Northeastern University Huskies
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| Northeastern University Huskies | |
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| University | Northeastern University |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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| Athletics director | Peter Roby (interim) |
| Location | Boston, MA |
| Varsity Teams | 17 varsity teams |
| Stadium | Parsons Field |
| Arena | Matthews Arena |
| Arena 2 | Cabot Center |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Fight Song | |
| Colors | Black and Red
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| Homepage | gonu.com |
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 C. A. Pethybridge, Class of 1932.
Principal athletic facilities include Matthews Arena, the world's oldest indoor ice hockey arena (capacity: 6,000), 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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[edit] Men's hockey
A founding member of the Hockey East athletic conference, the Huskies' men's hockey team has generally been a second-division squad. Its heyday was in the 1980s, when it won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times and was the runner-up twice, its best season coming 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 and 1994.
The program's most notable coach was ex-Boston Bruins' and Hockey Hall of Famer Ferny 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. Most recently, coming back from a 2006-07 season which proved to be the worst in Huskies' history with a 3-24-7 mark, the Huskies finished 13-18-5.
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.
[edit] 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 New Jersey Devils defenseman and Hobey Baker Award finalist Jim Fahey 02'. Michael Ryan '02 is currently a defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres.
[edit] Men's basketball
[edit] 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, Dallas Mavericks forward Jose Juan Barea and all-time NCAA assist leader Andre LaFleur.
[edit] Men's football
[edit] Notable alums
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Cincinnati Bengals tight end, Super Bowl MVP 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.
[edit] Women's hockey
[edit] 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.
[edit] Men's baseball
[edit] Notable alums
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Oakland Athletics first baseman Carlos Pena, New York Giants third baseman Johnny Tobin and Chicago White Sox infielder Wild Bill Hunnefield.
[edit] Women's basketball
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[edit] Track and field
[edit] Notable alums
Among notable players for Northeastern have been Olympian Bruce Bickford.
[edit] Rowing
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| Hockey East |
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| Men's Division: Boston College • Boston University • Maine • Massachusetts • UMass Lowell • Merrimack • New Hampshire • Northeastern • Providence • Vermont Women's Division: Boston College • Boston University • UConn • Maine • New Hampshire • Northeastern • Providence • Vermont |
