2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season
ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png
NCHC, Champion
Conference1st NCHC
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#5
USA Today#5
Record
Overall22–12–1
Conference17–6–1
Home12–4–1
Road10–7–0
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrad Berry
Assistant CoachesDane Jackson
Karl Goehring
Jason Ulmer
Captain(s)Mark Senden
Alternate captain(s)Ethan Frisch
Gavin Hain
Jake Sanderson
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021-22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season is the 80th season of play for the program. They represent the University of North Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Fighting Hawks are coached by Brad Berry, in his seventh season, and play their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Collin Adams Forward  United States Graduation (signed with New York Islanders)
Gabe Bast Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with KalPa)
Jacob Bernard-Docker Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Ottawa Senators)
Harrison Blaisdell Forward  United Kingdom Transferred to New Hampshire
Jordan Kawaguchi Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars)
Jackson Keane Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Wheeling Nailers)
Matt Kiersted Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Florida Panthers)
Grant Mismash Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)
Shane Pinto Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Ottawa Senators)
Josh Rieger Defenseman  Canada Graduate transfer to Calgary
Adam Scheel Goaltender  United States Signed professional contract (Dallas Stars)
Peter Thome Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to St. Thomas
Jasper Weatherby Forward  United States Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Luke Bast Defenseman  Canada 20 Red Deer, AB
Ashton Calder Forward  United States 20 Sault Ste. Marie, MI; transfer from Lake Superior State
Matteo Costantini Forward  Canada 19 St. Catharines, ON; selected 131th overall in 2020
Zach Driscoll Goaltender  United States 24 Apple Valley, MN; transfer from Bemidji State
Brady Ferner Defenseman  United States 24 Dakota Dunes, SD; transfer from Rensselaer
Connor Ford Forward  United States 23 Pittsburgh, PA; graduate transfer from Bowling Green
Jakob Hellsten Goaltender  Sweden 21 Ljusdal, SWE
Chris Jandric Defenseman  Canada 22 Prince George, BC; transfer from Alaska
Brent Johnson Defenseman  United States 18 Dallas, TX; selected 80th overall in 2021
Kaleb Johnson Goaltender  United States 20 Grand Forks, ND
Jackson Kunz Forward  United States 19 Grand Forks, ND; selected 113th overall in 2020
Dane Montgomery Forward  United States 19 Grand Forks, ND
Nick Portz Forward  United States 21 St. Cloud, MN
Jake Schmaltz Forward  United States 20 McFarland, WI; selected 192nd overall in 2019

Roster[]

As of September 6, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 North Dakota Kaleb Johnson Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-01-07 Grand Forks, North Dakota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
2 South Dakota Brady Ferner Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997-08-27 Dakota Dunes, South Dakota RPI (ECAC) —
4 Connecticut Cooper Moore Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-02-16 Cos Cob, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL) DET, 128th overall 2019
5 North Dakota Dane Montgomery Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-01-07 Grand Forks, North Dakota Waterloo (USHL) —
7 British Columbia Chris Jandric Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-03 Prince George, British Columbia Alaska (WCHA) —
8 Wisconsin Jake Schmaltz Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-04-24 McFarland, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL) BOS, 192nd 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 (BCHL) —
10 Minnesota Gavin Hain (A) Senior 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 Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-10 Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
13 Saskatchewan Carson Albrecht Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-23 Martensville, Saskatchewan Melfort (SJHL) —
15 Minnesota Ethan Frisch (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-10-29 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
16 Michigan Ashton Calder Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-09 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Lake Superior State (WCHA) —
17 Manitoba Riese Gaber Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-10-10 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Ontario Matteo Costantini Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-08-16 St. Catharines, Ontario Sioux City (USHL) BUF, 131st overall 2020
19 Minnesota Mark Senden (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-22 Medina, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
20 Minnesota Nick Portz Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-15 St. Cloud, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL) —
21 Pennsylvania Connor Ford Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-05 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bowling Green (WCHA) —
24 Alberta Luke Bast Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-11-20 Red Deer, Alberta Waterloo (USHL) —
25 North Dakota Tyler Kleven Sophomore 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 (A) Sophomore 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 Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-22 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
28 North Dakota Judd Caulfield Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2001-03-19 Grand Forks, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 145th overall 2019
29 North Dakota Jackson Kunz Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-08-13 Grand Forks, North Dakota Green Bay (USHL) VAN, 113th overall 2020
32 Sweden Jakob Hellsten Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-02 Ljusdal, Sweden Halmstad (Hockeyettan) —
33 Minnesota Zach Driscoll Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-25 Apple Valley, Minnesota Bemidji State (WCHA) —
35 Pennsylvania Harrison Feeney Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1998-02-04 Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lone Star (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota 21 15 5 1 0 1 1 48 67 48 32 20 11 1 101 83
#3 Denver 21 15 6 0 1 0 0 44 83 51 31 22 8 1 137 78
#7 Western Michigan 21 12 8 1 1 0 1 37 44 60 30 20 9 1 113 78
#10 Minnesota Duluth 21 9 8 4 0 1 2 34 58 48 33 16 13 4 88 78
#19 Omaha 21 10 11 0 2 0 0 28 55 63 33 20 13 0 107 82
#9 St. Cloud State 20 7 9 4 1 1 0 26 70 63 30 15 11 4 110 77
Colorado College 20 6 13 1 2 1 0 18 43 67 30 9 18 3 72 92
Miami 21 14 3 17 1 0 3 14 47 97 31 6 23 2 84 135
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 6:07 PM vs. #14 Bemidji State* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)     W 2–1  11,812
Regular Season
October 8 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 6–2  11,386 1–0–0
October 9 6:07 PM vs. Niagara* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 4–0  11,689 2–0–0
October 15 7:07 PM at #20 Bemidji State* #7 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Driscoll W 4–3  4,242 2–1–0
October 16 6:07 PM vs. #20 Bemidji State* #7 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll L 3–4 OT 11,314 3–1–0
October 22 6:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac* #6 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Driscoll L 2–5  3,498 3–2–0
October 23 6:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac* #6 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Driscoll W 3–1  3,512 4–2–0
October 30 7:07 PM vs. Penn State* #6 Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)   Driscoll L 4–6  14,659 4–3–0
November 5 7:07 PM vs. #11 Denver #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 3–1  11,058 5–3–0 (1–0–0)
November 6 6:05 PM vs. #11 Denver #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 4–1  11,337 6–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 12 6:05 PM at Miami #7 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Driscoll W 4–1  3,135 7–3–0 (3–0–0)
November 13 4:05 PM at Miami #7 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Driscoll W 5–4  2,626 8–3–0 (4–0–0)
November 19 7:07 PM vs. #4 Minnesota Duluth #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll L 1–4  11,686 8–4–0 (4–1–0)
November 20 6:07 PM vs. #4 Minnesota Duluth #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 2–1  11,858 9–4–0 (5–1–0)
November 26 7:07 PM vs. #11 Minnesota* #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Driscoll L 1–5  11,624 10–4–0
November 27 6:07 PM vs. #11 Minnesota* #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Driscoll W 3–2  11,617 10–5–0
December 3 7:37 PM at #5 St. Cloud State #7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Driscoll L 1–8  4,703 10–6–0 (5–2–0)
December 4 6:07 PM at #5 St. Cloud State #7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Driscoll W 5–3  5,224 11–6–0 (6–2–0)
December 10 8:07 PM at Colorado College #7 Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Midco, ATTRM Driscoll W 5–2  3,587 12–6–0 (7–2–0)
December 11 7:07 PM at Colorado College #7 Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Hellsten W 4–1  3,569 13–6–0 (8–2–0)
January 1 2:37 PM vs. USNTDP* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition) Midco Hellsten L 0–2  10,291
January 7 7:07 PM vs. #14 Cornell* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll L 3–4  10,128 13–7–0
January 8 6:07 PM vs. #14 Cornell* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll L 1–3  11,192 13–8–0
January 21 6:05 PM at #4 Western Michigan #9 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Driscoll L 1–4  3,769 13–9–0 (8–3–0)
January 22 6:05 PM at #4 Western Michigan #9 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Hellsten L 0–2  3,567 13–10–0 (8–4–0)
January 28 7:07 PM vs. #6 St. Cloud State #13 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Hellsten W 7–1  11,417 14–10–0 (9–4–0)
January 29 6:07 PM vs. #6 St. Cloud State #13 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll T 3–3 SOW 11,876 14–10–1 (9–4–1)
February 4 7:07 PM vs. #18 Omaha #12 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 4–1  11,173 15–10–1 (10–4–1)
February 5 6:07 PM vs. #18 Omaha #12 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll L 2–3 OT 11,632 15–11–1 (10–5–1)
February 11 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #12 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota ATTRM Driscoll W 3–2  10,842 16–11–1 (11��5–1)
February 12 6:07 PM vs. Colorado College #12 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 4–0  11,180 17–11–1 (12–5–1)
February 18 7:07 PM at #7 Minnesota Duluth #9 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota CBSSN Driscoll W 4–3  6,453 18–11–1 (13–5–1)
February 19 7:07 PM at #7 Minnesota Duluth #9 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Driscoll W 3–2  7,206 19–11–1 (14–5–1)
February 25 7:07 PM vs. #6 Western Michigan #7 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota CBSSN Driscoll W 2–1  11,510 20–11–1 (15–5–1)
February 26 6:07 PM vs. #6 Western Michigan #7 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Driscoll W 5–2  12,088 21–11–1 (16–5–1)
March 4 7:07 PM at #20 Omaha #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Driscoll W 5–4 OT 6,387 22–11–1 (17–5–1)
March 5 6:07 PM at #20 Omaha #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Hellsten L 1–4  6,748 22–12–1 (17–6–1)
NCHC Tournament
March 11 7:07 PM Colorado College* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)   Driscoll W 2-1  10,475 23-12-1 (17-6-1)
March 12 6:07 PM Colorado College* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinals Game 2)   Driscoll W 2–1  10,095 24-12-1 (17-6-1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring Statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 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 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 8 (2) 8 7 6 6 8 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 10 9 13 12 12 9 7
USA Today 7 7 6 6 6 10 7 6 5 7 7 5 5 11 10 13 11 12 10 7

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References[]

  1. ^ "2018–19 M Hockey Roster".
  2. ^ "North Dakota 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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