The 2021 college hockey season is quickly winding down, and the University of North Dakota is closing in on another National Collegiate Hockey Conference title. After beating the Omaha Mavericks 4-1 on Friday night, the Fighting Hawks are in the driver’s seat for...
With the 5-2 win, the Fighting Hawks improve to 15-4-1 and lead the NCHC with 44 points. Here are the updated standings: the St Cloud State Huskies are in second place with 40 points. After being swept by Western Michigan (0-4 L, 1-4 L), Duluth slips to third place...
UND senior goalie Peter Thome hasn’t played a lot during the 2020-21 season. He hadn’t played in a game since January 17, 2021. Entering Saturday’s game against the Denver Pioneers, Thome didn’t expect to play. With Adam Scheel being held out, due to a lower-body...
"What a long, strange trip it's been," the Grateful Dead. It's not a stretch to say that the 2020-21 college hockey season has been weird. This was the first time that I had shot a game since February 29, 2020. Almost a year to the day, I was reunited with my Canon....
First, what a weekend of hockey. This past weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team split their weekend series (6-2 W, 4-5 L) with Omaha Mavericks. If you would’ve told me UND would score 10 goals against UNO and split the series, I would’ve said you’re...
On Friday, the University of North Dakota hockey team was in Omaha, Nebraska, to faceoff against the Omaha Mavericks in a pivotal two-game conference matchup. Recently, this series has grown into an intense rivalry. The two teams despise each other. The good news, the...
On Sunday night, the University of North Dakota hockey team was going for their seventh straight win against the Colorado College Tigers. Mission accomplished. The Hawks shutout the Tigers 5-0. The Hawks were dominating in all three zones on the ice. The Hawks also...
For the first time in 329 days, the University of North Dakota hockey team played a game in their home arena. Entering tonight's game, UND was one of five teams that had yet to play a game on their home ice. The Fighting Hawks were grateful to be back on home ice and...
College hockey revolves around rivalries. In the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, North Dakota and Denver are heated rivals. In the past, I have compared the two teams to the Hatfields and McCoys. The two teams hate each other with a passioin. UND's captain...
For 20-plus days, the NCHC has entertained their fans with non-stop hockey action. Due to Covid-19, the NCHC decided to start the regular season in a pod, similar to the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Eight NCHC teams traveled to Omaha to kick off the regular season....
During the last two games, the University of North Dakota has been unable to put together a complete lineup. On Saturday, the Fighting got some of their injured players back. After missing two games with undisclosed injuries, Judd Caufield and Ethan Frisch returned to...
University of North Dakota senior forward Jordan Kawaguchi is a special player. He's electrifying and brings the fans out of their seats. On Wednesday night, the Abbotsford, B.C native reminded us why he was a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist during the 2019-20 season....
Entering Sunday's National Collegiate Hockey Conference tilt, the Unversity of North Dakota hockey team looked more like a MASH unit than a hockey team. Missing from the Fighting Hawks lineup were five key players. Three were injured players forwards Harrison...
Six games into the season, University of North Dakota hockey fans are wondering what is wrong with their favorite hockey team. Entering the season, expectations are high, they’re expected to vie for a second straight NCHC regular-season title. The season started on a...
Sometimes change is good. On Thursday night, the University of North Dakota men's hockey changed up their forward lines. The first thing that jumped off of the lineup chart; Brad Berry broke up the top line of Grant Mismash, Collin Adams, and Jordan Kawaguchi. In its...
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey doesn’t play in a lot of Sunday matinee games. Unlike the NHL, which plays quite a few matinees, it’s not a common occurrence for UND. With the early start of today’s game, UND had to change their usual pre-game routine a...
Yes, rivalry games. Denver and North Dakota is an exciting, historic rivalry. On Friday night, due to COVID-19, not a single fan attended the game in the Pod. Baxter Arena in Omaha was empty except for the people working the game and some fan cutouts. If you watched...
Originally posted here. The University of North Dakota men's hockey team played for the first time in 270 days and they continued with their winning ways. Ironically, the Fighting Hawks returned to the arena where they played their final game of the 2019-20 season. ...
Grand Forks, ND – The more things change, the more they stay the same. This all seems familiar. After a two-year hiatus from the NCAA Tourney, the University of North Dakota hockey team is headed back to the NCAA tourney as one of the top seeds. After an impressive...
The University of North Dakota inched closer to clinching the Penrose Cup with a 3-1 victory against Western Michigan. With the win UND improved to 24-4-4 (.813), 15-3-3 NCHC (.786). The Hawks own a 17-1 record in the friendly confines of Ralph Engelstad Arena. During...
Grand Forks, ND –The University of North Dakota inched closer to winning its third-ever Penrose Cup with a 3-1 victory over Western Michigan University. With the win, UND maintained a six-point lead over second-place Minnesota Duluth with three games remaining....
Grand Forks, ND – The University of North Dakota and Denver are rivals. Neither team likes the other very much. The players on both sides look forward to this series every season. This season, the Fighting Hawks have gotten the better of the Pioneers. Entering season...
The University of North Dakota and Denver hockey teams don’t like each other. Through the years, the series has resembled the Hatfields and McCoys feud. What’s even more ironic is the two teams played on Valentine’s Day. On Friday night, when it was all said and done,...
Grand Forks, ND -- After a week off, the University of North Dakota took it to the Denver Pioneers. The Fighting Hawks scored once in the first, twice in the second and one in the third period to race past the Denver Pioneers 4-1. Pioneers forward Bobby Brink scored...
Grand Forks, ND – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference is a tough conference and some have said the league’s regular-season trophy should be a meatgrinder. On Friday night, the last-place Colorado College Tigers gave top-ranked North Dakota all they could handle....
The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks beat the Colorado College Tigers 1-0 in an important conference matchup. The game was scoreless until the 10:23 mark of the third period. Freshman forward Shane Pinto scored the games only goal on the power play. [gallery...
Grand Forks, ND – Sometimes you have to wait for your opportunity. That’s exactly what happened to UND Junior goalie Peter Thome. Through the first 19 games of the season, Thome sat on the bench and watched Adam Scheel rack up wins and accolades. Suddenly, Thome’s...
This past weekend, the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks split their weekend series (3-6 L, 4-1 W) with the Omaha Mavericks. Here are some images from Saturday's 4-1 win. With the win, the Fighting Hawks improve to 17-2-2 overall and 8-1-1 in the NCHC. With...
Grand Forks, ND -- How a team responds after a bad game, says a lot about their character. After losing Friday's game 6-3 to the Omaha Mavericks, the University of North Dakota hockey team refocused their efforts and secured a 4-1 decision. From the drop of the first...
Grand Forks, ND -- The University of North Dakota lost 6-3 to the Omaha Mavericks It was UND's first loss since October 19, 2019 (2-1 loss to Minnesota State). UND was on a 13-game winning streak at home (dating back to last March) and lost at home for the first time...
