Analysis: North Dakota’s speed faces Boston University’s skill
The teams meet in the second semifinal of the 2015 Frozen Four.
The teams meet in the second semifinal of the 2015 Frozen Four.
After losing a Frozen Four heartbreaker last season, UND planned its return for this season and weathered some storms.
The North Dakota coach has come close before but has never won a national title in six previous Frozen Four appearances. Sean Davich thinks things will be different in Boston.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is down to three finalists – the Hobey Hat Trick – for the 2015 award in Boston University freshman forward Jack Eichel, North Dakota junior goaltender Zane McIntyre and Harvard junior forward Jimmy Vesey. The three finalists were selected from the initial list of 10 candidates by the 27-member selection … Read more
The UND defenseman was inserted into the lineup for the West Regional final just before the game when a regular was unable to play because of illness, and he scored his first goal of the season.
The UND goaltender improved to 5-1 with a 1.26 GAA and .957 save percentage in NCAA tournament games.
UND beat Quinnipiac in the West Regional semifinals after losing twice in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff last weekend.
North Dakota, Michigan Tech, St. Cloud State and Quinnipiac play in Fargo, N.D.
UND, Michigan Tech, St. Cloud State and Quinnipiac play at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D.
UND will go into the NCAA tournament after losses to St. Cloud State on Friday and Denver in Saturday’s third-place game.
The Huskies didn’t let a 1-0 deficit get any worse and started to turn the NCHC semifinal in their favor.
Denver and North Dakota combined to take home nine of the 10 awards Thursday night at the NCHC awards night at the Muse Event Center in Minneapolis. Pioneers’ senior Joey LaLeggia was named Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year and Offensive Defenseman of the Year as he tallied 12 goals and 29 points … Read more
Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced Wednesday the five finalists for the 2015 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. The second annual award will be presented by Mike Richter himself at the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston. The five finalists are: St. Lawrence freshman Kyle … Read more
On Wednesday, the NCHC announced its two All-Conference Teams, an Honorable Mention All-Conference team and its All-Rookie Team. 2014-15 NCHC First Team All-Conference 2014-15 NCHC Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 NCHC All-Conference Honorable Mention 2014-15 NCHC All-Rookie Team The NCHC will announce the finalists for its individual awards on Thursday.
North Dakota announced Tuesday that senior forward Mark MacMillan will undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair a lower-body injury and will be out of action indefinitely. MacMillan suffered the injury during North Dakota’s 3-1 victory over St. Cloud State last Saturday in Grand Forks, N.D. On the season, MacMillan leads top-ranked UND with a career-high … Read more
According to the Grand Forks Herald, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Troy Stecher will be out for about 6-8 weeks after suffering a lower leg injury during UND’s 3-1 win over Lake Superior State last Saturday night. Stecher is a major part of the North Dakota penalty-killing unit and also has a goal and eight assists … Read more
North Dakota junior forward Drake Caggiula has been selected as the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November, while Minnesota-Duluth freshman goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo was named HCA National Rookie of the Month. Caggiula tallied 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in nine games last month and recorded a point in … Read more
Former Michigan, Michigan Tech and North Dakota coach Al Renfrew passed away on Monday at the age of 90. Renfrew played on Michigan’s first national championship team in 1948 and coached the Wolverines to a national championship in 1964 during a 16-year career behind the bench from 1957-1973. He is the only man to win … Read more
North Dakota senior forward Mark MacMillan will be out indefinitely after undergoing wrist surgery on Saturday morning in Grand Forks, N.D. MacMillan was injured late in the second period of Friday’s game against Providence when a skate blade lacerated his left wrist. A fourth-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2010, MacMillan leads UND … Read more
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