NCHC
NCAA's Frozen Four Eliciting Top Defense
April 7th, 2017 The game-winning goal caught everyone off guard. It was so unexpected yet undeniably magnificent. With 26.6 seconds to go in the third period tied at 1-1, Alex Iafallo of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs re-directed the puck into Crimson’s net, causing the win half a minute...
NCAA Hockey Experiencing Rising Parity
March 29th, 2017 One of the reasons why so many NCAA-developed defensemen are having success at the NHL-level is because these two leagues have parity. Its effects are paying dividends to the game's entertainment factor, including the league's style-of-play. In order for teams to stay...
Fighting Hawks Advance to the Frozen Faceoff
March 14th, 2017 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...
No Short Cuts for Matt Hrynkiw
March 10th, 2017 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...
3 Things from Fighting Hawks vs. RedHawks
March 7th, 2017 College hockey's March Madness is officially here. This weekend, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference begins their conference playoffs. Entering the NCHC playoffs, the University of North Dakota accomplished something it hadn’t done in the past two months: it swept...
UND Hockey: All Business
March 3rd, 2017 The end of the regular season is winding down and the University of North Dakota hockey team is tied for fourth place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings. The Fighting Hawks control their own destiny, but they need to sweep the Miami RedHawks in Oxford,...