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

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
NCAA Champions
NCHC Regular Season Champions
Conference National Collegiate Hockey Conference
2015–16 record 34–6–4 (21–5–2 NCHC)
Head coach Brad Berry (1st year)
Assistant coach Dane Jackson
Assistant coach Matt Shaw
Assistant coach Karl Goehring
Captain Gage Ausmus
Alternate Captain Colten St. Clair, Bryn Chyzyk, Troy Stecher, Paul LaDue, Drake Caggiula
Home stadium Ralph Engelstad Arena

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. 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.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Roster

As of December 5, 2015[4]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Stecher, TroyTroy Stecher (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1994-04-07 Richmond, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL)
3 Minnesota Poolman, TuckerTucker Poolman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993-06-08 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) WPG, 127th overall 2013
4 North Dakota Thompson, KeatonKeaton Thompson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-09-14 Devils Lake, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL) ANA, 87th overall 2013
6 North Dakota LaDue, PaulPaul LaDue (A) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1992-09-06 Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL) LAK, 191st overall 2012
8 Wisconsin Schmaltz, NickNick Schmaltz Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-02-23 Verona, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL) CHI, 20th overall 2014
9 Ontario Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-06-20 Pickering, Ontario Stouffville (OJHL)
10 North Dakota Simonson, JohnnyJohnny Simonson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-16 Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL)
11 Minnesota Olson, TrevorTrevor Olson Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
13 Pennsylvania Gornall, MikeMike Gornall Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994-10-26 Irwin, Pennsylvania Topeka (NAHL)
14 Minnesota Poganski, AustinAustin Poganski Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1996-02-16 St. Cloud, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) STL, 110th overall 2014
16 Minnesota Boeser, BrockBrock Boeser Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-02-25 Burnsville, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) VAN, 23rd overall 2015
17 Arizona St. Clair, ColtenColten St. Clair (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1992-11-22 Gilbert, Arizona Fargo (USHL)
18 Nebraska Wilkie, ChrisChris Wilkie Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1996-07-10 Omaha, Nebraska Tri-City (USHL) FLA, 162nd overall 2015
19 Minnesota Gersich, ShaneShane Gersich Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1996-07-10 Chaska, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) WSH, 134th overall 2014
20 Minnesota Ausmus, GageGage Ausmus (C) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-04-22 East Grand Forks, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) SJS, 151st overall 2013
21 Manitoba Chartrand, DanysDanys Chartrand Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1994-01-17 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon (SJHL)
22 Saskatchewan Gardner, RhettRhett Gardner Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-02-28 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks (AJHL)
24 Michigan Wolanin, ChristianChristian Wolanin Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1995-03-17 Rochester, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) OTT, 107th overall 2015
25 Finland Janatuinen, JoelJoel Janatuinen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-02-02 Espoo, Finland Sioux City (USHL)
26 Saskatchewan Sanderson, ColtynColtyn Sanderson Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-05-26 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Weyburn (SJHL)
27 North Dakota Johnson, LukeLuke Johnson Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1994-09-19 Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL) CHI, 134th overall 2013
28 Minnesota Shaw, HaydenHayden Shaw Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-06-05 Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL)
29 Manitoba Chyzyk, BrynBryn Chyzyk (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-11-05 Virden, Manitoba Fargo (USHL)
30 Saskatchewan Hrynkiw, MattMatt Hrynkiw Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-04-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humboldt (SJHL)
31 Slovakia Tomek, MatejMatej Tomek Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1997-05-24 Bratislava, Slovakia Topeka (NAHL) PHI, 90th overall 2015
33 Michigan Johnson, CamCam Johnson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994-07-11 Troy, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
35 Minnesota Anderson, RyanRyan 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 ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition) Johnson W 8–3  10,590
Regular Season
October 9 3:30 pm vs. Lake Superior State* #4 Cross Insurance ArenaPortland, Maine (IceBreaker) Johnson W 5–2  5,007 1–0–0
October 10 7:00 pm vs. Maine* #4 Cross Insurance ArenaPortland, Maine (IceBreaker) Johnson T 1–1 OT 5,187 1–0–1
October 16 7:30 pm at Bemidji State* #1 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Hrynkiw T 4–4 OT 4,373 1–0–2
October 17 7:00 pm Bemidji State* #1 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Hrynkiw W 5–2  11,888 2–0–2
October 23 6:00 pm at Vermont* #1 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Hrynkiw W 2–0  4,003 3–0–2
October 24 6:00 pm at Vermont* #1 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Hrynkiw W 5–2  4,007 4–0–2
October 30 8:30 pm at Colorado College #1 Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado 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 ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Hrynkiw W 2–0  4,032 6–0–2 (2–0–0)
November 6 7:30 pm Wisconsin* #1 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Hrynkiw L 1–3  11,788 6–1–2 (2–0–0)
November 7 7:00 pm Wisconsin* #1 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 CenterSt. 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 CenterSt. 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 ArenaEast 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 ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan Johnson W 4–1  3,618 12–2–2 (5–1–0)
December 4 7:30 pm #9 Denver #4 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaDuluth, Minnesota Johnson W 3–0  6,836 15–2–2 (8–1–0)
December 12 7:00 pm at #17 Minnesota–Duluth #4 Amsoil ArenaDuluth, Minnesota Johnson W 3–0  6,975 16–2–2 (9–1–0)
January 1 7:30 pm Alabama–Huntsville* #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan Johnson W 2–0  3,342 21–3–3 (12–2–1)
January 30 7:00 pm at Western Michigan #2 Lawson Ice ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan Johnson W 2–1  3,609 22–3–3 (13–2–1)
February 12 9:00 pm at #13 Denver #2 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Johnson L 4–6  6,064 22–4–3 (13–3–1)
February 13 7:00 pm at #13 Denver #2 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Johnson L 1–4  6,170 22–5–3 (13–4–1)
February 19 7:30 pm Minnesota–Duluth #4 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaOmaha, Nebraska Johnson W 4–2  7,898 25–5–3 (16–4–1)
February 27 7:00 pm at #13 Omaha #4 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska Johnson W 4–1  7,898 26–5–3 (17–4–1)
March 4 8:00 pm Western Michigan #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand 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 ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC First Round) Johnson W 7–1  10,813 29–5–3 (20–4–1)
March 12 7:00 pm Colorado College #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC First Round) Johnson W 5–1  10,864 30–5–3 (21–4–1)
March 18 4:00 pm vs. #16 Minnesota–Duluth #1 Target CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota (NCHC Semifinal) Johnson L 2–4  10,926 30–6–3 (21–5–1)
March 19 3:30 pm vs. #6 Denver #1 Target CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota (NCHC Third Place) Johnson T 1–1 OT 11,643 30–6–4 (21–5–2)
NCAA Tournament
March 25 1:00 pm vs. #9 Northeastern* #3 U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, Ohio (Midwest Regional Semifinal) Johnson W 6–2  5,332 31–6–4 (21–5–2)
March 26 5:00 pm vs. #5 Michigan* #3 U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, Ohio (Midwest Regional Final) Johnson W 5–2  5,172 32–6–4 (21–5–2)
April 7 7:30 pm vs. #7 Denver* #3 Amalie ArenaTampa, Florida (Frozen Four Semifinal) Johnson W 4–2  18,037 33–6–4 (21–5–2)
April 9 7:00 pm vs. #1 Quinnipiac* #3 Amalie ArenaTampa, Florida (Frozen Four Final) Johnson W 5–1  19,358 34–6–4 (21–5–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[5]

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 North Dakotadagger 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 (OH) 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
Championship: March 19, 2016
dagger 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[6][7]

Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Boeser, BrockBrock Boeser F Fr 42 27 33 60 26 5 1 5
Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula F Sr 39 25 26 51 60 3 2 7
Schmaltz, NickNick Schmaltz F So 37 11 35 46 6 2 0 3
Stecher, TroyTroy Stecher D Jr 43 8 21 29 37 1 0 1
Poganski, AustinAustin Poganski F So 44 10 15 25 18 2 1 5
Poolman, TuckerTucker Poolman D So 40 5 19 24 4 1 0 1
Chyzyk, BrynBryn Chyzyk F Sr 42 12 10 22 12 2 2 2
Johnson, LukeLuke Johnson F Jr 43 11 10 21 45 5 1 2
LaDue, PaulPaul LaDue D Jr 41 5 14 19 14 2 0 0
Gardner, RhettRhett Gardner F Fr 41 11 7 18 52 2 2 2
Simonson, JohnnyJohnny Simonson F So 43 3 14 17 38 0 0 1
Thompson, KeatonKeaton Thompson D Jr 43 2 15 17 36 1 0 0
Wolanin, ChristianChristian Wolanin D Fr 32 4 11 15 20 0 0 2
Sanderson, ColtynColtyn Sanderson F Sr 35 7 5 12 8 0 0 1
Gersich, ShaneShane Gersich F Fr 37 9 2 11 16 0 0 1
Ausmus, GageGage Ausmus D Jr 42 0 11 11 33 0 0 0
Wilkie, ChrisChris Wilkie F Fr 32 5 4 9 14 3 0 0
Janatuinen, JoelJoel Janatuinen F Fr 35 4 5 9 10 1 0 1
Shaw, HaydenHayden Shaw D Fr 32 2 4 6 10 1 0 0
Olson, TrevorTrevor Olson F So 36 0 4 4 20 0 0 0
Gornall, MikeMike Gornall F Fr 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
St. Clair, ColtenColten St. Clair F Sr 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Hrynkiw, MattMatt Hrynkiw G Jr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, CamCam Johnson G So 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 44 162 265 427 485 31 9 34

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Johnson, CamCam Johnson So 34 1918 24 4 2 53 1.66 759 0.935 5
Hrynkiw, MattMatt Hrynkiw Jr 14 734 10 2 2 26 2.13 262 0.910 2

References

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  2. Nelson, Dustin Luke (April 8, 2016). "Frozen Four: North Dakota scores late, beats Denver to reach championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. "North Dakota Tops Quinnipiac for 8th N.C.A.A. Title". The New York Times. AP. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. "UND M Hockey – 2015–16 Roster". Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. "North Dakota Men's Hockey 2015-2016 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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