Narrowest of Margins In Friday night’s West Regional action, Minnesota-Duluth scored an extra-attacker tying goal versus Princeton with just 0.8 seconds left in the game, before going on to win after more than 15 minutes of overtime. But New Hampshire eclipsed even that narrow margin, scoring with just 0.1 seconds left in the game. Of … Read more
For North Dakota, goaltender Brad Eidsness has offered stability in net this season, and the freshman takes his act to the WCHA Final Five this weekend. Patrick C. Miller reports.
When injury struck North Dakota’s blue line, forward Brad Miller might have seemed an unlikely candidate to shore up the D. But the senior has made himself at home at his new position — and on YouTube, Patrick C. Miller finds.
Over the past three years, the North Dakota Fighting Sioux have pretty much been the team to beat in the WCHA, regardless of early departures or graduation. Making the NCAA tournament in 10 of the last 11 years doesn’t hurt, either. Knowing the Sioux, they’ll undoubtedly make it back to the dance again this year, … Read more
Lately, it has seemed if the North Dakota Fighting Sioux want to get to the Frozen Four championship game, they’ll want to avoid Boston College. Unless, of course, they see the Eagles in the NCAA regionals — then they’ve got a shot. For the third time in as many years, Dave Hakstol’s squad fell to … Read more
Midway through the first period of the first semifinal game Thursday night in Denver, Boston College held a one-goal lead over North Dakota, but the Sioux were going on a power play. For an offensively-explosive team like North Dakota, it presented a perfect opportunity to get back into the game. Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe had … Read more
One Last Time This is the third straight Frozen Four appearance for Boston College, and the fourth for North Dakota. Every senior on the ice tonight has had his season ended, at some point in his career, by the seniors on the other side of the puck. This is the third year in a row … Read more
When reporters were allowed to enter the North Dakota locker room after Thursday’s national semifinal, many headed straight to Jean-Philippe Lamoureux. The senior goaltender, still in his uniform and pads, stood up from his chair and faced over six minutes of direct questioning about what had to be one of the more painful nights of … Read more
Ryan Duncan’s numbers may be down when compared with his Hobey Baker-winning campaign a year ago, but the forward is more concerned with team success. Patrick C. Miller conducts a Q&A with the Fighting Sioux junior.
It’s extremely difficult to predict much in the game of college hockey, but as we head into Thursday’s opening semifinal game between Boston College and North Dakota, you almost get the feeling that people saw this game coming. Ignore the fact that this is the third time the two teams have faced one another in … Read more
The usual perception may be otherwise, but local talent has been a big part of the success this year — and in past seasons — at North Dakota, Patrick C. Miller finds.
Heavy favorite North Dakota could have overlooked Princeton in the opening game of the Midwest Regional. Didn’t happen, says Scott Brown.
For North Dakota seniors Rylan Kaip and Robbie Bina, potentially career-ending injuries became transformative experiences. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Banged up or not, T.J. Oshie is providing a needed spark to North Dakota as the Sioux head for the NCAA tournament. Theresa Spisak checks in on the Sioux star.
They say opposites attract, and it’s hard to find a defensive pairing more opposite than North Dakota’s Chay Genoway and Joe Finley. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Head coach Dave Hakstol will miss North Dakota’s home series with Denver Feb. 15-16 because of a two-game suspension resulting from an obscene gesture he made toward an official during UND’s game Saturday at Minnesota. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) also issued a public reprimand of Hakstol for violating the league’s Code of Conduct … Read more
Call Jean-Philippe “Phil” Lamoureux whatever you want — you might also have to call him North Dakota’s MVP. Patrick C. Miller finds the Fighting Sioux goaltender up to the task of backstopping UND victories, as usual.
Throughout the heated debate of the use of the Fighting Sioux nickname by the University of North Dakota, there has been talk about it’s pros and cons. T.J. Oshie and his father, Tim, see the positive side of it as Patrick C. Miller reports.
Coming off a Hobey Baker-winning campaign, Ryan Duncan eschewed the lure of the pros to help give North Dakota its best shot at the national title, Candace Horgan reports.
The NCAA and the state of North Dakota have agreed to an out-of-court settlement over the use of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The agreement gives UND three years to obtain permission to use the nickname from two Sioux tribal governments within the state on the Standing Rock and Spirit … Read more