by Eric Burton | Jan 28, 2024 | Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
During the 2023-24 season, I’ve tracked how the former UND players that left last year’s team. In the offseason, UND lost six players from the 2022-23 team to the NCAA Hockey Transfer Portal. Most of the players that have moved on have impacted their new...
by Eric Burton | Jan 17, 2024 | Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
This past week, Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald wrote an excellent column on moving the NCAA Regional games away from neutral sites and back on campus. For some hockey coaches, this is a controversial subject. Why must we play NCAA regional hockey games in...
by Eric Burton | Oct 15, 2022 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
There are many different opinions about the shootout in hockey. Some fans love the individual skills competition at the end of tie games that are used to break a tie. Others think the shootout is a travesty and should be removed from all brands of hockey, never to be...
by Eric Burton | Oct 15, 2022 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
The University of North Dakota and Quinnipiac University faced off in an important non-conference title at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Bobcats and Fighting Hawks tied 5-5. UND goal UND Bench Jackson Blake Jake Schmaltz Rand Pecknold bench Mark Senden Owen McLaughlin...
by Eric Burton | Oct 14, 2022 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
The University of North Dakota hockey team likes to play a difficult non-conference schedule because it prepares them for the post season. This weekend, you’re in luck, the opponent gets a lot tougher. Standing in the way is the Quinnipiac University Bobcats. For the...
by Jason Scales | Sep 26, 2022 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA
Usual Suspects Once Again Favored According to the preseason Coaches Poll, the defending regular season ECAC champs Quinnipiac Bobcats are still the team to beat after garnering eight first-place votes. Meanwhile, the media favor last year’s postseason champion...