2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

The 2017-18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 76th season of play for the program and the 5th in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Brad Berry, in his 3rd season.

2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
Conference4th NCHC
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com17
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall17-13-10
Conference8-10-6-3
Home10-5-6
Road6-7-4
Neutral1–1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrad Berry
Assistant CoachesDane Jackson
Matt Shaw
Matt Hrynkiw
Captain(s)Austin Poganski
Alternate captain(s)Trevor Olson
Rhett Gardner
Johnny Simonson
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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Roster

As of September 8, 2017.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Peter Thome Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-24 Minneapolis, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) CBJ, 155th overall 2016
2 Gabe Bast Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-12-20 Red Deer, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL)
3 Matt Kiersted Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-14 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL)
4 Andrew Peski Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997-03-11 Ottawa, Ontario Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5 Casey Johnson Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-12 Grand Forks, North Dakota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 Colton Poolman Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995-12-18 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 Zach Yon Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1995-12-30 Roseau, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
8 Nick Jones Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-06-02 Edmonton, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL)
9 Dixon Bowen Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-05-05 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL)
10 Johnny Simonson (A) Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1993-06-16 Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln Stars (USHL)
11 Trevor Olson (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
14 Austin Poganski (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-02-16 Saint Cloud, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) STL, 110th overall 2014
16 Grant Mismash Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-19 Edina, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 61st overall 2017
18 Collin Adams Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-24 Brighton, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NYI, 170th overall 2016
19 Shane Gersich Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-07-10 Chaska, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) WSH, 134th overall 2014
20 Josh Rieger Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-02 Regina, Saskatchewan Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
22 Rhett Gardner (A) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-02-28 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) DAL, 116th overall 2016
24 Christian Wolanin Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-03-17 Quebec City, Quebec Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) OTT, 107th overall 2015
25 Joel Janatuinen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-02-02 Espoo, Finland Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
26 Cole Smith Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-18 Brainerd, Minnesota Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)
27 Ludvig Hoff Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-10-16 Oslo, Norway Lincoln Stars (USHL)
28 Hayden Shaw Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-06-05 Woodbury, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
29 Jordan Kawaguchi Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-05-04 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
33 Cam Johnson Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-07-11 Troy, Michigan Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
35 Ryan Anderson Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-10-01 Roseau, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

Standings

2017–18 National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 St. Cloud State 2416441539359402596144101
#5 Denver*2412664467653412310813586
#1 Minnesota–Duluth24131100397956422516313292
#17 North Dakota24810633371684017131011795
Omaha241013103175973617172121134
Western Michigan241013103182943615192115129
Colorado College2481243316385371517599121
Miami24614422462893712205103128
Championship: March 17, 2018
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 30 7:07 PM vs. Manitoba* #7 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)  Johnson W 6-2    0-0-0 (0-0-0-0)
Regular Season
October 6 10:07 PM at Alaska-Anchorage* #7 Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska  Johnson T 1-1 OT 2,563 0-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 7 10:07 PM vs. Alaska-Anchorage* #7 Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska  Johnson W 3-2 OT 2,506 1-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 13 7:37 PM vs. St. Lawrence* #8 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson W 2-1  11,221 2-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 14 7:07 PM vs. St. Lawrence* #8 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson W 6-1  11,599 3-0-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 20 7:37 PM vs. #8 Minnesota* #4 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson L 1-2  11,862 3-1-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 21 7:07 PM vs. #8 Minnesota* #4 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson W 4-0  11,890 4-1-1 (0-0-0-0)
October 27 8:37 PM at Colorado College #4 Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Johnson L 1-2  4,525 4-2-1 (0-1-0-0)
October 28 7:07 PM at Colorado College #4 Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Johnson W 6-4  4,887 5-2-1 (1–1–0–0)
November 3 7:07 PM at #7 Wisconsin* #4 Kohl CenterMadison, WisconsinFSW+ Thome W 3-2  9,597 6-2-1 (1–1–0–0)
November 4 7:07 PM at #7 Wisconsin* #4 Kohl CenterMadison, WisconsinFSW Thome T 2-2 OT 12,409 6-2-2 (1-1-0-0)
November 10 7:37 PM vs. Miami #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome W 4-1  11,389 7-2-2 (2-1-0-0)
November 11 7:07 PM vs. Miami #17 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome T 3-3 SOW 11,795 7-2-3 (2-1-1-1)
November 17 8:05 PM at #1 Denver #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Thome W 5-4  6,026 8-2-3 (3-1-1-1)
November 18 8:05 PM at #1 Denver #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Thome L 1-4  6,319 8-3-3 (3-2-1-1)
November 24 7:37 PM vs. Union* #3 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome L 1-4  11,087 8-4-3 (3-2-1-1)
November 25 7:07 PM vs. Union* #3 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome T 2-2 OT 11,289 8-4-4 (3-2-1-1)
December 1 7:37 PM vs. #10 Western Michigan #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson W 4-3  11,156 9-4-4 (4-2-1-1)
December 2 7:07 PM vs. #10 Western Michigan #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson W 4-1  11,742 10-4-4 (5-2-1-1)
December 8 7:37 PM at #2 St. Cloud State #5 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaFSN Johnson T 2-2 SOW 4,631 10-4-5 (5-2-2-2)
December 9 7:07 PM at #2 St. Cloud State #5 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaFSN Johnson L 1-3  5,676 10-5-5 (5-3-2-2)
December 30 7:07 PM vs. USNTDP #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)    W 5-2    10-5-5 (5-3-2-2)
January 5 7:37 PM vs. #18 Omaha #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaCBSSN Johnson L 1-4  10,133 10-6-5 (5-4-2-2)
January 6 7:07 PM vs. #18 Omaha #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome W 7-0  10,816 11-6-5 (6-4-2-2)
January 12 7:07 PM at Bemidji State* #7 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota  Johnson W 5-1  4,483 12-6-5 (6-4-2-2)
January 13 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State* #7 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Johnson T 2-2 OT 11,868 12-6-6 (6-4-2-2)
January 19 8:07 PM at #14 Minnesota-Duluth #7 Amsoil ArenaDuluth, MinnesotaCBSSN Johnson L 3-5  6,372 12-7-6 (6-5-2-2)
January 20 7:07 PM at #14 Minnesota-Duluth #7 Amsoil ArenaDuluth, Minnesota  Johnson L 2-5  6,903 12-8-6 (6-6-2-2)
January 26 7:37 PM vs. #4 Denver #11 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaCBSSN Johnson T 3-3 SOL 11,845 12-8-7 (6-6-3-2)
January 27 7:07 PM vs. #4 Denver #11 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaFCS Johnson T 1-1 SOL 12,002 12-8-8 (6-6-4-2)
February 9 7:37 PM vs. Colorado College #8 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome L 2-4  11,517 12-9-8 (6-7-4-2)
February 10 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #8 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaFCS Thome W 5-1  11,860 13-9-8 (7-7-4-2)
February 16 6:37 PM at #13 Omaha #9 Baxter ArenaOmaha, NebraskaCBSSN Thome L 3-6  6,512 13-10-8 (7-8-4-2)
February 17 7:07 PM at #13 Omaha #9 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska  Johnson W 3-0  7,517 14-10-8 (8-8-4-2)
February 23 6:35 PM at Miami #12 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Johnson L 3-4 OT 2,772 14-11-8 (8-9-4-2)
February 24 6:05 PM at Miami #12 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Johnson T 2-2 SOL 2,917 14-11-9 (8-9-5-2)
March 2 7:07 PM vs. #1 St. Cloud State #13 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Thome L 3-4 OT 11,923 14-12-9 (8-10-5-2)
March 3 7:07 PM vs. #1 St. Cloud State #13 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaCBSSN Johnson T 2-2 SOW 12,093 14-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 9 7:37 PM vs. #13 Omaha* #14 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Quaterfinals)  Johnson W 4-0  10,125 15-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 10 7:07 PM vs. #13 Omaha* #14 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (NCHC Quarterfinals)  Johnson W 4-3 OT 10,351 16-12-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 16 4:07 PM vs. #1 St. Cloud State* #12 Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota (NCHC Semifinals)CBSSN Johnson L 2-3 OT 11,983 16-13-10 (8-10-6-3)
March 17 3:37 PM vs. #8 Minnesota-Duluth* #12 Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota (NCHC 3rd Place)  Johnson W 4-1  11,372 17-13-10 (8-10-6-3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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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 7 7 8 4 4 4 2 3 3 6 5 6 6 7 7 11 8 9 12 13 14 12 14 17
USA Today 7 8 4 4 4 2 3 3 6 5 6 6 7 7 11 10 8 9 12 13 14 12 NR NR

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References

  1. "2017–18 M Hockey Roster".
  2. "North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Men) 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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