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…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Hockey got the 2-1 victory over Omaha to start the final regular season series off on a high note. UND scored first with a wrap around goal from Gabe Bast. The Mavericks would tie things up in the second, after capitalizing on a five-on-three power play. Nick Jones sealed the deal in the third,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After a series split with Colorado College, UND hockey continues to find itself in a state of urgency before its final two games of the regular season. This weekend holds all the more weight as it still allows UND to control part of its own destiny. If the team can pull off the series sweep, they have…
FARGO, N.D. — The UND Hockey team has just four games left to play in the regular season. Wins are crucial in each of those games as they try to keep their hopes alive to make it to the NCAA tournament. KVRR’S Sports Team discusses what has and has not been working for the Fighting Hawks and why winning out…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When one man goes down, the next is ready to step up. That is the case for UND hockey after the team’s star goaltender, Adam Scheel, suffered an injury in Saturday’s game. The timing does align, however, as sophomore goalie Peter Thome is just now returning after an injury of his own. “I feel great,” Thome said….
GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota hockey is back on the road this weekend to face Western Michigan, which is currently ranked ninth in the country and 10th in the pairwise. It’s the fighting hawks second series against the broncos this season. When they faced each other in November, Western Michigan handed UND two losses, including a shutout defeat in the…
