College ice hockey team season
The 2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks represented the University of North Dakota and were coached by Brad Berry , in his 6th season. The first ten regular season games were played in a "pod" in Omaha, Nebraska at Baxter Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic. North Dakota won its 4th Penrose Cup as regular season champions of the NCHC. UND won the NCHC tournament for the first time in program history.
Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of North Dakota's players would lose a season of play.[ 1] [ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of December 31, 2020.[ 3]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Peter Thome Senior
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1997-05-24
Minneapolis, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL CBJ 2016
2
Gabe Bast Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1996-12-20
Red Deer, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL —
3
Matt Kiersted A Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-04-14
Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL —
4
Cooper Moore Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
2001-02-16
Cos Cob, Connecticut Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL DET 2019
8
Harrison Blaisdell Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
2001-03-18
Regina, Saskatchewan Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL WPG 2019
9
Brendan Budy Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-06-06
Langley, British Columbia Langley Rivermen (BCHL —
10
Gavin Hain Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
2000-04-03
Grand Rapids, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL PHI 2018
11
Griffin Ness Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
1999-12-10
Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL —
13
Carson Albrecht Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1998-05-23
Martensville, Saskatchewan Melfort Mustangs (SJHL —
14
Jasper Weatherby A Junior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1998-01-22
Ashland, Oregon Wenatchee Wild (BCHL SJS 2018
15
Ethan Frisch Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-10-29
Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL —
16
Grant Mismash Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-02-19
Edina, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL NSH 2017
17
Riese Gaber Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1999-10-10
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
18
Collin Adams Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1998-04-24
Brighton, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL NYI 2016
19
Mark Senden A Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1998-01-22
Medina, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL —
20
Josh Rieger Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1996-04-02
Regina, Saskatchewan Estevan Bruins (SJHL —
21
Jackson Keane Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
1997-04-08
Winnipeg, Manitoba Penticton Vees (BCHL —
22
Shane Pinto Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
2000-11-12
Franklin Square, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL OTT 2019
24
Jacob Bernard-Docker A Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-06-30
Canmore, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL OTT 2018
25
Tyler Kleven Freshman
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
2002-01-10
Fargo, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL OTT 2020
26
Jake Sanderson Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2002-07-08
Whitefish, Montana USNTDP (USHL OTT 2020
27
Louis Jamernik Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-02-22
Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL —
28
Judd Caulfield Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2001-03-19
Grand Forks, North Dakota USNTDP (USHL PIT 2019
29
Jordan Kawaguchi C Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1997-05-04
Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
31
Adam Scheel Junior
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-05-01
Lakewood, Ohio Penticton Vees (BCHL —
33
Harrison Feeney Sophomore (RS )
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
1998-02-04
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
3/SW
PTS
PT%
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#5 North Dakota †*
24
18
5
1
2
1
0
54
.750 94
47
29
22
6
1
114
57
#2 St. Cloud State
24
15
9
0
3
3
0
45
.625 78
64
31
20
11
0
101
84
#3 Minnesota Duluth
24
13
9
2
1
2
1
43
.597 72
54
28
15
11
2
84
66
#13 Omaha
24
14
9
1
4
0
1
40
.556 79
69
26
14
11
1
85
81
Denver 22
9
12
1
0
2
1
31
.470 61
60
24
11
13
1
67
66
Western Michigan 24
10
11
3
1
0
1
33
.458 73
84
25
10
12
3
77
89
Colorado College 22
4
16
2
0
2
2
18
.273 35
77
23
4
17
2
36
79
Miami 24
5
17
2
0
1
0
18
.250 46
83
25
5
18
2
48
89
Championship : March 16, 2021 USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular season
December 2
3:35 PM
vs. Miami
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 2–0 0
1-0-0 (1-0-0-0)
December 4
7:35 PM
vs. #4 Denver
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 4–3 OT
0
2–0–0 (1-0-1-0)
December 6
12:05 PM
vs. #17 Western Michigan
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Thome
W 8–2 0
3–0–0 (2-0-1-0)
December 8
3:35 PM
vs. #9 Denver
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
L 2–3 0
3-1-0 (2-1-1-0)
December 10
7:35 PM
vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
T 2–2 SOL
0
3-1-1 (2-1-1-1)
December 12
4:05 PM
vs. #13 St. Cloud State
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Thome
L 3–5 0
3–2-1 (2-2-1-1)
December 13
4:05 PM
vs. Western Michigan
#1
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 6–3 0
4-2-1 (3-2-1-1)
December 16
7:35 PM
vs. #9 St. Cloud State
#4
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 4–3 OT
0
5-2-1 (3-2-2-1)
December 19
12:05 PM
vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth
#4
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 2–1 0
6-2-1 (4-2-2-1)
December 20
8:05 PM
vs. Miami
#4
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 6–2 0
7-2-1 (5-2-2-1)
January 10
8:00 PM
at Colorado College
#3
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Scheel
W 3–0 0
8-2-1 (6-2-2-1)
January 11
8:00 PM
at Colorado College
#3
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Scheel
W 2–1 0
9-2-1 (7-2-2-1)
January 17
7:05 PM
at #18 Denver
#2
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado
Scheel
L 1–4 0
9-3-1 (7-3-2-1)
January 18
7:05 PM
at #19 Denver
#3
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado
Scheel
W 5–1 0
10-3-1 (8-3-2-1)
January 23
6:07 PM
Colorado College
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Scheel
W 4–1 2,008
11-3-1 (9-3-2-1)
January 24
6:07 PM
Colorado College
#3
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Scheel
W 5–0 1,775
12-3-1 (10-3-2-1)
January 29
6:07 PM
at #9 Omaha
#2
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 6–2 1,429
13-3-1 (11-3-2-1)
January 30
6:07 PM
at #9 Omaha
#2
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
L 4–5 1,771
13-4-1 (11-4-2-1)
February 12
7:30 PM
Denver
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Scheel
W 3–0 2,286
14-4-1 (12-4-2-1)
February 13
6:00 PM
Denver
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
W 5–2 2,466
15-4-1 (13-4-2-1)
February 19
7:37 PM
#9 Omaha
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Scheel
W 4–1 2,410
16-4-1 (14-4-2-1)
February 20
6:07 PM
#9 Omaha
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Scheel
W 7–1 2,514
17-4-1 (15-4-2-1)
February 26
7:07 PM
at #11 Omaha
#2
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Scheel
W 4–2 1,979
18-4-1 (16-4-2-1)
March 5
7:30 PM
#12 Omaha
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota
Thome
L 2–3 OT
2,723
18-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
NCHC Tournament
March 12
7:30 PM
vs. Miami *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (NCHC quarterfinals)
Scheel
W 6–2 2,763
19-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 15
8:00 PM
vs. Denver *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (NCHC semifinals)CBSSN
Scheel
W 2–1 OT
2,509
20-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 16
7:30 PM
vs. #8 St. Cloud State *
#2
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks , North Dakota (NCHC Final)CBSSN
Scheel
W 5–3 3,157
21-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
NCAA Tournament
March 26
7:30 PM
vs. #4 AIC *
#1
Scheels Arena • Fargo , North Dakota (NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals)ESPN3
Scheel
W 5–1 1,435
22-5-1 (16-4-3-1)
March 16
6:30 PM
vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth *
#1
Scheels Arena • Fargo , North Dakota (NCAA Midwest Regional final)ESPNU
Scheel
L 3–2 5OT
1,722
22-6-1 (16-4-3-1)
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Jordan Kawaguchi C 10
3
10
13 16
Matt Kiersted D 10
2
7
9 12
Shane Pinto C 10
5
8
13 0
Riese Gaber F 10
7
2
9 10
Collin Adams LW 10
4
5
9 4
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 10
1
4
5 6
Grant Mismash C /LW 10
4
6
10 8
Brendan Budy LW 10
2
2
4 17
Jasper Weatherby C /LW 10
3
3
6 2
Jake Sanderson D 3
1
2
3 0
Judd Caulfield F 7
0
0
0 0
Harrison Blaisdell C 3
0
0
0 2
Mark Senden C 10
1
4
5 4
Cooper Moore D 8
0
2
2 2
Griffin Ness C /RW 9
0
2
2 2
Gavin Hain F 10
2
1
3 2
Tyler Kleven D 3
1
0
1 2
Gabe Bast D 9
1
2
3 6
Jackson Keane C 8
0
0
0 0
Ethan Frisch D 8
2
3
5 4
Carson Albrecht LW 8
0
0
0 2
Adam Scheel G 9
0
1
1 0
Josh Rieger D 8
0
0
0 11
Harrison Feeney G 1
0
0
0 0
Peter Thome G 2
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
10
Total
39
64
103
112
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Adam Scheel 18
1024
13
3
1
32
397
4
.925
1.88
Peter Thome 6
172
2
1
0
8
58
0
.879
2.79
Harrison Feeney 2
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
1.000
0.00
Empty Net
-
0
-
-
-
0
-
-
-
-
Total
20
1200
15
4
1
40
458
4
.920
2.00
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
-
5
USA Today
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
5
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 5]
Awards and honors
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 12]
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