12/4/12 NMU hockey line charts: Wildcats host Huskies in Tuesday special

MARQUETTE — In the first of two Tuesday night specials this season, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats and Michigan Tech Huskies square off as nonconference rivals one last time, starting at 7:35 p.m. tonight at the Berry Events Center in Marquette.

The rematch is Tuesday, Feb. 12 in Houghton.

For a preview of tonight’s game, check out a special edition of the Inside 1401 Sports Blog’s NMU Hockey Series Snapshot.

Below are line charts for both teams. A notable return to the Wildcats’ lineup is senior forward Matt Thurber, who hasn’t played since being kicked out 54 seconds into a Nov. 16 game at Ohio State. He was suspended the Nov. 17 game at OSU by the CCHA for his contact to the head penalty, then suspended by NMU head coach Walt Kyle for four more games for a violation of a team rule.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 line charts

Northern Michigan

Forwards

Reed Seckel-Stephan Vigier-Ryan Daugherty

Cohen Adair-Matt Thurber-Darren Nowick

Ryan Aynsley-Erik Higby-Kory Kaunisto

Jake Johnson-Ryan Kesti-Ryan Trenz

Defensemen

Wade Epp-CJ Ludwig

Jake Baker-Scott Macaulay

Kyle Follmer-Mitch Jones

Goaltenders

Jared Coreau

Michael Doan

Scratches: Nate Taurence, DJ Vandercook, Brian Nugent, Justin Rose, Austin Handley, Robert Lindores.

Michigan Tech

Forwards

David Johnstone-Tanner Kero-Malcom Gould

Ryan Furne-Jujhar Khaira-Alex Petan

Blake Pietila-Dennis Rix-Chad Pietila

Aaron Pietila-Daniel Holmberg-C.J. Eick

Defenseman

Bradley Stebner-Carl Nielsen

Tommy Brown-Walker Hyland

Steven Seigo-Riley Sweeney

Goalies

Jamie Phillips

Phoenix Copley

Kevin Genoe