After taking the Fighting Sioux to three Frozen Fours in his first three seasons, the University of North Dakota on Tuesday signed men’s hockey coach Dave Hakstol to a five-year contract. “We’re fortunate to have the stability for our program and the opportunity to focus on what we really need to do,” Hakstol said. “We … Read more
Ten years ago the town of Northwood, N.D. helped out flooded Grand Forks. This past week, UND student-athletes helped out tornado ravaged Northwood. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Denver forward Geoff Paukovich has decided to forgo his final year of college hockey eligibility and has signed a professional contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. Terms of Paukovich’s three-year entry level contract were not disclosed. Geoff Paukovich will forgo his senior season (photo: Jason Waldowski.) “We are happy for Geoff … Read more
Sophomore defenseman Keith Seabrook (Delta, British Columbia) has left Denver to begin his professional career and forfeited his remaining three years of college hockey eligibility, DU head coach George Gwozdecky announced Monday. Seabrook has signed a major junior A contract with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. “Keith and his family felt the … Read more
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced Tuesday that athletic director Ken Ralph will resign from the post he has held since 2002 in order to accept the position of athletic director at Colorado College. The decision is effective Aug. 16, at which point Rensselaer sports information director Kevin Beattie will assume Ralph’s duties as acting athletic director … Read more
The Ottawa Senators snagged two underclassmen from the college ranks this week in Michigan State junior Jim McKenzie and 2005 first-round pick Brian Lee out of North Dakota. Lee, a sophomore defenseman, went ninth overall in 2005 and the native of Fargo, N.D., also set career highs in assists (24), points (26) and penalty minutes … Read more
Jonathan Toews will forgo his final two years of eligibility, leaving North Dakota to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks. General Manager Dale Tallon announced that the team agreed Wednesday to terms with the Fighting Sioux center on a three-year entry level contract. Jonathan Toews hoist the trophy following Canada’s gold medal victory in the World … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville announced Saturday the five finalists to replace retiring head coach Doug Ross. In alphabetical order with their current school affiliations, they are Tom Carroll (New England College), Tim Christian (Lake Superior), Danton Cole (Bowling Green), Doc DelCastillo (Nebraska-Omaha) and Lance West (Alabama-Huntsville). Ross, who announced his retirement plans in January, led the Chargers to … Read more
The simple fact of penalty killing is that even when you’re at your best, a good effort can beat you. North Dakota players knew what was coming Thursday night and executed accordingly, they said. Still, Boston College scored three times with the man advantage and ended the Sioux’s season. “That’s how special teams is sometimes,” … Read more
In a surprising twist of events, North Dakota sophomore forward Ryan Duncan was honored with the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Friday evening. Heading into the Frozen Four, Duncan had been named to the Hobey “Hat Trick,” the final three candidates, but the sophomore was far from a lock to win. There was plenty of … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners’ Association announced Friday that St. Cloud State forward Andreas Nodl is the inaugural winner of the HCA National Division I Rookie of the Year award. Nodl led St. Cloud State in scoring with 18 goals and 28 assists in 40 games. His 46 points set a new Huskies rookie scoring record, eclipsing … Read more
It may be a much different squad than last year’s Sioux, but Paula C. Weston finds that it’s not a surprise for North Dakota to be back in the Frozen Four.
This is the first year in Frozen Four history that no No. 1 seeds have advanced to the championship tournament, and there’s a feeling in St. Louis that this is anyone’s title to capture. Said UND head coach Dave Hakstol, “This is a Frozen Four where we have four teams that are realistically playing their … Read more
The NHL’s Washington Capitals have signed forward Andrew Gordon to a three-year entry-level contract beginning next season, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced Tuesday. Gordon was a seventh-round selection of the Capitals, 197th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He recently completed his junior season with the Huskies and completed his career … Read more
If the clothes make the man, then North Dakota’s got a good thing going in its new black jerseys, in which the Fighting Sioux are 6-0 this season. Patrick C. Miller gets the lowdown.
Denver junior forward Ryan Dingle will forgo his senior year of eligibility after signing a two-year entry level contract with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, announced today. Terms of Dingle’s two-year deal were not disclosed. Dingle is expected to make his professional debut this week for the Portland Pirates of the AHL. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound forward … Read more
Although a Frozen Four bid wasn’t in the cards, Miami took a step forward at the Northeast Regional. Brian Sullivan reports.
With its third straight trip to the Frozen Four, North Dakota finds itself where no previous Fighting Sioux team has been, says Scott Brown.
Taylor Chorney’s father, Marc, won a national title wearing the jersey of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. The younger Chorney and his teammates now try to duplicate that feat, Patrick C. Miller says.
Ending The Drought Maine came into the NCAA tournament having lost four straight, all of them to Massachusetts: two to end the season and a sweep at the hands of UMass in the Hockey East tournament, the team the Black Bears face on Saturday. “How could you not respect a team that beat you four … Read more