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College Hockey: UND Forces Overtime, Can’t Take Down No. 1 SCSU

North Dakota currently sits in a tie for fourth in the NCHC standings

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No. 13 UND forced overtime against No. 1 St. Cloud State but could not keep the Huskies out of the next in the extra frame to lose 4-3 in OT. Freshman Jordan Kawaguchi got the scoring started for the Fighting Hawks in the second period to go up 1-0. Grand Forks native Jon Lizotte tied things…

Rink Report: Hawks Fighting For Postseason Lives

The Hawks sit at 13th in Pairwise and tied for 3rd in the NCHC

GRAND FORKS, N.D. —North Dakota hockey has an extra chip on their shoulder this week heading into a series with Miami-Ohio. After a series split with Omaha last weekend, the Fighting Hawks sit at 13th in Pairwise and tied for 3rd in the NCHC. The team says it’s now do-or-die and their intensity needs to be at an all–time high…

Rink Report: Fighting Hawks Profess Love Despite Recent Rough Patch

UND Hockey has one win in the last seven games

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND Hockey is heading into a series with conference foe Omaha this weekend, a team the Fighting Hawks split with back in January. UND is also in the midst of a tight NCHC race, currently tied for third with Western Michigan at 27 points. But despite how tough the rest of the season is going to…

Rink Report: The Fighting Hawks are Hopeful for a Late-Season Push in NCHC Standings

UND is tied for fourth place with Minnesota-Duluth in the NCHC standings

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND hockey is itching to get back on the ice after having a bye this past weekend. The Fighting Hawks say they used the entire week to refresh and restart after going 2-3-3 in the month of January. They also say the bye also helped put into perspective how hard their going to have to work…

Men’s Hockey: UND Ties Denver for Second Straight Night

DU gets the extra point in overtime.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The 11th-ranked UND Fighting Hawks tied fourth-ranked Denver on Saturday night for the second straight time. Just like Friday night, the Pioneers scored in the overtime frame to gain the extra point. The Fighting Hawks host Colorado College next weekend at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: College hockey, Denver, Fighting Hawks,…

Men’s Hockey: UND, Denver Skate to 3-3 Tie

Denver Picks up the extra point in overtime

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The 11th-ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks skated to a 3-3 tie with fourth-ranked Denver on Friday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Shane Gersich and Cole Smith got the Hawks on the board in the first period to give UND a 2-0 lead. Denver answered with three goals to take the lead. UND tied things up…

KVRR Round Table: UND Battling for Top of the NCHC

UND Hockey currently ranked 11th in USCHO poll

FARGO, N.D. — The UND men’s hockey team finds themselves outside of the top-ten in the USCHO poll for the first time this season. North Dakota is currently ranked 11th in the USCHO and 12th in the PAIRwise poll. The KVRR Sports team discusses UND’s chances of still winning the NCHC regular season title despite trailing Denver by five points…

Rink Report: UND Hockey Focusing on Special Teams Improvements

The Fighting Hawks gave up six power play goals in the pair of losses to UMD last weekend

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND hockey will be seeing a whole lot of more green in the stands this weekend with a scheduled green out for its home series against Denver. And maybe that’ll bring the Fighting Hawks some luck after losing two straight to Minnesota-Duluth last weekend. UND gave up six power play goals in those pair of losses,…

Rink Report: UND Hopeful to End Duluth’s Reign

Four of the fighting hawks' next six opponents rank in the top 15 in the USCHO polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND Hockey has a tall task ahead of it. Four of the Fighting Hawks’ next six opponents rank in the top 15 in the USCHO poll, starting with No. 14 Minnesota Duluth this coming weekend. The Bulldogs topped the Hawks in all five matchups last season, including the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship. UND says it’s not…

College Hockey: UND, Bemidji State Skate to 2-2 Tie

UND goes 1-0-1 in home-and-home series with Bemidji State

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Seventh-ranked North Dakota skated to a 2-2 tie with unranked Bemidji State on Saturday night. The Fighting Hawks went 1-0-1 in the home-and-home series to finish non-conference play. North Dakota will return to NCHC play the rest of the regular season. Christian Wolanin netted his 7th goal of the season for the Hawks in the tie….