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Dane Jackson named NCHC Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota head hockey coach Dane Jackson has been named NCHC Herb Brooks Coach of the Year on Wednesday, as announced by the league office. Jackson earns the honor in his first year in charge of the Fighting Hawks program after serving as an assistant coach or associa...
Mar 18, 2026

Cole Reschny named NCHC Rookie of the Year for 2025-26
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota hockey freshman forward Cole Reschny was named NCHC Rookie of the Year, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Reschny is the fourth Fighting Hawk to win the honor since joining the NCHC and the third over the last four seasons, joining Broc...
Mar 17, 2026

North Dakota #2 USCHO Hockey Poll
North Dakota #2 USCO Hockey Poll March 16, 2026 USCHO Division I Men's Poll - March 16, 2026 Rnk Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last Poll 1 Michigan (50) 28-7-1 1000 1 2 North Dakota 27-9-1 890 2 3 Michigan State 25-8-2 889 3 4 Denver 24-11-3 848 6 5 Western Michigan 26-10-1 809 4 6 Minnesota Duluth 23-13-1 746 8 ...
Mar 16, 2026

No. 2 UND stumbles in Frozen Faceoff Semifinals; prepares for NCAA Tournament
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- No. 2 North Dakota dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 8 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday night in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND (27-9-1) will now wait for its name to the called in just over a week for the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting H...
Mar 15, 2026

Jan Špunar named NCHC Goaltender of the Year
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - University of North Dakota freshman goaltender Jan Špunar was named NCHC Goaltender of the Year on Thursday afternoon, as announced by the league office. Špunar becomes the third UND netminder to win the honor, as he joins Adam Scheel (2020-21) and Zane McIntyre (2014-15). The Olomouc,...
Mar 12, 2026

UND earns five spots on All-NCHC Teams
GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) - Five members of the University of North Dakota hockey program earned spots on the trio of All-NCHC Teams, which were announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks led all NCHC teams with five all-conference players overall, including a pair earning All-NCHC F...
Mar 11, 2026

Four Fighting Hawks named to All-NCHC Rookie Team
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Four University of North Dakota hockey student-athletes were named to the All-NCHC Rookie Team on Monday afternoon, as announced by the league office. Forwards Cole Reschny and Will Zellers, defenseman Keaton Verhoeff and goaltender Jan Špunar were all named to the team, joinin...
Mar 10, 2026

Natsvlishvili's Go-Ahead Free Throw with .1 Seconds, Sends Hawks to the Summit League Championship
UND will square off against NDSU at 8 p.m. on Sunday Night. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND Athletics)- With the score tied at 66-66, George Natsvlishvili's go-ahead free throw with .1 seconds left, pushed the No. 3 North Dakota men's basketball team into the Summit League Tournament Championship, defeating No. 2 St. Thomas, 67...
Mar 08, 2026

Abram Wiebe named NCHC Defenseman of the Month for February
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Junior defenseman Abram Wiebe was named NCHC Defenseman of the Month for February, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Wiebe paced all NCHC skaters with 11 points during the month, potting two goals and dishing out nine assists over the eight games. The Mission, Br...
Mar 03, 2026

Greyson Uelmen and Eli King earned Postseason honors for the Fighting Hawks.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Guards Eli King and Greyson Uelmen from the North Dakota men's basketball team both earned Summit League postseason honors, announced by the league on Tuesday afternoon. Awards are based off performances in the 16 games of conference play and are voted on by coaches across the league....
Mar 03, 2026

Cole Reschny grabs NCHC Rookie of the Week to close regular season
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Freshman forward Cole Reschny was named NCHC Rookie of the Week on Monday afternoon, as announced by the league office. Reschny closed out the regular season with a pair of strong performances in the series win at No. 4 Western Michigan last weekend, as the rookie notched points in bo...
Mar 03, 2026

USCHO Hockey Poll-March 2, 2026
USCHO Division I Men's Poll - March 2, 2026 Rnk Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last Poll 1 Michigan (24) 26-7-1 965 2 2 Michigan State (11) 24-7-1 941 1 3 North Dakota (14) 25-8-1 929 3 4 Western Michigan (1) 24-9-1 855 4 5 Providence 22-9-2 738 6 6 Penn State 20-10-2 724 5 7 Denver 21-11-3 723 8 8 Quinnipiac 26-7...
Mar 02, 2026

Abram Wiebe earns third straight NCHC Defenseman of the Week honor
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- For the third straight week, junior defenseman Abram Wiebe was named NCHC Defenseman of the Week by the league office on Tuesday morning following a strong pair of games against St. Cloud State. Wiebe becomes only the second defenseman to earn three straight weekly honors in NCHC hist...
Feb 24, 2026

USCHO Hockey Poll has North Dakota at #3
USCHO Division I Men's Poll - February 23, 2026 Rnk Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last Poll 1 Michigan State (49) 24-6-0 999 1 2 Michigan (1) 25-6-1 933 2 3 North Dakota 24-7-1 899 3 4 Western Michigan 23-8-1 852 4 5 Penn State 20-9-1 777 6 6 Providence 21-8-2 720 7 7 Quinnipiac 25-6-3 711 5 8 Denver 19-11-3 628 ...
Feb 23, 2026

Balanced attack leads No. 3 UND to 6-4 victory, series win over St. Cloud State
GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) - Third-ranked North Dakota used a balanced offensive attack enroute to a 6-4 victory and series win over St. Cloud State on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 11,696 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. With the regulation win, UND (24-7-1, 16-5-1 NCHC) moves within...
Feb 22, 2026

No. 3 NoDak, St. Cloud State skate to 4-4 tie in series opener
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- No. 3 North Dakota once again rallied from a multi-goal deficit to force overtime, but neither side could find a winner as the Fighting Hawks and St. Cloud State skated to a 4-4 tie on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 11,647 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND...
Feb 21, 2026

USCHO Hockey Poll
USCHO Division I Men's Poll - February 16, 2026 Rnk Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last Poll 1 Michigan State (37) 22-6-0 986 1 2 Michigan (10) 24-5-1 954 2 3 North Dakota 23-7-0 876 3 4 Western Michigan 22-8-0 842 4 5 Quinnipiac (3) 24-5-3 799 5 6 Penn State 18-9-1 724 6 7 Providence 19-8-2 693 7 8 Denver 19-11-3...
Feb 17, 2026

Abram Wiebe repeats as NCHC Defenseman of the Week
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Back-to-back! Junior blueliner Abram Wiebe was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week for the second straight time after another multi-point weekend, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday. Wiebe earned his second straight weekly honor after a stellar performance on the backe...
Feb 17, 2026

No. 3 UND rallies again for 4-3 overtime win, series sweep over No. 20 Miami
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Abram Wiebe scored 1:35 into the overtime session to help No. 3 North Dakota rally to defeat No. 20 Miami, 4-3, and secure a series sweep on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 11,651 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND (23-7-0, 15-5-0 NCHC) rallied from a mult...
Feb 15, 2026

Jan Špunar named Mike Richter Award Semifinalist
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Freshman goaltender Jan Špunar is one of 10 goaltenders named as a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top goaltender in NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey since 2014. The 10 goaltenders were chosen by a panel of 25 voters across t...
Feb 14, 2026

