UND head coach Brad Berry; 'Sweep or Workout'

The UND hockey team is a storied program, and a very high standard has been set. Fans expect conference and national championships. The UND coaching staff has set a very high standard for their players. Weekend home series are expected to end in sweeps, when they don’t sweep there’s a consequence.

“We have a thing here where we do post-game workouts, coach Berry said. “If we don’t sweep, you get swept, you only win one game – you have to do a workout. If you sweep you don’t have to do a workout. it. At the end of the day, I said to the guys, the standard is the standard, we’re going to get in the weight room, and we’re going to work out.”

While a win and a tie against a top opponent is a good weekend; however, it’s not the standard at UND. Following this weekend’s win and a tie, the Hawks were back in the weight room doing a workout.

“They’re in there right now,” Berry said. We didn’t lose this weekend. We won and we tied. We always talk about the standard is the standard and the standard is sweep. You don’t have to work out. I think there was disappointment. I asked the guys I opened it up to them. The guys said they’re teed off. They’re disappointed. That’s good. I think that’s great. It was a lost opportunity that we didn’t, didn’t get the closeout for a sweep this weekend. That tells you that the guys are thinking about the standard or want to get to that standard. I think that’s good to have that kind of teed-off mentality and know that we didn’t get two wins instead of a win and a tie.

 

UND Graduate Forward Hunter Johannes is Turning Heads

This season, if you have watched the UND hockey team play, you will have noticed number 28, Graduate Forward Hunter Johannes. After five games, Johannes is UND's leading goal scorer. He scored UND's first goal of the season, a shorthanded goal. Two of his four goals are shorthanded goals, that also leads UND.  Are you noticing a theme here? Johannes is finding ways to get it done. 

Friday night, entering the second period, UND held a comfortable 4-0 lead over Minnesota State.  At the 9:55 mark of the second period, Johannes would score his fourth goal of the year, to give UND an even more comfortable 5-0 lead. 

This guy just loves scoring goals! #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/nQ8qqYwjj5

— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) October 28, 2023

                  

In the post-game press conference, I asked UND head coach Brad Berry if he expected Johannes to be leading the team in goals after five games? 

"Probably didn't think it early on, Berry said. "When he came in here (last January) ... he played at Lindenwood.  He scored against all of the good teams. He scored against us, Denver, Minnesota. He scored against a lot of good teams. So, it's not surprising. The other thing that's not surprising is his work ethic and how he plays so fast.  He makes other teams turn pucks over and he is powerful. When you put all that together, recipe for having a good start."

Johannes works hard in practice and in the weight room. His efforts have shown up in the box scores as goals. That's a good way to stay in the lineup. 

"He's a worker in the weight room," Berry said. "I think he was a guy growing up that never got a lot of accolades or a lot of attention. He's out to prove to people that he can play and that he's doing a good job."

Highlights From Minnesota vs. North Dakota Game 2

On Saturday night, the University of North Dakota Hockey split their weekend series with the Minnesota Gophers (0-4 L, 2-1 W). Here are some highlights from Saturday's game. It was a much better effort for UND on Saturday night. 

Gophers Break Through with a Goal

 

The Gophers would get one back with a goal from Jaxon Nelson. That's all the scoring we would have. UND would hold on in the end to take game two of the series against their Big-Ten foe Minnesota.  With the win, UND improved to 3-1. Up next the Minnesota State Mavericks. 

📢 Jaxon Nelson gets the Gophers within 1.#MidcoSports | @GopherHockey pic.twitter.com/PgLf6xDiQa

— Midco Sports (@MidcoSports) October 22, 2023

Jake Livanavage Scores His First Collegiate Goal

Another night of firsts: Jake Livanavage scores his first career goal and it's 2-0 UND. Assist from Riese Gaber and Dylan James.

.@JLivanavage On the backhand 🚨#MidcoSports | @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/gBZa9kEybs

— Midco Sports (@MidcoSports) October 22, 2023

Jayden Perron Goal 

Jayden Perron scores UND's first goal of the weekend, a tip-in goal. That's goal number two on the season for the freshman forward from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Perron with the tip and we are off-and-running!#UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/rSpzOhJwOh

— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) October 22, 2023

Ludvig Perrson Comes Up Big 

UND goalie Ludvig Perrson with an amazing save. That's using your head, right?

Now that's using your head, Ludvig! #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/on9yTSRRE2

— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) October 21, 2023

Student Lineup Early 

The UND students were at the Ralph early waiting in line.

More than an hour before doors open at @TheREA for No. 5 @UNDmhockey 🆚 No. 1 @GopherHockey. Here’s how the student entrance is looking before game two. pic.twitter.com/zAS0LzD2tF

— Taylor Budge - Midco Sports (@TBudgeMidco) October 21, 2023

UMN vs. UND: A Look Back, Frattin Blows Up Wehrs

A trip down memory lane. Sometimes, UND radio play-by-play announcer Tim Hennesey will refer to the right side of the north end boards as Wehr's corner. There's a reason for this. See the Video embedded below. 

On March 14, 2010, the UND hockey team was playing the Minnesota Gophers in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. In game three, at the 4:42 mark of the second period, UND forward Matt Frattin would check Gopher's D-man Kevin Wehrs violently. I would call it a textbook charging major. Wehrs would leave the game, with an injury. We'd later find out that Wehrs suffered a minor concussion. 

Frattin would receive a five-minute major penalty for contact to the head. To the Gopher fans' disgust, Frattin was not given a game disqualification, but was later suspended by the WCHA and would miss the first game of the Final Five. Frattin would serve his major penalty and return to the game. In the third period, Frattin would score his 9th goal of the season.

Frattin said in the post-game that he was trying to fire his team up with a big hit. 

UND would beat Minnesota 4-1 to eliminate the Gophers and advance to the WCHA Final Five. 

 

A Quick Look at Jayden Perron

 The University of North Dakota has some exciting freshmen on their team this season. Here's a preview of what UND fans are going to see this season. Introducing Jayden Perron, forward, Carolina Hurricanes third-round draft choice. 

Perron with a nifty one for his first! #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/aGGe63izyH

— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) October 8, 2023

Last weekend against Army, this one counted for real.  

Well, at least his first one was memorable!#UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/RmVyve4Ha4

— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) October 14, 2023

Here's the scouting report on Perron.

He’s a cerebral playmaker with the puck, utilizing a deke when necessary but also having the maturity to delay when he’s outnumbered. He’s a dangerous stickhandler and can turn a careless reach from a defender into a high-quality scoring chance for himself or a teammate. He plays nicely away from the puck in the offensive zone, especially as the high man, where he keeps his feet moving in an attempt to lose coverage before swooping down when his linemates get possession. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide

The Vancouver Canucks Re-sign Brock Boeser

Former University of North Dakota All-American Brock Boeser has re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks.

Boeser signs a three-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $5.875 million. In 140 career NHL games with the Canucks, Boeser has scored (59g-57a--116pts).

"We're very pleased to have Brock re-sign," Canucks General Manager Jim Benning said. "He's a talented player, a key contributor to our offense and an important part of our team's future. We look forward to having Brock join the team in preparation for the upcoming season."

OFFICIAL: #Canucks re-sign @BBoeser16 to a three-year deal worth an average annual value of $5.875 million. https://t.co/jlLPHCAn6D

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 17, 2019

(Photo Credit: Daniel Yun, Dakota Student)

The Tweet of the Night

Sometimes you just have to say.... wtf. This is one of the best responses to a moronic tweet from a Gopher fan.That being said, the guy has a point, the effort on the ice by UND in all three zones wasn't good. From the grab a  little perspective department, it's one game and UND is 5-1-0.

.@DerrickFidelman How about now? pic.twitter.com/JUamGk8uQM

— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 29, 2016

A look at the Stats

I have no idea how this season plays out, but UND has been on a remarkable run. This morning I was reading the Brad Schlossman’s blog and I found a few stats that I wanted to expound on. Over the last 49 games, UND has gone 39-6-4 (.836).

Over the last 19 games, UND has a 17-1-1 (.921) record. The last team to beat the Fighting Hawks was the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the Frozen Faceoff. The last tie came against the Denver Pioneers 1-1, in the third place game of the Frozen Faceoff.

Over the last 22 home games, UND is 20-1-1 (.931). During that 22-game run, UND has lost one game, in overtime, to the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 4-3. The tie in question came during a game against the Colorado College Tigers. UND would go on to win the shootout.

Finally, for those keeping track, the last opponent to sweep the Fighting Hawks, the Denver Pioneers Feb. 12-13, 2016 at Denver (6-4, 4-1). That sweep came two and a half seasons after UND was swept by the St. Cloud State Huskies Nov. 1-2, 2013 (3-2, 3-1) at St. Cloud State

BSU vs. UND, Game 2

Dixon Bowen is in for Cole Smith. The rest of the lineup is the same. No changes. Brock Boeser now has 10 points after four games.

Check out the highlights from last night's game... Both teams put in good efforts and UND used their skill to take the game away from BSU. I also thought UND got a huge break on the penalty shot.

UND vs. BSU, Game 1

I noticed that there're a few changes in the lineup, defenseman Christian Wolanin is out of the lineup tonight. If I get any information on that I will post an update. Also, Rhett Gardner is back after being out of the lineup the last two games. Gardner has a lower-body injury. Finally, Dixon Bowen is a scratch. 

UND No. 1 in USCHO Poll

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

October 17, 2016

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	North Dakota	(50)	3- 0-0	1000	1
2	Minnesota-Duluth		3- 1-2	862	4
3	Notre Dame		3- 1-0	816	5
4	Quinnipiac		2- 1-1	814	3
5	Massachusetts-Lowell		2- 0-2	766	8
6	Denver		2- 2-0	710	10
7	Minnesota		2- 0-0	702	9
8	Boston University		1- 2-0	624	2
9	Minnesota State		4- 0-0	611	14
10	Boston College		2- 2-0	573	6
11	Michigan		2- 1-0	441	13
12	St. Lawrence		3- 1-0	434	15
13	Harvard		0- 0-0	428	12
14	St. Cloud State		0- 2-0	296	7
15	Providence		1- 2-0	255	11
16	Yale		0- 0-0	207	17
17	Northeastern		1- 1-2	185	16
18	Bemidji State		4- 0-0	170	NR
19	Ohio State		1- 0-2	157	19
20	Omaha		2- 0-0	105	NR
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 82, Maine 75, Miami 38, Air Force 31, Penn State 28, Holy Cross 25, Cornell 17, Wisconsin 16, Connecticut 10, Lake Superior 6, Army 5, Clarkson 5, Dartmouth 3, Bowling Green 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

Like my buddy of mine said, you don't win banners for being number one in the polls during the month of October. I don't even know if I would put UND as the number one team in the nation.  Polls are fun to look at and are basically meaningless when you have teams that haven't played a game yet ranked in the top-20.


Read more: at USCHO.COM 

HOF Game: UND vs. RPI

There are some changes to the lineup tonight. UND's Rhett Gardner will be out for tonight's game. He's listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Chase Perry starts in net for RPI tonight. He's the son of former UND goalie, Craig Perry. Cole Smith makes his UND debut.

Jordan Kawaguchi Might Be the First

When a University of North Dakota hockey player makes a commitment they usually send out a tweet thanking those that helped them along the way. I believe that Jordan Kawaguchi is one the first ones to make this tweet.

Extremely happy to say I am going to be a North Dakota Fighting Hawk. Very thankful for everyone who helped me along the way! #UND

— Jordan Kawaguchi (@Guch_28) October 13, 2016

UND Remains atop of USCHO Poll

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

October 10, 2016

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	North Dakota	(45)	2- 0-0	995	1
2	Boston University	( 5)	1- 0-0	912	4
3	Quinnipiac		1- 0-1	893	2
4	Minnesota-Duluth		2- 0-2	828	6
5	Notre Dame		2- 0-0	699	9
6	Boston College		1- 1-0	657	5
7	St. Cloud State		0- 0-0	654	7
8	Massachusetts-Lowell		0- 0-2	652	8
9	Minnesota		2- 0-0	571	13
10	Denver		0- 2-0	511	3
11	Providence		1- 1-0	443	10
12	Harvard		0- 0-0	442	12
13	Michigan		1- 1-0	412	11
14	Minnesota State		2- 0-0	354	19
15	St. Lawrence		1- 1-0	255	16
16	Northeastern		0- 1-1	248	15
17	Yale		0- 0-0	208	18
18	Air Force		1- 0-1	160	NR
19	Ohio State		1- 0-1	151	NR
20	Bowling Green		0- 2-0	63	14
Others receiving votes: Miami 59, Nebraska-Omaha 57, Bemidji State 48, Penn State 47, Cornell 38, Clarkson 32, Maine 30, Western Michigan 21, Connecticut 16, Michigan Tech 11, Rochester Institute of Technology 7, Bentley 5, Union 5, Wisconsin 5, Vermont 4, Dartmouth 3, Ferris State 2, Holy Cross 2. While no one receives a banner for being in the USCHO poll in early October, UND does remain at the top of the USCHO Poll.

Canisius vs. North Dakota Game 1

Nice to see the UND coaching staff come back with the big line of Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, and Shane Gersich... Heavy Line 2, is very interesting, I like it. Those are some big heavy bodies on that line.

Cam Johnson Named to Mike Richter Award Watch List for 2016-17

The webpage Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced the 20 goalies named to the watch list for the 2017 Mike Richter Award. UND goalie junior goalie Cam Johnson was named to the list.

Name	School	Year
Paul Berrafato #	Holy Cross	Junior
Michael Bitzer	Bemidji State	Junior
Gordon Defiel	Lake Superior State	Junior
Parker Gahagen	Army West Point	Senior
Mitch Gillam #	Cornell	Senior
Kyle Hayton #	St. Lawrence	Junior
Cole Huggins	Minnesota State	Senior
Tanner Jaillet	Denver	Junior
Cam Johnson *	North Dakota	Junior
Merrick Madsen #	Harvard	Junior
Chris Nell #	Bowling Green	Junior
Cal Petersen #	Notre Dame	Junior
Colton Phinney	Princeton	Senior
Ryan Ruck #	Northeastern	Sophomore
Eric Schierhorn #	Minnesota	Sophomore
Alex Sakellaropoulos	Union	Senior
Shane Starrett	Air Force	Sophomore
Atte Tolvanen	Northern Michigan	Sophomore
Drew Vogler	Merrimack	Sophomore
Evan Weninger #	Omaha	Sophomore

 

Minnesota vs. North Dakota Series on FSN

Good afternoon, there's some very good news for college hockey fans,  The Gophers, and the F'N Hawks will resume their historic series on November 4-5, 2016. Both games will be on Fox Sports North. For example, if you live in Texas and you have DirecTV (sports pack required) or Dish Network, you will be able to watch the series.

FOX Sports North will broadcast 17 regular-season Gopher Hockey games including the regular-season home opener vs. St. Cloud State on Oct. 21, both games in the North Dakota series on Nov. 4-5 and the regular-season finale vs. Michigan State on March 11.

Per Big Ten release, UND-Minnesota game times will be at 7 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday (on Fox Sports North).

— Brad E. Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) September 26, 2016

UND Starts out at Number 1

Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

September 26, 2016

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	North Dakota	(43)	34- 6-4	993	1
2	Quinnipiac	( 1)	32- 4-7	856	2
3	Denver		25-10-6	848	4
4	Boston University	( 5)	21-13-5	774	14
5	Boston College	( 1)	28- 8-5	641	3
6	Minnesota-Duluth		19-16-5	621	9
7	St. Cloud State		31- 9-1	569	5
8	Massachusetts-Lowell		26-10-5	535	7
9	Notre Dame		19-11-7	502	13
10	Providence		27- 7-4	476	7
11	Michigan		25- 8-5	470	6
12	Harvard		19-11-4	422	10
13	Minnesota		20-17-0	404	NR
14	Bowling Green		22-14-6	370	NR
15	Northeastern		22-15-5	361	12
16	St. Lawrence		19-14-4	336	18
17	Michigan Tech		23- 9-5	285	16
18	Yale		19- 9-4	283	11
19	Minnesota State		21-13-7	153	17
20	Ferris State		20-15-6	126	15
Others receiving votes: Cornell 92, Nebraska-Omaha 85, Penn State 63, Clarkson 62, Rochester Institute of Technology 62, Ohio State 33, Air Force 17, Vermont 16, Miami 11, Wisconsin 10, Dartmouth 6, Robert Morris 6, Michigan State 5.

UND starts out the 2016-17 season ranked first in the USCHO Preseason Poll. UND is also picked to finish first in the NCHC preseason media poll. Four NCHC teams make up the USCHO poll. 

Last week, the NCHC released the preseason Media Poll. 

2016-17 NCHC Preseason Poll
North Dakota – 235 points (25 first-place votes)
Denver – 200 (3)
Minnesota Duluth – 173 (2)
St. Cloud State – 155
Omaha – 119
Miami – 96
Western Michigan – 65
Colorado College – 37

Jake Brandt Returns to Midco Sports Network for UND Hockey Games

Another hockey season is almost upon us. Like last season, former University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux goalie Jake Brandt will do color for hockey games broadcast on Midco Sports Network.

Ram & UND hockey alum Jake Brandt will be back doing color for UND hockey games; article from @SchlossmanGF pic.twitter.com/KPmL65pvpt

— Roseau Ram (@RoseauRam) September 15, 2016

Coltyn Sanderson Signed by the Solar Bears

Today, it’s been a great news day and another great story. The Orlando Solar Bears of the East Coast Hockey League has signed former University of North Dakota forward Coltyn Sanderson. In my humble opinion, Sanderson's last season at UND was very exciting, he ended up being one of the top goal scorers for UND the second half of the season. Sanderson ended up showing us an offensive flare and scored a couple of big-time goals.

🚨BREAKING🚨

The #SolarBears have agreed to terms with @UNDmhockey F Coltyn Sanderson!#WelcomeToOrlando ☀️🐻🕶❄️🏒 pic.twitter.com/MOhs2JJCqT

— Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) September 1, 2016

Congratulations to Coltyn Sanderson (2012-16 | 44 GP | 7-7--14), who has signed a contract with @OrlandoHockey of the @ECHL. #UNDproud

— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) September 1, 2016