2024–25 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	Berry Events Center
Record
Overall	1–16–1
Conference	0–11–1
Home	1–8–0
Road	0–8–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Dave Shyiak
Assistant coaches	Andy Contois Phil Fox Ben Russell
Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 »

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.

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.

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

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	Torun, 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

As of September 13, 2024.^[2]

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