NCHC

Rink Report: Senior Weekend Gives UND One More Shot to Secure Home-Ice in the Postseason

The Fighting Hawks play Omaha this weekend

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After a series split with Colorado College, UND hockey continues to find itself in a state of urgency before its final two games of the regular season. This weekend holds all the more weight as it still allows UND to control part of its own destiny. If the team can pull off the series sweep, they have…

KVRR Roundtable: Last Four Games are Critical for UND

The KVRR Sports Team break down the Remainder of the Fighting Hawks Season

FARGO, N.D. — The UND Hockey team has just four games left to play in the regular season. Wins are crucial in each of those games as they try to keep their hopes alive to make it to the NCAA tournament. KVRR’S Sports Team discusses what has and has not been working for the Fighting Hawks and why winning out…

Rink Report: UND Gets Ready to take on Colorado College

The Fighting Hawks will Travel to Colorado Springs on Thursday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It  has been hard for North Dakota hockey to catch a break this past month, as the last four series have all come against top-ten ranked opponents for the Fighting Hawks. the challenge gets a little bit lighter this weekend as they head to Colorado College to take on a team that sits just below them…

Rink Report: Peter Thome Steps Up for UND After Adam Scheel’s Injury

The sophomore goaltender returns in this week's series against UMD

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When one man goes down, the next is ready to step up. That is the case for UND hockey after the team’s star goaltender, Adam Scheel, suffered an injury in Saturday’s game. The timing does align, however, as sophomore goalie Peter Thome is just now returning after an injury of his own. “I feel great,” Thome said….

UND Prepares for Rematch with WMU

The Broncos defeated the Fighting Hawks Earlier this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota hockey is back on the road this weekend to face Western Michigan, which is currently ranked ninth in the country and 10th in the pairwise. It’s the fighting hawks second series against the broncos this season. When they faced each other in November, Western Michigan handed UND two losses, including a shutout defeat in the…

Rink Report: UND Uses Bye Week to Prepare for Western Michigan

The Fighting Hawks are 0-2 against the Broncos this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND is feeling rejuvenated after a bye weekend that gave them some time to get healthy and regroup. There is not much time to rest, however, as the team prepares to take on another tough NCHC battle – this time against No. 10 Western Michigan. It’s a game UND knows is going to be challenging, but one…

KVRR Round Table: UND Hockey Hopes to Get Season Back on Track

The Fighting Hawks have a bye this weekend

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota hockey is looking for more consistency within their season as they continue to fight for a top spot in the NCHC. The team has this week off before playing No. 8 Western Michigan next Friday and Saturday. The KVRR Sports team discusses whether UND can finish the season on a high note in time to…

KVRR Round Table: UND Hockey Season Review

The Kvrr team analyzes the Fighting Hawks season thus far

FARGO, N.D. — The University of North Dakota hockey team has some momentum heading into the second half of the season with a big win over No.1 St. Cloud State under it’s belt . The team faces a tough stretch in the next few weeks, with three other ranked opponents left on its schedule. The KVRR sports team analyzes the…

Rink Report: UND Riding Momentum into Omaha

UND is riding a two game win streak into this weekend's matchup against Omaha

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND hockey fresh off a sweep of Colorado College this week and that has led to some great energy in the locker room among the guys. They are hoping to carry that momentum into this week’s series against Omaha on the road. “This week is kind of nice,” junior forward Dixon Bowen said. “We got to…

Rink Report: UND Expects Physical Game Against Western Michigan

Western Michigan has dropped four of its last five games

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — One of head coach Brad Berry’s biggest critiques after Saturday’s loss to Miami was his teams’ level of physicality. That’s going to need to elevate even more this weekend as the Hawks get ready to face an extremely physical Western Michigan squad. “Oh yeah, we joke about it in the room we know it’s going to…