North Dakota Hockey

NCAA Midwest Regional schedule changes

UND Hockey's Opening Round Game Moved Up an Hour

FARGO, N.D.— (UND ATHLETICS) Friday’s first NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Midwest Regional Tournament semifinal game with second-seed Michigan and three-seed Minnesota Duluth will not be contested due to COVID-19 protocols within the Michigan program. Friday night’s second semifinal with top-seed North Dakota hosting American International College has been moved to a 7:32 p.m. puck drop on ESPN3 live from…

UND Hockey Gets Ready to Host Fargo Regional in NCAA Tournament

Fighting Hawks are No. 1 Overall Seed

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey was selected as the number one overall seed as the NCAA Tournament bracket  was revealed  Sunday night. It gets them back in the tournament for the first time in four years looking for their ninth title in 33 appearances. The Fighting Hawks host the Midwest regional at Scheels Arena playing there for the…

UND Hockey’s Pinto Wins NCHC Player of the Year; Berry Coach of the Year

First time UND player has won award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– (UND Athletics) Following up on his All-National Collegiate Hockey Confernce First Team selection as well as the league’s forward and defensive forward of the year wins, sophomore Shane Pinto today was named the NCHC Player of the Year. He becomes the first UND player to win the award in the eight years of the conference and the first…

UND Hockey’s Weatherby Holds 7-Game Point Streak into Final Regular Season Game

Weatherby named NCHC player of the Month

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey has reached its final game of the regular season closing things out for the fourth and final time against Omaha Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Down these last stretch of games no one has been hotter than forward Jasper Weatherby. The Fighting Hawks went undefeated in the month of February and Weatherby…

UND Hockey Closes Out Regular Season With Single Games Against Omaha

Fighting Hawks are 3-1 against the Mavericks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After winning the Penrose Cup and locking up the NCHC title last weekend with a series sweep over Omaha, North Dakota hockey looks towards a unique finish to the year with just single games against UNO the next two Friday’s. Since leaving the bubble in December, the second half of conference play has all been two-game…

Penrose Cup in Sight for UND Hockey

Win both games against Omaha and UND clinches NCHC regular season title

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey is about to get real familiar with Omaha as both programs get set to play each other over the final four games of the season. Luckily for the Fighting Hawks, three of those four come on home ice. It presents an opportunity for UND to clinch the Penrose Cup and take the NCHC…

UND Hockey Ready to Get Comfortable on Home Ice

Fighting Hawks play five of last six at home along with postseason tournament

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Coming off a bye, North Dakota hockey still owns the top seed in the NCHC and a number two ranking in the latest USCHO poll. The Fighting Hawks have the best winning percentage keeping them ahead of St Cloud State and Minnesota-Duluth heading down the final stretch. With six games left in the regular season, five…

UND Athletics Making Schedule Changes

Hockey and Basketball teams modify schedule

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey is shifting its schedule for an upcoming  home series. The Fighting Hawks series with Denver on tap for next weekend at the Ralph has been pushed back to February 12-13. The change was made by the NCHC due to COVID-19 issues in the Colorado College program impacting Denver to move up its series…

Scheel Continues Successful Season in Net for UND Hockey

Scheel has best goals against average in NCHC

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey continues its reign over the NCHC winning five of the last six games to start the second half of the conference slate. That includes a home series sweep over Colorado College in the first time in front of home fans. Much of the success in those victories comes from between the pipes in…

New Safety Guidelines For UND Hockey Games At The Ralph

The arena will be instituting the measures for the foreseeable future

GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) – They returned to the ice back in December. For the first time in almost a year, North Dakota will be back on their home one. UND gears up to host Colorado College twice this weekend. Ralph Engelstad Arena will allow roughly 3,000 fans at most, 2,000 more than what was originally allowed when the team…