Minnesota-Duluth’s Riley Tufte Ready for Season Opener Eric Burton | September 16, 2016 Back in August, the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs learned that their incoming freshman forward Riley Tufte had broken his wrist. Tufte suffered the injury during the 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp…
NCHC Releases 2016-17 CBS Sports Network Television Schedule Eric Burton | September 14, 2016 The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has returned to CBS Sports Network for a fourth year in a row, the league announced in a release on Tuesday. The University of North…
NCHC Will Not Expand at This Time Eric Burton | September 1, 2016 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…
Minnesota State Applies to the NCHC Eric Burton | July 14, 2016 Five years after the college hockey world was rocked by realignment, the second round of realignment appears to be on the horizon. On Wednesday, Minnesota State University, Mankato President Richard…
Tyson Jost Excited About Joining UND Eric Burton | June 27, 2016 This past Friday, University of North Dakota’s incoming freshman forward Tyson Jost was picked 10th in 2016 NHL’s Entry Draft. Jost became the sixth top-10 draft pick taken in UND’s…
Time for the NCHC to Move the Frozen Faceoff to the Xcel Energy Center Eric Burton | May 27, 2016 On Tuesday, the National College Hockey Conference released their season-ending report. Going into their fourth season, the NCHC appears to be in good standing. According to the NCHC release, the…
The NCHC Should Proceed Slowly When Considering Expansion Eric Burton | May 21, 2016 Last month, USCHO and College Hockey News reported that the National Colligate Hockey Conference was set to add the Arizona State Sun Devils as a member. NCHC Commissioner Josh Fenton…
NCHC Hockey: Develop Brand Before Expanding Eric Burton | May 20, 2016 After three seasons, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has proven to be a strong conference from top to bottom. There are no off nights. While it sounds cliché, every game…
Recruits and Current Players Buy into UND’s Culture Eric Burton | April 2, 2016 This week, the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks received two commitments from highly sought, high-end recruits Keegan Karki and Jonny Tychonick. Reading the recruits comment’s in the Grand Forks…
Fighting Hawks and Bulldogs: 3 Things Eric Burton | March 22, 2016 This past weekend, the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks lost and tied in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Frozen Faceoff. All-time, UND has a 1-4-1 (.250) record in the…
Hawks and Pioneers: 3 Things Eric Burton | March 22, 2016 The University of North Dakota and the Denver Pioneers faced off in the third-place game of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Frozen Faceoff, and neither team had anything to play…
NCHC Hockey: Frozen Faceoff Preview Eric Burton | March 15, 2016 College hockey’s March Madness is upon us. The National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarter finals are over. After 13 grueling weeks of conference patricide, four NCHC teams head to the Target…