The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team was the 76th season of play for the program and 3rd in the NCHC conference. The Fighting Hawks were led by first-year head coach Brad Berry, replacing Dave Hakstol who became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. His assistant coaches were Dane Jackson, Matt Shaw, and Karl Goehring. The Fighting Hawks played their home games in Ralph Engelstad Arena and competed in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
Season UND finished the regular season with a 28–5–3 record, winning the NCHC regular season title. Seeded first in the NCHC Tournament, the Fighting Hawks swept the first-round series with Colorado College, before losing to Minnesota–Duluth in the semifinals. UND entered the NCAA Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, and top seed in the Midwest Regional. In the first round, they defeated Northeastern, and topped Big Ten champion Michigan in the regional final. At the Frozen Four in Tampa, UND defeated conference foe and West Regional champion Denver on a Nick Schmaltz goal with 56 seconds remaining in regulation. The Fighting Hawks faced Quinnipiac in the final, and easily won 5–1 to claim the school's 8th national championship and first since 2000.
Roster As of December 5, 2015
Schedule
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular season
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Standings
Statistics As of April 9, 2016
Skaters F Fr 42 27 33 60 26 5 1 5 F Sr 39 25 26 51 60 3 2 7 F So 37 11 35 46 6 2 0 3 D Jr 43 8 21 29 37 1 0 1 F So 44 10 15 25 18 2 1 5 D So 40 5 19 24 4 1 0 1 F Sr 42 12 10 22 12 2 2 2 F Jr 43 11 10 21 45 5 1 2 D Jr 41 5 14 19 14 2 0 0 F Fr 41 11 7 18 52 2 2 2 F So 43 3 14 17 38 0 0 1 D Jr 43 2 15 17 36 1 0 0 D Fr 32 4 11 15 20 0 0 2 F Sr 35 7 5 12 8 0 0 1 F Fr 37 9 2 11 16 0 0 1 D Jr 42 0 11 11 33 0 0 0 F Fr 32 5 4 9 14 3 0 0 F Fr 35 4 5 9 10 1 0 1 D Fr 32 2 4 6 10 1 0 0 F So 36 0 4 4 20 0 0 0 F Fr 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 F Sr 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 G Jr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G So 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 44 162 265 427 485 31 9 34
Goaltenders So 34 1918 24 4 2 53 1.66 759 0.935 5 Jr 14 734 10 2 2 26 2.13 262 0.910 2
2016 championship game
MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDShane Gersich (9)Ausmus and Boeser 11:56 1–0 UND UNDBrock Boeser (27) – GW SHunassisted 14:16 2–0 UND QUITim Clifton (19) – PPC. Clifton and St. Denis 18:53 2–1 UND 2nd None 3rd UNDDrake Caggiula (24)Schmaltz and Boeser 41:21 3–1 UND UNDDrake Caggiula (25)Boeser and LaDue 43:41 4–1 UND UNDAustin Poganski (10)Gardner and Ausmus 50:41 5–1 UND Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDBryn ChyzykSlashing 09:57 2:00 QUITravis St. DenisSlashing 09:57 2:00 UNDPaul LaDueTripping 13:19 2:00 UNDDrake CaggiulaCross-Checking 18:41 2:00 UNDTroy StecherCross-Checking 18:50 2:00 2nd UNDDrake CaggiulaHigh-Sticking 22:13 2:00 UNDChristian WolaninRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUISam AnasRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUITommy SchuttHooking 30:45 2:00 3rd QUIDerek SmithCross-Checking 46:36 2:00 UNDJoel JanatuinenRoughing 57:34 2:00 QUIConnor CliftonRoughing 57:34 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Quinnipiac 13 9 11 33 North Dakota 16 9 11 36
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice QUI Michael Garteig 31 5 60:00 UND Cam Johnson 32 1 60:00
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