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Minnesota Wild Signs Center Yakov Trenin to a Four-Year Contract

July 1, 2024

Aaron Walling,

SAINT PAUL (KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday the signing of center Yakov Trenin to a four-year, $14 million contract through the 2027-28 season. The 27-year-old veteran has been playing in the NHL since the 2019-20 season and has totaled 82 points through 48 goals and 34 assists in 299 games played. Trenin started his career with the…

Incoming UND hockey freshman drafted in first round of NHL Draft

June 28, 2024

Aaron Walling,

LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – An incoming freshman for the UND hockey program was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. EJ Emery was on the U.S. National Under-18 team where he was a dominant defender while also chipping in 16 assists in 61 games. “Brad Berry, the entire coaching staff, the fans,…

Fargo Force win the 2024 USHL Clark Cup

May 18, 2024

Aaron Walling,

Fargo ForceDUBUQUE, IOWA (KVRR) – The Fargo Force beat the Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-1 in Game 4 to claim the 2024 USHL Clark Cup. The Force won the series 3-1 and won their first title since the 2017-18 season. After giving up an early goal to Dubuque, the Force responded with two first period goals from Brasen Boser and Jake…

Fargo Force win Game 2; need one more to take the Clark Cup

May 11, 2024

Aaron Walling,

Fargo Force win 6-3 in Game 2 (5/11/24, Aaron Walling)FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Force are one more win away from claiming the 2024 Clark Cup after winning Game 2 over the Dubuque Fighting Saints. The Force won 6-3 thanks to an unrelenting offense. Tom Leppa led the Force with two goals while Mac Swanson scored a goal and two…

UND’s hockey conference schedule is out

April 23, 2024

Aaron Walling,

GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey program released their National Collegiate Hockey Conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Their first conference matchup is against Minnesota Duluth on the road on November 8. Their first home conference tilt will be against the defending NCAA champions, the Denver Pioneers. That series starts on November 15 in Grand…

Force use strong opening period to take Game 1 over Tri-City

April 20, 2024

Aaron Walling,

Fargo Force take Game 1 against Tri-City (Aaron Walling, KVRR, 4/20/24)FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Force used a strong opening period against the Tri-City Storm to take Game 1 3-1. The Force outshot the Storm 40-24 as the offense was unrelenting throughout the whole game. The Force were led by Michael La Starza who dropped in two power play goals….

Marc-Andre Fleury signs a $2.5M extension with the Wild

April 17, 2024

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ST. PAUL (AP/KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, bringing back the veteran for his age-40 season. Fleury, who turns 40 on Nov. 28, has had a prolific season in which he passed Patrick Roy for second place behind Martin Brodeur on the NHL ‘s all-time list in career goaltending wins. Brodeur (691)…

North Dakota State Hockey Tournament Semifinals Highlights and Scores

TWO TEAMS REMAIN IN THE NORTH DAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS.

February 23, 2024

Ryan Bowlin,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)–The North Dakota High School State Hockey Champions will be crowned Saturday. Four teams entered Friday still standing in each bracket and two teams now remain heading into Saturday’s Championships. In the girls tournament, 8-seed Bismarck Century continued their cinderella tournament run upsetting 4-seed Grand Forks Central/Red River Knight Riders 4-1 in the Noon game. Next, 2-seed Fargo…

Hockey-related death leads to more discussions about neck guards

November 1, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former NHL player Adam Johnson died while playing a hockey game in Great Britain. A skate came up from opponent Matt Petgrave and cut Johnson’s neck. Johnson was a native of Hibbing, Minnesota. The incident has sparked multiple conversations about the use of Neck Guards, a piece of protection made with Kevlar. Matt Fetsch, Executive Director…

New Amenities to debut at Ralph Engelstad Arena for the 2023-24 hockey season

October 3, 2023

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – In-person events at the Ralph Engelstad Arena have always been electric. Now imagine those in-person events with newly upgraded features to enhance that fan experience. “Yeah, we’ve made some changes to try and improve the fan experience. One of those is a new entry gate in the main lobby where we’re going to try to…