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NCHC roundup: North Dakota gets back on track with sweep of Alaska

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January 8, 2024

NCHC roundup: North Dakota gets back on track with sweep of Alaska

GRAND FORKS — The University of North Dakota hockey team got what it was looking for in a nonconference sweep of Alaska over the weekend. The fourth-ranked Fighting Hawks beat the Nanooks 6-4 on Friday and 6-2 on Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Riese Gaber, a senior wing from Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, had six points in the series to lead the way. UND had lost three straight overtime games going into the series.

“Just domination from our leader,”

North Dakota graduate student left wing Hunter Johannes said after Saturday’s win.

“What more can you say about a guy? He just has that mentality when we get back to the bench that it never stops. We want the next one.”

Alaska (10-9-1) had its lone lead of the weekend when freshman defenseman Caleb MacDonald scored at 15:58 of the first period Friday for a 1-0 lead. The rest of the weekend, North Dakota outscored Alaska 12-5.

The Fighting Hawks (14-5-1) also picked up their first two wins of the season without senior Ludvig Persson in goal. Persson missed the series due to illness and Hobie Hedquist picked up his first two college wins. Hedquist, a freshman from Heron Lake, Minnesota, stopped 40 of 46 shots in the series.

“I was super happy for him,” Gaber said of Hedquist. “Growing up, he was a big UND fan. I can’t imagine how he felt getting these two wins. Obviously, we wanted to play really well for him. We’re super happy for him and obviously, it was huge for his confidence.”

In the opener Friday, North Dakota scored five goals in the second period to take control.

In the series, fifth-year senior defenseman Garrett Pyke had three assists against his former team. Pyke played the last four seasons for the Nanooks.

In the series, Gaber had three goals and three assists, sophomore center Owen McLaughlin had three goals and two assists and junior center Cameron Berg had two goals for UND.

Here’s a look at the other games involving NCHC teams over the weekend:

Simon Latkoczy made 21 saves and recorded his first NCAA shutout in a 2-0 win over Miami. Photo taken Jan. 21, 2023 at Baxter Arena.

Photo courtesy of Omaha Athletics.

Arizona State beats UNO for Classic title

Future NCHC member Arizona State (16-3-5) got a goal from freshman center Kyle Smolen at 1:43 of overtime and sophomore TJ Semptimphelter stopped 26 shots to beat Nebraska Omaha 2-1 in the championship game of the Desert Hockey Classic in Tempe, Arizona. For the Mavericks (10-6-2), freshman right wing Tanner Ludtke had the goal and sophomore Simon Latkoczy stopped 33 of 35 shots.

In the opener of the tournament, UNO got a goal from sophomore defenseman Griffin Ludtke with 18 seconds left in overtime to pick up a 4-3 win over UMass-Lowell (7-12-2). Senior center Jimmy Glynn had a goal and an assist and junior right wing Zach Urdahl and junior defenseman Victor Mancini added goals for the Mavericks. Latkoczy stopped 22 of 25 shots to pick up the win.

The No. 12/13-ranked Sun Devils improved to 4-2-2 against NCHC opponents this season.

Pioneers get Matt Davis back

Denver, ranked No. 5/6 in the two national polls, got Matt Davis back in goal and swept visiting Niagara with a 5-2 win Friday and a 6-1 win Saturday at Magness Arena.

Davis, a junior from Calgary, had not played in a game since Oct. 27 due to injury. He stopped 49 of 52 shots in the series to pick up his first wins since a 4-3 win on Oct. 21 at Boston College.

Denver (14-5-1) was playing without freshman defenseman Zeev Buium and head coach David Carle, who both helped Team USA win the gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Sweden.

The Pioneers got points from 14 players in the series. On Friday, junior right wing Jack Devine scored two goals to lead Denver to the win. Devine, a Florida Panthers draft pick, leads the nation with 17 goals.

On Saturday, junior left wing Tristan Broz had two goals and two assists to lead the Pioneers to the win. Broz, a Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick, has nine goals and 19 points this season. Junior center Carter King added two goals and sophomore left wing Rieger Lorenz and sophomore center Aidan Thompson each added a goal and two assists in the series.

SCSU vs Western Michigan_0820.jpg — Western Michigan defenseman Zak Galambos (4) gets the puck put out of the corner against St. Cloud State in the third period Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

Broncos sweep Lindenwood again

Western Michigan, ranked No. 11/12 in the national polls, swept Lindenwood (3-13-2) for the second time, though it was not easy on Friday.

In the opener, the Broncos (13-4-1) had to get third period goals from right wing Dylan Wendt and graduate student defenseman Zak Galambos to pick up a 3-2 win in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Galambos scored the game-winner with 2:17 left in regulation. Junior Trent Burnham stopped 43 of the 46 shots he faced for the Lions.

In Game 2, WMU’s top line of left wing Alex Bump, senior center Luke Grainger and Wendt led the way to a 6-1 win. Bump, a freshman from Prior Lake, had two goals and an assist, Grainger had three assists and Wendt had two goals. Wendt, an undrafted junior from Grand Haven, Michigan, moved into second in the nation in goals with 16.

Senior goalie Cameron Rowe

stopped 41 of the 44 shots he faced in the series to pick up two wins.

Introduction of starting lineups — Minnesota Duluth junior defenseman Will Francis (23) is introduced as part of the Bulldogs’ starting lineup alongside junior defenseman Luke Bast (38) on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

St. Thomas knocks off UMD

St. Thomas (10-10-1) picked up its second win over an NCHC opponent this season with a 3-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena. The Tommies got goals from junior center Liam Malmquist, sophomore right wing Ryan O’Neill and graduate student center Luke Manning in the victory.

Center Braden Fischer, a freshman from Winnipeg, picked up his first college goal for the Bulldogs (6-10-4).

The win overshadowed the return of defenseman Will Francis. Francis, a 23-year-old junior from Shoreview, played in his first game of the season. He

took a leave from the UMD hockey team in early August after a post-recovery blood test showed his leukemia had returned.

He had previously been declared cancer-free on July 9, 2020.

Colorado College vs Minnesota — Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko thwarted a first period shot on goal by Minnesota defenseman Sam Rinzel in a non-conference game between the Tigers and Gophers on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

CC picks up another big road win

Colorado College (10-6-1) picked up its third-straight road win over a top-10 ranked opponent when

it beat No. 9/10 Minnesota 6-4 on Sunday at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

The Tigers, ranked 20th in both polls, got two goals from freshman right wing Bret Link, two assists from

senior center Logan Will

and a goal and an assist from sophomore center Noah Laba. Before the holiday break, Colorado College had swept North Dakota in a series in Grand Forks.

After a scoreless first period, the Tigers led 3-1 going into the third period. The Gophers (9-6-4) outshot the Tigers 18-10 in the third period, but CC held on for the win. Minnesota got two goals from sophomore right wing Jimmy Snuggerud, who was back in the lineup after helping Team USA win gold at the IIHF World Junior Championships. The Gophers dropped to 4-4-1 at home, while the Tigers improved to 6-1 on the road.

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Vote 'yes' on North Dakota Measure 1, but 'no' on Measure 3

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October 5, 2024

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Vote 'yes' on North Dakota Measure 1, but 'no' on Measure 3

Two statewide measures on North Dakota’s upcoming ballot offer residents a chance to make a difference in the future of the state — one is based on new economics, the other on new social norms and courtesies.

Measure 1 seeks to make changes to how the state Constitution defines institutions in Grafton, Devils Lake and Jamestown. Measure 3 seeks to decrease the funding that can be expended from the Legacy Fund during a single biennium.

Here’s a look at each:

Although a simple majority vote in the Legislature is required to place a proposed constitutional amendment before the voters, Senate Concurrent Resolution 4001 passed without a single “no” vote during the last legislative session.

The real surprise isn’t that the proposal was unanimously passed, but rather that it’s taken this long. Specifically, the measure seeks to change the official name of the state institutions to be more in line with societal evolution that has taken place over the decades. It would change the State School for the Deaf and Dumb in Devils Lake to the State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; the State Hospital for the Insane in Jamestown to the State Hospital for Individuals With Mental Illness; and the Institution for the Feeble Minded in Grafton to a “facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.” The latter already has been called the Life Skills and Transition Center, but Measure 1 will make it official.

We urge a “yes” vote on Measure 1, and may this be the last time those phrases are used in print.

A statewide vote in 2010 established the Legacy Fund, a piggy bank for the people that collects 30% of tax revenue from oil and natural gas extraction in the state. In its first 13 years, the fund grew past $9 billion.

Now, a constitutional amendment seeks to decrease the amount of principal available for spending each biennium, from 15% to 5% of the total. The amendment would provide for distribution from the Legacy Fund to a Legacy earnings fund, rather than have the accrued earnings be sent to the state’s general fund, as currently happens.

We don’t like the proposal. Why put constraints on future spending, especially if some sort of tragedy or emergency occurs?

And what about the next great idea — one we cannot fathom today but one that might require a large and expedient expenditure to push it to fruition?

Measure 3 seems like an idea not to spend money. We believe North Dakotans should embrace the state’s prosperity. The Legacy Fund was established to provide a better future for the state, and it’s time to start thinking about what that future will look like.

Vote no on Measure 3.

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ORLP Program awards North Dakota a grant of nearly $4.5 million for development projects

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October 5, 2024

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ORLP Program awards North Dakota a grant of nearly .5 million for development projects

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFYR) – A grant of nearly $4.5 million from the National Park Service is giving the City of Grand Forks a chance to begin one of its projects that will create more recreational activities in the area.

Thanks to the funding the state received from this grant, the City of Grand Forks is being provided with $3,489,750 to cover phase one of a three-phased masterplan to enhance the Grand Forks Downtown Gateway and Greenway.

“This funding was available, and we met with the North Dakota Parks and Recreation, with Char, and said ‘Is there any chance at all that our project would qualify for funding?’” said Kim Greendahl, Greenway specialist for the city of Grand Forks.

This is the first time the state of North Dakota has qualified for this grant since the beginning of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program in 2014.

This year, the program awarded the largest grant investment in its history, giving nearly $254 million in 24 states. To qualify, communities needed to have populations of 30,000 or more.

“Before, the requirements were more stringent; populations of 50,000, so a lot of the cities in North Dakota didn’t qualify, but this year it was opened up to multiple cities,” said Char Langehaug, grants coordinator for the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.

Residents and visitors of Grand Forks can expect phase one to bring a playground area and outdoor learning space, a picnic shelter and a nature promenade. Phase two and three will bring people closer to the water and the addition of a pedestrian bridge.

“The community has really gotten behind this project and it’s exciting, lots of outdoor recreation whilst still being in a flood plain,” said Greendahl.

The City of Grand Forks says it predicts the construction of phase one will officially begin in 2026.

One million dollars of the funds given to North Dakota will be used to enhance the Turtle Mountain Family Recreation Area.

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Special welcome home for North Dakota Vietnam veteran

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October 4, 2024

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Special welcome home for North Dakota Vietnam veteran

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – A New Salem veteran got a long overdue welcome home Friday afternoon.

Randy Christian served in the U.S. Army from 1969-71. He was stationed in Germany and Vietnam. Christian was one of more than 100 veterans from western North Dakota who traveled to Washington, D.C. on the Western North Dakota Honor Flight earlier this week.

He had a medical emergency while in D.C. and ended up in the hospital. He was discharged from the hospital on Thursday and arrived home to cheers and applause from people gathered at the airport.

“It was unbelievable, and when this did happen, the two people that were with me, I will never forget them. They were honest, they did everything for me. They wouldn’t let me do a thing,” said Christian.

Jody Kerzman was on the Honor Flight and for the next several weeks she will share a number of the veterans’ stories, including Christian’s.

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