2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
men's ice hockey season

ConferenceNCHCHome iceRalph Engelstad ArenaRecordOverall0-0-0Conference0-0-0Home0-0-0Road0-0-0Neutral0-0-0Coaches and captainsHead coachBrad BerryAssistant coachesDane Jackson
Karl Goehring
Dillon SimpsonCaptain(s)Louis Jamernik VAlternate captain(s)Cameron Berg
Jackson Kunz
Jake Schmaltz
Bennett ZmolekNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season is the 84th season of play for the program and 12th in the NCHC. The Fighting Hawks represent the University of North Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena and are coached by Brad Berry in his 10th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Carson Albrecht	Forward	Canada	Graduation
Nate Benoit	Defense	United States	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Jackson Blake	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)
Logan Britt	Defense	United States	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Michael Emerson	Forward	United States	Left team during 2023-24 season to return to the Chicago Steel; later transferred to Merrimack
Riese Gaber	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Hunter Johannes	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Griffin Ness	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Keaton Pehrson	Defense	United States	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Ludvig Persson	Goaltender	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Brynäs IF)
Garrett Pyke	Defense	Canada	Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Dalton Andrew	Forward	Canada	21	Brandon, MB
Sacha Boisvert	Forward	Canada	18	Trois-Rivières, QC; selected 18th overall in 2024
Cody Croal	Forward	United States	21	North Branch, MN
EJ Emery	Defense	United States	18	Compton, CA; selected 30th overall in 2024
Jayden Jubenville	Defense	Canada	21	Gilbert Plains, MB
Cade Littler	Forward	United States	20	East Wenatchee, WA
Caleb MacDonald	Defense	Canada	21	Cambridge, ON; transfer from Alaska
T.J. Semptimphelter	Goaltender	United States	22	Marlton, NJ; transfer from Arizona State
Andrew Strathmann	Defense	United States	19	Beach Park, IL
Mac Swanson	Forward	United States	18	Anchorage, AK; selected 207th overall in 2024
Carter Wilkie	Forward	Canada	24	Calgary, AB; transfer from RIT

Roster

As of August 16, 2024.^[1]^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Kaleb Johnson	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-01-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
2	Bennett Zmolek (A)	Junior (RS)	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-04-17	Rochester, Minnesota	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
3	Jayden Jubenvill	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2003-06-19	Gilbert Plains, Manitoba	Dubuque (USHL)	—
4	Jake Livanavage	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-06	Phoenix, Arizona	Chicago (USHL)	—
5	Dane Montgomery	Junior (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-01-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
6	EJ Emery	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2006-03-30	Compton, California	USNTDP (USHL)	NYR, 30th overall 2024
7	Mac Swanson	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2006-01-10	Anchorage, Alaska	Fargo (USHL)	PIT, 207th overall 2024
8	Jake Schmaltz (A)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-04-24	McFarland, Wisconsin	Green Bay (USHL)	BOS, 192nd overall 2019
9	Sacha Boisvert	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2006-05-17	Trois-Rivières, Québec	Muskegon (USHL)	CHI, 18th overall 2024
10	Tanner Komzak	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-06-30	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
13	Caleb MacDonald	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	2002-11-29	Cambridge, Ontario	Alaska (NCAA)	—
14	Cameron Berg (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-01-29	West Fargo, North Dakota	Omaha (NCHC)	NYI, 125th overall 2021
15	Carter Wilkie	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2000-04-03	Calgary, Alberta	RIT (AHA)	—
16	Andrew Strathmann	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-02-27	Beach Park, Illinois	Youngstown (USHL)	CBJ, 98th overall 2023
18	Jayden Perron	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2005-01-11	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Chicago (USHL)	CAR, 94th overall 2023
19	Cody Croal	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-06-17	North Branch, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
20	Cade Littler	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2004-07-12	East Wenatchee, Washington	Penticton (BCHL)	CGY, 219th overall 2022
21	Ben Strinden	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-06-04	Fargo, North Dakota	Muskegon (USHL)	NSH, 210th overall 2022
22	Owen McLaughlin	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2003-03-25	Spring City, Pennsylvania	Sioux City (USHL)	PHI, 206th overall 2021
25	Abram Wiebe	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2003-08-28	Mission, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	VGK, 209th overall 2022
26	Dylan James	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-12	Calgary, Alberta	Sioux City (USHL)	DET, 40th overall 2022
27	Louis Jamernik V (C)	Fifth Year	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-02-22	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
28	Dalton Andrew	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-08-05	Brandon, Manitoba	Winkler (MJHL)	—
29	Jackson Kunz (A)	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2002-08-13	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Green Bay (USHL)	VAN, 113th overall 2020
30	Hobie Hedquist	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-02-14	Heron Lake, Minnesota	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
32	T.J. Semptimphelter	Graduate	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-09	Marlton, New Jersey	Arizona State (NCAA)	—

Standings

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	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Arizona State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Duluth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Cloud State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 30, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
Exhibition
October 5	6:07 pm	Augustana*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)	Midco
Regular Season
October 12	6:07 pm	Providence*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)	Midco
October 18	7:07 pm	at Minnesota State*	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports Plus
October 19	6:07 pm	at Minnesota State*	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports Plus
October 25	7:07 pm	Boston University*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
October 26	6:07 pm	Boston University*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
November 1	6:00 pm	at Cornell*	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+
November 2	6:00 pm	at Cornell*	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+
November 8	7:07 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	NCHC.tv
November 9	6:07 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	NCHC.tv
November 15	7:07 pm	Denver	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)	Midco
November 16	6:07 pm	Denver	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)	Midco
November 22	7:07 pm	Robert Morris*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
November 23	6:07 pm	Robert Morris*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
November 29	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco
November 30	6:07 pm	Bemidji State*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
December 6	6:05 pm	at Miami	Goggin Ice Center • Oxford, Ohio	NCHC.tv
December 7	6:05 pm	at Miami	Goggin Ice Center • Oxford, Ohio	NCHC.tv
December 13	7:07 pm	St. Cloud State	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
December 14	6:07 pm	St. Cloud State	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 4	6:07 pm	Manitoba*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)	Midco
January 10	8:00 pm	at Arizona State	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona	NCHC.tv
January 11	6:00 pm	at Arizona State	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona	NCHC.tv
January 17	7:07 pm	Western Michigan	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 18	6:07 pm	Western Michigan	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 31	7:30 pm	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	NCHC.tv
February 1	6:00 pm	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	NCHC.tv
February 7	7:07 pm	Colorado College	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
February 8	6:07 pm	Colorado College	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
February 14	8:00 pm	at Denver	Magness Arena • Denver Colorado (Rivalry)	NCHC.tv
February 15	7:00 pm	at Denver	Magness Arena • Denver Colorado (Rivalry)	NCHC.tv
February 21	7:07 pm	Minnesota Duluth	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
February 22	6:07 pm	Minnesota Duluth	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
February 28	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	NCHC.tv
March 1	5:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	NCHC.tv
March 7	7:07 pm	Omaha	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
March 8	6:07 pm	Omaha	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Hobie Hedquist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Semptimphelter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empty Net	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "Louis Jamernik V named captain, four selected as assistants". University of North Dakota Athletics. July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ "North Dakota 2024-25 Team Schedule". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the North Dakota Flickertails and North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Venues	Winter Sports Building (1936–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)
Head coaches	Joe Brown (1929–1932) Noland Franz (1932–1933) Buck Cameron (1935–1936) John Jamieson (1946–1947) Don Norman (1947–1949) Fido Purpur (1949–1956) Al Renfrew (1956–1957) Bob May (1957–1959) Barry Thorndycraft (1959–1964) Bob Peters (1964–1966) Bill Selman (1966–1968) Rube Bjorkman (1968–1978) John Gasparini (1978–1994) Dean Blais (1994–2004) Dave Hakstol (2004–2015) Brad Berry (2015–present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1935–36 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)
National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012 NCHC: 2021
Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)
Mike Richter winners	Zane McIntyre (2015)
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND