2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season
ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png
NCHC, Champion
NCHC Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference1st NCHC
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com5
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		5
Record
Overall22–6–1
Conference18–5–1–2–1–0
Home9–1–0
Road5–2–0
Neutral8–3–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrad Berry
Assistant CoachesDane Jackson
Karl Goehring
Jason Ulmer
Captain(s)Jordan Kawaguchi
Alternate captain(s)Jasper Weatherby
Matt Kiersted
Jacob Bernard-Docker
Mark Senden
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020-21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Brad Berry, in his 6th season. The first ten regular season games were played in a "pod" in Omaha, Nebraska at Baxter Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic. North Dakota won its 4th Penrose Cup as regular season champions of the NCHC. UND won the NCHC tournament for the first time in program history.

Season[]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of North Dakota's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Dixon Bowen Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with HK Spišská Nová Ves)
Casey Johnson Defenseman  United States Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Wes Michaud Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Manitoba Moose)
Andrew Peski Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Signed with Providence Bruins)
Colton Poolman Defenseman  United States Graduation (Signed with Calgary Flames)
Cole Smith Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Nashville Predators)
Jonny Tychonick Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Omaha
Zach Yon Forward  United States Graduation

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brendan Budy Forward  Canada 20 Langley, BC; transfer from Denver
Riese Gaber Forward  Canada 20 Gilbert Plains, MB
Louis Jamernik Forward  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Tyler Kleven Defenseman  United States 18 Fargo, ND; selected 44th overall in 2020
Cooper Moore Defenseman  United States 19 Cos Cob, CT; selected 128th overall in 2019
Griffin Ness Forward  United States 20 Wayzata, MN
Jake Sanderson Defenseman  United States 18 Whitefish, MT; selected 5th overall in 2020

Roster[]

As of December 31, 2020.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Peter Thome Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-05-24 Minneapolis, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) CBJ, 155th overall 2016
2 Alberta Gabe Bast Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-12-20 Red Deer, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
3 Minnesota Matt Kiersted (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) —
4 Connecticut Cooper Moore Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-02-16 Cos Cob, Connecticut Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) DET, 128th overall 2019
8 Saskatchewan Harrison Blaisdell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-18 Regina, Saskatchewan Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) WPG, 134th overall 2019
9 British Columbia Brendan Budy Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-06 Langley, British Columbia Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
10 Minnesota Gavin Hain Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-03 Grand Rapids, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 174th overall 2018
11 Minnesota Griffin Ness Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-10 Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) —
13 Saskatchewan Carson Albrecht Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-23 Martensville, Saskatchewan Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) —
14 Oregon Jasper Weatherby (A) Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-01-22 Ashland, Oregon Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) SJS, 102nd overall 2018
15 Minnesota Ethan Frisch Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-10-29 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
16 Minnesota Grant Mismash Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-19 Edina, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 61st overall 2017
17 Manitoba Riese Gaber Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-10-10 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
18 Michigan Collin Adams Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1998-04-24 Brighton, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NYI, 170th overall 2016
19 Minnesota Mark Senden (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-22 Medina, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
20 Saskatchewan Josh Rieger Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-04-02 Regina, Saskatchewan Estevan Bruins (SJHL) —
21 Manitoba Jackson Keane Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-04-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
22 New York (state) Shane Pinto Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-11-12 Franklin Square, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL) OTT, 32nd overall 2019
24 Alberta Jacob Bernard-Docker (A) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-30 Canmore, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) OTT, 26th overall 2018
25 North Dakota Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-01-10 Fargo, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL) OTT, 44th overall 2020
26 Montana Jake Sanderson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-08 Whitefish, Montana USNTDP (USHL) OTT, 5th overall 2020
27 Alberta Louis Jamernik Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-22 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
28 North Dakota Judd Caulfield Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2001-03-19 Grand Forks, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 145th overall 2019
29 British Columbia Jordan Kawaguchi (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1997-05-04 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
31 Ohio Adam Scheel Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-01 Lakewood, Ohio Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
33 Pennsylvania Harrison Feeney Sophomore (RS) G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1998-02-04 Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2020–21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota dagger* 24 18 5 1 2 1 0 54 .750 94 47 29 22 6 1 114 57
#2 St. Cloud State 24 15 9 0 3 3 0 45 .625 78 64 31 20 11 0 101 84
#3 Minnesota Duluth 24 13 9 2 1 2 1 43 .597 72 54 28 15 11 2 84 66
#13 Omaha 24 14 9 1 4 0 1 40 .556 79 69 26 14 11 1 85 81
Denver 22 9 12 1 0 2 1 31 .470 61 60 24 11 13 1 67 66
Western Michigan 24 10 11 3 1 0 1 33 .458 73 84 25 10 12 3 77 89
Colorado College 22 4 16 2 0 2 2 18 .273 35 77 23 4 17 2 36 79
Miami 24 5 17 2 0 1 0 18 .250 46 83 25 5 18 2 48 89
Championship: March 16, 2021
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
December 2 3:35 PM vs. Miami #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 2–0  0 1-0-0 (1-0-0-0)
December 4 7:35 PM vs. #4 Denver #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 4–3 OT 0 2–0–0 (1-0-1-0)
December 6 12:05 PM vs. #17 Western Michigan #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Thome W 8–2  0 3–0–0 (2-0-1-0)
December 8 3:35 PM vs. #9 Denver #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel L 2–3  0 3-1-0 (2-1-1-0)
December 10 7:35 PM vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel T 2–2 SOL 0 3-1-1 (2-1-1-1)
December 12 4:05 PM vs. #13 St. Cloud State #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Thome L 3–5  0 3–2-1 (2-2-1-1)
December 13 4:05 PM vs. Western Michigan #1 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 6–3  0 4-2-1 (3-2-1-1)
December 16 7:35 PM vs. #9 St. Cloud State #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 4–3 OT 0 5-2-1 (3-2-2-1)
December 19 12:05 PM vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 2–1  0 6-2-1 (4-2-2-1)
December 20 8:05 PM vs. Miami #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 6–2  0 7-2-1 (5-2-2-1)
January 10 8:00 PM at Colorado College #3 Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Scheel W 3–0  0 8-2-1 (6-2-2-1)
January 11 8:00 PM at Colorado College #3 Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Scheel W 2–1  0 9-2-1 (7-2-2-1)
January 17 7:05 PM at #18 Denver #2 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Scheel L 1–4  0 9-3-1 (7-3-2-1)
January 18 7:05 PM at #19 Denver #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Scheel W 5–1  0 10-3-1 (8-3-2-1)
January 23 6:07 PM Colorado College #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 4–1  2,008 11-3-1 (9-3-2-1)
January 24 6:07 PM Colorado College #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 5–0  1,775 12-3-1 (10-3-2-1)
January 29 6:07 PM at #9 Omaha #2 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 6–2  1,429 13-3-1 (11-3-2-1)
January 30 6:07 PM at #9 Omaha #2 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel L 4–5  1,771 13-4-1 (11-4-2-1)
February 12 7:30 PM Denver #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 3–0  2,286 14-4-1 (12-4-2-1)
February 13 6:00 PM Denver #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Thome W 5–2  2,466 15-4-1 (13-4-2-1)
February 19 7:37 PM #9 Omaha #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 4–1  2,410 16-4-1 (14-4-2-1)
February 20 6:07 PM #9 Omaha #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 7–1  2,514 17-4-1 (15-4-2-1)
February 26 7:07 PM at #11 Omaha #2 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel W 4–2  1,979 18-4-1 (16-4-2-1)
March 5 7:30 PM #12 Omaha #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Thome L 2–3 OT 2,723 18-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
NCHC Tournament
March 12 7:30 PM vs. Miami* #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinals)   Scheel W 6–2  2,763 19-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 15 8:00 PM vs. Denver* #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Semifinals) CBSSN Scheel W 2–1 OT 2,509 20-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 16 7:30 PM vs. #8 St. Cloud State* #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Final) CBSSN Scheel W 5–3  3,157 21-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 26 7:30 PM vs. #4 AIC* #1 Scheels Arena • Fargo, North Dakota (NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals) ESPN3 Scheel W 5–1  1,435 22-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 16 6:30 PM vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth* #1 Scheels Arena • Fargo, North Dakota (NCAA Midwest Regional Final) ESPNU Scheel L 3–2 5OT 1,722 22-6-1 (16-4-3-1)

Scoring Statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Jordan Kawaguchi C 10 3 10 13 16
Matt Kiersted D 10 2 7 9 12
Shane Pinto C 10 5 8 13 0
Riese Gaber F 10 7 2 9 10
Collin Adams LW 10 4 5 9 4
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 10 1 4 5 6
Grant Mismash C/LW 10 4 6 10 8
Brendan Budy LW 10 2 2 4 17
Jasper Weatherby C/LW 10 3 3 6 2
Jake Sanderson D 3 1 2 3 0
Judd Caulfield F 7 0 0 0 0
Harrison Blaisdell C 3 0 0 0 2
Mark Senden C 10 1 4 5 4
Cooper Moore D 8 0 2 2 2
Griffin Ness C/RW 9 0 2 2 2
Gavin Hain F 10 2 1 3 2
Tyler Kleven D 3 1 0 1 2
Gabe Bast D 9 1 2 3 6
Jackson Keane C 8 0 0 0 0
Ethan Frisch D 8 2 3 5 4
Carson Albrecht LW 8 0 0 0 2
Adam Scheel G 9 0 1 1 0
Josh Rieger D 8 0 0 0 11
Harrison Feeney G 1 0 0 0 0
Peter Thome G 2 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 39 64 103 112

[4]

Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Adam Scheel 18 1024 13 3 1 32 397 4 .925 1.88
Peter Thome 6 172 2 1 0 8 58 0 .879 2.79
Harrison Feeney 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.00
Empty Net - 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Total 20 1200 15 4 1 40 458 4 .920 2.00

Rankings[]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 (Final)
USCHO.com 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 - 5
USA Today 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 5

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[5]

Awards and honors[]

Player Award Ref
Jordan Kawaguchi Lowes' Senior CLASS Award [6]
Shane Pinto AHCA West First Team All-American [7]
Matt Kiersted AHCA West Second Team All-American [7]
Jordan Kawaguchi
Shane Pinto NCHC Player of the Year [8]
Adam Scheel NCHC Goaltender of the Year [8]
Shane Pinto NCHC Forward of the Year [8]
Jacob Bernard-Docker NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year [8]
Shane Pinto NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year [8]
Brad Berry Herb Brooks Coach of the Year [8]
Riese Gaber Frozen Faceoff MVP
Adam Scheel NCHC First Team [9]
Matt Kiersted
Shane Pinto
Jordan Kawaguchi
Jacob Bernard-Docker NCHC Second Team [9]
Collin Adams NCHC Third Team [9]
Jake Sanderson NCHC Rookie Team [10]
Riese Gaber
Collin Adams Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team [11]
Gavin Hain
Riese Gaber
Jake Sanderson
Adam Scheel

Players drafted into the NHL[]

2021 NHL Entry Draft[]

Round Pick Player NHL Team
3 80 † Washington Capitals
4 109 † Carolina Hurricanes
6 182 † Minnesota Wild

† incoming freshman [12]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 M Hockey Roster".
  4. ^ "Univ. of North Dakota 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "North Dakota's Jordan Kawaguchi Wins 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award® for Men's Hockey". Senior Class Award. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "North Dakota's Berry, Pinto Garner NCHC's Top Honors for 2020-21". NCHC. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Five Teams Represented on 2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "North Dakota Wins 2021 Frozen Faceoff Championship". SB Nation. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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