GRAND FORKS, N.D.-- Returning Hobey Baker Award finalist
Jordan Kawaguchi has been named the 2020-21 University of North Dakota hockey captain in a vote of his peers. Joining him in the leadership group are fellow senior and now two-time assistant captain
Matt Kiersted, junior forward
Jasper Weatherby, junior forward
Mark Senden and junior defenseman
Jacob Bernard-Docker, who will all be assistant captains.
Kawaguchi led the team by example last season, sparking a resurgence with a breakout junior season that saw North Dakota hoist the NCHC's Penrose Cup and amass an amazing 26-5-4 record and the top spot in the final NCAA PairWise Rankings. The Abbotsford, B.C., native recorded 45 points, second-most in the country, with 15 goals and 30 assists on his way to national player of the year honors from USCHO.com.
He was an All-American by every national outlet and was the NCHC Forward of the Year in 2019-20. Kawaguchi paced the NCAA in game-winning points, scoring five game-winners and assisting on eight more. He helped UND to a sparkling 18-1 home record.
Prior to coming to UND, Kawaguchi was a two-time captain for the Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL.
Kiersted was a All-NCHC Second Team performer on the blueline last year and an NCHC offensive Defenseman of the Year finalist. The co-winner of the UND Coaches' Unsung Hero Award (along with Senden), the Elk River, Minn., product tallied six goals and 23 assists for 29 points, second-most on the team last season. His 29 points ranked third in the NCHC among defensemen and 11th in the nation.
Bernard-Docker piled up 25 points (7-18--25) in 32 games last season for UND. North Dakota was 14-1-2 when he registered a point. Part of a solid defensive corps, the Canmore, Alberta native led the team with 45 blocked shots and finished at +21 in plus/minus for the season, tied for third-best in the NCHC. He also helped Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2020 IHF World Junior Championships, scoring a goal and leading the Canadians in time on ice in the tournament. He is a first-round pick of the NHL's Ottawa Senators (2018 NHL Entra Draft, pick 26).
Senden centered North Dakota's shutdown line last season, often matching up against the opponent's top line. The Medina, Minn., product played in all 35 games, collecting 11 points on five goals and six assists. UND was 7-1-0 when he factored into the scoring with a goal or an assist last season. Prior to UND, Senden also captain the Fargo Force to a USHL Clark Cup championship as well as captaining Wayzata to a Minnesota Class 2A state championship as a prep.
Weatherby more than tripled his offensive output last season, tallying 18 points (10-8--18) after just five points as a rookie. He became a real force in the faceoff dot, winning nearly 59 percent of his draws, ranking 20th in the NCAA among forwards with at least 50 draws taken.. A fourth round pick by the NHL's San Jose Sharks in the 2018 draft, the Ashland, Ore., native previously was a BCHL Most Valuable Player, leading his Wenatchee Wild to a league championship.
This marks the first season since 2016-17 that UND has had more than three assistant captains and just the third in school history to make that claim. That '16-17 team also had four (Brock Boeser, Austin Poganski, Tucker Poolman, Johnny Simonson) with the previous season's five ((Drake Caggiula, Bryn Chyzyk, Paul LaDue, Colten St. Clair and Troy Stecher) steering North Dakota to its eighth and most-recent NCAA title in 2016.
North Dakota Men's Hockey Captain History
| YEAR |
CAPTAINS |
ASSISTANT CAPTAINS |
| 1946-47 |
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| 1947-48 |
Game captains |
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| 1948-49 |
Bob Murray |
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| 1949-50 |
Jim Medved |
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| 1950-51 |
Bob Krumholz, Bob May |
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| 1951-52 |
Ken Johannson |
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| 1952-53 |
Ken Johannson |
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| 1953-54 |
None |
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| 1954-55 |
None |
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| 1955-56 |
None |
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| 1956-57 |
Mike Castellano, Bill Reichart |
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| 1957-58 |
Jim Ridley, Ed Willems |
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| 1958-59 |
Bill Steenson |
Julian Brunetta, Joe Poole |
| 1959-60 |
Guy LaFrance |
Art Miller, Ed Thomlinson |
| 1960-61 |
John Gray |
Gerry Walford |
| 1961-62 |
John Gray |
Ernie Dyda, Curt Roseborough |
| 1962-63 |
Sonny Roberge |
George Goodacre, Dan Storsteen |
| 1963-64 |
Sonny Roberge |
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| 1964-65 |
Don Ross |
Gerry Kell, Dave Mazur |
| 1965-66 |
Terry Casey |
Roy Davidson, Dennis Hextall |
| 1966-67 |
Dave Janaway, Jerry Lafond |
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| 1967-68 |
Mike Furlong, John Gasparini, Terry Ogden |
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| 1968-69 |
Bob Munro, Bob Tuff |
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| 1969-70 |
Dave Hudson, John Marks |
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| 1970-71 |
Mike Baumgartner, Brian DePiero |
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| 1971-72 |
Brian DePiero, Rick Wilson |
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| 1972-73 |
Earl Anderson, Jim Cahoon, Al Henry |
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| 1973-74 |
Larry Drader, Alan Hangsleben |
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| 1974-75 |
Daryl Drader, Larry Drader, Ken Gibb |
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| 1975-76 |
Bob DePiero, Daryl Drader, Scott Marvin |
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| 1976-77 |
Bob DePiero |
Tom Goddard, Roger Lamoureux |
| 1977-78 |
Scott Marvin |
Mike Burggraf, Bill Himmelright |
| 1978-79 |
Mike Burggraf, Bill Himmelright, Mark Taylor |
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| 1979-80 |
Mark Taylor |
Marc Chorney, Erwin Martens |
| 1980-81 |
Marc Chorney |
Paul Chadwick, Phil Sykes |
| 1981-82 |
Cary Eades, Phil Sykes |
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| 1982-83 |
Dusty Carroll, Dean Dachyshyn |
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| 1983-84 |
Dan Brennan, Bill Whitsitt, Rick Zombo |
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| 1984-85 |
Scott Sandelin, Jim Archibald |
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| 1985-86 |
Scott Sandelin, Brian Williams, Glen Klotz |
Mickey Krampotich, Ian Kidd |
| 1986-87 |
Bob Joyce |
Mickey Krampotch, Ian Kidd |
| 1987-88 |
Steve Johnson |
Scott Dub, Tom Benson |
| 1988-89 |
Grant Paranica |
S. Koberinski |
| 1989-90 |
Lee Davidson |
Russ Parent, Brent Bobyck |
| 1990-91 |
D. Hakstol |
Russ Romaniuk |
| 1991-92 |
D. Hakstol, Greg Johnson |
Dane Jackson, Dixon Ward |
| 1992-93 |
Greg Johnson |
Brad Bombardir, Chris Gotziaman |
| 1993-94 |
Brad Bombardir |
Kevin McKinnon, Chris Gotziaman |
| 1994-95 |
Keith Murphy |
Scott Kirton, Kevin Rappana |
| 1995-96 |
Dane Litke |
Teeder Wynne, Nick Naumenko |
| 1996-97 |
Dane Litke |
Kevin Hoogsteen, Mark Pivetz |
| 1997-98 |
Mitch Vig |
Curtis Murphy, Matt Henderson |
| 1998-99 |
Adam Calder |
David Hoogsteen, Brad Williamson |
| 1999-00 |
Peter Armbrust |
J. Ulmer, Lee Goren |
| 2000-01 |
Jeff Panzer |
Karl Goehring, Bryan Lundbohm |
| 2001-02 |
Chad Mazurak |
Ryan Bayda, Aaron Schneekloth |
| 2002-03 |
Ryan Hale |
David Hale, Kevin Spiewak |
| 2003-04 |
Andy Schneider |
Ryan Hale, David Lundbohm |
| 2004-05 |
Matt Greene |
Matt Jones, Andy Schneider, Rory McMahon |
| 2005-06 |
Matt Smaby |
Mike Prpich, Chris Porter |
| 2006-07 |
Chris Porter |
E. Fabian, Rylan Kaip, Jonathan Toews |
| 2007-08 |
Rylan Kaip |
Ryan Duncan, Taylor Chorney |
| 2008-09 |
Ryan Duncan |
Joe Finley, Zach Jones, Matt Watkins |
| 2009-10 |
Chay Genoway |
Chris VandeVelde, Darcy Zajac |
| 2010-11 |
Chay Genoway |
Derrick LaPoint, Jake Marto |
| 2011-12 |
Mario Lamoureux |
Ben Blood, Corban Knight,Andrew MacWilliam |
| 2012-13 |
Andrew MacWilliam |
Corban Knight, Danny Kristo, Carter Rowney |
| 2013-14 |
Dillon Simpson |
Michael Parks, Stephane Pattyn |
| 2014-15 |
Stephane Pattyn |
Connor Gaarder, Mark MacMillan, Michael Parks |
| 2015-16 |
Gage Ausmus |
Drake Caggiula, Bryn Chyzyk, Paul LaDue, Colten St. Clair, Troy Stecher |
| 2016-17 |
Gage Ausmus |
Brock Boeser, Austin Poganski, Tucker Poolman, Johnny Simonson |
| 2017-18 |
Austin Poganski |
Rhett Gardner, Trevor Olson, Johnny Simonson |
| 2018-19 |
Colton Poolman |
Rhett Gardner, Nick Jones, Hayden Shaw |
| 2019-20 |
Colton Poolman |
Jordan Kawaguchi, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith |
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| 2020-21 |
Jordan Kawaguchi |
Jacob Bernard-Docker, Matt Kiersted, Mark Senden, Jasper Weatherby |
