Northeastern University
- Athletics

You Don't Come for Sports - Except Hockey

Northeastern isn't known for sports. Football was recently cut, and most other teams are pretty mediocre. There aren't any wild crowd gatherings at games for the most part, because being located in the middle of a bustling city takes away the ability for a sprawling building and huge fields that non-city schools enjoy. Such is the trade-off of city living. NU does have Matthews Arena, a historic site in Boston, where the decent basketball team and pretty good - occasionally awesome hockey teams play. Hockey is the biggest sport at NU, and there have been a number of recent players drafted to the NHL (i.e. Thiessen, goalie - Penguins ). The crowd gets pretty intense at hockey games, and that's where you see a great display of Husky pride. While you don't get crazy football games at NU, you get great restaurants, bars, culture, and a constancy of things to do!

Northeastern Athletics

Unfortunately, Northeastern is not a school known for its outstanding athletics. It is more of an academically oriented school. In recent years the football team was cut. The hockey team is decent and is probably the best of all athletic teams at Northeastern.

Husky Pride

The athletics at Northeastern are pretty amazing. Our varsity Huskies are professional and very strong teams. Our women's Hockey this year won first place.