2021-22 (Senior): Captain Joseph Nardi skated in 21 contests for the Wildcats this season finishing his season with three goals and 11 assists.
2020-21 (Senior): Skated in all 29 contests for the Wildcats … named team captain prior to the start of the season … led the team in points with 33 … boasted 12 goals for second among all NMU players and held the team lead in assists with 21 … boasted the nation’s top face-off success rate, winning 396 total draws in 2020-21 … recorded a career-long point-streak in February, tallying at least one point in six-straight games … scored two game-winning goals, both against FSU, including one overtime game-winner Dec. 30 … was honored with NMU Scholar-Athlete of the Month recognition … named to the All-WCHA Second Team … earned WCHA All-Academic team honors.
2019-20 (Junior): Served as alternate captain during his junior campaign ... skated in all 38 games for the Wildcats ... Posted 27 points off eight goals and 19 assists ... led the team in apples with 19 ... Recorded a career-high point streak of five games (Oct. 18-Nov. 1) ... Blocked 26 shots ... Scored the game-winner and both goals in a 2-1 win over Alaska, November 15 ... Was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.
2018-19 (Sophomore): One of four Wildcats to dress in all 39 games … Tallied 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists … Led the team in game-winning goals with four … Ranked third on the team in goals scored with nine … Recorded a season-long point-streak of three games Feb. 8-15, 2019 (0-4-4) … Netted his first game-winner in a shutout at Alaska (Jan. 4, 2019) … Had 18 blocks … Concluded the season with four power play points (1-3-4) ... Named to WCHA All-Academic Team ... AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar.
2017-18 (Freshman): Was one of eight Wildcats to appear in all 43 contests during the season and was the only freshman to accomplish the feat...Nardi recorded nine goals and 11 assists during his freshman campaign to total 20 points...Scored his first collegiate goal on November 10 at Michigan Tech and added his second goal the following night against MTU in the Berry Events Center...Nardi recorded his first multi-point game of his career when he earned two assists at Alaska-Fairbanks on November 17...During the same game, he earned a season-high +3 rating...Nardi also had one goal and one assist versus Bowling Green on January 12...He scored in four-consecutive games between December 16 and January 5, totaling one goal and three assists...Defensively, he was second among freshman with 19 blocked shots.
Before NMU: Spent the past three seasons with the AJHL's Whitecourt Wolverines, totaling 136 points (47g-89a) in 161 regular-season games ... Added 25 (8g-17a) in 31 playoff contests ... In 2016-17, captained the Wolverines and posted his best offensive numbers in goals (18), assists (35) and points (53) ... Led Whitecourt to the 2017 AJHL finals, totaling 21 points (6g-15a) in 20 playoff games, the third-highest total in the league ... Played on Team Canada West's top line at past two World Junior A Challenges ... Helped the squad capture gold at the 2015 edition and served as an alternate captain in 2016, finishing each tournament with four points (1g-3a) in four games.
