .569
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 21
| .500
| 5th East
| 1st
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 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
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| 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
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| 1987-88
| 21
| 13
| 4
| .605
| 13
| 9
| 4
| 30
| .577
| 1st
| 1st
| NCAA First Round
| Fern Flaman
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| 1988-89
| 18
| 16
| 2
| .528
| 13
| 11
| 2
| 28
| .538
| T-3rd
| 4th
|
| Fern Flaman
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| 1989-90
| 16
| 19
| 2
| .459
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 20
| .476
| T-5th
| 4th
|
| Don McKenney
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| 1990-91
| 8
| 25
| 2
| .257
| 3
| 16
| 2
| 8
| .190
| 8th
| 3rd
|
| Don McKenney
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| 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
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| 1993-94
| 19
| 13
| 7
| .577
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 26
| .542
| 4th
| 4th
| NCAA First Round
| Ben Smith
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| 1994-95
| 16
| 14
| 5
| .529
| 11
| 8
| 5
| 27
| .563
| 4th
| 3rd
|
| Ben Smith
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| 1995-96
| 10
| 21
| 5
| .347
| 6
| 13
| 5
| 17
| .354
| 7th
| 2nd
|
| Ben Smith
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| 1996-97
| 8
| 25
| 3
| .264
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 6
| .143
| 9th
| 3rd
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 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
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| 1999-00
| 12
| 19
| 5
| .403
| 8
| 11
| 5
| 21
| .438
| T-5th
| 4th
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 2000-01
| 13
| 9
| 4
| .417
| 7
| 13
| 4
| 18
| .375
| 7th
| 3rd
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 2001-02
| 19
| 17
| 3
| .526
| 11
| 11
| 2
| 24
| .500
| 5th
| 2nd
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 2002-03
| 10
| 21
| 3
| .338
| 5
| 17
| 2
| 12
| .250
| T-8th
| 4th
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 2003-04
| 11
| 16
| 7
| .426
| 5
| 13
| 6
| 16
| .333
| 9th
| 3rd
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 2004-05
| 15
| 18
| 5
| .461
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 24
| .500
| 6th
| 2nd
|
| Bruce Crowder
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| 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
| 23
| 9
| 4
| --
| 18
| 6
| 3
| 39
| .722
| 2nd
| 2nd
| NCAA First Round
| Greg Cronin
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Men's basketball
Northeastern is currently a member of the
Colonial Athletic Association, having moved to the CAA in 2005-06 after many years in the
America East Conference. The current men's basketball coach is
Bill Coen.
For major violations, NCAA has placed Northeastern's men’s basketball program on two years of probation and has reduced the program's scholarships and recruiting privileges, announced on April 24, 2009.
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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.
Season-by-season records
Note: This list is incomplete.
| Year
| Overall Record
| America East Record
| Post Season
| Head Coach
|
| W
| L
| Win %
| W
| L
| Win %
| Finish
|
| 2004-05
| 21
| 10
| .677
| 15
| 3
| .833
| 2nd
| NIT First Round
| Ron Everhart
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| Year
| Overall Record
| CAA Record
| Post Season
| Head Coach
|
| W
| L
| Win %
| W
| L
| Win %
| Finish
|
| 2005-06
| 19
| 11
| .633
| 12
| 6
| .667
| 5th
|
| Ron Everhart
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| 2006-07
| 13
| 19
| .406
| 9
| 9
| .500
| T-5th
|
| Bill Coen
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| 2007-08
| 14
| 17
| .452
| 9
| 9
| .500
| T-6th
|
| Bill Coen
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| 2008-09
| 18
| 11
| --
| 12
| 6
| .667
| T-3rd
|
| Bill Coen
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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.
Women's basketball
Notable alums
Track and field
Notable alums
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Olympian
Bruce Bickford.
Rowing
Notable alums
See also
- Northeastern University
- Matthews Arena
References
- Northeastern men’s basketball penalized for infractions