2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season
| 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | NCHC |
| Home ice | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 0–0–0 |
| Conference | 0–0–0 |
| Home | 0–0–0 |
| Road | 0–0–0 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Dane Jackson |
| Assistant coaches | Matt Smaby Dillon Simpson Bryn Chyzyk |
| Captain(s) | TBA |
| Alternate captain(s) | TBA |
| North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season will be the 85th season of play for the program and 13th in the NCHC. The Fighting Hawks will represent the University of North Dakota in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena and be coached by Dane Jackson in his first season as head coach. The team is set to wear new sweaters beginning this season, which were revealed on July 24, 2025.[1]
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Berg | Forward | .png){kind=small} United States |
Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders) |
| Sacha Boisvert | Forward | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
Transferred to Boston University |
| Hobie Hedquist | Goaltender | United States |
Transferred to Ferris State |
| Aleksi Huson | Goaltender | United States |
Returned to UND ACHA team |
| Louis Jamernik V | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Kaleb Johnson | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Tanner Komzak | Defense | Canada |
Transferred to Mount Royal University (U Sports) |
| Jackson Kunz | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Abbotsford Canucks) |
| Caleb MacDonald | Defense | United States |
Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| Owen McLaughlin | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Boston University |
| Dane Montgomery | Defense/Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Stuttgart Rebels) |
| Jayden Perron | Forward | Canada |
Transferred to Michigan |
| T.J. Semptimphelter | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders) |
| Jake Schmaltz | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins) |
| Carter Wilkie | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Calgary Wranglers) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Engel | Defense | United States |
21 | Hortonville, WI |
| Gibson Homer | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Grand Rapids, MI; transfer from Arizona State |
| Ollie Josephson | Forward | Canada |
19 | Victoria, BC; selected 105th overall in 2024 |
| Jack Kernan | Forward | United States |
20 | Maple Grove, MN |
| David Klee | Forward | United States |
20 | Castle Rock, CO; selected 196th overall in 2023 |
| Sam Laurila | Forward | United States |
18 | Moorhead, MN; selected 138th overall in 2025 |
| Anthony Menghini | Forward | United States |
22 | Brainerd, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth |
| Cole Reschny | Forward | Canada |
18 | Macklin, SK; selected 18th overall in 2025 |
| Ellis Rickwood | Forward | Canada |
22 | Brantford, ON; transfer from Clarkson |
| Zach Sandy | Goaltender | United States |
22 | Fargo, ND; transfer from Minnesota Duluth |
| Jan Špunar | Goaltender |  Czech Republic |
21 | Olomouc, CZ |
| Keaton Verhoeff | Defense | Canada |
17 | Fort Saskatchewan, AB |
| Tyler Young | Forward | United States |
24 | Lancaster, MA; transfer from Merrimack |
| Josh Zakreski | Forward | Canada |
19 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Will Zellers | Forward | United States |
19 | Maple Grove, MN; selected 76th overall in 2024 |
Standings
| 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 | ||
| 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 20–21, 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
Rankings
| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 27 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Schlossman, Brad (July 24, 2025). "UND unveils new hockey jerseys". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2025.