Fighting Hawks Defeat Omaha in NCHC Quarterfinal Game One

Fighting Hawks defeat Omaha in NCHC quarterfinal game one

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – For the 17th straight postseason home game, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks won a postseason game. Friday night, it was game one of the Fighting Hawks’ NCHC quarterfinal series against the Omaha Mavericks 5-3 at Ralph Engelstad Arena – despite being without two regulars in the lineup out due to illness. Five different goal scorers – Cade Littler, Jack Kernan, Dalton Andrew, Ollie Josephson and Mac Swanson – scored for the Fig…

Schlossman: 5 takeaways from UND's Game 1 win over Omaha

GRAND FORKS — Despite missing Ben Strinden and Will Zellers due to illnesses, UND kept rolling with a 5-3 win over Omaha in Game 1 of their National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarterfinal series. Here are five takeaways from the game. 1. Power play stays fluid UND's power play has been successful recently. The Fighting Hawks finished fifth nationally in 2024-25, ninth in 2023-24, second in 2022-23 and 13th in 2021-22. Those teams were somewh…

UND beats Omaha in Game 1 with key players out due to illness

GRAND FORKS — UND's plans for its first playoff game were thrown for a loop Friday morning. Two of UND's top three goal scorers, senior Ben Strinden and freshman Will Zellers, came down with illnesses and were unable to play in Game 1 of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoff series against Omaha in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Did you really think it would faze this team? The Fighting Hawks moved Jack Kernan from fourth-line center to seco…

GameCenter final: UND 5, Omaha 3

GRAND FORKS — Jack Kernan and Ollie Josephson both had three-point nights to lead UND to a 5-3 win over Omaha in Game 1 of their National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarterfinal series. Cade Littler had two points, while Dalton Andrew and Mac Swanson also scored for UND. Herald three stars First star: Jack Kernan, UND, 1 goal, 3 points. Second star: Ollie Josephson, UND, 1 goal, 3 points. Third star: Cade Littler, UND, 1 goal, 2 points. In-g…

No. 2/3 UND takes down Omaha, 5-3, grabs 1-0 series lead in NCHC Quarterfinals

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 2/3 North Dakota opened up postseason play with a 5-3 victory over Omaha on Friday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.

Hockey drops game one of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Quarterfinal - Omaha Athletics

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — (8) Omaha Hockey took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission before top-seeded North Dakota controlled the second period on its way to a 5-3 victory over the Mavericks in the opening quarterfinal game of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff on Friday night.