2015-16_North_Dakota_Fighting_Hawks_men's_ice_hockey_season

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season


The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team was the 75th season of play for the program and 3rd in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks were led by first-year head coach Brad Berry, replacing Dave Hakstol who became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. His assistant coaches were Dane Jackson, Matt Shaw, and Karl Goehring. The Fighting Hawks played their home games in Ralph Engelstad Arena and competed in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Season

UND finished the regular season with a 28–5–3 record, winning the NCHC regular season title. Seeded first in the NCHC Tournament, the Fighting Hawks swept the first-round series with Colorado College, before losing to Minnesota–Duluth in the semifinals.[3] UND entered the NCAA Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, and top seed in the Midwest Regional. In the first round, they defeated Northeastern, and topped Big Ten champion Michigan in the regional final. At the Frozen Four in Tampa, UND defeated conference foe and West Regional champion Denver on a Nick Schmaltz goal with 56 seconds remaining in regulation.[4] The Fighting Hawks faced Quinnipiac in the final, and easily won 5–1 to claim the school's 8th national championship and first since 2000.[5]

Roster

As of December 5, 2015[6]

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Schedule

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Standings

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Statistics

As of April 9, 2016[8][9]

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MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac

April 9, 2016
8:00 pm
ESPN
(E1) Quinnipiac1 – 5
(1–2, 0–0, 0–3)
(MW1) North DakotaAmalie ArenaTampa, Florida
Attendance: 19,358
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References

  1. "Final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll - April 11, 2016". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. Horgan, Candace (March 18, 2016). "Minnesota-Duluth overcomes early deficit, sends North Dakota to third straight NCHC semifinal loss". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. Nelson, Dustin Luke (April 8, 2016). "Frozen Four: North Dakota scores late, beats Denver to reach championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. "UND M Hockey – 2015–16 Roster". Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  6. "North Dakota Men's Hockey 2015–2016 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. "North Dakota Cumulative Season Statistics". University of North Dakota. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2015–2016 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

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