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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 2015- 16 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES www.UNDsports.com • www.Facebook.com/UNDMHockey • www.Twitter.com/UNDMHockey 2015-16 Schedule/Results FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 9, 2015 Oct. 3 Manitoba (exh.) (MidcoSN2) W, 8-3 Oct. 9 vs. Lake Superior State^ W, 5-2 Oct. 10 vs. Maine^ (ot) T, 1-1 Oct. 16 at Bemidji State (LPTV) (ot) T, 4-4 #4 North Dakota Oct. 17 Bemidji State (MidcoSN) W, 5-2 Fighting Hawks Oct. 23 at Vermont W, 2-0 Oct. 24 at Vermont W, 5-2 at Oct. 30 at Colorado College* W, 5-2 #17 Minnesota Duluth Oct. 31 at Colorado College* W, 2-0 Bulldogs Nov. 6 Wisconsin (MidcoSN) L, 3-1 Nov. 7 Wisconsin (MidcoSN) W, 3-1 (14-2-2, 7-1-0 NCHC) (7-5-3, 4-3-1 NCHC) Nov. 13 #17 Miami* (MidcoSN) W, 6-2 Nov. 14 #17 Miami* (MidcoSN) (ot) W, 4-3 Friday, Dec. 11, 7:07 p.m. CT • AMSOIL Arena (6,756) • Duluth, Minn. Nov. 20 at #7 St. Cloud State* (FSN+, FCS) W, 4-3 Radio: Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network • Webcast: NCHC.tv Nov. 21 at #7 St. Cloud State* (MidcoSN) L, 6-1 Midco Sports Network2 (Ch. 322) Nov. 27 at Michigan State W, 3-1 TV: Nov. 29 at Michigan State W, 4-1 Dec. 4 #9 Denver* (MidcoSN) W, 5-1 Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:07 p.m. CT • AMSOIL Arena (6,756) • Duluth, Minn. Dec. 5 #9 Denver* (MidcoSN, FCS) W, 4-0 Radio: Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network • Webcast: NCHC.tv Dec. 11 at #17 Minnesota Duluth* (MidcoSN2) 7:07 pm TV: Midco Sports Network2 (Ch. 322) Dec. 12 at #17 Minnesota Duluth* (MidcoSN2) 7:07 pm Jan. 1 Alabama-Huntsville# (MidcoSN) 7:37 pm Jan. 2 Alabama-Huntsville# (MidcoSN) 7:07 pm Jan. 9 U.S. U-18 Team (exh.) (MidcoSN) 7:07 pm THIS WEEK Jan. 15 #5 Omaha* (MidcoSN) 7:37 pm Fourth-ranked North Dakota closes out the first half of the season when it Jan. 16 #5 Omaha* (MidcoSN, FCS) 7:07 pm travels to Minnesota Duluth to face the 17th-ranked Bulldogs. Jan. 22 Colorado College* (MidcoSN) 7:37 pm Jan. 23 Colorado College* (MidcoSN, FCS) 7:07 pm Jan. 29 at Western Michigan* 6:00 pm UND enters the week in first place in the NCHC with 21 points, three Jan. 30 at Western Michigan* 6:00 pm points better than second-place St. Cloud State and seven up on Min- Feb. 12 at #11 Denver* (CBSSN) 9:06 pm nesota Duluth. Feb. 13 at #11 Denver* (ROOT) 8:06 pm Feb. 19 #17 Minnesota Duluth* (CBSSN) 7:37 pm Feb. 20 #17 Minnesota Duluth* (MidcoSN, FCS) 7:07 pm MEDIA COVERAGE Feb. 26 at #5 Omaha* 7:07 pm All UND men’s hockey games, home and away, can be heard on 96.1 FM (The Fox) and on stations Feb. 27 at #5 Omaha* (ASN) 7:07 pm across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. Mar. 4 Western Michigan* (CBSSN) 8:00 pm Longtime broadcaster Tim Hennessy, in his 37th season as the voice of UND men’s hockey, calls the Mar. 5 Western Michigan* (MidcoSN2, FCS) 7:07 pm action while Steve Olson provides analysis during home games. Mar. 11-13 NCHC Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 18-19 NCHC Frozen Faceoff (CBSSN) & TBD This weekend’s games will be telecast live on Midco Sports Network2, which is available on channel Mar. 25-27 NCAA Regionals TBD 322 in the Grand Forks viewing area. The My9 broadcasts will feature Tom Hansen handling the Apr. 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four (ESPN) ! TBD play-by-play and Judd Medak providing color analysis. Home games in bold; all times Central * NCHC game A High Definition webcast of both games is also available to NCHC.tv subscribers. ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (Portland, Maine) # Subway Holiday Classic (Grand Forks) SOCIAL MEDIA & Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center) Receive real-time Twitter updates during all UND men’s hockey games by following @UNDMHockey. ! Tampa, Fla. (Amalie Arena) Fans can also follow the action via live chat at UNDsports.com, featuring Brad Schlossman of the Regional Sites: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.); US Bank Grand Forks Herald and Jayson Hajdu of UND Athletics. Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio); Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.); Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.) TICKET INFORMATION For ticket information or to purchase tickets to this weekend’s series, visit www.umdbulldogs.com. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Asst. Athletics Director_________________ Jayson Hajdu ABOUT MINNESOTA DULUTH Email______________ [email protected] The Bulldogs have won four straight games -- and are unbeaten in their last five (4-0-1) -- after a Office Phone________________________ 701.777.2985 sweep of Western Michigan last weekend in Duluth. Cell Phone__________________________ 701.740.7659 Twitter _______________@UNDMHockey, @UNDSID Mailing Address_______ Hyslop Sports Center Room 127 Senior forward Austin Farley was named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week after piling up two 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 9013 goals and four assists in the sweep. He now has 13 points in his last four games. Classmate Andy Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013 Welinski was named NCHC Defenseman of the Week for his 4-point weekend. SEVEN-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS // 16-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS PAGE 2 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES • DECEMBER 9, 2015 (Minnesota Duluth ‘95) and Brant Nicklin The duo will attend training camp Dec. 14-18 UND - UMD Comparison (Minnesota Duluth ‘06). at Boston University in Boston followed by an (Per-game averages with NCHC rank) additional camp in Vierumaki, Finland, from UND UMD Sandelin and UND head coach Brad Berry Dec. 19-24. The final 23-man roster is expected 3.56 (2nd) .........................Goals For/Game .....................3.20 (4th) were teammates for three seasons at North to be named by Dec. 24. Team USA will 1.89 (1st) .................... Goals Against/Game ............... 2.07 (2nd) Dakota, where they anchored the blue line compete in the 2016 International Ice Hockey +1.67 (2nd) .......................Scoring Margin.....................+1.13 (3rd) from 1983-84 to 1985-86. Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 12.8 (1st) .........................Penalty Minutes...................... 9.8 (5th) 26-Jan. 5, in Helsinki, Finland. 17.9% (5th) ........................... Power Play ........................21.7% (2nd) 81.9% (5th) ...........................Penalty Kill ......................... 85.5% (4th) Additionally, UMD assistant coach Jason Herter and UND associate head coach Dane Schmaltz played for Team USA at the 2015 Jackson were Fighting Sioux teammates from World Junior Championship, appearing in all All-Time Series vs. UMD 1988-89 to 1990-91. five games an notching one assist. Record: UND leads 140-77-9 (.639) In Grand Forks: UND leads 78-33-3 (.697) All four reached the National Hockey League Boeser also possesses significant international In Duluth: UND leads 57-39-5 (.589) after their collegiate playing days. experience, having captained Team USA to Neutral: Series tied 2-2-1 (.500) a bronze medal at the 2014-15 Ivan Hlinka Last 10: UND leads 6-3-1 (.650) - Below UND-UMD SERIES HISTORY Tournament and leading the team in scoring Date Location Result Note The Fighting Hawks hold a 140-77-9 (.639) en route to a silver medal at the same 02-10-12 Duluth W, 3-1 edge in the all-time series with the Bulldogs, tournament in 2013-14. Boeser also helped 02-11-12 Duluth L, 4-5 including a 57-39-5 (.589) edge in Duluth. Team USA to gold medal at the 2013-14 Five 11-16-12 Grand Forks (ot) T, 4-4 Nations Tournament. 11-17-12 Grand Forks (ot) W, 4-3 11-15-13 Grand Forks W, 4-2 UND came away with a sweep in its last trip to 11-16-13 Grand Forks L, 3-6 AMSOIL Arena in Feb. 2014, winning 3-0 and DEPARtmENT OF DEFENSE 02-21-14 Duluth W, 3-0 02-22-14 Duluth W, 6-2 6-2. The Fighting Hawks and the Bulldogs enter 01-09-15 Grand Forks L, 1-4 the week ranked 1-2 in the NCHC in scoring 01-10-15 Grand Forks W, 5-2 UND has not been swept in Duluth since Jan. defense. 1996. Career Scoring vs. UMD UND is allowing a league-low 1.89 goals per POLL POSITION game while UMD is yielding 2.07. Nationally, Player GP G A Pts. UND maintained its No. 4 ranking in both UND and UMD rank seventh and 11th, LaDue, Paul .........................................6 3 3 6 respectively, in that category. Johnson, Luke ....................................6 2 4 6 the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Caggiula, Drake .................................8 1 5 6 Magazine polls, which were released on Chyzyk, Bryn .......................................7 1 1 2 Monday. At the other end of the ice, both teams possess St. Clair, Colten ...................................4 1 1 2 two of the highest-scoring defensive units in Thompson, Keaton...........................4 0 2 2 the country: Ausmus, Gage ....................................3 0 1 1 Minnesota Duluth was ranked No. 17 by Schmaltz, Nick ...................................2 0 1 1 USCHO and was unranked by USA Today. Poganski, Austin ...............................2 0 0 0 NCAA LEADERS: DEFENSEMEN SCORING Poolman, Tucker................................2 0 0 0 Simonson, Johnny ............................1 0 0 0 Refer to Page 3 for complete poll information. Rk. Team G-A-PTS Stecher, Troy .......................................4 0 0 0 1. St. Cloud State ..........................................5-47-52 Boeser, Brock ......................................0 0 0 0 2. North Dakota ................................ 9-41-50 Chartrand, Danys ..............................0 0 0 0 LAST ActION 3.