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

March 2026 August 2023 color:black; background:#009A44; a #000000 2px black black North Dakota Fighting Hawks black 2015–16 ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png 275 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC 1st #1 USA TodayFinal USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll https://www.uscho.com/rankings/usa-today-mens/2015-2016/poll,0411/april-11,-2016/ USCHO.com March 5, 2019 #1 USCHO.comUSCHO Division I Men's Poll - April 11, 2016 https://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/2016-04-11/ USCHO.com March 5, 2019 34–6–4 19–4–1 16–2–1 13–3–1 5–1–2 Brad Berry Dane Jackson Matt Shaw Karl Goehring Gage Ausmus Colten St. ClairBryn ChyzykTroy StecherPaul LaDueDrake Caggiula Ralph Engelstad Arena NCAA Division I championIce Breaker Tournament, champion NCHC, champion 2016 NCAA Tournament champion 2014–15 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks #000000 background:#eeeeee; The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team was the 76th season of play for the program and 3rd in the NCHC conference. 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. Season 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.Horgan Candace Minnesota-Duluth overcomes early deficit, sends North Dakota to third straight NCHC semifinal loss http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2016/03/18/minnesota-duluth-overcomes-early-deficit-sends-north-dakota-to-third-straight-nchc-semifinal-loss/ USCHO.com April 15, 2016 March 18, 2016 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.Nelson Dustin Luke Frozen Four: North Dakota scores late, beats Denver to reach championship Sports Illustrated April 8, 2016 https://www.si.com/nhl/2016/04/08/frozen-four-north-dakota-scores-late-vs-denver-national-championship April 15, 2016 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.North Dakota Tops Quinnipiac for 8th N.C.A.A. Title https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/sports/hockey/north-dakota-tops-quinnipiac-for-8th-title.html April 15, 2016 The New York Times AP April 10, 2016 Roster As of December 5, 2015http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6405&SPSID=58685 UND M Hockey – 2015–16 Roster April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413084435/http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6405&SPSID=58685 April 13, 2016 dead 2 Troy Stecher Troy Stecher junior D 5 11 191 1994 4 7 British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Penticton BCHL A 3 Tucker Poolman Tucker Poolman sophomore D 6 3 214 1993 6 8 Minnesota East Grand Forks, Minnesota Omaha USHL Winnipeg 127th 2013 4 Keaton Thompson junior D 6 1 200 1995 9 14 North Dakota Devils Lake, North Dakota USNTDP USHL Anaheim 87th 2013 6 Paul LaDue Paul LaDue junior D 6 1 197 1992 9 6 North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln USHL Los Angeles 191st 2012 A 8 Nick Schmaltz Nick Schmaltz sophomore F 6 1 181 1996 2 23 Wisconsin Verona, Wisconsin Green Bay USHL Chicago 20th 2014 9 Drake Caggiula Drake Caggiula senior F 5 10 185 1994 6 20 Ontario Pickering, Ontario Stouffville OJHL A 10 Johnny Simonson sophomore F 5 10 180 1993 6 16 North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln USHL 11 Trevor Olson sophomore F 6 2 201 1993 11 22 Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City USHL 13 Mike Gornall freshman F 5 11 201 1994 10 26 Pennsylvania Irwin, Pennsylvania Topeka NAHL 14 Austin Poganski Austin Poganski sophomore F 6 2 204 1996 2 16 Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota Tri-City USHL St. Louis 110th 2014 16 Brock Boeser Brock Boeser freshman F 6 0 191 1997 2 25 Minnesota Burnsville, Minnesota Waterloo USHL Vancouver 23rd 2015 17 Colten St. Clair senior F 5 11 197 1992 11 22 Arizona Gilbert, Arizona Fargo USHL A 18 Chris Wilkie freshman F 5 11 201 1996 7 10 Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Tri-City USHL Florida 162nd 2015 19 Shane Gersich Shane Gersich freshman F 5 11 177 1996 7 10 Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota Omaha USHL Washington 134th 2014 20 Gage Ausmus junior D 6 2 220 1995 4 22 Minnesota East Grand Forks, Minnesota USNTDP USHL San Jose 151st 2013 C 21 Danys Chartrand freshman D 6 1 188 1994 1 17 Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon SJHL 22 Rhett Gardner Rhett Gardner freshman F 6 2 215 1996 2 28 Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks AJHL 24 Christian Wolanin Christian Wolanin freshman D 6 1 177 1995 3 17 Michigan Rochester, Michigan Muskegon USHL Ottawa 107th 2015 25 Joel Janatuinen freshman F 6 0 181 1995 2 2 Finland Espoo, Finland Sioux City USHL 26 Coltyn Sanderson senior F 6 1 200 1991 5 26 Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Weyburn SJHL 27 Luke Johnson Luke Johnson (ice hockey) junior F 6 0 194 1994 9 19 North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln USHL Chicago 134th 2013 28 Hayden Shaw freshman D 5 10 191 1996 6 5 Minnesota Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque USHL 29 Bryn Chyzyk Bryn Chyzyk senior F 6 0 180 1992 11 5 Manitoba Virden, Manitoba Fargo USHL A 30 Matt Hrynkiw junior G 5 9 190 1992 4 4 Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humboldt SJHL 31 Matej Tomek Matej Tomek freshman G 6 2 179 1997 5 24 Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia Topeka NAHL Philadelphia 90th 2015 33 Cam Johnson Cam Johnson (ice hockey) sophomore G 6 1 198 1994 7 11 Michigan Troy, Michigan Waterloo USHL 35 Ryan Anderson freshman G 6 2 194 1995 10 1 Minnesota Roseau, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness NAHL Schedule yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | Exhibition October 3 w yes Manitoba Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota Exhibition 8–3 — 4 7:00 pm Johnson 10,590 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | Regular season October 9 w yes yes 2015–16 men Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State Cross Insurance Arena Portland, Maine IceBreaker 5–2 1–0–0 4 3:30 pm Johnson 5,007 October 10 t yes yes 2015–16 men Maine Black Bears Maine Cross Insurance Arena Portland, Maine IceBreaker 1–1 OT 1–0–1 4 7:00 pm Johnson 5,187 October 16 t yes yes 2015–16 men Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji State Sanford Center Bemidji, Minnesota 4–4 OT 1–0–2 1 7:30 pm Hrynkiw 4,373 October 17 w yes 2015–16 men Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji State Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–2 2–0–2 1 7:00 pm Hrynkiw 11,888 October 23 w yes yes 2015–16 men Vermont Catamounts Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, Vermont 2–0 3–0–2 1 6:00 pm Hrynkiw 4,003 October 24 w yes yes 2015–16 men Vermont Catamounts Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, Vermont 5–2 4–0–2 1 6:00 pm Hrynkiw 4,007 October 30 w yes 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Colorado Springs World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 5–2 5–0–2 1–0–0 1 8:30 pm Hrynkiw 6,043 October 31 w yes 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Colorado Springs World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 2–0 6–0–2 2–0–0 1 8:00 pm Hrynkiw 4,032 November 6 l yes 2015–16 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 1–3 6–1–2 2–0–0 1 7:30 pm Hrynkiw 11,788 November 7 w yes 2015–16 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–1 7–1–2 2–0–0 1 7:00 pm Hrynkiw 11,826 November 13 w 2015–16 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 17 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 6–2 8–1–2 3–0–0 3 7:30 pm Hrynkiw 11,662 November 14 w 2015–16 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 17 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–3 OT 9–1–2 4–0–0 3 7:00 pm Hrynkiw 11,892 November 20 w yes 2015–16 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State 7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota 4–3 10–1–2 5–0–0 4 7:30 pm Hrynkiw 5,050 November 21 l yes 2015–16 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State 7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota 1–6 10–2–2 5–1–0 4 7:00 pm Hrynkiw 5,487 November 27 w yes yes 2015–16 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 3–1 11–2–2 5–1–0 5 6:00 pm Johnson 4,836 November 29 w yes yes 2015–16 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 4–1 12–2–2 5–1–0 5 2:00 pm Johnson 3,618 December 4 w 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 9 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–1 13–2–2 6–1–0 4 7:30 pm Johnson 11,768 December 5 w 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 9 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–0 14–2–2 7–1–0 4 7:00 pm Johnson 11,842 December 11 w yes 2015–16 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 17 Amsoil Arena Duluth, Minnesota 3–0 15–2–2 8–1–0 4 7:00 pm Johnson 6,836 December 12 w yes 2015–16 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 17 Amsoil Arena Duluth, Minnesota 3–0 16–2–2 9–1–0 4 7:00 pm Johnson 6,975 January 1 w yes Alabama–Huntsville Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 1–0 17–2–2 9–1–0 2 7:30 pm Johnson 11,334 January 2 w yes Alabama–Huntsville Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–1 18–2–2 9–1–0 2 7:00 pm Johnson 11,094 January 9 w yes US Under-18 Team Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota Exhibition 4–1 — 1 7:00 pm Johnson 10,950 January 15 l 2015–16 men Omaha Mavericks Omaha 9 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–4 OT 18–3–2 9–2–0 1 7:30 pm Johnson 11,885 January 16 w 2015–16 men Omaha Mavericks Omaha 9 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–1 19–3–2 10–2–0 1 7:00 pm Johnson 11,888 January 22 w 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–5 SO, 1–0 19–3–3 10–2–1 2 7:30 pm Hrynkiw 11,823 January 23 w 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–1 20–3–3 11–2–1 2 7:00 pm Johnson 11,908 January 29 w yes 2015–16 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Ice Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 2–0 21–3–3 12–2–1 2 6:00 pm Johnson 3,342 January 30 w yes 2015–16 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Ice Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 2–1 22–3–3 13–2–1 2 7:00 pm Johnson 3,609 February 12 l yes 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 13 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 4–6 22–4–3 13–3–1 2 9:00 pm Johnson 6,064 February 13 l yes 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 13 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 1–4 22–5–3 13–4–1 2 7:00 pm Johnson 6,170 February 19 w 2015–16 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 2–1 OT 23–5–3 14–4–1 4 7:30 pm Johnson 11,890 February 20 w 2015–16 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 2–1 24–5–3 15–4–1 4 7:00 pm Johnson 11,912 February 26 w yes 2015–16 men Omaha Mavericks Omaha 13 Baxter Arena Omaha, Nebraska 4–2 25–5–3 16–4–1 4 7:00 pm Johnson 7,898 February 27 w yes 2015–16 men Omaha Mavericks Omaha 13 Baxter Arena Omaha, Nebraska 4–1 26–5–3 17–4–1 4 7:00 pm Johnson 7,898 March 4 w 2015–16 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 8–1 27–5–3 18–4–1 2 8:00 pm Johnson 11,848 March 5 w 2015–16 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–4 28–5–3 19–4–1 2 7:00 pm Hrynkiw 11,903 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | #000000 NCHC Tournament March 11 w yes 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota NCHC First round 7–1 29–5–3 19–4–1 2 7:30 pm Johnson 10,813 March 12 w yes 2015–16 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota NCHC First round 5–1 30–5–3 19–4–1 2 7:00 pm Johnson 10,864 March 18 l yes yes 2015–16 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 16 Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota NCHC Semifinal 2–4 30–6–3 19–4–1 1 4:00 pm Johnson 10,926 March 19 t yes yes 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 6 Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota NCHC Third Place 1–1 OT 30–6–4 19–4–1 1 3:30 pm Johnson 11,643 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | #000000 NCAA Tournament March 25 w yes yes 2015–16 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 9 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Midwest Regional semifinal 6–2 31–6–4 19–4–1 3 1:00 pm Johnson 5,332 March 26 w yes yes 2015–16 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan 5 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Midwest Regional Final 5–2 32–6–4 19–4–1 3 5:00 pm Johnson 5,172 April 7 w yes yes 2015–16 men Denver Pioneers Denver 7 Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida Frozen Four Semifinal 4–2 33–6–4 19–4–1 3 7:30 pm Johnson 18,037 April 9 w yes yes 2015–16 men Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac 1 Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida Frozen Four Final 5–1 34–6–4 19–4–1 3 7:00 pm Johnson 19,358 Central Time 2015–16 Source:North Dakota Men's Hockey 2015–2016 Schedule and Results http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/north-dakota/mens-hockey/2015-2016/ U.S. College Hockey Online April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419221428/http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/north-dakota/mens-hockey/2015-2016/ April 19, 2016 live mdy Standings UND Statistics As of April 9, 2016North Dakota Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.undsports.com//fls/13500/stats/mhockey/2015-16/teamcume.htm University of North Dakota April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405071347/http://www.undsports.com/fls/13500/stats/mhockey/2015-16/teamcume.htm April 5, 2016 live mdy North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2015–2016 Team Statistics http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/teamstats/ndkm collegehockeystats.net April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419193110/http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/teamstats/ndkm April 19, 2016 live mdy Skaters #000000 2 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Player Pos Position Yr Class year GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes PPG Power play goals SHG Shorthanded goals GWG Game winning goals 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 1 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 ice hockey 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 1 F So 43 3 14 17 38 0 0 1 Keaton Thompson 1 D Jr 43 2 15 17 36 1 0 0 Christian Wolanin D Fr 32 4 11 15 20 0 0 2 Coltyn Sanderson 1 F Sr 35 7 5 12 8 0 0 1 Shane Gersich F Fr 37 9 2 11 16 0 0 1 Gage Ausmus 1 D Jr 42 0 11 11 33 0 0 0 Chris Wilkie 1 F Fr 32 5 4 9 14 3 0 0 Joel Janatuinen 1 F Fr 35 4 5 9 10 1 0 1 Hayden Shaw 1 D Fr 32 2 4 6 10 1 0 0 Trevor Olson 1 F So 36 0 4 4 20 0 0 0 Mike Gornall 1 F Fr 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Colten St. Clair 1 F Sr 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Matt Hrynkiw 1 G Jr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cam Johnson 1 G So 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 44 162 265 427 485 31 9 34 Goaltenders #000000 2 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Player Yr Class year GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV Saves SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Cam Johnson 1 So 34 1918 24 4 2 53 1.66 759 0.935 5 Matt Hrynkiw 1 Jr 14 734 10 2 2 26 2.13 262 0.910 2 2016 championship game MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac #eeeeee April 9, 2016 8:00 pmESPN (E1) Quinnipiac (MW1) North Dakota 1 – 5 (1–2, 0–0, 0–3) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mndkqui1.a09 Steve McInchak Colin Kronforst Brett DesRosiers Johnathan Morrison Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida 19,358 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDShane Gersich (9)Ausmus and Boeser 11:56 1–0 UND UNDBrock Boeser (27) – GW SHunassisted 14:16 2–0 UND QUITim Clifton (19) – PPC. Clifton and St. Denis 18:53 2–1 UND 2nd None 3rd UNDDrake Caggiula (24)Schmaltz and Boeser 41:21 3–1 UND UNDDrake Caggiula (25)Boeser and LaDue 43:41 4–1 UND UNDAustin Poganski (10)Gardner and Ausmus 50:41 5–1 UND Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDBryn ChyzykSlashing 09:57 2:00 QUITravis St. DenisSlashing 09:57 2:00 UNDPaul LaDueTripping 13:19 2:00 UNDDrake CaggiulaCross-Checking 18:41 2:00 UNDTroy StecherCross-Checking 18:50 2:00 2nd UNDDrake CaggiulaHigh-Sticking 22:13 2:00 UNDChristian WolaninRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUISam AnasRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUITommy SchuttHooking 30:45 2:00 3rd QUIDerek SmithCross-Checking 46:36 2:00 UNDJoel JanatuinenRoughing 57:34 2:00 QUIConnor CliftonRoughing 57:34 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Quinnipiac 13 9 11 33 North Dakota 16 9 11 36 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice QUI Michael Garteig 31 5 60:00 UND Cam Johnson 32 1 60:00 References 30em Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota