UND Hockey

UND Hockey’s Series With Omaha Postponed

Series will now be played Jan. 29-30 in Omaha

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey returns to the ice fresh off its holiday break as the top team in the NCHC after leaving the pod with the best record, however getting to build on that momentum will have to wait another week. UND’s series set to begin on Thursday on the road against Omaha has been pushed back…

UND Hockey Getting Ready to Live the “Pod Life”

Team leaves for Omaha pod on Sunday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It’s March 7th and you’re feeling pretty good as a North Dakota hockey player winning your last regular season game 5-0 over Omaha and finishing as the number one team in the NCHC, until all was shut down due to COVID-19. Now it’s time for those players to get redemption. UND leaves for the Omaha bubble…

Coach of the Week: UND Hockey’s Brad Berry

Head Coach Brady Berry previews the upcoming college hockey season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The college hockey season is three weeks away. North Dakota will play a 26-game conference regular season starting with 10 games in the Omaha bubble. The Fighting Hawks go into the year as the number one team in the country. Head coach Brad Berry joined KVRR Sport’s Nick Couzin to preview the season. Categories: College, KVRR…

2020 Schedule Puts Emphasis On Strong Start for UND Hockey

26 game All-NCHC schedule with first 10 in Omaha beginning Dec. 2

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The college hockey season has arrived. North Dakota is lacing up the skates for a 26-game All-NCHC schedule starting December 2nd with the first 10 games in the Omaha pod. UND plays the defending two-time national champions Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State twice. And won’t seem them again until the postseason. The rest of the 16…

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…

UND Hockey Freshman Has Assault Conviction Come To Light

In Eight grade, Mitchell Miller was charged with violating Ohio's safe schools act for bullying

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — An assault conviction comes to light for UND hockey freshman Mitchell Miller three weeks after being drafted by the Arizona Coyotes. While in eighth grade, Miller and another teen were charged with violating Ohio’s safe schools act for bullying a black classmate who has development disabilities. The USA Today reports Miller admitted to tricking Isaiah Meyer-Crothers…

NCHC reveals restart plan to begin 2020-2021 season

The season will begin on December 1st in a "pod" in Omaha.

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After thorough discussion and thoughtful planning over the past few months, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) has finalized its plans for the 2020-21 season. The 26-game conference schedule and two-part format, which includes utilizing a centralized location (“Pod”) for all NCHC games to start the season, was unanimously approved by the NCHC’s Board of Directors…

Holding Successful Regionals in the Past, UND Hockey Becomes Host for 2026 Las Vegas Frozen Four

First time Frozen Four will be played in Vegas

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When the Frozen Four goes to Las Vegas for the first time in 2026, North Dakota hockey is set to be the host school for the entire event at T-Mobile Arena. The Fighting Hawks will also host the 2023 and 2025 regionals at Scheels Arena. UND has hosted a regional four of the last six years….

UND Hockey, Davies Product, Tyler Kleven goes second round to Ottawa in 2020 NHL Entry Draft

Becomes third Fargo, N.D., native to be drafted

GRAND FORKS, N.D. –  (UND Athletics) Freshman defenseman Tyler Kleven was selected in the second round by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft on Wednesday morning. Kleven, who is the 42nd ranked North American skater per NHL’s Central Scouting prior to the draft, joins teammate Jake Sanderson as selections in the event by the Senators and becomes the fifth American drafted. The Fargo, N.D., native is the third player from the city to be…

UND Hockey’s Jake Sanderson selected fifth by Ottawa in 2020 NHL Entry Draft 

Sanderson becomes eighth first rounder at UND since 2010 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey adds another player to the professional ranks. Freshman defenseman, Jake Sanderson, — was selected fifth overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Draft. Sanderson is the first american player and the first defensman taken. The selection is yet another by the Senators from UND. In 2019, the Sens selected forward Shane…