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

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2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season
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NCAA Division I champion
NCHC champion
2016 NCAA Tournament, champion
Conference1st NCHC
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
#1USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine[1]
#1USCHO.com[2]
Record
Overall34–6–4
Conference19–4–1
Home16–2–1
Road13–3–1
Neutral5–1–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrad Berry
Assistant CoachesDane Jackson
Matt Shaw
Karl Goehring
Captain(s)
Alternate captain(s)

Troy Stecher
Paul LaDue
Drake Caggiula
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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Roster[]

As of December 5, 2015[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Troy Stecher (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1994-04-07 Richmond, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
3 Minnesota Tucker 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 Keaton 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 Paul 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 Nick 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 Drake Caggiula (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-06-20 Pickering, Ontario Stouffville (OJHL) —
10 North Dakota Johnny Simonson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-16 Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL) —
11 Minnesota Trevor Olson Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
13 Pennsylvania Mike Gornall Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994-10-26 Irwin, Pennsylvania Topeka (NAHL) —
14 Minnesota Austin 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 Brock 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 Colten St. Clair (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1992-11-22 Gilbert, Arizona Fargo (USHL) —
18 Nebraska Chris 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 Shane 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 Gage 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 Danys Chartrand Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1994-01-17 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon (SJHL) —
22 Saskatchewan Rhett Gardner Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-02-28 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks (AJHL) —
24 Michigan Christian 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 Joel Janatuinen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-02-02 Espoo, Finland Sioux City (USHL) —
26 Saskatchewan Coltyn Sanderson Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-05-26 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Weyburn (SJHL) —
27 North Dakota Luke 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 Hayden Shaw Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-06-05 Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL) —
29 Manitoba Bryn Chyzyk (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-11-05 Virden, Manitoba Fargo (USHL) —
30 Saskatchewan Matt Hrynkiw Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-04-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humboldt (SJHL) —
31 Slovakia Matej 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 Cam Johnson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994-07-11 Troy, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
35 Minnesota 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.
Source:[7]

Standings[]

2015–16 National Collegiate Hockey Conference 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 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
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[8][9]

Skaters[]

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
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 Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
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

2016 championship game[]

MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac[]

April 9, 2016
8:00 pm
ESPN		(E1) Quinnipiac1 – 5
(1–2, 0–0, 0–3)		(MW1) North DakotaAmalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 19,358
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 (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

References[]

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  2. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll - April 11, 2016". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Horgan, Candace (March 18, 2016). "Minnesota-Duluth overcomes early deficit, sends North Dakota to third straight NCHC semifinal loss". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Nelson, Dustin Luke (April 8, 2016). "Frozen Four: North Dakota scores late, beats Denver to reach championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "North Dakota Tops Quinnipiac for 8th N.C.A.A. Title". The New York Times. AP. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "UND M Hockey – 2015–16 Roster". Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "North Dakota Men's Hockey 2015–2016 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "North Dakota Cumulative Season Statistics". University of North Dakota. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2015–2016 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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