Brad Elliott Schlossman

Frozen Four spots on the line today in the NCAA women's quarterfinals (CT)
Quinnipiac vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m.
UConn vs. Penn State, 1 p.m.
Northeastern vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Yale vs. Ohio State 5 p.m.

Massive NPI bubble games today spread out for your viewing pleasure (Central Time)
25 BU at 15 UConn, noon
24 Northeastern at 14 UMass, 3 p.m.
13 Augie at 16 St. Thomas, 4 p.m.
19 Mich Tech at 18 Minn State, 7 p.m.

Schlossman: The NCHC may have to re-examine ticket prices next season The league is playing its semifinals and finals at home sites for the first time.

Last column before tonight's game: Yes, the NCHC's Frozen Faceoff attendance numbers are going to blow away those of recent years, but the league may need to re-examine ticket prices in Year 2 of this setup. That and a bunch of NoDak vs. Minn Duluth notes: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Preview: Minnesota Duluth, UND comfortable in close games The Bulldogs are playing in their first NCHC semifinal in four years.

Here's the UND-Minnesota Duluth NCHC semifinal preview with the players to watch, the numbers, the call, links to all the stories to read and more: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Is there any slowing down Minnesota Duluth's Plante brothers? The Bulldogs have scored nine goals against UND this season. The brothers from Hermantown have factored in on eight.

UND has allowed 9 goals to Minnesota Duluth this season. The Plante brothers have factored in on 8 of them. What's UND's game plan against them in the semis? Can you slow them down? Story: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

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Denver's Eric Pohlkamp is the NCHC's Offensive Defenseman of the Year.

Minnesota Duluth's Adam Kleber is the NCHC's Defensive Defenseman of the Year.

A hallway practice battle sums up UND's competitiveness as NCHC semifinals near The Fighting Hawks won the Penrose Cup last month. They have their sights set on a playoff run now.

I could only laugh about what happened when a puck rolled down a hallway this week at UND hockey practice. It said a lot about this UND hockey team, which is prepping to try to get past the NCHC semifinal roadblock: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

What to know about this weekend's NCHC semifinal between UND and Minnesota Duluth Will it have a neutral feel? Will public address announcer Darrin Looker's calls be different?

Who gets money from ticket sales in NCHC semifinal games? Will it feel like a home game or a neutral-site game? What will be different? What will be the same? I tried to answer some questions: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

UND men's hockey committed recruits This is a list of players who have given verbal commitments to UND or signed National Letters of Intent.

Forward Andrew O'Neill of Fargo is no longer on UND's recruiting board. UND was going to push his arrival date to 2027. O'Neill has 20 goals and 42 points in 63 games for Edmonton (WHL). Updated commitment board: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

UND announces big ticket release ahead of NCHC semifinal game The Fighting Hawks host Minnesota Duluth on Saturday night. Fans are asked to wear green to the game.

UND announces a big ticket release ahead of Saturday's NCHC semifinal game between UND and Minnesota Duluth. It includes lower-bowl seats. Story: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Former UND standout Nick Schmaltz signs 8-year, $64-million deal with Utah The 2016 NCAA national champion rounded out his game as a UND sophomore. He will now go over $100 million in career earnings.

Nick Schmaltz has signed a $64-million deal with the Utah Mammoth. He will go over $100 million in career earnings. Do you remember Schmaltz's jump from freshman to sophomore year? Dane Jackson does and talks about that in this story on Schmaltz's deal: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Could the NCHC's new tournament format lead to bigger college hockey changes? Dane Jackson, David Carle, Pat Ferschweiler and Scott Sandelin discussed the new home-site tournament this week.

The NCHC is entering a new era this weekend. The league tournament will be played entirely at home sites. Could it lead to more widespread NCAA hockey changes? Here's what Dane Jackson, David Carle, Pat Ferschweiler and Scott Sandelin say: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Tough to say, will have a better idea after Saturday night.

Probably could have been higher. When I did a deeper dive on him, I realized his analytics are outstanding.

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Six playoff games tonight (CT)
Hockey East
Vermont at BU, 5:30 p.m.
Lowell at Merrimack, 6 p.m.
UNH at Northeastern, 6 p.m.
Big Ten
Minnesota at Penn St., 6 p.m.
Notre Dame at Michigan, 6 p.m.
Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Jake Livanavage leads UND's all-NCHC picks The junior defenseman is the second UND player to be named first-team all-NCHC twice. The other is Jordan Kawaguchi.

UND junior defenseman Jake Livanavage has been selected first-team all-NCHC for the second year in a row. Since the NCHC started in 2013-14, only one other UND player has done that. Story on the NCHC's all-conference teams: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

All-NCHC third team
F — Zam Plante, Minn. Duluth
F — Grant Slukynsky, WMU
F — Ellis Rickwood, NoDak
D — Boston Buckberger, Denver
D — Samuel Sjolund, WMU
G — Matteo Drobac, Miami

All-NCHC second team
F — Bennett Schimek, ASU
F — Ben Strinden, NoDak
F — Austin Burnevik, SCSU
D — Abram Wiebe, NoDak
D — Ty Hanson, Minn. Duluth
G — Hampton Slukynsky, WMU

All-NCHC first team
F — Max Plante, Minn. Duluth
F — Tyson Gross, SCSU
F — Cruz Lucius, ASU
D — Jake Livanavage, NoDak
D — Eric Pohlkamp, Denver
G — Jan Špunar, NoDak

UND past and future: Jake Sanderson week-to-week with upper-body injury Former UND goaltender Cam Johnson is on a 10-game hot streak for Florida.

Here's this week's update on former and future UND players: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

UND players dominate NCHC all-rookie team Four of the six players recognized by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference are Fighting Hawks freshmen.

UND freshmen dominate the NCHC's all-rookie team with Cole Reschny, Will Zellers, Keaton Verhoeff and Jan Špunar as selections. When's the last time one school had four members of the all-rookie team? Who have UND's best members been? That and more: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

New broadcast team to call UND's NCHC semifinal against Minnesota Duluth Jim Erickson, the longtime voice of the Minnesota state high school hockey tournament, will handle play-by-play duties.

The TV broadcast will have a different look and sound this weekend. Story on who will be calling and producing Saturday's NCHC semifinal between UND and Minnesota Duluth: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Schlossman: 5 takeaways from UND's NCHC quarterfinal sweep Omaha Sophomore Mac Swanson has added a shooting threat this season.

Here are my five takeaways from UND's sweep of Omaha in the NCHC quarterfinals: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

Natsvlishvili sinks free throw to beat St. Thomas, send UND to first Summit League championship since 2020 Natsvlishvili's free throw with 0.1 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Hawks, who hung around for the entire second half.

UND men's basketball will play for the Summit League title after a last-second win over St. Thomas. Loved this story by Alex Faber detailing what George Natsvlishvili was thinking before his game-winning free throw: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/colle...

UND knocks Omaha out of NCHC playoffs for third time in four years The Fighting Hawks won their 18th consecutive playoff game in Ralph Engelstad Arena.

UND is headed to the NCHC semifinals after winning its 18th straight home playoff game to sweep Omaha. The Fighting Hawks have knocked the Mavericks out three times in four years. Story from The Ralph: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

UND knocks Omaha out of NCHC playoffs for third time in four years The Fighting Hawks won their 18th consecutive playoff game in Ralph Engelstad Arena.

UND knocked Omaha out of the NCHC playoffs for the third time in four years. This year, it wasn't as nail-biting as 2023 and 2025. Story from The Ralph: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...

UND eliminates Omaha in the NCHC quarterfinals for the third time in four years. The Fighting Hawks won 5-1 on Saturday. Mac Swanson 2 goals. Will Zellers 1 goal, 3 points. Tyler Young GWG. Dylan James 10th-career goal vs. Omaha. Ollie Josephson and Ellis Rickwood 2 assists each.

GameCenter live: Omaha at No. 3 UND The Mavericks and Fighting Hawks are playing Game 2 of their NCHC quarterfinal series.

Tonight's full lines, pregame notes, listening/viewing links and in-game updates are located here: www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-h...