One of the intriguing things about the playoffs is the finality of single elimination game. One bad bounce of a puck can end a team season, an ill-advised penalty can be the final nail in the coffin. Players in their senior year school (that have played their last...
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NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
UND completes Sweep of Huskies
Coming into Saturday night's game, the University of North Dakota Hockey team has worn their black jersey’s two times. Tonight, UND decided to wear their black jerseys at home for senior night. This was the first time in five seasons that UND had worn their black...
UND Slips Past SCSU
This season the University of North Dakota hockey team has been known for its slow starts on Friday nights. UND came into tonight’s game with 8-6-1 (.533) record on Friday night's and a 14-0-1 (.966) record on Saturday nights. Recently, UND has started to pick it up...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
Series Preview: UND vs. SCSU
This weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team entertains the St. Cloud State Huskies in an important two-game conference series. This is the final home series of the regular season. Series History All-time, UND leads the series against SCSU 62-37-12 (.613)....
Series Preview: North Dakota vs. Western Michigan
This weekend the top-ranked University of North Dakota travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to take on the Western Michigan Broncos in an important two-game conference series. There are three weeks remaining in the season. This is the first meeting of the between the two...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
North Dakota Squanders Two-Goal Lead to Denver
The University of North Dakota has yet to lose a game in regulation on Saturday night during the 2014-15 season. Coming to Saturday’s game, UND had a 13-0-1 record on Saturday nights. That streak continued on Saturday night following UND's 3-3 tie to the Denver...
UND Races past DU
This season, the University of North Dakota Hockey team has been notorious for its slow starts on Friday night’s. Coming into Friday’s game against the Denver University Pioneers, UND had a (6-6-1) record on Friday nights. On Saturday nights, UND is almost perfect...
North Dakota and Denver set to Battle
This weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team takes on the Denver Pioneers in an important two-game conference series at Ralph Engelstad Arena. There are four weeks left in the regular season. Series History All-time, UND leads the series against the...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
Women’s Hockey UND vs. UMN Three Takeaways
On November 15, 2014, the University of North Dakota Women’s team was swept by the Bemidji State Beavers. UND’s record was 4-7-1 and they were sinking in the WCHA Standings. Fast forward to February 7, 2015, UND is (16-11-3, 12-9-3-2 WCHA) and on the cusp of...
North Dakota Shuts out Minnesota
Wins against the University of Minnesota Gophers don’t come easy. Just ask the University of North Dakota Women’s team. Coming into Friday’s game, UND had a 1-9-0 record against the Gophers over the last 10 games. UND hasn’t beaten the Gophers since November 17,...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
UND Hockey: Set to Take on Mavericks
This weekend, UND travels to Omaha, Nebraska, to take on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks in a pivotal two-game conference series. This series features the top-two teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. A sweep for either team would be huge. Series History...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
UND Completes Sweep of Tigers
Grand Forks, ND – In the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, there’s no easy games. Colorado College Tigers came to Grand Forks with a (5-14-1, 1-10-1) record and gave UND all they could handle. This series was a dogfight from the drop of the first puck to the last...
UND Scratches out Win against Tigers
Grand Forks, ND –So far this season, the University of North Dakota hockey team has had a tendency to come out flat on Friday nights and put the pedal to the metal on Saturday nights. That trend continued tonight. Coming into tonight’s game, UND had a 5-5-1 record on...
UND vs. C.C., A Series Preview
This weekend, UND entertains the Colorado College Tigers in an important two-game conference series at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. This weekend's series ends a six-game homestand that has seen UND go 3-1-0. Series History All-time, UND leads the series against the...
Eddie Wittchow and Vinni Lettieri Suspended by the Big Ten
This weekend, Wisconsin Badgers junior defenseman Eddie Wittchow will be a spectator when the Badgers play the Michigan Wolverines in an important two-game conference series at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Last Saturday night, Wittchow ran over Minnesota...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings during the 2014-15 season. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the...
UND Completes Sweep Against Niagara
The University of North Dakota started off the 2014-15 season with a 5-1 non-conference loss to the Bemidji State Beavers. Since that season-opening non-conference loss to the Beavers UND has gone 9-0-1 in non-conference games. With the 5-0 win on Saturday night, UND...
Fourth Line Leads UND past Niagara
Last Friday night against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, University of North Dakota senior forward Brendan O’Donnell was paired on a forward line with Michael Parks and Mark McMillan. After Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Bulldogs, UND head coach Dave Hakstol revamped the...
UND vs. Niagara Series Preview
This weekend, third-ranked North Dakota entertains non-conference foe Niagara University. This is the last non-conference series of the regular season. This season, UND is 7-1-1 against non-conference opponents. Series History All-time, UND leads the series 5-0-0...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings column. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down the NCHC power rankings....
O’Donnell’s Hat-Trick Sinks Bulldogs
On Friday night, after losing to the Bulldogs on home ice, University of North Dakota senior forward Connor Gaarder said, “We have to come out a little – play a little faster – close a little bit quicker in our D-zone. I think everything kind of fell out of place...
Minnesota-Duluth Bites North Dakota in Game One
Grand Forks, ND – The University of North Dakota hockey team is famous for its second half surges. After a 4-1 loss on Friday night to the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, that surge will have to wait, at least for another day. I know it sounds cliché, but the Bulldogs...
UND vs. UMD Series Preview
This weekend, the top-ranked North Dakota entertains seventh ranked Minnesota-Duluth in an important two-game conference series. This is the first series for both teams in 2015. Series history All-time UND leads the series against the Bulldogs 139-76-9 (.641). In...
NCHC Power Rankings
Welcome to the Inside Hockey Power Rankings. Taylor Seibel and I return for another season. Three of us will be doing the weekly NCHC Power Rankings column. This season, Zach Hawkins @Siouxhockey33, Taylor Seibel @taylorseibel and Eric Burton @goon48 will break down...