North Dakota Fighting Hawks Ice Hockey | |
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University | University of North Dakota |
Conference | NCHC |
Head coach |
Brad Berry 2nd year, 39–8–4 (.804) |
Captain(s) | Gage Ausmus |
Alternate captain(s) | Tucker Poolman Johnny Simonson Austin Poganski Brock Boeser |
Arena |
Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,634 Surface: 200' x 85' |
Location | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Colors | Kelly Green and White |
Fight song |
It's For You, North Dakota U Stand Up and Cheer |
NCAA Tournament Champions | |
1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016 | |
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
30 total appearances Most recent: 2016 |
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Conference Tournament Champions | |
1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
Conference Regular Season Champions | |
1958, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team (UND) is the college ice hockey team at the Grand Forks campus of the University of North Dakota. They are members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey. North Dakota is considered one of the premier college hockey programs in the country, and are regarded as one of the most powerful, successful, and storied college hockey programs in NCAA history. UND has made over 30 appearances in the NCAA tournament, appeared in the Frozen Four 22 times, and have won 8 NCAA Division I Championships. They have also won 16 WCHA Regular Season Championships, and 10 WCHA Tournament Championships. The current men's head coach is former Fighting Sioux player Brad Berry, who is in his second season with the team. UND used Fighting Sioux as its nickname, but dropped the nickname under pressure from the NCAA. The team is now registered as the Fighting Hawks, a name that was chosen by the University on November 18, 2015.
Varsity ice hockey at the University of North Dakota began in 1929 as a NCAA independent team with no recorded coach. After four seasons the team disbanded during the heart of the Great Depression in 1936. The program restarted after World War II with John Jamieson as the first coach. The 1946–47 season was the first winning season in UND history with a record of 7 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. UND joined Michigan Tech, Colorado College, University of Denver, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and University of Minnesota as founding members of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL) in 1951. In the program's first season in league play UND finished with a record of 13–11–1. After two seasons the MCHL became the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL) and later in 1959 became the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Artificial ice was installed in UND's Winter Sports Building, commonly known as "The Barn", in 1953.