North Dakota Hockey

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…

UND Hockey Not Ruling Out Games Before Next Scheduled Series On Jan. 15

HC Brad Berry said "there is an openness" from the NCHC to move games around

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another week. Another postponed series for North Dakota hockey as its home opener with Omaha was rescheduled for February 19th and 20th at Ralph Engelstad Arena. However, there could be some pucks flying for the Fighting Hawks even sooner. The next series scheduled on the Hawks calendar is January 15th and 16th against Denver. For the…

UND Hockey’s Home Opener With Omaha Postponed

SeriES MOVED TO Feb. 19-20

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Hockey’s home opener set for this weekend against Omaha has been postponed. The Mavericks continue with COVID-19 issues within its program. The series will now be played February 19th and 20th  at the Ralph. All who bought tickets can use them for the new dates. It’s the second weekend in a row both programs …

UND Hockey Tops Preseason USCHO Poll

Four NCHC teams in top 20

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The NCHC starts its season in the Omaha pod on December 1st. Once North Dakota hockey begins conference play it’ll be as the number one team in the country after receiving 28 first-place votes in the USCHO preseason poll. Headlining the group of returners is Hobey Baker award finalist, Jordan Kawaguchi, coming off a 45-point campaign…

Former UND Hockey Coach Blais Enshrined in 2020 US Hockey Hall of Fame

Coach in Grand Forks for nineteen seasons

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– (UND Athletics) Former University of North Dakota head hockey coach Dean Blais was announced as one of four honorees in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 Monday. Blais spent 19 seasons at North Dakota, first as an assistant under Gino Gasparini, then later for a decade as the head coach from 1994-2004. As a…

UND Hockey Returns to The Ralph for Voluntary Workouts

Small group of players; no coaches

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Ralph Engelstad Arena has opened back up as the University of North Dakota begins its phasing process of oping back up sorts facilities. For UND hockey players, it allows them to return on a voluntary basis for workouts. Players arrive to The Ralph and take a temperature check before starting their workout. No coaches are with…

UND Hockey’s Brad Berry On Shortened Season

North Dakota Hockey Head Coach Brad Berry recaps the 2020 season

FARGO, ND – A few days prior to winning his second Herb Brooks NCHC Coach of The Year award, Fighting Hawks Head Coach Brad Berry joined KVRR Sports to discuss the shortened season, his message to the team, and more. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Brad Berry, Coach of the Year, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fighting Hawks Hockey, NCHC, North Dakota…