North Dakota welcomes seven newcomers for 2022-23 season

(UND Athletics)

GRAND FORKS–College of North Dakota head hockey coach Brad Berry introduced the addition of seven newcomers to this system, finishing the roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season.  

4 incoming freshmen and three transfers will skate for the inexperienced and white for the primary time, consisting of 4 forwards, two defensemen and a goaltender.  

Jackson Blake | F | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Chicago (USHL)  

Performed final season with the Chicago Metal of the US Hockey League (USHL) … Scored 27 targets and added 50 assists for 77 factors in simply 61 video games … The USHL level whole is essentially the most by an incoming UND participant in over 20 years … Earned USHL Third Crew All-Star choice … Appeared in 25 video games for the Metal in 2020-21 after finishing a state championship season with Eden Prairie … Potted 17 factors in these 25 video games … Tallied the game-winning objective to safe the Clark Cup in 2021 … Scored a whopping 58 factors (20g, 38a) in simply 19 video games for Eden Prairie … Chosen by the Carolina Hurricanes within the fourth spherical (109th total) within the 2021 NHL Entry Draft … Father, Jason, performed three seasons at North Dakota (1996-1999) earlier than a 13-year NHL profession.  

Drew DeRidder | G | Fenton, Mich. | Michigan State (NCAA) 

Appeared in 70 video games at Michigan State, incomes the beginning job in three of his 4 years … Completed his profession sixth all-time at MSU in save proportion (.916) and posted a 2.95 GAA … Chosen to the All-Massive Ten Honorable Point out Crew as each a junior and senior … Completed with a career-high 9 victories in 25 begins as a senior … Led the Massive Ten in whole saves (723) and saves per recreation (30.1) as a junior … Performed 42 video games for the U.S. Nationwide Crew Growth Program (U-18) previous to becoming a member of MSU … Helped the US to a silver medal on the IIHF U18 World Championship … Went 3-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) with a 2.52 GAA and .900 save proportion in serving to the U.S. seize the 2018 5 Nations Match championship …  Led the USA to a gold medal on the 2016 Youth Olympic Video games in Lillehammer, Norway, going 4-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .949 save proportion.  

 Ty Farmer | D | O’Fallon, Mo. | Massachusetts (NCAA) 

Performed 4 seasons at UMass, serving to usher in a brand new period of success for the Minutemen … Appeared in 135 of the doable 141 video games performed … Tallied 11 profession targets, together with a career-high 5 throughout his freshman marketing campaign … Added 33 assists for 44 profession factors … Registered a plus-14 score in 2021-22 to steer all defenseman at UMass and sit tied for fifth in Hockey East amongst blueliners … Is a +46 for his profession … Reached the NCAA Match in three seasons, together with capturing this system’s first NCAA title in 2021 … Performed 4 seasons of juniors within the USHL … Spent his closing 12 months with the Fargo Pressure, successful the Clark Cup alongside present UND captain Mark Senden … Believed to be the third Missouri native to don the inexperienced and white, becoming a member of goaltender Aaron Vickar (St. Louis, 1995-97) and ahead Michael Parks (St. Louis, 2011-15). 

 Dylan James | F | Calgary, Alberta | Sioux Metropolis (USHL) 

Spent final season with Sioux Metropolis of the USHL, serving to the franchise win the Clark Cup … Tallied 61 factors (28g, 33a) in 62 video games with the Musketeers … Named the USHL’s Rookie of the 12 months and to the league’s all-rookie staff … He grew to become the primary rookie to eclipse the 60-point mark in USHL play in over six years … Turned the primary UND decide to win the rookie of the 12 months award since Brandon Bochenski in 2001 and fourth participant total (Tyler Palmiscno, 1999, Karl Goehring, 1997) … Added 5 targets and three assists in 10 playoff video games … Performed three earlier seasons with the Okotoks Oilers within the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) … Scored 20 targets and posted 23 assists in 51 video games in the course of the 2019-20 season with the Oilers to earn AJHL (South) All-Rookie Crew honors … Chosen within the second spherical (fortieth total) by the Detroit Purple Wings within the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.  

Owen McLaughlin | F | Spring Metropolis, Pa. | Sioux Metropolis (USHL) 

Teamed up with fellow freshman Dylan James at Sioux Metropolis … Usually performed on a line collectively … Completed with 28 targets and 44 assists for 72 factors in 62 contests … Added one other 5 helpers in 10 playoff appearances … Turned solely the third incoming UND participant within the final 20 years to register over 70 USHL factors in a season, becoming a member of fellow rookie Jackson Blake and Mike Cichy (2009-11) … Named to the USHL Third All-Star Crew in 2021-22 … Helped the franchise win the Clark Cup … Spent the 2020-21 season at Mount St. Charles Academy, racking up 54 factors (16g, 38a) in 33 video games … Chosen within the seventh spherical (206th total) by the Philadelphia Flyers within the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.  

Ryan Sidorski | D | Williamsville, N.Y. | Union (NCAA) 

Performed 4 seasons at Union School … Appeared in 97 video games for the Dutchmen … Scored one profession objective and added 4 assists for 5 profession factors … Dished out a career-best three assists final season … Completed fourth on the staff in ice time at practically 18 minutes per contest … Ranked among the many top-5 on the staff in every season for blocked pictures, together with sitting third in 2021-22 with 40 … Is a three-time ECAC Hockey All-Tutorial Crew choice … Spent his junior seasons with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), a program that present UND participant Matteo Costantini all frolicked with … Had a career-best 5 targets and eight assists for 13 factors in the course of the 2017-18 marketing campaign.  

Ben Strinden | F | Fargo, N.D. | Muskegon (USHL) 

Spent the final two seasons with Muskegon of the USHL … Had a breakout marketing campaign in 2021-22, scoring 25 targets and including 31 assists for 56 factors in 61 video games … Added a trio of tallies and 4 helpers for seven factors in 9 postseason contests … Wore the “A” for the Lumberjacks final season … Performed a pair of seasons with Northstar Christian Academy in Alexandria, Minn. … Tallied 55 factors in 47 video games in his first season earlier than posting 80 factors in 68 video games in the course of the 2019-20 marketing campaign … Skated for Fargo South-Shanley Excessive Faculty in 2017-18 … Chosen within the seventh spherical (210th total) by the Nashville Predators within the 2022 NHL Entry Draft … Believed to be the eighth Fargo, N.D., native to play for North Dakota.