NMU’s Griffin Loughran, front, knocks the stick away from Alaska-Fairbanks’ Max Newton in the third period of their WCHA game on Nov. 16 played at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. (Photo courtesy Daryl T. Jarvinen)

NMU’s Grant Loven, left, gets around Michigan Tech’s Keegan Ford in the first period of their WCHA game played at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton on Feb. 29. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)

Northern Michigan University's Grant Loven, left, gets around Michigan Tech's Keegan Ford during the first period of their WCHA game played at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton on Saturday night, Feb. 29, 2020. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)

While falling to the ice, Alaska-Anchorage goalie Kristian Stead, bottom right, trips the Wildcats’ Brandon Schultz during an altercation in the crease in the second period of their WCHA game played Jan. 11 at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. (Photo courtesy Daryl T. Jarvinen)

Northern Michigan University's Luke Voltin, second from right, skates through the defense of St. Cloud State skaters, from left, Jami Krannila, Nick Perbix and Jack Ahcan as Voltin slides a shot just past the left outstretched leg of Huskies goaltender David Hrenak in the third period of their nonconference hockey game played at the Berry Events Center in Marquette on Nov. 9. (Photo courtesy Daryl T. Jarvinen)