North Dakota Prepares For Minnesota – KVRR Local News

Preventing Hawks Put together For Gophers

GRAND FORKS, ND– The Golden Gophers sit on the prime of the united statesC.H.O rankings with the Preventing Hawks not far behind at No. 7 within the nation. Friday evening would be the 292nd all time assembly between Minnesota and North Dakota with the gophers holding a 141-134-16 lead. The rivals met final season in Grand Forks, splitting the collection. Coach Brad Berry not solely sees the matchup as a serious problem however one of many nice rivalries in all of sports activities.

“I don’t know if there may be something that matches it in school hockey. One of the historic rivalries within the recreation, one thing that we’re doing yearly, enjoying one another which is superior. However once more I believe it’s a scenario the place the blokes who’ve performed in these collection understand how intense and how briskly and the way bodily these collection are and the brand new guys coming in studying about it from the older guys so far as what to anticipate going ahead and I believe its a scenario right here the place each side are clearly very excited to play this collection,” stated Berry.