2022–23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
The 2022–23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 82nd season of play for the program and 10th in the NCHC . The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season were coached by Brad Berry in his 8th season and played their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena .
Season
2022-23 Season Uniforms Though the team lost its top prospect to the professional ranks, an impressive[citation needed recruiting class and the return of most of last season's players had many[who? believing that North Dakota would compete for a national championship in 2023. The Hawks began the year at #4 in both polls and started the year in good standings, easily handling Holy Cross . The following week would be an early test for UND as they played host to another prospective championship contender in Quinnipiac . A problem cropped up that would stick with the team for most of the season: poor goaltending. Drew DeRidder allowed 3 goals on just 7 shots in the first and, after North Dakota took a lead in the third, Jakob Hellsten surrendered a tying goal to only earn a tie. Playing the entire game the following night, Hellsten let 5 get past him on 21 shots. Suddenly, coach Berry had a quandary on his hands as Hellsten's performance was bad enough to end their attempted goaltending rotation but DeRidder was only marginally better.
The inconsistency in goal caused the team to slowly slide down the polls until falling off entirely by Thanksgiving . The Hawks were able to score, averaging over 3 goals per game, but the offense was concentrated with three players: Jackson Blake , Riese Gaber and Chris Jandric . Collectively they accounted for nearly a third of the team's goals and points. North Dakota's offense did produce more than they had the year before, however, the subpar play in goal cancelled out any offense improvement and the lack of depth scoring also proved to be problematic.
The defense held their own, allowing and average of less than 25 against per game but neither goaltender was able to take advantage. The team tried twice more to use Hellsten as the starter but he couldn't hold the job and the Hawks had to stick with DeRidder. Near the end of the season, however, DeRidder seemed to finally find his groove and began producing good efforts night after night. By going 4–0–2 over the final three weeks, including taking a weekend from St. Cloud State , the Fighting Hawks found themselves just outside the playoff picture.
Entering the postseason, it was just possible, if unlikely, for North Dakota to earn an at-large bid without a conference championship. Those faint hopes were nearly extinguished when the UND offense could only muster a single goal against Omaha despite getting 41 shots on goal. The team rallied in the rematch to set up a deciding third game to keep their season alive. The Hawks got down twice in the game but scored the final 4 goals to run away with a win and advance to the semifinal.[ 1]
Entering championship weekend, North Dakota had risen up to 18 in the PairWise rankings. While it was an impressive feat after a rocky season,[according to whom? it meant that it was mathematically impossible for UND to earn an at-large bid. Any bonus they got from making the final would be lost by losing the championship game. With the Hawks knowing that they had to win it all to make the tournament, they fought hard against St. Cloud State, who had already punched their ticket. The defense did its job by stifling the Huskies' attack, allowing just 15 shots against in regulation. Their offense gave the Hawks two separate 1-goal leads but they were unable to hold onto either and the two teams finished the first 60 minutes tied at 2-all. St. Cloud cranked up the pressure in overtime, trying to get the winning goal straight away. DeRidder stopped 6 shots in the first 5 minutes but he was unable to prevent the 6th and Zach Okabe 's marker ended the Hawks' season.[ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 24, 2022.[ 3]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Kaleb Johnson Freshman (RS )
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
2001-01-07
Grand Forks, North Dakota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
2
Ryan Sidorski Graduate
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1999-10-02
Williamsville, New York Union (ECAC —
3
Ty Farmer Graduate
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1998-01-06
O'Fallon, Missouri UMass (HEA —
4
Cooper Moore Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
2001-02-16
Riverside, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL DET 2019
5
Dane Montgomery Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
169 lb (77 kg)
2002-01-07
Grand Forks, North Dakota Waterloo (USHL —
6
Brent Johnson Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2003-03-20
Frisco, Texas Sioux Falls (USHL WSH 2021
7
Chris Jandric Graduate
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-10-03
Prince George, British Columbia Alaska (WCHA —
8
Jake Schmaltz Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
2001-04-24
McFarland, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL BOS 2019
9
Jackson Blake Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2003-08-03
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Chicago (USHL CAR 2021
10
Gavin Hain A Graduate
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
2000-04-03
Grand Rapids, Minnesota NTDP (USHL PHI 2018
11
Griffin Ness Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-12-10
Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL —
13
Carson Albrecht Senior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1998-05-23
Martensville, Saskatchewan Melfort (SJHL —
15
Ethan Frisch A Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-10-29
Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo (USHL —
17
Riese Gaber A Junior
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
1999-10-10
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Dubuque (USHL —
18
Matteo Costantini Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-08-16
St. Catharines, Ontario Sioux City (USHL BUF 2020
19
Mark Senden C Graduate
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1998-01-22
Medina, Minnesota Fargo (USHL —
20
Nick Portz Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2000-05-15
St. Cloud, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL —
21
Ben Strinden Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
2002-06-04
Fargo, North Dakota Muskegon (USHL NSH 2022
22
Owen McLaughlin Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
156 lb (71 kg)
2003-03-25
Spring City, Pennsylvania Sioux City (USHL —
24
Luke Bast Sophomore
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
2000-11-20
Red Deer, Alberta Waterloo (USHL —
25
Tyler Kleven Junior
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
2002-01-10
Fargo, North Dakota NTDP (USHL OTT 2020
26
Dylan James Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2003-10-12
Calgary, Alberta Sioux City (USHL DET 2022
27
Louis Jamernik V Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2000-02-22
Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL —
28
Judd Caulfield A Senior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
2001-03-19
Grand Forks, North Dakota NTDP (USHL PIT 2019
29
Jackson Kunz Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
2002-08-13
Grand Forks, North Dakota Green Bay (USHL VAN 2020
32
Jakob Hellsten Sophomore
G 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-02-02
Ljusdal, Sweden Halmstad (Hockeyettan )—
34
Drew DeRidder Graduate
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
2000-05-01
Fenton, Michigan Michigan State (Big Ten —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#6 Denver †
24
19
5
0
2
1
0
56 94
53
40
30
10
0
150
86
#11 Western Michigan 24
15
8
1
2
0
0
44 86
60
39
23
15
1
148
102
#20 Omaha
24
13
9
2
2
2
1
42 71
64
37
19
15
3
109
97
#5 St. Cloud State *
24
12
9
3
2
1
3
41 85
68
41
25
13
3
133
95
Minnesota Duluth 24
10
14
0
1
4
0
33 65
81
37
16
20
1
95
114
#17 North Dakota
24
10
10
4
3
0
2
33 75
70
39
18
15
6
127
110
Colorado College 24
6
15
3
0
2
2
25 37
60
38
13
22
3
79
99
Miami 24
3
18
3
0
2
0
14 39
96
36
8
24
4
73
137
Championship : March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 1
6:07 PM
Manitoba *
#4
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)Midco
DeRidder
W 5–1 11,568
Regular Season
October 7
7:07 PM
Holy Cross *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
W 6–0 11,181
1–0–0
October 8
6:07 PM
Holy Cross *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
W 4–1 11,376
2–0–0
October 14
7:07 PM
#8 Quinnipiac *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
T 5–5 OT
10,875
2–0–1
October 15
6:07 PM
#8 Quinnipiac *
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
L 2–6 11,680
2–1–1
October 21
7:00 PM
at #1 Minnesota *
#7
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota (Rivalry )BSN+
DeRidder
L 2–3 OT
10,418
2–2–1
October 22
7:00 PM
at #1 Minnesota *
#7
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis , Minnesota (Rivalry )BSN
DeRidder
W 5–4 OT
10,193
3–2–1
October 29
9:07 PM
vs. Arizona State *
#6
T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game )Midco
DeRidder
L 2–3 15,503
3–3–1
November 4
7:07 PM
at Omaha
#10
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska Midco
DeRidder
W 4–1 6,543
4–3–1 (1–0–0)
November 5
7:07 PM
at Omaha
#10
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska Midco
DeRidder
T 3–3 SOL
6,314
4–3–2 (1–0–1)
November 11
7:07 PM
#2 Denver
#12
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry )Midco
DeRidder
L 2–3 11,738
4–4–2 (1–1–1)
November 12
7:07 PM
#2 Denver
#12
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry )Midco
Hellsten
L 3–6 11,852
4–5–2 (1–2–1)
November 18
7:07 PM
Miami
#19
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
W 7–1 10,823
5–5–2 (2–2–1)
November 19
6:07 PM
Miami
#19
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
L 3–4 10,815
5–6–2 (2–3–1)
November 25
7:37 PM
at Bemidji State *
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota FloHockey
Hellsten
T 3–3 OT
3,712
5–6–3
November 26
6:07 PM
Bemidji State *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
W 4–2 11,470
6–6–3
December 2
7:30 PM
at #3 St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota FOX 9+
Hellsten
L 2–7 4,529
6–7–3 (2–4–3)
December 3
6:00 PM
at #3 St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota FOX 9+
DeRidder
L 3–6 5,017
6–8–3 (2–5–3)
December 9
6:05 PM
at #17 Western Michigan
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
DeRidder
T 2–2 SOW
3,239
6–8–4 (2–5–4)
December 10
5:05 PM
at #17 Western Michigan
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
DeRidder
W 3–0 3,498
7–8–4 (3–5–4)
December 31
4:07 PM
USNTDP *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)Midco
Johnson
W 4–3 OT
11,034
January 6
7:07 PM
Lindenwood *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
W 4–3 10,354
8–8–4
January 7
6:07 PM
Lindenwood *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
W 4–2 11,616
9–8–4
January 13
7:07 PM
#12 Western Michigan
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Hellsten
L 0–4 11,022
9–9–4 (3–6–4)
January 14
6:07 PM
#12 Western Michigan
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Johnson
L 6–7 11,664
9–10–4 (3–7–4)
January 20
7:07 PM
Minnesota Duluth
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
W 4–2 11,643
10–10–4 (4–7–4)
January 21
6:07 PM
Minnesota Duluth
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
L 1–2 11,773
10–11–4 (4–8–4)
January 27
6:05 PM
at Miami
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio CBSSN
DeRidder
W 4–1 2,745
11–11–4 (5–8–4)
January 28
6:05 PM
at Miami
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
DeRidder
W 8–0 2,808
12–11–4 (6–8–4)
February 10
8:00 PM
at #4 Denver
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado (Rivalry )CBSSN
DeRidder
L 3–5 5,979
12–12–4 (6–9–4)
February 11
11:00 PM
at #4 Denver
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado (Rivalry )
DeRidder
L 2–5 6,193
12–13–4 (6–10–4)
February 17
7:07 PM
#6 St. Cloud State
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota CBSSN
DeRidder
W 4–3 OT
11,486
13–13–4 (7–10–4)
February 18
6:07 PM
#6 St. Cloud State
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
T 2–2 SOL
11,751
13–13–5 (7–10–5)
February 24
8:30 PM
at Colorado College
Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM
DeRidder
W 2–1 OT
3,481
14–13–5 (8–10–5)
February 25
7:00 PM
at Colorado College
Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
DeRidder
T 0–0 SOW
3,501
14–13–6 (8–10–6)
March 3
7:07 PM
#14 Omaha
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
W 5–4 OT
11,728
15–13–6 (9–10–6)
March 4
6:07 PM
#14 Omaha
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
DeRidder
W 2–1 11,731
16–13–6 (10–10–6)
NCHC Tournament
March 10
6:07 PM
at #17 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Quarterfinal Game 1)Midco
DeRidder
L 1–2 6,510
16–14–6
March 11
6:07 PM
at #17 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Quarterfinal Game 2)Midco
DeRidder
W 3–1 7,348
17–14–6
March 12
5:07 PM
at #17 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Quarterfinal Game 3)Midco
DeRidder
W 5–2 5,571
18–14–6
March 17
7:30 PM
vs. #7 St. Cloud State *
#17
Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (Semifinal)CBSSN
DeRidder
L 2–3 10,242
18–15–6
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . [ 4]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Jackson Blake RW /C 39
16
26
42 16
Riese Gaber RW 39
20
17
37 31
Chris Jandric D 39
4
29
33 30
Judd Caulfield RW 39
10
9
19 12
Gavin Hain C 36
11
7
18 45
Tyler Kleven D 35
8
10
18 84
Ethan Frisch D 36
7
11
18 14
Mark Senden C 39
7
10
17 22
Dylan James LW 36
8
8
16 6
Owen McLaughlin C 37
2
13
15 10
Louis Jamernik RW 39
3
11
14 22
Cooper Moore D 31
3
10
13 34
Jake Schmaltz C /LW 34
5
7
12 2
Ty Farmer D 37
1
10
11 27
Ben Strinden C 22
3
6
9 14
Nick Portz F 27
2
7
9 4
Ryan Sidorski D 36
0
9
9 16
Griffin Ness F 27
5
1
6 12
Carson Albrecht RW 26
3
3
6 0
Brent Johnson D 13
1
5
6 6
Jackson Kunz C 24
5
0
5 10
Matteo Costantini C 25
2
1
3 4
Luke Bast D 13
1
2
3 10
Jakob Hellsten G 13
0
1
1 0
Drew DeRidder G 30
0
1
1 0
Kaleb Johnson G 1
0
0
0 0
Total
127
213
340
421
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Drew DeRidder 30
1615:35
13
9
4
68
607
4
.899
2.53
Jakob Hellsten 13
684:05
5
5
2
31
217
0
.875
2.72
Kaleb Johnson 1
58:39
0
1
0
7
28
0
.800
7.16
Empty Net
-
23:09
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
39
2381:28
18
15
6
110
852
4
.887
2.77
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
24
25
26
27 (Final)
USCHO.com
4
-
3 (1)
3 (2)
7
6
10
12
19
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
17
17
-
17
USA Today
4
4
3
3
7
7
11
13
19
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
16
16
16
18
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26. [ 6]
Awards and honors
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 9]
References
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