With files from https://nmuwildcats.com/
Battlefords North Stars’ alumnus Tynan Ewart has been named captain of Northern Michigan University of NCAA Division I.
Ewart, 23, played in 149 contests for the North Stars between the regular season, post-season and at the 2023 Centennial Cup in Portage, MB. An elite, supremely skilled defenceman, he posted 105 points over that span.
“We really like our leadership group and the experience they bring, and they’ve done a great job in building our culture over the course of the last six weeks,” says head coach Dave Shyiak, who is entering his second season behind the Wildcat bench. “With 16 new faces, our captains have led by example on and off the ice, and it doesn’t surprise our coaching staff that the players voted for Tynan, Nick, Caiden, and Zane. They all have an understanding of what our standards and expectations are on a day-to-day basis.”
Ewart, a junior defenseman from Duncan, British Columbia, enters his second season of captaincy after wearing an ‘A’ last season. A standout returner on the blueline, Ewart was one of just three Wildcat skaters to play in all 34 games, and he led Wildcat defensemen in assists, points, and blocks, while pacing all skaters in time on ice per game, averaging just shy of 25 minutes a game during last season’s campaign. A two-time CCHA Defenseman of the Week, Ewart will enter his second season with the Wildcats, but his third season under head coach Shyiak, as Ewart was a freshman at St. Cloud during Shyiak’s last season behind the bench with the Huskies.
He is joined on the 2025-26 Wildcats roster by Melfort Mustangs alumnus Aidyn Hutchinson.
