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] 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] 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]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Troy Stecher A Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1994-04-07
Richmond, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL —
3
Tucker Poolman Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1993-06-08
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Omaha (USHL WPG 2013
4
Keaton Thompson Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1995-09-14
Devils Lake, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL ANA 2013
6
Paul LaDue A Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1992-09-06
Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL LAK 2012
8
Nick Schmaltz Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1996-02-23
Verona, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL CHI 2014
9
Drake Caggiula A Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-06-20
Pickering, Ontario Stouffville (OJHL —
10
Johnny Simonson Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993-06-16
Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL —
11
Trevor Olson Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1993-11-22
Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL —
13
Mike Gornall Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1994-10-26
Irwin, Pennsylvania Topeka (NAHL —
14
Austin Poganski Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1996-02-16
St. Cloud, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL STL 2014
16
Brock Boeser Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1997-02-25
Burnsville, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL VAN 2015
17
Colten St. Clair A Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1992-11-22
Gilbert, Arizona Fargo (USHL —
18
Chris Wilkie Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1996-07-10
Omaha, Nebraska Tri-City (USHL FLA 2015
19
Shane Gersich Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1996-07-10
Chaska, Minnesota Omaha (USHL WSH 2014
20
Gage Ausmus C Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1995-04-22
East Grand Forks, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL SJS 2013
21
Danys Chartrand Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1994-01-17
Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon (SJHL —
22
Rhett Gardner Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996-02-28
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks (AJHL —
24
Christian Wolanin Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1995-03-17
Rochester, Michigan Muskegon (USHL OTT 2015
25
Joel Janatuinen Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1995-02-02
Espoo, Finland Sioux City (USHL —
26
Coltyn Sanderson Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991-05-26
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Weyburn (SJHL —
27
Luke Johnson Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1994-09-19
Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL CHI 2013
28
Hayden Shaw Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1996-06-05
Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL —
29
Bryn Chyzyk A Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1992-11-05
Virden, Manitoba Fargo (USHL —
30
Matt Hrynkiw Junior
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1992-04-04
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humboldt (SJHL —
31
Matej Tomek Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1997-05-24
Bratislava, Slovakia Topeka (NAHL PHI 2015
33
Cam Johnson Sophomore
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1994-07-11
Troy, Michigan Waterloo (USHL —
35
Ryan Anderson Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1995-10-01
Roseau, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
Schedule
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 3
7:00 pm
Manitoba *
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)
Johnson
W 8–3 10,590
—
Regular Season
October 9
3:30 pm
vs. Lake Superior State *
#4
Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine (IceBreaker)
Johnson
W 5–2 5,007
1–0–0
October 10
7:00 pm
vs. Maine *
#4
Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine (IceBreaker)
Johnson
T 1–1 OT
5,187
1–0–1
October 16
7:30 pm
at Bemidji State *
#1
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Hrynkiw
T 4–4 OT
4,373
1–0–2
October 17
7:00 pm
Bemidji State *
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 5–2 11,888
2–0–2
October 23
6:00 pm
at Vermont *
#1
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont
Hrynkiw
W 2–0 4,003
3–0–2
October 24
6:00 pm
at Vermont *
#1
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont
Hrynkiw
W 5–2 4,007
4–0–2
October 30
8:30 pm
at Colorado College
#1
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hrynkiw
W 5–2 6,043
5–0–2 (1–0–0)
October 31
8:00 pm
at Colorado College
#1
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hrynkiw
W 2–0 4,032
6–0–2 (2–0–0)
November 6
7:30 pm
Wisconsin *
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
L 1–3 11,788
6–1–2 (2–0–0)
November 7
7:00 pm
Wisconsin *
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 3–1 11,826
7–1–2 (2–0–0)
November 13
7:30 pm
#17 Miami (OH)
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 6–2 11,662
8–1–2 (3–0–0)
November 14
7:00 pm
#17 Miami (OH)
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 4–3 OT
11,892
9–1–2 (4–0–0)
November 20
7:30 pm
at #7 St. Cloud State
#4
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota
Hrynkiw
W 4–3 5,050
10–1–2 (5–0–0)
November 21
7:00 pm
at #7 St. Cloud State
#4
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota
Hrynkiw
L 1–6 5,487
10–2–2 (5–1–0)
November 27
6:00 pm
at Michigan State *
#5
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Johnson
W 3–1 4,836
11–2–2 (5–1–0)
November 29
2:00 pm
at Michigan State *
#5
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Johnson
W 4–1 3,618
12–2–2 (5–1–0)
December 4
7:30 pm
#9 Denver
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 5–1 11,768
13–2–2 (6–1–0)
December 5
7:00 pm
#9 Denver
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 4–0 11,842
14–2–2 (7–1–0)
December 11
7:00 pm
at #17 Minnesota–Duluth
#4
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
Johnson
W 3–0 6,836
15–2–2 (8–1–0)
December 12
7:00 pm
at #17 Minnesota–Duluth
#4
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
Johnson
W 3–0 6,975
16–2–2 (9–1–0)
January 1
7:30 pm
Alabama–Huntsville *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 1–0 11,334
17–2–2 (9–1–0)
January 2
7:00 pm
Alabama–Huntsville *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 4–1 11,094
18–2–2 (9–1–0)
January 9
7:00 pm
US Under-18 Team *
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)
Johnson
W 4–1 10,950
18–2–2 (9–1–0)
January 15
7:30 pm
#9 Omaha
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
L 3–4 OT
11,885
18–3–2 (9–2–0)
January 16
7:00 pm
#9 Omaha
#1
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 5–1 11,888
19–3–2 (10–2–0)
January 22
7:30 pm
Colorado College
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 5–5 SO, 1–0
11,823
19–3–3 (10–2–1)
January 23
7:00 pm
Colorado College
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 5–1 11,908
20–3–3 (11–2–1)
January 29
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan
#2
Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Johnson
W 2–0 3,342
21–3–3 (12–2–1)
January 30
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan
#2
Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Johnson
W 2–1 3,609
22–3–3 (13–2–1)
February 12
9:00 pm
at #13 Denver
#2
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
Johnson
L 4–6 6,064
22–4–3 (13–3–1)
February 13
7:00 pm
at #13 Denver
#2
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
Johnson
L 1–4 6,170
22–5–3 (13–4–1)
February 19
7:30 pm
Minnesota–Duluth
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 2–1 OT
11,890
23–5–3 (14–4–1)
February 20
7:00 pm
Minnesota–Duluth
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 2–1 11,912
24–5–3 (15–4–1)
February 26
7:00 pm
at #13 Omaha
#4
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
Johnson
W 4–2 7,898
25–5–3 (16–4–1)
February 27
7:00 pm
at #13 Omaha
#4
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
Johnson
W 4–1 7,898
26–5–3 (17–4–1)
March 4
8:00 pm
Western Michigan
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Johnson
W 8–1 11,848
27–5–3 (18–4–1)
March 5
7:00 pm
Western Michigan
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hrynkiw
W 5–4 11,903
28–5–3 (19–4–1)
NCHC Tournament
March 11
7:30 pm
Colorado College *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC First round)
Johnson
W 7–1 10,813
29–5–3 (19–4–1)
March 12
7:00 pm
Colorado College *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC First round)
Johnson
W 5–1 10,864
30–5–3 (19–4–1)
March 18
4:00 pm
vs. #16 Minnesota–Duluth *
#1
Target Center • Minneapolis, Minnesota (NCHC Semifinal)
Johnson
L 2–4 10,926
30–6–3 (19–4–1)
March 19
3:30 pm
vs. #6 Denver *
#1
Target Center • Minneapolis, Minnesota (NCHC Third Place)
Johnson
T 1–1 OT
11,643
30–6–4 (19–4–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 25
1:00 pm
vs. #9 Northeastern *
#3
U.S. Bank Arena • Cincinnati, Ohio (Midwest Regional semifinal)
Johnson
W 6–2 5,332
31–6–4 (19–4–1)
March 26
5:00 pm
vs. #5 Michigan *
#3
U.S. Bank Arena • Cincinnati, Ohio (Midwest Regional Final)
Johnson
W 5–2 5,172
32–6–4 (19–4–1)
April 7
7:30 pm
vs. #7 Denver *
#3
Amalie Arena • Tampa, Florida (Frozen Four Semifinal)
Johnson
W 4–2 18,037
33–6–4 (19–4–1)
April 9
7:00 pm
vs. #1 Quinnipiac *
#3
Amalie Arena • Tampa, Florida (Frozen Four Final)
Johnson
W 5–1 19,358
34–6–4 (19–4–1)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . [ 7]
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#1 North Dakota †
24
19
4
1
1
59 89
49
44
34
6
4
162
81
#4 St. Cloud State *
24
17
6
1
1
53 104
53
41
31
9
1
175
90
#6 Denver
24
17
5
2
0
53 74
52
41
25
10
6
134
96
#16 Minnesota–Duluth
24
11
10
3
1
37 64
44
40
19
16
5
107
82
Miami 24
9
13
2
2
31 54
65
36
15
18
3
86
97
Omaha 24
8
15
1
0
25 60
83
36
18
17
1
103
107
Western Michigan 24
5
18
1
1
17 56
103
36
8
25
3
80
142
Colorado College 24
4
19
1
0
13 47
99
36
6
29
1
71
145
Champions : St. Cloud State† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 13, 2016
Statistics
As of April 9, 2016[ 8] [ 9]
Skaters
Player
Brock Boeser F
Fr
42
27
33
60 26
5
1
5
Drake Caggiula F
Sr
39
25
26
51 60
3
2
7
Nick Schmaltz F
So
37
11
35
46 6
2
0
3
Troy Stecher D
Jr
43
8
21
29 37
1
0
1
Austin Poganski F
So
44
10
15
25 18
2
1
5
Tucker Poolman D
So
40
5
19
24 4
1
0
1
Bryn Chyzyk F
Sr
42
12
10
22 12
2
2
2
Luke Johnson F
Jr
43
11
10
21 45
5
1
2
Paul LaDue D
Jr
41
5
14
19 14
2
0
0
Rhett Gardner F
Fr
41
11
7
18 52
2
2
2
Johnny Simonson F
So
43
3
14
17 38
0
0
1
Keaton Thompson D
Jr
43
2
15
17 36
1
0
0
Christian Wolanin D
Fr
32
4
11
15 20
0
0
2
Coltyn Sanderson F
Sr
35
7
5
12 8
0
0
1
Shane Gersich F
Fr
37
9
2
11 16
0
0
1
Gage Ausmus D
Jr
42
0
11
11 33
0
0
0
Chris Wilkie F
Fr
32
5
4
9 14
3
0
0
Joel Janatuinen F
Fr
35
4
5
9 10
1
0
1
Hayden Shaw D
Fr
32
2
4
6 10
1
0
0
Trevor Olson F
So
36
0
4
4 20
0
0
0
Mike Gornall F
Fr
3
1
0
1 2
0
0
0
Colten St. Clair F
Sr
10
0
0
0 4
0
0
0
Matt Hrynkiw G
Jr
14
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
Cam Johnson G
So
34
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
Team 44 162 265 427 485 31 9 34
Goaltenders
Player
Cam Johnson So
34
1918
24
4
2
53
1.66
759
0.935
5
Matt Hrynkiw Jr
14
734
10
2
2
26
2.13
262
0.910
2
MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac
Game reference Referees: Linesmen:
Scoring summary
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
UND
Shane Gersich (9)
Ausmus and Boeser
11:56
1–0 UND
UND
Brock Boeser (27) – GW SH
unassisted
14:16
2–0 UND
QUI
Tim Clifton (19) – PP
C. Clifton and St. Denis
18:53
2–1 UND
2nd
None
3rd
UND
Drake Caggiula (24)
Schmaltz and Boeser
41:21
3–1 UND
UND
Drake Caggiula (25)
Boeser and LaDue
43:41
4–1 UND
UND
Austin Poganski (10)
Gardner and Ausmus
50:41
5–1 UND
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
UND
Bryn Chyzyk
Slashing
09:57
2:00
QUI
Travis St. Denis
Slashing
09:57
2:00
UND
Paul LaDue
Tripping
13:19
2:00
UND
Drake Caggiula
Cross-Checking
18:41
2:00
UND
Troy Stecher
Cross-Checking
18:50
2:00
2nd
UND
Drake Caggiula
High-Sticking
22:13
2:00
UND
Christian Wolanin
Roughing
25:02
2:00
QUI
Sam Anas
Roughing
25:02
2:00
QUI
Tommy Schutt
Hooking
30:45
2:00
3rd
QUI
Derek Smith
Cross-Checking
46:36
2:00
UND
Joel Janatuinen
Roughing
57:34
2:00
QUI
Connor Clifton
Roughing
57:34
2:00
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
T
Quinnipiac 13
9
11
33
North Dakota 16
9
11
36
References
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