@robport They are still using it the same number of times as before, they just changed when they use it.
— Brad E. Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) January 5, 2016
Don't worry, the Fighting Hawks nickname isn't going anywhere anytime soon. That being said, the nickname isn't catching on as fast as some would like. The University of North Dakota is phasing in the new nickname. This past weekend, P.A. address Darrin Looker didn't say Fighting Hawks at full strength at the end of a penalty kill. This weekend, it was phased in somewhere else.
Looker: “I don't think it's very effective if you kill that penalty and it's met immediately with 11,000+ people booing.”
So for now, it's been removed from parts of the game, But the university still has the name scripted into pregame ceremonies and in other places during the production. So it's almost certain that fans should get used to their new name.
Looker: “Eventually you know the fans are so supportive and so great that they'll come around to it. At the end of the day it's North Dakota, it's the UND culture and that's the number one thing." (WDAZ)
UND Can't Use "Fighting Hawks" Nickname Because Everybody Boos It https://t.co/ZYGK6jE276 #NDPol pic.twitter.com/T2G4b4zEMZ
— Rob Port (@robport) January 5, 2016
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