Tonight
North Dakota, with a second consecutive Penrose Cup secured, will close out the regular season tonight against Western Michigan.
The Fighting Hawks have won five games in a row and own a league-record 56 points heading into tonight's conference finale.
UND will host eighth-seeded Colorado College next weekend in the NCHC Quarterfinals.
Media Coverage
All UND men's hockey games, home and away, can be heard on 96.1 FM (The Fox) and on stations across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. Longtime broadcaster Tim Hennessy, in his 37th season as the voice of UND men's hockey, calls the action while Steve Olson provides analysis during home games.
Tonight's game will be telecast live by Midco Sports Network2, with Dan Hammer, Jake Brandt and Katie Hale on the call. The game will also be available live on FOX College Sports Atlantic, DirecTV channel 608 and DISH Network channel 446.
Saturday's game will also be available to NCHC.tv subscribers.
About Last Night
Sophomore Nick Schmaltz (1-3--4) and freshmen Brock Boeser (2-2--4) and Chris Wilkie (2-2--4) each enjoyed four-point nights as North Dakota captured the Penrose Cup outright with an 8-1 victory over the Broncos. It marked UND's biggest offensive output and goal differential of the season.
Senior Coltyn Sanderson (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) chipped in with his first collegiate two-goal game, while freshmen Rhett Gardner (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) and Hayden Shaw (Woodbury, Minn.) each had the first two-assist games of their careers.
Sophomore Cam Johnson (Troy, Mich.) improved to 18-3-1 on the season after turning aside 31 of 32 WMU shots.
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