The 2024–25 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season will be the 49th season of play for the program and 27th in the CCHA. The Wildcats will represent Northern Michigan University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Berry Events Center and be coached by Dave Shyiak in his 1st season.

Season

With an off-season coaching change, combined with a disappointing season, Northern Michigan experienced the greatest amount of roster turnover in the history of the program.[1] Just four of thirty players on the roster returned (Tanner Latsch, Zach Michaelis, Jakob Peterson and Brendan Poshak) with just 42 games played between them in 23–24 (approximately 6.5% of the man-games). While the Wildcats were bound to lose some players through graduation, the transfer portal helped to induce eleven players to leave for other programs. Northern Michigan was able to add several new players through the portal to mitigate some of the losses but the majority of their recruiting class were new to college hockey.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Isack Bandu Defenseman  Canada Transferred to St. Lawrence
Tyrell Boucher Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Michael Colella Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Canisius
Mitchel Deelstra Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Robert Morris
Connor Eddy Forward  Canada Transferred to Massachusetts Lowell
Colby Enns Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Merrimack
Reilly Funk Forward  Canada Transferred to Bemidji State
Aiden Gallacher Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Omaha
André Ghantous Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Charlie Glockner Goaltender  United States Transferred to St. Cloud State
Luke Gramer Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Viking Gustafsson Nyberg Defenseman  United States Transferred to Connecticut
Béni Halász Goaltender  Hungary Transferred to St. Cloud State
Travis Hensrud Forward  Canada Left program
Matvei Kabanov Forward  Russia Transferred to Bowling Green
Kevin Marx-Norén Forward  Sweden Transferred to RIT
Michael Mesic Forward  United States Returned to juniors (Youngstown Phantoms)
Kristóf Papp Forward  Hungary Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Jack Perbix Forward/Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Artem Shlaine Forward  Russia Graduate transfer to Arizona State
Grant Slukynsky Forward  United States Transferred to Western Michigan
Carsen Stokes Goaltender  United States Transferred to Augsburg
Mike Van Unen Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Rylan Van Unen Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Allen Americans)
Josh Zinger Defenseman  Canada Transferred to St. Cloud State

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jakub Altrichter Forward  Czech Republic 21 Prague, CZE
Nick Ardanaz Defenseman  Canada 22 Surrey, BC; transfer from Rensselaer
Matt Argentina Forward  United States 21 Philadelphia, PA; transfer from Boston College
Ethan Barwick Goaltender  Canada 22 St. Albert, AB; transfer from Lindenwood
Médrick Bolduc Forward  Canada 21 Val-d'Or, QC
Colby Browne Forward  United States 21 Evergreen, CO
Danny Ciccarello Forward  Canada 23 Kirkland, QC; transfer from Rensselaer
Anthony Cliche Defenseman  Canada 21 Vallée-Jonction, QC
Grayden Daul Defenseman  United States 21 Chicago, IL
Will Diamond Forward  United States 20 Carpentersville, IL
Ryan Duguay Forward  Canada 20 Edmonton, AB
Tynan Ewart Defenseman  Canada 22 Duncan, BC; transfer from St. Cloud State
Wolfgang Govedaris Defenseman  United States 21 Bristol, CT
Aidyn Hutchinson Forward  Canada 21 St. Albert, AB
Rasmus Larsson Defenseman  Sweden 20 Hässelby, SWE; selected 152nd overall in 2023
Jakub Lewandowski Forward  Poland 22 Toruń, POL; transfer from Bemidji State
Trevor Mitchell Defenseman  United States 21 South Lyon, MI
Julian Molinaro Goaltender  Canada 20 Mississauga, ON
Ryan Ouellette Goaltender  United States 23 Colorado Springs, CO; transfer from Niagara
Billy Renfrew Forward  United States 21 Fairbanks, AK
Matthew Romer Forward  United States 22 Chicago, IL; transfer from Arizona State
Joe Schiller Defenseman  United States 20 Moorhead, MN
Grayden Slipec Forward  Canada 23 Surrey, BC
Jesse Tucker Forward  Canada 24 Longlac, ON; transfer from Clarkson

Roster

As of September 13, 2024.[2]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 United States Joe Schiller Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-09-23 Moorhead, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
3 Canada Nick Ardanaz Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-30 Surrey, British Columbia Rensselaer (ECAC) —
4 United States Wolfgang Govedaris Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-04-16 Bristol, Connecticut Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
5 United States Grayden Daul Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-01-31 Chicago, Illinois Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
6 Canada Tynan Ewart (A) Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2002-02-26 Duncan, British Columbia St. Cloud State (NCHC) —
7 United States Brendan Poshak Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-07-13 Green Bay, Wisconsin Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
8 Sweden Rasmus Larsson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2004-02-09 Hässelby, Sweden Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) NYR, 152nd overall 2023
9 United States Zach Michaelis Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-05-30 Elk River, Minnesota Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
10 United States Trevor Mitchell Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2003-05-08 South Lyon, Michigan Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
11 United States Billy Renfrew Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-08-14 Fairbanks, Alaska Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
13 Canada Médrick Bolduc Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-07-09 Val-d'Or, Quebec El Paso Rhinos (NAHL) —
14 Czech Republic Jakub Altrichter Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2003-07-26 Prague, Czech Republic Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
15 Canada Grayden Slipec Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-03-06 Surrey, British Columbia Chicago Steel (USHL) —
17 United States Matthew Romer (A) Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2002-09-01 Chicago, Illinois Arizona State (NCAA) —
18 Canada Ryan Duguay Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-10-18 Edmonton, Alberta Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) —
19 Canada Jesse Tucker (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-01 Longlac, Ontario Clarkson (ECAC) —
20 Canada Anthony Cliche Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2003-06-09 Vallée-Jonction, Quebec Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
21 United States Colby Browne Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-04 Evergreen, Colorado Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) —
22 United States Tanner Latsch (C) Sophomore (RS) F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-02 Muskegon, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
23 United States Jakob Peterson (A) Junior (RS) D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-04-18 Marquette, Michigan Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) —
24 United States Will Diamond Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2003-12-22 Carpentersville, Illinois Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
26 Poland Jakub Lewandowski Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2001-10-25 Toruń, Poland Bemidji State (CCHA) —
27 Canada Danny Ciccarello Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-03-23 Kirkland, Quebec Rensselaer (ECAC) —
28 United States Matt Argentina Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2003-01-16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
29 Canada Aidyn Hutchinson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-09-11 St. Albert, Alberta Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) —
30 United States Ryan Ouellette Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-12-06 Colorado Springs, Colorado Niagara (AHA) —
31 Canada Julian Molinaro Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2003-12-02 Mississauga, Ontario Calgary Canucks (AJHL) —
33 Canada Ethan Barwick Freshman (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-05-17 St. Albert, Alberta Lindenwood (NCAA) —

Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS PCT ^ GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 Minnesota State † 26 18 5 3 3 1 1 56 .718 77 37 34 23 8 3 97 51
Augustana 16 9 5 2 1 1 1 30 .625 48 37 32 17 11 4 89 67
St. Thomas 26 13 9 4 1 1 1 32 .564 76 66 34 16 13 5 95 92
Bowling Green 26 12 10 4 2 3 2 43 .551 69 63 33 16 13 4 83 81
Michigan Tech 26 12 11 3 1 1 1 40 .513 75 69 34 16 15 3 94 90
Ferris State 26 12 13 1 1 0 0 36 .462 74 81 34 13 18 3 85 117
Bemidji State 26 10 12 4 3 1 4 36 .462 63 78 34 13 16 5 85 102
Lake Superior State 26 10 15 1 0 4 0 35 .449 71 76 34 12 20 2 90 108
Northern Michigan 26 4 20 2 1 1 2 16 .205 42 88 34 5 27 2 55 115
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position.
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Exhibition, Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 3–4  4,071
Regular Season
October 11 9:00 pm at #12 Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Ouellette L 3–4 OT 3,650 0–1–0
October 12 8:00 pm at #12 Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Barwick L 1–6  3,650 0–2–0
October 18 7:07 pm Alaska Anchorage* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette W 2–1  2,916 1–2–0
October 19 6:07 pm Alaska Anchorage* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 3–5  2,762 1–3–0
October 25 7:07 pm Arizona State* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–3  2,576 1–4–0
October 26 6:07 pm Arizona State* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–2  2,772 1–5–0
November 1 7:07 pm Michigan Tech Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–3  4,272 1–6–0 (0–1–0)
November 2 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 3–6  3,136 1–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 8 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–5  2,569 1–8–0 (0–3–0)
November 9 6:07 pm Lake Superior State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–5  2,518 1–9–0 (0–4–0)
November 15 8:07 pm at #16 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–3  4,100 1–10–0 (0–5–0)
November 16 7:07 pm at #16 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Ouellette T 1–1 SOW 4,557 1–10–1 (0–5–1)
November 29 8:07 pm at Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–4  2,377 1–11–1 (0–6–1)
November 30 7:07 pm at Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–4  2,525 1–12–1 (0–7–1)
December 6 7:07 pm Ferris State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–3  2,214 1–13–1 (0–8–1)
December 7 6:07 pm Ferris State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–2  2,236 1–14–1 (0–9–1)
December 13 7:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–2  1,654 1–15–1 (0–10–1)
December 14 7:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 3–4  1,777 1–16–1 (0–11–1)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 29 7:00 pm vs. #1 Michigan State* Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–2  9,900 1–17–1
December 30 3:30 pm vs. Michigan Tech* Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Consolation Game, Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Barwick L 3–4 OT 6,857 1–18–1
January 10 7:07 pm #12 Minnesota State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette W 3–2  2,436 2–18–1 (1–11–1)
January 11 6:07 pm #12 Minnesota State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–6  2,581 2–19–1 (1–12–1)
January 17 8:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Ouellette W 4–1  2,142 3–19–1 (2–12–1)
January 18 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Ouellette W 3–1  1,599 4–19–1 (3–12–1)
January 24 7:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 2–3  3,496 4–20–1 (3–13–1)
January 25 6:07 pm Michigan Tech Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry) Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–4  4,110 4–21–1 (3–14–1)
January 31 7:07 pm Bowling Green Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 2–3 OT 2,071 4–22–1 (3–15–1)
February 1 6:07 pm Bowling Green Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 2–5  2,471 4–23–1 (3–16–1)
February 7 7:07 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 2–3  — 4–24–1 (3–17–1)
February 8 6:07 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette W 3–2 OT — 5–24–1 (4–17–1)
February 21 7:07 pm St. Thomas Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 0–3  2,221 5–25–1 (4–18–1)
February 22 6:07 pm St. Thomas Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 3–4  2,603 5–26–1 (4–19–1)
February 28 7:07 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette L 1–5  2,133 5–27–1 (4–20–1)
March 1 6:07 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ Ouellette T 4–4 SOW 2,200 5–27–2 (4–20–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

  1. ^ "Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Northern_Michigan_Wildcats_men%27s_ice_hockey_season
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