2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 77th season of play for the program and the 5th in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Brad Berry , in his 3rd season.
Roster
As of September 8, 2017.[ 1]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Peter Thome Freshman
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-05-24
Minneapolis, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL CBJ 2016
2
Gabe Bast Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-12-20
Red Deer, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL —
3
Matt Kiersted Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-04-14
Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL —
4
Andrew Peski Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
1997-03-11
Ottawa, Ontario Tri-City Storm (USHL —
5
Casey Johnson Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1996-04-12
Grand Forks, North Dakota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
6
Colton Poolman Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1995-12-18
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL —
7
Zach Yon Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1995-12-30
Roseau, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL —
8
Nick Jones Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1996-06-02
Edmonton, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL —
9
Dixon Bowen Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1996-05-05
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL —
10
Johnny Simonson A Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1993-06-16
Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln Stars (USHL —
11
Trevor Olson A Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1993-11-22
Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL —
14
Austin Poganski C Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1996-02-16
Saint Cloud, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL STL 2014
16
Grant Mismash Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-02-19
Edina, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL NSH 2017
18
Collin Adams Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-04-24
Brighton, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL NYI 2016
19
Shane Gersich Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1996-07-10
Chaska, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL WSH 2014
20
Josh Rieger Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-04-02
Regina, Saskatchewan Estevan Bruins (SJHL —
22
Rhett Gardner A Senior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1996-02-28
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks Oilers (AJHL DAL 2016
24
Christian Wolanin Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1995-03-17
Quebec City, Quebec Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL OTT 2015
25
Joel Janatuinen Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-02-02
Espoo, Finland Sioux City Musketeers (USHL —
26
Cole Smith Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1995-12-18
Brainerd, Minnesota Steinbach Pistons (MJHL —
27
Ludvig Hoff Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-10-16
Oslo, Norway Lincoln Stars (USHL —
28
Hayden Shaw Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-06-05
Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
29
Jordan Kawaguchi Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-05-04
Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
33
Cam Johnson Senior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1994-07-11
Troy, Michigan Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL —
35
Ryan Anderson Junior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1995-10-01
Roseau, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#6 St. Cloud State †
24
16
4
4
1
53 93
59
40
25
9
6
144
101
#5 Denver *
24
12
6
6
4
46 76
53
41
23
10
8
135
86
#1 Minnesota–Duluth 24
13
11
0
0
39 79
56
42
25
16
3
132
92
#17 North Dakota
24
8
10
6
3
33 71
68
40
17
13
10
117
95
Omaha 24
10
13
1
0
31 75
97
36
17
17
2
121
134
Western Michigan 24
10
13
1
0
31 82
94
36
15
19
2
115
129
Colorado College 24
8
12
4
3
31 63
85
37
15
17
5
99
121
Miami 24
6
14
4
2
24 62
89
37
12
20
5
103
128
Championship : March 17, 2018† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 5, 2018
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
September 30
7:07 PM
vs. Manitoba *
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (Exhibition)
Johnson
W 6-2
0-0-0 (0-0-0-0)
Regular Season
October 6
10:07 PM
at Alaska-Anchorage *
#7
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage , Alaska
Johnson
T 1-1 OT
2,563
0-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 7
10:07 PM
vs. Alaska-Anchorage *
#7
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage , Alaska
Johnson
W 3-2 OT
2,506
1-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 13
7:37 PM
vs. St. Lawrence *
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
W 2-1 11,221
2-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 14
7:07 PM
vs. St. Lawrence *
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
W 6-1 11,599
3-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 20
7:37 PM
vs. #8 Minnesota *
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
L 1-2 11,862
3-1-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 21
7:07 PM
vs. #8 Minnesota *
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
W 4-0 11,890
4-1-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 27
8:37 PM
at Colorado College
#4
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Johnson
L 1-2 4,525
4-2-1 (0-1-0-0)
October 28
7:07 PM
at Colorado College
#4
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Johnson
W 6-4 4,887
5-2-1 (1–1–0–0)
November 3
7:07 PM
at #7 Wisconsin *
#4
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin FSW+
Thome
W 3-2 9,597
6-2-1 (1–1–0–0)
November 4
7:07 PM
at #7 Wisconsin *
#4
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin FSW
Thome
T 2-2 OT
12,409
6-2-2 (1-1-0-0)
November 10
7:37 PM
vs. Miami
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
W 4-1 11,389
7-2-2 (2-1-0-0)
November 11
7:07 PM
vs. Miami
#17
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
T 3-3 SOW
11,795
7-2-3 (2-1-1-1)
November 17
8:05 PM
at #1 Denver
#3
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado
Thome
W 5-4 6,026
8-2-3 (3-1-1-1)
November 18
8:05 PM
at #1 Denver
#3
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado
Thome
L 1-4 6,319
8-3-3 (3-2-1-1)
November 24
7:37 PM
vs. Union *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
L 1-4 11,087
8-4-3 (3-2-1-1)
November 25
7:07 PM
vs. Union *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
T 2-2 OT
11,289
8-4-4 (3-2-1-1)
December 1
7:37 PM
vs. #10 Western Michigan
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
W 4-3 11,156
9-4-4 (4-2-1-1)
December 2
7:07 PM
vs. #10 Western Michigan
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
W 4-1 11,742
10-4-4 (5-2-1-1)
December 8
7:37 PM
at #2 St. Cloud State
#5
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud , Minnesota FSN
Johnson
T 2-2 SOW
4,631
10-4-5 (5-2-2-2)
December 9
7:07 PM
at #2 St. Cloud State
#5
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud , Minnesota FSN
Johnson
L 1-3 5,676
10-5-5 (5-3-2-2)
December 30
7:07 PM
vs. USNTDP
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (Exhibition)
W 5-2
10-5-5 (5-3-2-2)
January 5
7:37 PM
vs. #18 Omaha
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota CBSSN
Johnson
L 1-4 10,133
10-6-5 (5-4-2-2)
January 6
7:07 PM
vs. #18 Omaha
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
W 7-0 10,816
11-6-5 (6-4-2-2)
January 12
7:07 PM
at Bemidji State *
#7
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota
Johnson
W 5-1 4,483
12-6-5 (6-4-2-2)
January 13
7:07 PM
vs. Bemidji State *
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Johnson
T 2-2 OT
11,868
12-6-6 (6-4-2-2)
January 19
8:07 PM
at #14 Minnesota-Duluth
#7
Amsoil Arena • Duluth , Minnesota CBSSN
Johnson
L 3-5 6,372
12-7-6 (6-5-2-2)
January 20
7:07 PM
at #14 Minnesota-Duluth
#7
Amsoil Arena • Duluth , Minnesota
Johnson
L 2-5 6,903
12-8-6 (6-6-2-2)
January 26
7:37 PM
vs. #4 Denver
#11
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota CBSSN
Johnson
T 3-3 SOL
11,845
12-8-7 (6-6-3-2)
January 27
7:07 PM
vs. #4 Denver
#11
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota FCS
Johnson
T 1-1 SOL
12,002
12-8-8 (6-6-4-2)
February 9
7:37 PM
vs. Colorado College
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
L 2-4 11,517
12-9-8 (6-7-4-2)
February 10
7:07 PM
vs. Colorado College
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota FCS
Thome
W 5-1 11,860
13-9-8 (7-7-4-2)
February 16
6:37 PM
at #13 Omaha
#9
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska CBSSN
Thome
L 3-6 6,512
13-10-8 (7-8-4-2)
February 17
7:07 PM
at #13 Omaha
#9
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Johnson
W 3-0 7,517
14-10-8 (8-8-4-2)
February 23
6:35 PM
at Miami
#12
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford , Ohio
Johnson
L 3-4 OT
2,772
14-11-8 (8-9-4-2)
February 24
6:05 PM
at Miami
#12
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford , Ohio
Johnson
T 2-2 SOL
2,917
14-11-9 (8-9-5-2)
March 2
7:07 PM
vs. #1 St. Cloud State
#13
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
L 3-4 OT
11,923
14-12-9 (8-10-5-2)
March 3
7:07 PM
vs. #1 St. Cloud State
#13
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota CBSSN
Johnson
T 2-2 SOW
12,093
14-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 9
7:37 PM
vs. #13 Omaha *
#14
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinals)
Johnson
W 4-0 10,125
15-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 10
7:07 PM
vs. #13 Omaha *
#14
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinals)
Johnson
W 4-3 OT
10,351
16-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 16
4:07 PM
vs. #1 St. Cloud State *
#12
Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul , Minnesota (NCHC Semifinals)CBSSN
Johnson
L 2-3 OT
11,983
16-13-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 17
3:37 PM
vs. #8 Minnesota-Duluth *
#12
Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul , Minnesota (NCHC 3rd Place)
Johnson
W 4-1 11,372
17-13-10 (8-10-6-3)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time .
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Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 (Final)
USCHO.com
7
7
8
4
4
4
2
3
3
6
5
6
6
7
7
11
8
9
12
13
14
12
14
17
USA Today
7
8
4
4
4
2
3
3
6
5
6
6
7
7
11
10
8
9
12
13
14
12
NR
NR
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