UND HOCKEY

MEN'S HOCKEY: Nelson named to all-College Hockey News second team

College Hockey News has named North Dakota forward Brock Nelson to its 2011-12 All-CHN Second Team. Nelson enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, leading the Fighting Sioux in points (47) and goals (28) in 42 games

By Herald staff report , March 27, 2012

Fargo Force coach: Goaltender Gothberg legit shot to start for Sioux by year's end

Fargo Force coach John Marks. Marks said after his team’s 4-2 win on Saturday he believes Force goaltender Zane Gothberg (North Dakota) has a legit shot of taking over as the No. 1 next season. “I predict before Christmas Zane is the starting goalie at UND,” Marks said. "....(North Dakota head coach) Dave Hakstol and (assistant) Carey Eades and the Sioux have a good goalie coming in and he’s going to be one of the better ones they’ve had come in the last few years.” Marks’ statement came after Gothberg picked up his third consecutive win helping the Force move into third place in the Western Conference. Gothberg is enjoying one of the best season for an individual in the USHL this year.

By AREAVOICES / Slightly Chilled blog , March 26, 2012

SPORTS COMMENTARY: Gophers handled moment better than before

"Maybe the Gophers didn't handle it so well the last time" in the WCHA playoffs against UND, St. Paul columnist Tom Powers writes. "But this time they handled it great, flying around on the very next shift and reasserting themselves as the dominant team. ... Their performance against a talented, hard-working North Dakota team was that impressive."

By Tom Powers , March 26, 2012

TOM MILLER: Ride finally ends for UND men

Twenty minutes after UND’s season ended Sunday with a 5-2 loss to Minnesota in the championship game of the NCAA West Regional, Sioux players slouched in their locker room stalls in the depths of St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. Many still in full gear, they stared blankly into the distance at nothing in particular.

By Tom Miller , March 26, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY WEST REGIONAL FINAL: Gophers get their revenge

There would be no magical timeout or storied comeback this time by the UND Fighting Sioux. Instead, the Minnesota Gophers got their revenge.

By Tom Miller , March 25, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY: Sioux salute senior class

After addressing the team in a silent locker room in St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center, UND captain Mario Lamoureux walked to the other side and embraced fellow senior Ben Blood. The captain then walked to goaltender Brad Eidsness and did the same.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman , March 25, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY WEST REGIONAL FINAL: Minnesota stops UND short of Frozen Four

ST. PAUL — It was the same building, in the same locker room. And many of the same emotions came up for the UND men’s hockey team after its season ended in the same place as last year with a 5-2 loss to the University of Minnesota in the NCAA West Regional final on Sunday.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman , March 25, 2012

TOM MILLER COLUMN: UND hockey team on a mission

Dave Hakstol and Mario Lamoureux were on a mission to keep focus. The UND coach and his captain stressed all week at every press obligation that they wouldn’t be distracted by the historical significance of the weekend. Anything taking place off the ice wasn’t given any thought, they said. They wouldn’t let the team get caught up in the Fighting Sioux nickname hoopla, a saga that’s latest turn meant UND’s spotlight sport hit the ice Saturday without being known as the Fighting Sioux for the first time since 1929.

By Tom Miller , March 24, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY WEST REGIONAL FINAL: Another titanic game ahead

Sioux, Gophers to meet for sixth time this season with a berth in the Frozen Four on the line
Minnesota appears to be over last weekend’s stunning loss against UND in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five. Now, the Gophers will get another shot their biggest rival. Minnesota beat Boston University 7-3 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday in the Xcel Energy Center to advance to the West Regional final at 4:30 p.m. today against the Sioux, who topped Western Michigan 3-1 earlier in the day.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman , March 24, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY TOURNEY NOTEBOOK: Parks ‘wraps’ up another strong showing for Sioux

Brent Davidson may have graduated, but the “Diesel Wrap” is alive and well at UND. The wraparound, which Sioux players named after Davidson, has become a favorite play for rookie forward Michael Parks. The freshman from suburban St. Louis scored on one Saturday afternoon during UND’s 3-1 win over Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament, just the latest of scoring chances he has created with the move.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman , March 24, 2012

UND MEN'S HOCKEY: Sioux go as Dell goes - and he's been hot

There are a number of reasons the UND men’s hockey team has made a charge in the postseason the past few seasons, but the discussion might want to start with an Aaron Dell statistic: the junior goaltender is now 13-0 in the month of March.

By Tom Miller , March 24, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY WEST REGIONAL: No name, no problem

The jerseys may have been different Saturday afternoon, but the same old UND men’s hockey team showed up at the NCAA tournament. In typical fashion for this team, the Sioux grinded their way an eighth-straight win, a 3-1 decision over Western Michigan University in a first-round NCAA West Regional game in front of 9,386 in the Xcel Energy Center.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman , March 24, 2012

NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY WEST REGIONAL: Xcel crowd could be Holy Cross reversal

Sioux fans travel well, but Gopher faithful will be Broncos fans
Some Sioux fans claim Ralph Engelstad Arena has never been louder than when Holy Cross scored the game-winning goal to beat the Gophers. This afternoon’s atmosphere at the Xcel Energy Center for UND’s game against Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA West Regional could have a similar feel with a reversal of roles.

By Tom Miller , March 24, 2012

TOM MILLER COLUMN: New look is all the rage

he first public glimpses of the new UND hockey jerseys were leaked in the wee hours Friday morning when Herald reporter Brad Schlossman tweeted out a link to a grainy picture captured by a cellphone of the jerseys from the NCAA West Regional program.

By Tom Miller , March 23, 2012

VIRG FOSS: Sioux rally against Gophers rates as one of best ever

"As I watched a true Miracle on Ice — UND’s amazing rally from a 3-0 hole to beat Minnesota 6-3 in the WCHA Final Five semifinals last Friday — I wondered if it was the greatest comeback in Fighting Sioux playoff history," Virg Foss writes. Turns out there was one UND playoff comeback that bettered last week's stunner.

By Virg Foss , March 23, 2012