LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – Mac Swanson, a star on the Fargo Force championship winning team and incoming North Dakota forward, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Swanson led the Force with 77 points with 26 goals and 51 assists in 55 games. Categories: Fargo Force, Top Sports Headlines Tags: FARGO FORCE,…
LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – Incoming UND hockey forward Will Zellers was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Zellers was the 76th overall pick and was a star in the USHS-Prep league with Shattuck St. Mary’s 18U Prep, scoring 111 points in 54 games thanks to 57 goals and 54 assists. Categories: College,…
LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – A Fargo Force player was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the 121st overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Forward Jake Fisher had 47 points this past season for the Force thanks to 23 goals and 24 assists in 51 games. Categories: Fargo Force, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Colorado Avalanche, FARGO FORCE, nhl, NHL Draft,…
(Minnesota Wild)LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild got a right winger in Ryder Ritchie with the 45th overall pick. While playing for the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL this past season, he scored 19 goals with 25 assists in 47 games. Categories: Top Sports Headlines Tags: minnesota wild, nhl, NHL Draft
LAS VEGAS (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild selected defenseman Zeev Buium with the 12th overall selection in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Minnesota acquired the 12th pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for the 13th overall pick in this year’s draft and a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. “Buium is a smooth skating,…
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,…
MONTRÉAL– (UND Athletics) Three future North Dakota players were selected on Friday at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from the Bell Centre in Montréal. Incoming freshman forward Dylan James was selected 40th overall by the Detroit Red Wings, while committed defenseman Abram Wiebe was chosen by the Vegas Golden Knights with the 209th selection. Moments later, incoming forward Ben Strinden…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Fargo Force’s Jack Peart grew up in Minnesota, played hockey in the FM area, and is committed to Saint Cloud State. After that, he’ll have the opportunity to continue playing in his home state. The defensemen was taken 54th overall by the Wild in the 2nd round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, making him the…
GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) – He’s a soon-to-be-freshman but the spotlight was fully on UND defenesmen Brent Johnson on Saturday. The 18-year old was taken in the 3rd round of the NHL draft with family and friends by his side. The Washington Capitals used the 80th overall pick to take the standout out of Frisco, Texas; the first ever…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Fargo Force’s Tristin Broz and Jack Peart may only be 18 years old but they’ve got the attention of draft experts. The two skaters made DobberProspects.com’s final NHL draft rankings of the year with Broz at number 49 and Peart at 52. Broz led the Force with 19 goals and 32 assists last season while Peart…
