"We had good chemistry and we just came in and everyone was positive." — Rico DiMATTEO, NMU freshman goalie, on the Wildcats’ WCHA playoff run to the championship game ---------------------- MARQUETTE — Transferring to a different school during the offseason isn’t easy and it can ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mike LaFleur was in high school when his big brother would bring his buddy over to the house so they could raid the family’s fridge and intercept the TV remote. The LaFleurs’ home in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, was a popular place during those days in 2004. That was ...
"I just want to play, you know. That’s what every hockey player wants to do, is play." — Alex Frye, NMU hockey forward, who transferred from Alaska-Anchorage last fall after the Seawolves dropped their program --------------------- MARQUETTE — Imagine you have just started your ...
"Having that home ice advantage again is something that I know we’re looking forward to." — Grant Potulny, NMU head hockey coach, on the expectation that fans will again be allowed in the stands this fall ------------------------- MARQUETTE — A new era began for the Northern ...
"We’re so grateful to have a player like Caroline." — Jon Sandoval, NMU women’s soccer first-year head coach, on Wildcats junior and GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year Caroline Halonen ------------------- MARQUETTE — Competing in a fall sport during the spring, doing so indoors ...
PARK CITY, Utah — Sten Fjeldheim may no longer be the Northern Michigan University Nordic skiing team’s head coach, but that hasn’t stopped him from winning more awards. Fjeldheim retired in March after 35 years leading the Wildcats, but he picked up two more honors on ...