GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Saturday’s hockey game between UND and Manitoba may just be an exhibition, but it should provide some insight into the upcoming season. Its’ the first chance for everyone to see how this 2019 squad has come together and the first opportunity for the freshman to show why they’ve done enough to earn playing time “The game…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Ethan Frisch has only been a member of UND’s hockey team for the last few months, but things in Grand Forks have already exceeded expectations “It’s even better than expected,” Frisch exclaimed. “I thought I had my head wrapped around it but it’s just absolutely incredible. Nothing you can do to prepare for how amazing this…
GRAND FORKS, N. D. –It’s a new season for UND hockey, but there aren’t a whole lot of new faces. The team returns to the rink excited about the depth they are bringing back and poised to have a comeback season after failing to make the playoffs the last two years. “The biggest thing is we’ve retained a lot of…
ST. PAUL, Minn.– (UND ATHLETICS) The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiled its 2019-20 preseason poll today in the lead-up to its annual media day function at the Xcel Center. North Dakota was slated to finish fourth in the prognostications predicted by the league’s media. Two-time defending NCAA national champion Minnesota Duluth topped the polls with Denver and Western Michigan just…
DETROIT, Mich. — Former University of North Dakota men’s hockey captain and the program’s all–time leading scorer, Greg Johnson, died on Monday. He was 48. The three–time Hobey Baker finalist recorded 272 points in his four seasons at UND. Johnson won a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, played 12 years in the NHL and served as captain…
VANCOUVER, Canada — Six future UND players were taken in the 2019 NHL Draft. That is the most selected for the Fighting Hawks since 2013. Shane Pinto was the Hawks top choice. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 32nd overall pick. That means three Senator draftees will play for the hawks next season as Pinto joins teammates…
GRAND FORKS- A pair of University of North Dakota blue-liners have been invited to Canada’s National Junior Team Summer Development Camp, announced Wednesday by Hockey Canada. Sophomores Jacob Bernard-Docker and Jonny Tychonick will each compete in the camp slated for July 27 to Aug. 4 in Plymouth, Mich. The duo are part of just four NCAA players among the 43…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — On Tuesday, the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey Program announced assistant coach Matt Shaw has parted ways with the team. Shaw was in his fourth season with UND as an assistant. The Fighting Hawks have missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons. Matt is the father of defenseman Hayden Shaw, who graduated from…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey is playing the first round of the NCHC tournament in Denver. The fighting hawks need to win the best-of-three series there to ensure their season stays alive. They are 1-2-1 against Denver so far this year, but have actually outscored the pioneers 7-to-6 in the four games. UND has gotten used to playing as…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For the past sixteen years, North Dakota hockey has had home-ice advantage in the first round of the NCHC playoffs and has gotten to start the postseason at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. That streak comes to end this year, however, as the team finished the regular season in 5th place in the conference and now must head…
