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The First Strike Factor

The First Strike Factor

Elijah Andrews, Sports Reporter December 1, 2024

In sports, you always want to strike first. However, UND hockey has been living and dying by that sword this season.  The Fighting Hawks are 6-1 this season when they score first, but on the contrary,...

Injury Bug Continues to Bite UND Hockey

Injury Bug Continues to Bite UND Hockey

Elijah Andrews, Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

The UND men’s hockey team continued to battle the injury bug, as six players were injured and did not suit up for their series opener against Denver last Friday.   The top-ranked Pioneers swept...

NCHC Titans Clash: UND vs. Denver

NCHC Titans Clash: UND vs. Denver

Elijah Andrews, Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

UND Men’s Hockey will take on the undefeated No. 1 Denver Pioneers this weekend at Ralph Engelstad Arena.  The boys in green and black snapped their three-game losing streak this past weekend, sweeping...

No Easy Games: UND’s Hockey Schedule

No Easy Games: UND’s Hockey Schedule

Elijah Andrews, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

This past weekend, UND was swept on the road by Cornell in Ithaca, New York. The Fighting Hawks dropped to 3-4 on the season and have lost three games in a row.    The team was challenged early on...

Jackson Blake Wins NCHC Player of the Year

Jackson Blake Wins NCHC Player of the Year

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 27, 2024

On March 21, at the annual NCHC award dinner in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jackson Blake was named the NCHC Forward and Player of the Year and unanimously selected to the NCHC First All-Conference team.   Blake...

Omaha Upsets UND

Omaha Upsets UND

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 27, 2024

It was a historic win for the University of Nebraska Omaha, but even more so for junior forward Zach Urdahl, who scored his first college hat trick.  “Feels pretty great,” Urdahl said. “I mean,...

Captain McKade Webster Leads Denver to NCHC Title

Captain McKade Webster Leads Denver to NCHC Title

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 27, 2024

McKade Webster was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCHC tournament and had three goals in two games in the Frozen Faceoff, but he only cared about what his scoring did to help the team he captains.   “It...

UND Advances to Frozen Faceoffs

UND Advances to Frozen Faceoffs

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 20, 2024

Winning the first playoff series of the year, despite it not counting toward the National Tournament, was an essential step for this UND team.   “The regular season is one thing we have done a good...

UND Swept by Omaha in Final Regular Season Series

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 20, 2024

Even though UND clinched control of the NCHC the weekend before, UND players said that the team still had much to play for.   “Every game is so important. It does not matter if we already have a...

UND Clinches Penrose Cup in Shut Out Win Over Western Michigan

UND Clinches Penrose Cup in Shut Out Win Over Western Michigan

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 20, 2024

The University of North Dakota Hockey team felt their Penrose clinching win was like something out of a movie.   “I couldn't draw up a better senior night,” Senior Captain Riese Gaber said. “This...

UND Wins in Friday Night Contest Against Western Michigan

UND Wins in Friday Night Contest Against Western Michigan

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter March 20, 2024

Despite being out shot and out chanced by Western Michigan, UND found a way to win Friday, March 1.  “They probably thought they deserved a better fate,” Head Coach Brad Berry said. “At the end...

UND Completes Season Sweep of Duluth

UND Completes Season Sweep of Duluth

Maeve Hushman, Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

Dylan James felt that the sweep of Minnesota-Duluth was more than just sweeping an opponent, it was a statement of the team’s identity.     “It’s just a response to CC [Colorado College] that...

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