LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – North Dakota’s most successful hockey season in nearly a decade came to a heartbreaking end Thursday night, falling just short of a national title appearance with a 2–1 loss to Wisconsin in the Frozen Four semifinals. It marked the program’s deepest run since 2016 — a season that ended with a national championship. This time, however,…
LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – North Dakota hockey enters the Frozen Four with an impressive 29-9-1 record, now just one win away from a 30-win season—a milestone the program hasn’t reached since 2016. That year also marked the last time North Dakota captured a national championship, a moment senior forward Ben Strinden remembers well. “Yeah, I went with my family, my…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – The countdown is on for North Dakota hockey. In less than a week, North Dakota will take the ice against Wisconsin in Las Vegas, with a trip to the national championship on the line. North Dakota enters the NCAA Frozen Four riding a wave of momentum after a dominant performance in the Sioux Falls Regional. NoDak outscored…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – The messages started coming in almost immediately after the celebration. Former players, many of whom helped build the tradition of North Dakota hockey, reached out to head coach Dane Jackson with congratulations — and a little motivation. “Always really nice to hear from former players, guys,” Jackson said. “Quite a few players have reached out. And excited…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – One year ago, the future of North Dakota hockey officially changed. The date was March 29, 2025 — exactly one year ago — when Dane Jackson was announced as the 17th head coach in program history for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks men’s ice hockey. Fast forward to today, and after Saturday’s Sioux Falls Regional Championship…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – A decade after one of the most memorable seasons in program history, North Dakota Hockey is chasing another title. On April 9, 2016, North Dakota captured its eighth national championship, finishing the season with a dominant 34-6-4 record. Now, ten years later, the Fighting Hawks enter the NCAA Tournament with their highest win total since that…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – The postseason journey continues for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks as they prepare for the Sioux Falls Regional of the NCAA Tournament. North Dakota will open the regional Thursday night against the Merrimack Warriors, a team riding plenty of momentum into the matchup. For head coach Dane Jackson, the location of the regional was the first bit of…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – North Dakota hockey will still be heading to the NCAA Tournament, but it will not be as NCHC champions. No. 2 North Dakota fell 5–1 to No. 8 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday night in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The loss drops the Fighting Hawks to 27–9–1 on the season,…
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – Since the NCHC’s inception, North Dakota hockey has won the conference tournament just once — in 2021, when the tournament was moved to Grand Forks due to the pandemic. That was also the only year the tournament was held outside of the Twin Cities — until this season’s format change, with higher seeds now hosting each game….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — November 2022. That’s the last time North Dakota hockey dropped a game to Miami (Ohio). Since then, the Fighting Hawks have rattled off 10 straight wins over the RedHawks. But this weekend’s matchup at the Ralph Engelstad Arena presents a much different challenge. Miami enters the series ranked No. 20 in the latest USCHO poll with…
