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

2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	1st NCHC
Home ice	Ralph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	3
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	3
Record
Overall	12-3-1
Conference	10-3-2-1
Home	2-0-0
Road	3-1-0
Neutral	7-2-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Berry
Assistant coaches	Dane Jackson; Karl Goehring; Jason Ulmer
Captain(s)	Jordan Kawaguchi
Alternate captain(s)	Jasper Weatherby; Matt Kiersted; Jacob Bernard-Docker; Mark Senden
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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.

Roster

As of September 8, 2020.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	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	Gabe Bast	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1996-12-20	Red Deer, Alberta	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
3	Matt Kiersted (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-04-14	Elk River, Minnesota	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
4	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	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	Brendan Budy	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-06-06	Langley, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
10	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	Griffin Ness	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-12-10	Wayzata, Minnesota	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)	—
13	Carson Albrecht	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-05-23	Martensville, Saskatchewan	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)	—
14	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	Ethan Frisch	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-10-29	Moorhead, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
16	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	Riese Gaber	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1999-10-10	Gilbert Plains, Manitoba	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
18	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	Mark Senden (A)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-22	Medina, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
20	Josh Rieger	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1996-04-02	Regina, Saskatchewan	Estevan Bruins (SJHL)	—
21	Jackson Keane	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	1997-04-08	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
22	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	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	Tyler Kleven (A)	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-01-10	Fargo, North Dakota	USNTDP (USHL)	OTT, 44th overall 2000
26	Jake Sanderson (A)	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-07-08	Whitefish, Montana	USNTDP (USHL)	OTT, 5th overall 2000
28	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	Jordan Kawaguchi (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1997-05-04	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
31	Adam Scheel	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-01	Lakewood, Ohio	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
33	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 v t e
	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 †*	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 † 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	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 ^{OT 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	2008	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	1775	12-3-1 (10-3-2-1)
January 29	6:07 PM	at #9 Nebraska-Omaha	#2	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska	Scheel	W 6-2	1429	13-3-1 (11-3-2-1)
January 30	6:07 PM	at Nebraska-Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
February 12	7:30 PM	Denver		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
February 13	6:00 PM	Denver		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
February 19	7:37 PM	Nebraska-Omaha		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
February 20	6:07 PM	Nebraska-Omaha		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
February 26	7:07 PM	Nebraska-Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
March 5	7:30 PM	Nebraska-Omaha		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
NCHC Tournament
Tournament to be played TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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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

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Adam Scheel	9	507	6	1	1	18	190	1	.913	2.13
Peter Thome	2	93	1	1	0	6	30	0	.833	3.86
Harrison Feeney	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.000	0.00
Empty Net	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
Total	10	606	7	2	1	24	223	1	.903	2.38

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	3
USA Today	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	3

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL Team
1	5	Jake Sanderson	Ottawa Senators
2	44	Tyler Kleven	Ottawa Senators
4	113	Jackson Kunz	Vancouver Canucks
5	131	Matteo Costantini	Buffalo Sabres
7	207	Ethan Bowen	Anaheim Ducks

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References

^ "2020–21 M Hockey Roster".
^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^ "Univ. of North Dakota 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[1] "2020–21 M Hockey Roster".

[2] "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[3] "Univ. of North Dakota 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[5] "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the North Dakota Flickertails and North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Venues	Winter Sports Building (1936–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)
Head coaches	Joe Brown (1929–1932) Noland Franz (1932–1933) Buck Cameron (1935–1936) John Jamieson (1946–1947) Don Norman (1947–1949) Fido Purpur (1949–1956) Al Renfrew (1956–1957) Bob May (1957–1959) Barry Thorndycraft (1959–1964) Bob Peters (1964–1966) Bill Selman (1966–1968) Rube Bjorkman (1968–1978) John Gasparini (1978–1994) Dean Blais (1994–2004) Dave Hakstol (2004–2015) Brad Berry (2015–present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 Program Suspended (1933–34) 1935–36 Program Suspended (1936–37 through 1945–46) 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)
National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012 NCHC: 2021
Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)
Mike Richter winners	Zane McIntyre (2015)
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND