Articles by Eric J. Burton (837)
T.J. Oshie Scores a Hat Trick Against the Pengiuns
Former Fighting Sioux All-American forward T.J. Oshie scored a hat trick tonight to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3…
Read morePaul LaDue Signs with the Kings
The Mayor John Hoven, not to be confused with the former governor of North Dakota is reporting that UND defenseman…
Read moreHow does Cam Johnson Stack Up?
Looking at the numbers at UNDSPORTS, sophomore goalie Cam Johnson will go down as one of UND’s best goalies to…
Read moreTyson Jost Buys Into UND’s Hockey Culture
Currently, at Ralph Englestad Arena, the IIHF U18 Worlds tournament is taking place. And during the tourney, I had an…
Read moreUND Hockey: Coming and Goings
I am looking forward to coming back to UND for my Soph season to defend our NCAA National Championship! —…
Read moreUND Brings Title Back to Grand Forks
First, when the season started I thought that there was something special about this team. Goaltending and secondary scoring seemed…
Read moreEvery Game Feels Like a Home Game
It’s well documented, the UND hockey team has a large, fanatical, loyal fan base. On Thursday night, the Amalie Arena…
Read moreNow or Never for UND?
In this week’s 30 thoughts by Elliotte Friedman and Damien Cox, we find this little nugget. Yeah, I know… This…
Read moreRocco Grimaldi Two Times
Former University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux forward Rocco Grimaldi was recently called up by the Florida Panthers. Grimaldi made…
Read moreBy the Numbers DU vs. UND
North Dakota North Dakota Record: 32-6-4 (.809) North Dakota Last Time Out: Beat Northeastern and Michigan (6-2 W, 5-2W) North…
Read moreUND Headed Back to the Frozen Four
For a third year in a row, the University of North Dakota is headed back to the Frozen Four. (This…
Read moreUPDATED: Another Filthy Tic-Tac-Toe Goal by Drake Caggiula
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRYgRU6d2tI] Just when you think they can’t top the last act, they do it again. Another game, another highlight-reel…
Read moreNick Schmaltz Continues Torrid Pace
Over the course of the past five games, UND sophomore forward Nick Schmaltz has been on a torrid pace scoring…
Read moreChris VandeVelde Elbows Jonathan Toews
Former Fighting Sioux forward Chris VandeVelde received a two-minute minor for elbowing minor former Fighting Sioux All-Amerian forward Jonathan Toews….
Read moreUND to Play Early Game at Frozen Faceoff
One of the top questions on Twitter the past 12-24 hours has been; when do the teams play in the…
Read moreFinalists for the 2015-16 NCHC Individual Awards
According to the NCHC site, the winners of the awards will be announced Thursday, March 17 At the Muse Event…
Read moreUND Lands 6 on All-Conference Teams
All-Conference First Team F – %^ Danton Heinen, So., Denver – 37 points (12 first-place votes) F – @ Brock…
Read moreBrock Boeser Makes the NCHC All-Rookie Team
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s eight head coaches and a player from each team voted for the top rookie players…
Read moreThe NCHC Meat Grinder After 3 Seasons
While it sounds cliché, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has been a meat grinder. A couple of weeks ago, a…
Read moreTroy Stecher’s Nice Goal
Video // That’s goal number seven on the season for junior defenseman Troy Stecher. Assists from Brock Boeser and Gage…
Read moreNick Schmaltz has Filthy Mitts, Too (Updated)
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Awesome goal by Nick Schmaltz. Coming into the game, Schmaltz had scored (1g-3a-4pts) since January 1st, 2016. With that…
Read moreNCHC Hockey: A Look at The Numbers
I wanted to take another look at the numbers. Here are the stats for all eight teams in the NCHC. You can…
Read moreBreaking down Austin Poganski’s Game-Ending Penalty Shot
By now, most college hockey fans and pundits have seen University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks forward Austin Poganski’s game-ending…
Read moreUMD vs. UND: Tale of the Tape
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 11-12-5, 7-8-3-1 NCHCvs. #4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 22-5-3, 13-4-1-1 NCHC Date: February 19-20, 2016 Time: Friday 7:38…
Read moreThe NCHC = Meat Grinder
While it sounds cliché the National Collegiate Hockey Conference is a meat grinder. It’s very hard to win games in…
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