{"id":602513,"date":"2016-12-31T15:23:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=602513"},"modified":"2016-12-31T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T20:23:32","slug":"und-hockey-much-to-be-thankful-for-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/und-hockey-much-to-be-thankful-for-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"UND Hockey: Much to Be Thankful for in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
As 2016 comes to an end, we will usher in the new year in a matter of hours. As University of North Dakota fans look back at 2016, they will have fond memories of the boys in Green and White winning their 8th NCAA title. UND would go 34-6-4 and steamroll through the NCAA playoffs. Their toughest match in the NCAA playoffs was against fellow NCHC foe, Denver.<\/p>\n
During the offseason, while fans were celebrating UND’s eighth NCAA title, the Hawks would lose nine players from the 2016 championship team (Drake Caggiula, Bryn Chyzyk, Colten St. Clair, Coltyn Sanderson, Nick Schmaltz, Troy Stecher, Paul LaDue, Luke Johnson, and Keaton Thompson). Three of these players are playing in the NHL (Caggiula with Edmonton, Schmaltz with Chicago, and Stecher with Vancouver). A fourth player, LaDue, is close to making his NHL debut, too.<\/p>\n