North Dakota announced Wednesday the UND Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Former hockey player Steve Johnson (1984-88) will be enshrined at a dinner and ceremony on Friday, Oct. 6. The Class of 2017 will be recognized the following day during halftime of UND’s Homecoming football game against Northern Colorado. Johnson was a … Read more
Chris Wilkie, who played the last two seasons for North Dakota, will transfer to Colorado College. Wilkie will sit out the 2017-18 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules and will have two years of eligibility at CC beginning with the 2018-19 season. “I am extremely excited to join the Colorado College family,” Wilkie said in … Read more
In two seasons at North Dakota, goaltender Matej Tomek has seen action in just two games. With Cam Johnson returning for his senior season, Tomek has decided to play in the United States Hockey League in 2017-18 after being drafted in the second round this past week in Phase II of the USHL draft by … Read more
The Winnipeg Jets announced on Thursday the signing of North Dakota junior defenseman Tucker Poolman to a one-year, entry level contract. Poolman was named the NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year and earned All-NCHC First Team honors in 2016-17 after collecting seven goals and a team-leading 23 assists for 30 points in 38 games. He … Read more
The Colorado Avalanche announced Wednesday night that the team has signed forward Tyson Jost to a three-year, entry-level contract. Jost is scheduled to join the Avalanche for the remainder of the 2016-17 season. Colorado’s first-round selection (10th overall) at the 2016 NHL Draft, Jost recently completed his freshman season at North Dakota, tallying 35 points (16 goals, … Read more
North Dakota forward Brock Boeser has given up his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility after signing with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks.
North Dakota, Boston University, Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State are in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., but does that mean the Fighting Hawks will have a “home” crowd behind them?
The Bulldogs join Boston University, host North Dakota and Ohio State in Fargo, N.D.
North Dakota sophomore forward Brock Boeser will undergo minor surgery on his right wrist today in Minneapolis and is expected to return to the North Dakota lineup in January. Boeser attempted to play through the injury for UND’s first 13 games before sitting out the past five games in an effort to fully heal the … Read more
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Joe Sullivan has been named the third annual recipient of the NCHC’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award for the 2015-16 season. The award is named in honor of Mark Rudolph, a long-time official and distinguished administrator who resides in Colorado Springs and established USA Hockey’s National Officiating Program, among many other accomplishments. The award was … Read more
North Dakota was chosen as the favorite to capture the 2016-17 Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup as NCHC regular-season champions in the league’s preseason media poll. UND, also the defending national champion, received 25 of the 30 first-place votes to total 235 points in the poll, while Denver was chosen second with 200 points and … Read more
Four teams are represented on the NCHC preseason All-Conference Team – Denver, Miami, North Dakota and Omaha. The team is selected by local and national media members. UND sophomore forward Brock Boeser was the only unanimous pick, getting votes on all 30 submitted ballots.
Recent news that Minnesota State and Arizona State have applied for membership in the NCHC prompted conference commissioner Josh Fenton to release a statement today. “After careful consideration and a thorough vetting process, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Board of Directors announced the Conference will not move forward with membership expansion at this time. We … Read more
Wilkes University will add men’s and women’s hockey to its list of NCAA Division III varsity sports, effective for the 2017-18 school year, and also announced an affiliation with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins organization that will allow Wilkes to practice and compete at the Toyota SportsPlex at Coal Street Park. Wilkes University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., … Read more
North Dakota will play host to the 2018 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game against Minnesota at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Las Vegas by officials representing UND, the Orleans Arena and a special appearance by the Lieutenant Governor for the State … Read more
In 2006, Erik Johnson, Jonathan Toews, Phil Kessel and Kyle Okposo were selected in the first seven picks.
North Dakota has unveiled a logo and wordmark for the Fighting Hawks nickname. “This is an outstanding day for the University of North Dakota and UND athletics,” said UND president Ed Schafer in a statement. “We are thrilled to introduce a champion logo and wordmark for North Dakota’s teams, our champion Fighting Hawks athletics program.” … Read more
Nick Schmaltz was the Blackhawks’ first-round pick, 20th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft.
North Dakota, which won its eighth NCAA Division I championship in April, will be honored during an on-field ceremony prior to the Minnesota Twins game on Sunday, May 22, at Target Field in Minneapolis. The pregame ceremony will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. CST and will feature a video celebrating the Fighting Hawks’ national championship … Read more