Wednesday the University of North Dakota announced that it was eliminating their women’s division I hockey program. After being known as a hockey school in both men’s and women’s hockey, that’s no longer true. Moving forward, the Ralph Engelstad Arena will be home to only one tenant. On March 4, 2017, the Fighting Hawks women […]

This past weekend, the University of Minnesota-Duluth won the NCAA West Regional Championship beating Boston University 3-2 in overtime. All three regional games went to overtime, that’s the first time that’s happened since the NCAA went to four regional championships. In the end, the Bulldogs won two hard-fought, overtime games to advance to the Frozen […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota swept their best-of-three series with St. Cloud State (5-2 win, 6-5 overtime win). With the series win, the Fighting Hawks advanced to the Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis. They will take on the Denver Pioneers this Friday in the semifinals of the Frozen Faceoff. Game time is 7:38 […]

Historically, role players have contributed to the University of North Dakota’s success. Recently, that role player is backup goalie Matt Hrynkiw. Hrynkiw arrived at UND at the beginning of the 2013-14 season, and during his first two seasons he played less than 10 minutes in a couple of exhibition games. While some players  would’ve quit […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota was unceremoniously swept by Western Michigan (4-2, 3-2) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. With the untimely sweep, the Fighting Hawks are now in danger of being on the road for the first round of the NCHC playoffs. For the last 14 seasons, UND has played the first round of […]

Last season, University of North Dakota starting goalie Cam Johnson won All-American honors going 24-4-2, 1.66 GAA and a .935 save percentage. This year, Johnson’s numbers aren’t as impressive, but they’re not bad either. In 25 games, he’s 14-8-3, 2.25 GAA and a .908 save percentage. Down the stretch, the Fighting Hawks are going to […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota split their two-game conference series with St. Cloud State (1-3 L, 2-1 W O.T.). With the split, UND remains tied for third place in the NCHC standings. More importantly, the Hawks are ranked ninth in the all-important Pairwise Rankings. Here are three things that stuck out from […]

This season, playing at home has been the University of North Dakota’s Kryptonite. In the past 10 games at Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Fighting Hawks are 2-6-2 (.300). Losing games at home is very uncharacteristic of the Hawks. Traditionally, UND has been very tough to beat at home. Before the 10-game slide,  UND was 31-2-2 in […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota found out that they have a ways to go before they enter the playoffs. First, I want to give credit where credit is due — Minnesota-Duluth is very good. This past weekend, there’s no mystery who the better team was. The University of Minnesota-Duluth swept the homesteading […]

The first half of the season is almost over for the University of North Dakota hockey team and the midterm grades are in. The Fighting Hawks have one final examination on December 31, 2016, against Union before they can close the books on the first half of the 2016-17 season. The Hawks will be shorthanded […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota and Boston College faced off in the first-ever College Hockey Showdown at Madison Square Garden. The Fighting Hawks beat the Eagles 4-3 in an exciting, action packed game. In the end, the two teams gave the 11,348 fans that made the trek to MSG something to cheer about. Here […]

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team lost and tied (4-3 L, 2-2 T) Michigan State in a non-conference series.  Obviously, this wasn’t the result UND hockey fans were hoping for. Based on what I’ve seen the past two weeks, I believe that this team is very close to becoming a very […]

Recently after a 1-1 tie against the Denver Pioneers, University of North Dakota junior All-American goalie Cam Johnson told the media that he sees everything the fans say about him on social media. In a Grand Forks Herald feature, Johnson told UND hockey beat writer Brad Schlossman, “that he likes to troll social media and see […]

Atlantic Hockey has voted to increase their conference’s current scholarship limit from 14 to the NCAA maximum of 18, the conference announced Wednesday. This announcement was made following their annual meetings in Winthrop, Massachusetts. During the offseason, the AHA has taken steps to improve their conference’s competitiveness nationally. Increasing the number of scholarships to the NCAA maximum will help […]

Last Tuesday, the Arizona State Sun Devils officially applied to become a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. In July, the Mankato State Mavericks announced that they’d like to become a member of the NCHC. Both schools were interested in joining the NCHC for the 2018-19 season. After ASU’s announcement, it appeared the NCHC […]

After a two-year hiatus, the Frozen Fenway series has returned. On Monday, it was announced that the Boston College women’s hockey team will take on Harvard in the Frozen Fenway on January 10, 2017. Game time is 8 p.m. Eastern. This game will be part of a larger two-week event that will take place Fenway Park […]

On Monday, It was announced that former St. Cloud State University backup goalie Rasmus Reijola had transferred to the Alaska-Anchorage hockey team. Because of an NCAA exception, the fifth-year senior will not have to sit out the 2016-17 season and is eligible to play immediately because he’s already graduated from SCSU. It’s very rare that […]

The Western Colligate Hockey Association (WCHA) has a new women’s league commissioner. Last Thursday, the league hired Katie Million as vice president and the third commissioner of the women’s league. Million replaces former commissioner Aaron Kemp, who left last February to peruse other opportunities. In Kemp’s absence, WCHA Men’s commissioner Bill Robertson finished the season […]

Top Division I college hockey schools usually have rosters stuffed full of highly-sought, high-profile players. When these high-end players perform well on the ice, they’re rewarded with professional contracts.  Highly drafted players rarely stay all four years. Next season, Boston College will suffer from the success of their former players. When the Washington Capitals signed […]

Last Thursday, the Power Five Conferences announced a proposal to allow Division I athletes more time off during the academic year. The proposal would allow student-athletes an additional 21 days off during the academic year. “We believe we have found the right balance between helping students participate in sports while also providing them with more down […]