2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season
NCHC, Champion
Conference1st NCHC
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com2
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		2
Record
Overall26–5–4
Conference17–4–3–2
Home18–1–0
Road8–4–4
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Berry
Assistant coachesDane Jackson
Karl Goehring
Jason Ulmer
Captain(s)Colton Poolman
Alternate captain(s)Cole Smith
Matt Kiersted
Jordan Kawaguchi
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Brad Berry, in his 5th season. The team won the Penrose Cup, the NCHC regular season championship, for the 3rd time. No postseason was played due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Roster

As of September 8, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Peter Thome Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1997-05-24 Minneapolis, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) CBJ, 155th overall 2016
2 Alberta Gabe Bast Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1996-12-20 Red Deer, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
3 Minnesota Matt Kiersted (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-14 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) —
4 Ontario Andrew Peski Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997-03-11 Ottawa, Ontario Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
5 North Dakota Casey Johnson Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-12 Grand Forks, North Dakota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
6 Minnesota Colton Poolman (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-12-18 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
7 Minnesota Zach Yon Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995-12-30 Roseau, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
8 Saskatchewan Harrison Blaisdell Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-18 Regina, Saskatchewan Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) WPG, 134th overall 2019
9 Minnesota Dixon Bowen Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-05-05 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
10 Minnesota Gavin Hain Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-04-03 Grand Rapids, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 174th overall 2018
11 Minnesota Westin Michaud Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1995-09-26 Cloquet, Minnesota Colorado College Tigers (NCHC) —
13 Saskatchewan Carson Albrecht Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-05-23 Martensville, Saskatchewan Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) —
14 Oregon Jasper Weatherby Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-01-22 Ashland, Oregon Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) SJS, 102nd overall 2018
15 Minnesota Ethan Frisch Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-29 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
16 Minnesota Grant Mismash Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-19 Edina, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 61st overall 2017
17 Alberta Jonny Tychonick Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-03 Calgary, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) OTT, 48th overall 2018
18 Michigan Collin Adams Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-24 Brighton, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NYI, 170th overall 2016
19 Minnesota Mark Senden Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1998-01-22 Medina, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
20 Saskatchewan Josh Rieger Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-02 Regina, Saskatchewan Estevan Bruins (SJHL) —
21 Manitoba Jackson Keane Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
22 New York (state) Shane Pinto Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-12 Franklin Square, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL) OTT, 32nd overall 2019
24 Alberta Jacob Bernard-Docker Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-30 Canmore, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) OTT, 26th overall 2018
26 Minnesota Cole Smith (A) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1995-12-18 Brainerd, Minnesota Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) —
28 North Dakota Judd Caulfield Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-03-19 Grand Forks, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 145th overall 2019
29 British Columbia Jordan Kawaguchi (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-05-04 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
31 Ohio Adam Scheel Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-05-01 Lakewood, Ohio Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
33 Pennsylvania Harrison Feeney Freshman (RS) G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-02-04 Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —

Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 North Dakota † 24 17 4 3 2 56 86 49 35 26 5 4 135 68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth 24 17 5 2 0 53 89 53 34 22 10 2 114 77
#6 Denver 24 11 8 5 4 42 67 54 36 21 9 6 118 81
#16 Western Michigan 24 12 9 3 2 41 84 73 36 18 13 5 125 101
St. Cloud State 24 10 12 2 1 33 61 74 34 13 15 6 94 108
Omaha 24 8 13 3 0 27 63 75 36 14 17 5 108 107
Miami 24 5 16 3 2 20 61 89 34 8 21 5 92 127
Colorado College 24 4 17 3 1 16 48 96 34 11 20 3 86 123
Championship: Cancelled
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 7:07 PM vs. Manitoba* #18 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)   Scheel W 5–1  11,760
Regular Season
October 11 7:37 PM vs. Canisius* #18 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 5–0  11,068 1–0–0
October 12 7:07 PM vs. Canisius* #18 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 8–1  11,579 2–0–0
October 18 7:07 PM at #2 Minnesota State* #16 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   Scheel T 4–4 OT 4,565 2–0–1
October 19 6:07 PM at #2 Minnesota State* #16 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   Scheel L 1–2  5,038 2–1–1
October 25 7:37 PM vs. Bemidji State* #16 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 2–1 OT 11,305 3–1–1
October 26 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State* #16 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 4–1  11,517 4–1–1
November 2 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech* #14 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)   Scheel W 3–1  10,899 5–1–1
November 8 7:37 PM vs. Miami #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 7–1  10,425 6–1–1 (1–0–0–0)
November 9 7:07 PM vs. Miami #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 5–4  10,775 7–1–1 (2–0–0–0)
November 15 8:07 PM at #2 Denver #9 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Scheel T 1–1 3x3 OTW 6,056 7–1–2 (2–0–1–1)
November 16 8:07 PM at #2 Denver #9 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Scheel W 4–1  6,308 8–1–2 (3–0–1–1)
November 22 7:37 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 4–2  11,223 9–1–2 (4–0–1–1)
November 23 7:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 2–1 OT 11,747 10–1–2 (5–0–1–1)
November 28 7:05 PM at Minnesota* #3 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota FSN Scheel W 9–3  8,567 11–1–2 (5–0–1–1)
November 29 7:05 PM at Minnesota* #3 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota FSN Scheel W 3–2  9,823 12–1–2 (5–0–1–1)
December 6 6:05 PM at Western Michigan #3 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Scheel W 1–0 OT 3,324 13–1–2 (6–0–1–1)
December 7 6:05 PM at Western Michigan #3 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Scheel W 8–2  3,349 14–1–2 (7–0–1–1)
December 28 6:00 PM at USNTDP* #1 USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)     W 3–1   
January 3 7:37 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville* #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 5–2  11,214 15–1–2 (7–0–1–1)
January 4 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville* #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 5–2  11,760 16–1–2 (7–0–1–1)
January 10 7:37 PM vs. Omaha #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel L 3–6  10,907 16–2–2 (7–1–1–1)
January 11 7:07 PM vs. Omaha #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 4–1  11,725 17–2–2 (8–1–1–1)
January 17 5:30 PM at Miami #1 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio CBSSN Thome T 4–4 SOW 1,872 17–2–3 (8–1–2–2)
January 18 6:05 PM at Miami #1 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Thome W 5–3  2,241 18–2–3 (9–1–2–2)
January 24 7:07 PM at #11 Minnesota–Duluth #2 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota CBSSN Scheel L 4–7  7,016 18–3–3 (9–2–2–2)
January 25 7:07 PM at #11 Minnesota–Duluth #2 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Thome W 3–2  7,711 19–3–3 (10–2–2–2)
January 31 7:37 PM vs. Colorado College #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota ATTRM Thome W 1–0  10,882 20–3–3 (11–2–2–2)
February 1 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Thome W 8–1  11,600 21–3–3 (12–2–2–2)
February 14 7:37 PM vs. #6 Denver #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota CBSSN Thome W 4–1  11,212 22–3–3 (13–2–2–2)
February 15 7:07 PM vs. #6 Denver #1 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Thome W 3–1  11,812 23–3–3 (14–2–2–2)
February 21 7:37 PM at St. Cloud State #1 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Thome T 3–3 SOL 4,794 23–3–4 (14–2–3–2)
February 22 6:07 PM at St. Cloud State #1 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota FSN Thome L 1–2  5,775 23–4–4 (14–3–3–2)
February 28 7:37 PM vs. #16 Western Michigan #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 3–1  11,214 24–4–4 (15–3–3–2)
February 29 7:07 PM vs. #16 Western Michigan #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Scheel W 2–1 OT 11,837 25–4–4 (16–3–3–2)
March 6 7:07 PM at Omaha #2 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Scheel L 1–4  6,126 25–5–4 (16–4–3–2)
March 7 7:07 PM at Omaha #2 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Thome W 5–0  6,752 26–5–4 (17–4–3–2)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*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 33 15 30 45 8
Matt Kiersted D 33 6 23 29 50
Shane Pinto C 33 16 12 28 46
Westin Michaud F 35 16 12 28 14
Collin Adams LW 35 12 16 28 18
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 32 7 18 25 12
Grant Mismash C/LW 35 8 12 20 18
Cole Smith LW 34 11 7 18 37
Jasper Weatherby C/LW 35 10 8 18 20
Colton Poolman D 31 4 13 17 4
Judd Caulfield F 29 4 8 12 7
Harrison Blaisdell C 32 2 10 12 16
Mark Senden C 35 5 6 11 10
Jonny Tychonick D 24 4 7 11 14
Dixon Bowen C/RW 33 6 4 10 10
Gavin Hain F 28 2 8 10 13
Andrew Peski D 35 1 9 10 12
Gabe Bast D 22 2 3 5 18
Jackson Keane C 19 1 4 5 0
Ethan Frisch D 31 1 4 5 17
Zach Yon LW 16 0 4 4 0
Adam Scheel G 26 0 2 2 0
Josh Rieger D 9 1 0 1 6
Casey Johnson D 16 1 0 1 2
Peter Thome G 11 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 135 220 355 362

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Adam Scheel 26 1509 19 4 2 52 489 2 .904 2.07
Peter Thome 11 613 7 1 2 14 202 2 .935 1.37
Empty Net - 7 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 35 2130 26 5 4 68 691 4 .910 1.92

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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 18 18 16 16 14 10 9 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 2
USA Today NR NR NR NR 14 10 9 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

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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
4 111 Mitchell Miller† ‡ Arizona Coyotes
4 113 Jackson Kunz† Vancouver Canucks
5 131 Matteo Costantini† Buffalo Sabres
7 207 Ethan Bowen† Anaheim Ducks

† incoming freshman
‡ Mitchell was subsequently removed from the program after information about his bullying of a handicapped minority classmate became public.

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References

  1. ^ "2018–19 M Hockey Roster".
  2. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Univ. of North Dakota 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.