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Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion

Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion

Claire Weltz, Sports Editor February 14, 2022

Phil Sykes is a two-time NCAA champion with UND’s hockey team. But Sykes grew up a 21-hour drive from Grand Forks in Dawson Creek, BC. That’s 1,293.7 miles. (About half the width of the United States...

UND Hockey Round-Up: January 1-12 

UND Hockey Round-Up: January 1-12 

Claire Weltz, Editor January 12, 2022

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Went home for break? Didn’t have time to check Twitter for score updates? Don’t worry, Dakota Student Sports Editor Claire Weltz has you covered. Here’s what you missed...

UND Wins 4-1, Sweeps Denver

UND Wins 4-1, Sweeps Denver

Claire Weltz, Editor November 8, 2021

GRAND FORKS -- On Saturday, the Green and White roared out of the gates, striking quick and deadly. Freshman Mattero Costantini got the scoring started, showing his speed on a breakaway after Ashton Calder...

Hockey Back to Winning Ways Against Colorado

Hockey Back to Winning Ways Against Colorado

James DeArman, Sports Writer February 6, 2020

The number two team in the nation returned home this weekend to the Ralph after suffering just their third loss of the season in last weekend's split series with Minnesota Duluth. This weekends tilt came...

Bemidji State Falls in UND House of Horror

Bemidji State Falls in UND House of Horror

James DeArman, Sports Writer November 1, 2019

The University of North Dakota welcomed their closest geographical rivals as the Bemidji State Beavers rolled into town for a weekend series. Coming off last weekend's hard fought series against the number...

UND Hockey Returns

UND Hockey Returns

James DeArman, Sports Writer October 8, 2019

The warm days of summer have since subsided and have been overtaken by the crisp cool days of Fall with the October air encouraging the leaves to meet the ground. This can only mean one thing, it’s hockey...

Split Series with No. 3 UMD Bulldogs

Split Series with No. 3 UMD Bulldogs

Kyle Kinnamon, Sports Writer February 26, 2019

After a 27 day hiatus from the Ralph Engelstad Arena, the University of North Dakota Men’s hockey team welcomed the reigning NCAA National Champions the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.   Friday Night...

Kane Brown

Kane Brown

Se Kwon, Opinions Writer February 18, 2019

  Kane Brown’s ‘Live Forever’ tour took place at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on Feb 17, with two special guests, Jimmie Allen and Granger Smith. Allen got the crowd’s attention, throughout...

Past stories including the possiblity of Mark Kennedy leaving UND led to major headlines this past year.

Kennedy angers key donor

Madison Feltman, News Editor August 29, 2018

As temperatures heated up over the summer months, so did things here at UND. In early May, Kris Engelstad McGarry, daughter of Ralph Engelstad and trustee of the Engelstad Family Foundation requested an...

Fans in the Ralph Engelstad Arena watch the UND Fighting Hawks take on the Minnesota Gophers on October 20, 2017 after waiting six seasons since the arch rivals last matchup.

Saturday’s are for the boys

Kyle Kinnamon, Staff Writer November 5, 2017

The University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey team has been a top program in the nation for almost its entire existence. The commitment to consistency and excellence sets the program apart from the rest...

The 2016 NCAA championship banner is raised at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on September 30, 2016.

Ralph’s Rivalry Returns

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer October 18, 2017

When the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota first took the ice back in 1930, the players probably didn’t what they were about get their schools into. Did they know Grand Forks...

Mark Lindquist, motivational speaker and singer, waves to fans after singing the national anthem at the Ralph Engelstad Arena prior to a UND mens hockey game against Western Michigan in 2016.

Star-Spangled singer

Nick Erickson, Staff Writer October 8, 2017

Walking out onto the carpet laid on the ice as the last two players are introduced, Mark J. Lindquist looks around attentively. He looks at every fan in the building that is, more times than not, sold...

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