~ Subway Holiday Classic ~

Friday, Nov. 23 • 7:37 pm (CT) • Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) • Grand Forks, N.D.
Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network • Webcast: NCHC.tv
TV: Midco Sports Network

Saturday, Nov. 24 • 7:07 pm (CT) • Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) • Grand Forks, N.D.
Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network • Webcast: NCHC.tv
TV: Midco Sports Network

This Week                 
North Dakota looks to break out of a 3-game losing skid when it hosts non-conference opponent Alaska Anchorage in UND's annual Subway Holiday Classic weekend.

It is the penultimate home series of the first half for the Fighting Hawks, who will travel to Minnesota Duluth next weekend before returning home to host Denver.

Broadcast Coverage     
All UND men's hockey games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. The flaghsip station for the network is 96.1 FM (The Fox). Longtime broadcaster Tim Hennessy, in his 40th season as the voice of UND men's hockey, calls the action while Steve Olson provides color analysis.

This weekend's series will be telecast live on Midco Sports Network with Alex Heinert (play-by-play), Jake Brandt (analyst) and Katie Hale (rinkside reporter) calling the action. 

The series will also be available via streaming at NCHC.tv.

Social Media    
Receive live updates during all UND hockey games by following @UNDmhockey and @UNDInsider on Twitter. Fans can also follow the action via live chat at FightingHawks.com, featuring Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald and Jayson Hajdu of UND Athletics.

Ticket Information    
Single-game tickets remain available for both nights against Western Michigan. Tickets can be purchased at the UND Box Office at Ralph Engelstad Arena or online at FightingHawks.com/tickets. 

Additional seats may become available on 'Ticket Release Thursday.'

About the Subway Holiday Classic    
UND is 19-9-4 (.656) all-time in the Subway Holiday Classic -- typically played during the week of Thanksgiving -- after a tie and a loss last year against Union.

Last year's series with Union marked the 12th time in the last 16 years that UND faced a non-conference opponent in a two-game series for the Subway Holiday Classic. The other three tournaments featured four-team 'classic' formats, all of which were won by UND.

UND swept two-game series against Canisius  (2004-05), Colorado College (2011-12), Holy Cross (2012-13) and Alabama-Huntsville (2015-16), and nabbed a win and a tie vs. Omaha (2014-15). UND has split series with Harvard (2005-06), New Hampshire (2007-08), Cornell (2008-09) and St. Lawrence (2013-14), and was swept by Michigan Tech (2006-07).

About Alaska Anchorage    
The Seawolves have just one win in their first 10 games after dropping a WCHA series at Northern Michigan last weekend.

Sophomore G Kris Carlson was stellar between the pipes in last Saturday's 2-1 loss, turning aside 38 of 40 NMU shots. Carlson (3.07 GAA, .899 SV%) and classmate Brody Claeys (2.42, .918) have started five and four games, respectively, for UAA.

UAA has been shut out in five of its 10 games this season and ranks dead-last in the NCAA in scoring offense, averaging exactly one goal per game.

The Seawolves' lone victory to date was a 4-3 win over Colorado College on Oct. 7. Four different players found the net in that game while Claeys turned aside 29 shots.

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