Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey

The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The team has competed in Hockey East since 1984 and has won three tournament titles, having previously played in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), where they won one tournament championship. The Huskies play home games at the 4,666-seat Matthews Arena, the world's oldest hockey arena still in use.^[2] Jerry Keefe assumed the head coach role in 2021 after longtime coach Jim Madigan moved to athletic director.^[3]

Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
Current season
University	Northeastern University
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Jerry Keefe 4th season, 73–62–12 (.537)
Assistant coaches	Mike Levine Jason Guerriero Brian Mahoney-Wilson
Arena	Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Student section	The DogHouse
Colors	Red and black[1]
NCAA tournament Frozen Four
1982
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference tournament champions
ECAC: 1982 Hockey East: 1988, 2016, 2019
Conference regular season champions
Hockey East: 2022

Huskies vs. Cornell, 2019 NCAA Hockey East regional

History

The men's ice hockey program has existed since 1929 and played as an independent NCAA Division I team until joining the ECAC in 1961. Northeastern is a founding member of the Hockey East athletic conference, which the team joined in 1984. The Huskies had their most success in the 1980s, when the team won the prestigious Beanpot tournament four times (1980, 1984, 1985, 1988) and was the runner-up twice (1983 and 1987). The Huskies ended a 30-year Beanpot drought in 2018, followed by further wins in 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2024 for a total of nine championships.

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, 2016, and 2019, and made appearances in the NCAA hockey tournament in 1988, 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

Brad Thiessen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2007.

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.

Other than those who have achieved success in the professional ranks, some of the more notable individual players in team history include Adam Gaudette, the 2018 Hobey Baker Award winner as the most valuable player in NCAA collegiate hockey (the only such winner in the program's history); Art Chisholm and Ray Picard, each two-time All-Americans; and Sandy Beadle 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, Keni Gibson and Cayden Primeau, who between them hold most school career records. Devon Levi broke Brad Thiessen's single-season record of shutouts in 2022 with 10, his first full year starting in goal.

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey seasons

Source:^[4]

Head coaches

As of the end of the 2024–25 season^[4]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1929–1936	H. Nelson Raymond	7	26–28–5	.483
1936–1942, 1946–1955	Herb Gallagher	15	108–122–6	.470
1942–1943	William L. Linskey	1	7–6–0	.538
1955–1970	Jim Bell	15	154–218–4	.415
1970–1989	Fernie Flaman	19	256–301–24	.461
1989–1991	Don McKenney	2	24–44–4	.361
1991–1996	Ben Smith	5	71–91–18	.444
1996–2005	Bruce Crowder	9	120–170–36	.423
2005–2011	Greg Cronin	6	87–104–29	.461
2011–2021	Jim Madigan	10	174–139–39	.550
2021–present	Jerry Keefe	4	73–62–12	.537
Totals	11 coaches	93 seasons	1,100-1,285–177	.464

Roster

As of August 28, 2024.^[5]

No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Quentin Sigurdson	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-07-12	Sartell, Minnesota	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
2		Joaquim Lemay	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2002-07-28	Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Quebec	Omaha (USHL)	WSH, 119th overall 2021
3		Nolan Hayes	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-08-14	Boston, Massachusetts	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
4		Jake Boltmann (A)	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-10-19	Edina, Minnesota	Notre Dame (Big Ten)	CGY, 80th overall 2020
5		Jack Henry	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-02-25	Skaneateles, New York	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
6		Jake Higgins	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-06-09	Hingham, Massachusetts	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
7		Andy Moore	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-01-21	Cumberland, Maine	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
8		Jackson Dorrington (A)	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2004-04-13	North Reading, Massachusetts	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	VAN, 176th overall 2022
9		Ryan McGuire	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-07-27	New Canaan, Connecticut	Colgate (ECAC)	—
10		Ethan Fredericks	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2004-11-22	Sandy Springs, Georgia	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
11		Eli Sebastian	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-05-19	Burlington, Ontario	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
12		Cameron Lund (A)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-06-07	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	SJS, 34th overall 2022
13		Dylan Hryckowian	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2004-05-19	L'Île-Bizard, Quebec	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
14		Joe Connor	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-14	Amherst, New Hampshire	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	TBL, 195th overall 2024
15		Jack Williams (C)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-03-02	Biddeford, Maine	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
17		Griffin Erdman	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2005-02-10	Wilmington, Delaware	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
18		James Fisher	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-04-28	Burlington, Massachusetts	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	CBJ, 203rd overall 2022
19		Billy Norcross	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-03-16	Lynn, Massachusetts	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
21		Marc Lund	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-04-29	Edina, Minnesota	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
22		Vinny Borgesi (A)	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-03-02	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
23		Ben Poitras	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2005-07-18	Montreal, Quebec	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
24		Kyle Furey	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-02-05	Marshfield, Massachusetts	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
25		Nick Rhéaume	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-05-02	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)	—
27		Seth Constance	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-10-26	Northville, Michigan	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
28		Anthony Messuri	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-07-24	Arlington, Massachusetts	Utica Jr. Comets (NCDC)	—
29		Cristophe Tellier	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-23	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
33		Harrison Chesney	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-12-07	Malverne, New York	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC)	—
39		Cameron Whitehead	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-06-13	Orleans, Ontario	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	VGK, 128th overall 2022

Statistical leaders

Source:^[6]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jim Martel	1972–1976	110	93	117	210
Charlie Huck	1972–1976	110	93	99	192
Rod Isbister	1982–1986	127	79	110	189
Art Chisholm	1958–1961	72	100	82	182
Dave Sherlock	1972–1976	89	72	100	172
Jordan Shields	1992–1996	142	62	104	168
Harry Mews	1986–1990	133	64	101	165
Ken Manchurek	1980–1984	111	76	86	162
Kevin Heffernan	1984–1988	143	58	96	154
Mike Holmes	1974–1978	108	25	127	152

Rico Rossi is the Huskies' career penalty minute leader with 406; Eric Williams is the career games leader with 155.

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Devon Levi	2021–2023	66	3940	38	22	6	125	16	.942	1.90
Cayden Primeau	2017–2019	70	4134	44	18	6	138	8	.932	2.00
Brad Thiessen	2006–2009	111	6661	52	46	12	266	9	.922	2.40
Ryan Ruck	2015–2019	86	4921	44	28	8	213	4	.904	2.60
Clay Witt	2010–2015	71	3930	31	27	5	172	5	.920	2.63

Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame Source:[7] Fernie Flaman (1990)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame Source:[8] David Poile (2018) Sid Watson (1999)

NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award Adam Gaudette: 2018

Spencer Penrose Award Fernie Flaman: 1982

Mike Richter Award Cayden Primeau: 2019 Devon Levi: 2022, 2023

NCAA Scoring Champion Zach Aston-Reese: 2017 Adam Gaudette: 2018

All-American teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1951–52: Ray Picard, G
• 1952–53: Ray Picard, G
• 1959–60: Art Chisholm, F
• 1960–61: Art Chisholm, F
• 1980–81: Sandy Beadle, F
• 1986–87: Bruce Racine, G
• 1987–88: Bruce Racine, G
• 1989–90: Rob Cowie, D
• 1995–96: Dan McGillis, F
• 1997–98: Marc Robitaille, G
• 2001–02: Jim Fahey, D
• 2004–05: Jason Guerriero, F
• 2008–09: Brad Thiessen, G
• 2016–17: Zach Aston-Reese, F
• 2017–18: Jérémy Davies, D; Adam Gaudette, F; Dylan Sikura, F
• 2018–19: Cayden Primeau, G
• 2021–22: Devon Levi, G; Aidan McDonough, F
• 2022–23: Devon Levi, G; Aidan McDonough, F

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 1947–48: Jim Bell, F
• 1983–84: Ken Manchurek, F
• 1984–85: Jim Averill, F
• 1987–88: Brian Dowd, D
• 2014–15: Kevin Roy, F
• 2018–19: Jérémy Davies, F
• 2019–20: Tyler Madden, F
• 2021–22: Jordan Harris, D

ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Mark Davidner: 1982

All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

• 1962–63: Leo Dupere, F
• 1963–64: Leo Dupere, F
• 1980–81: Sandy Beadle, F

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

• 1963–64: Larry Bone, F
• 1964–65: Don Turcotte, D
• 1966–67: Don Turcotte, D
• 1967–68: Ken Leu, G
• 1969–70: David Poile, F

Hockey East

Individual awards

Player of the Year Brad Thiessen: 2009 Zach Aston-Reese: 2017 Adam Gaudette: 2018 Devon Levi: 2023

Rookie of the Year Devon Levi: 2022

Best Defensive Forward Joe Vitale: 2009 Justin Hryckowian: 2023, 2024

Len Ceglarski Award Mike Jozefowicz: 2001 Jason Guerriero: 2005

Goaltending Champions Brad Thiessen: 2009 Cayden Primeau: 2018, 2019 Devon Levi: 2022

Best Defensive Defenseman Tim Judy: 2005 Louis Liotti: 2009 Josh Manson: 2014 Jordan Harris: 2022 Hunter McDonald: 2023

Three-Stars Award Keni Gibson: 2004 Brad Thiessen: 2009 Clay Witt: 2014 Adam Gaudette: 2018 Cayden Primeau: 2019 Aidan McDonough: 2021 Devon Levi: 2022

Coach of the Year Fernie Flaman: 1989 Bruce Crowder: 1998 Greg Cronin: 2009 Jerry Keefe: 2022

Tournament Most Valuable Player Bruce Racine: 1988 Cayden Primeau: 2019

All-Conference teams

First Team

• 1984–85: Jim Averill, D; Rod Isbister, F
• 1985–86: Claude Lodin, D; Jay Heinbuck, F
• 1986–87: Bruce Racine, G
• 1987–88: Brian Dowd, D; David O'Brien, F
• 1988–89: Dave Buda, F
• 1989–90: Rob Cowie, D
• 1993–94: François Bouchard, D; Mike Taylor, F
• 1994–95: Dan McGillis, D; Jordan Shields, F
• 1995–96: Dan McGillis, D
• 1997–98: Marc Robitaille, G
• 2001–02: Jim Fahey, D
• 2004–05: Keni Gibson, G; Jason Guerriero, F
• 2008–09: Brad Thiessen, G
• 2014–15: Kevin Roy, F
• 2016–17: Zach Aston-Reese, F
• 2017–18: Cayden Primeau, G; Jérémy Davies, D; Adam Gaudette, F; Dylan Sikura, F
• 2018–19: Cayden Primeau, G; Jérémy Davies, D
• 2019–20: Tyler Madden, F
• 2021–22: Devon Levi, G; Jordan Harris, D; Aidan McDonough, F
• 2022–23: Devon Levi, G; Aidan McDonough, F

Second Team

• 1984–85: Bruce Racine, G
• 1985–86: Paul Fitzsimmons, D
• 1987–88: Claude Lodin, D
• 1988–89: Rob Cowie, D; Harry Mews, F
• 1989–90: Harry Mews, F
• 1990–91: Rob Cowie, D
• 2000–01: Jim Fahey, D
• 2004–05: Mike Morris, F
• 2007–08: Joe Vitale, F
• 2008–09: Ryan Ginand, F
• 2010–11: Wade MacLeod, F
• 2013–14: Clay Witt, G; Josh Manson, D; Kevin Roy, F
• 2015–16: Zach Aston-Reese, F
• 2016–17: Dylan Sikura, F
• 2017–18: Nolan Stevens, F
• 2019–20: Ryan Shea, D
• 2020–21: Zach Solow, F; Jordan Harris, D
• 2022–23: Justin Hyrckowian, F

Third Team All-Hockey East

• 2016–17: Adam Gaudette, F
• 2023–24: Alex Campbell, F; Justin Hryckowian, F
• 2024–25: Cam Lund, F

Rookie Team

• 1984–85: Bruce Racine, G
• 1987–88: Will Averill, D
• 1990–91: Mike Taylor, F
• 1991–92: Todd Reynolds, G
• 1992–93: Mike Veisor, G; Dan McGillis, D
• 1997–98: Brian Cummings, F
• 1998–99: Jim Fahey, D; Willie Levesque, F
• 2001–02: Keni Gibson, G
• 2002–03: Mike Morris, F
• 2006–07: Brad Thiessen, G; Chad Costello, F
• 2008–09: Steve Quailer, F
• 2009–10: Chris Rawlings, G; Jake Newton, D
• 2010–11: Anthony Bitetto, D; Brodie Reid, F
• 2011–12: Ludwig Karlsson, F
• 2012–13: Kevin Roy, F
• 2013–14: Mike Szmatula, F
• 2017–18: Cayden Primeau, G
• 2018–19: Tyler Madden, F
• 2020–21: Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, F
• 2021–22: Devon Levi, G; Justin Hyrckowian, F; Jack Hughes, F
• 2022–23: Cam Lund, F; Hunter McDonald, D

Northeastern Huskies Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Northeastern men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Northeastern Huskies Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).^[9]

• David Archambault (2016)
• Jim Averill (2002)
• Eddie Barry (1976)
• Robert F. Barry (1985)
• Jim Bell (1974)
• John Bialek (1980)
• Larry Bone (1993)
• Randy Bucyk (2011)
• John R. Byrne (1979)
• William Lee Carter (1979)
• Richard Cavanaugh (1978)
• Art Chisholm (1977)
• Dave Coleman (1981)
• John Connelly (1975)
• Rob Cowie (2005)
• Leo Dupere (1984)
• Jim Fahey (2012)
• Paul Filipe (2004)
• Fernie Flaman (1989)
• Jay Heinbuck (2010)
• Mike Holmes (1991)
• Charles Huck (2000)
• Rod Isbister (2003)
• Ken Manchurek (2006)
• Jim Martel (1990)
• Ed McCarty (1988)
• Paul McDougall (1996)
• Dan McGillis (2009)
• Don McKenney (1999)
• Neil McPhee (1980)
• Harry Mews (2009)
• David O'Brien (1995)
• Ray Picard (1977)
• David Poile (1987)
• Eric Porter (1982)
• Bruce Racine (2001)
• Bill Seabury (1986)
• Jordan Shields (2013)
• Don Turcotte (1983)
• Wayne Turner (1994)
• Jim Walsh (1991)
• Sid Watson (1975)
• Dean Webb (1981)
• Andrew Zamparelli (1983)

Olympians

This is a list of Northeastern alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name	Position	Northeastern Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Devon Levi	Goaltender	2020–2023	CAN	2022	6th

Huskies in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

As of July 1, 2025.^[10]

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Zach Aston-Reese Center PIT, ANA, TOR, DET, CBJ 2017–Present 389 0 Eddie Barry Left Wing BOS 1946–1947 19 0 Sandy Beadle Left Wing WPG 1980–1981 6 0 Matt Benning Defenseman EDM, NSH, SJS 2016–Present 464 0 Anthony Bitetto Defenseman NSH, MIN, WPG, NYR 2014–2021 197 0 Randy Bucyk Right Wing MTL, CGY 1985–1988 19 0 Art Chisholm Center BOS 1960–1961 3 0 Sam Colangelo Right Wing ANA 2023–Present 35 0 Rob Cowie Defenseman LAK 1994–1996 78 0 Jérémy Davies Defenseman NSH, BUF 2021–2023 23 0 Jim Fahey Defenseman SJS, NJD 2002–2007 92 0 Adam Gaudette Center VAN, CHI, OTT, STL 2017–Present 301 0 Scott Gruhl Left Wing LAK, PIT 1981–1988 20 0 Jordan Harris Defenseman MTL, CBJ 2021–Present 164 0 Justin Hryckowian Center DAL 2024–Present 5 0 Michael Kesselring Defenseman ARI, UTA 2022–Present 156 0 Devon Levi Goaltender BUF 2022–Present 39 0 Cameron Lund Center SJS 2024–Present 11 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Josh Manson Defenseman ANA, COL 2014–Present 626 1 Aidan McDonough Forward VAN 2022–2023 6 0 Dan McGillis Defenseman EDM, PHI, SJS, BOS, NJD 1996–2006 634 0 Chris Nilan Forward MTL, NYR, BOS 1979–1992 688 1 Jamie Oleksiak Defenseman DAL, PIT, SEA 2012–Present 680 0 Cayden Primeau Goaltender MTL 2019–Present 55 0 Bruce Racine Goaltender STL 1995–1996 11 0 Kevin Roy Left Wing ANA 2017–2019 28 0 Michael Ryan Left Wing BUF, CAR 2006–2009 83 0 Ryan Shea Defenseman PIT 2023–Present 70 0 Dylan Sikura Right Wing CHI, VEG, COL 2017–2022 58 0 Jayden Struble Defenseman MTL 2023–Present 112 0 Brian Sullivan Right Wing NJD 1992–1993 2 0 Brad Thiessen Goaltender PIT 2011–2012 5 0 Joe Vitale Center PIT, ARI 2010–2016 234 0 Jim Walsh Defenseman BUF 1981–1982 4 0 Jack Williams Defenseman CBJ 2024–Present 1 0

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  Zach Aston-Reese
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  Adam Gaudette
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  Jordan Harris
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  Devon Levi
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  Jamie Oleksiak
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  Jayden Struble
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  Brad Thiessen
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  Joe Vitale

See also

• Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey

Notes