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New UND Center Carter Wilkie: “It was an easy decision once they called me.”

WILKIE TRANSFERED INTO NORTH DAKOTA FROM RIT.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)– The highest scoring player in the transfer portal this offseason for college hockey was RIT center Carter Wilkie. Earlier this month, he announced his commitment to North Dakota. Wilkie visited UND and Wisconsin before announcing his commitment to NoDak. The Calgary, Alberta native registered back-to-back 40-point seasons for the Tigers and helped lead his team to…
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NoDak Forward Jackson Blake Signs With Carolina Hurricanes

NORTH DAKOTA FORWARD AND HOBEY BAKER FINALIST SIGNS PRO DEAL.
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick finalist Jackson Blake has signed a 3-year entry level deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. Blake will receive $775,000 at the NHL level in 2023-24 and $832,500 at the NHL level in 2024-25 and 2025-26. He will receive $80,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level for all three seasons, and the deal…

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North Dakota Hockey Update: Transfers and Professional Deals Signed

NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY UPDATE.
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–The Hockey transfer portal has been active and a lot of professional deals are being signed for North Dakota Hockey. Riese Gaber offically signed a contract with the AHL (Charlotte Checkers) and Hunter Johannes signed with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins this week. On Friday, a lot of news broke regarding the UND hockey roster. In the…
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Hunter Johannes inks deal with AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins

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PHOTO/UND ATHLETICS GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) – North Dakota forward Hunter Johannes has been signed by the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) to an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2023-24 season as well as a standard player’s contract for the 2024-25 year, as announced by the club on Wednesday.   Johannes finished his one…

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NoDak Forward Riese Gaber Agrees to Professional Deal

WITH THE DECISION TO GO PRO, GABER ENDS HIS COLLEGE CAREER AND OPTS NOT TO TAKE HIS FINAL YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY.
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–Friday nights loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament officially ended the the Riese Gaber era in Grand Forks. The four-year North Dakota Forward agreed to a two-year, one-way deal with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. The Checkers are the top minor league affiliate for the NHL’s Florida Panthers. The deal will go into…

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NoDak Receives 2-seed; Plays Michigan in Maryland Heights NCAA Regional Friday

NORTH DAKOTA ENTERS THE NCAA MENS ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AS A 2-SEED.
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–The NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament field is set and North Dakota now knows who, when and where they will play this week. After winning the Penrose Cup during the regular season, this past weekend North Dakota fell to Omaha in the NCHC semifinals 6-3 all but certainly eliminating their chances at a 1-seed and a favorable venue…

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UND Hockey Heads to St. Paul in Search of NCHC Crown

NORTH DAKOTA EYES FIRST NCHC TITLE IN TWIN CITIES; ONLY WIN WAS 2021 AT THE RALPH.
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–It was another successful weekend for North Dakota hockey in Grand Forks as they sweep their win down to St. Paul in the NCHC tournament. NoDak exploded on offense this weekend outscoring Miami of Ohio 12-2 en route to a two games to none sweep to advance to the Frozen Faceoff this upcoming weekend. In addition to…

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No. 3 North Dakota captures sixth Penrose Cup with 3-0 shutout win

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PHOTO/RUSSELL HONS GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– Senior goaltender Ludvig Persson stopped all 35 shots fired his way to help No. 3 North Dakota defeat No. 12/11 Western Michigan, 3-0, and capture the Penrose Cup for the sixth time in program history on Saturday night from the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND (24-8-2, 15-6-1 NCHC) wins its 21st conference crown…

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No. 2 NoDak Prepares for Last Place RedHawks

UND HITS THE ROAD FOR A BATTLE WITH MIAMI (OH).
Ryan Bowlin,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)–The Ralph Engelstad played host to a marquee, Top-5 matchup last weekend with No. 5 North Dakota hosting No. 4 Denver. UND completed the sweep over the Pioneers and rose in the USCHO.com poll to No. 2 and sole possession of first place in the NCHC by 4 points over second place St. Cloud State. UND held…