No. 4 North Dakota (0-0-0) vs. Augustana (0-0-0)
Grand Forks, N.D. (Ralph Engelstad Arena)
Never Met
Puck Drop: 6:07 p.m.
TV: Midco Sports, NCHC.tv
Radio: Fighting Hawks Radio Network
Promo: Return to the Ralph Night
 
No. 4 North Dakota (0-0-0) vs. Manitoba (0-0-0)
Grand Forks, N.D. (Ralph Engelstad Arena)
UND leads 30-1-0
Puck Drop: 3:07 p.m.
TV: Midco Sports, NCHC.tv
Radio: Fighting Hawks Radio Network
Promo: REA 25th Anniversary Celebration
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 4 North Dakota returns to the ice and will begin the 2026-27 season with a pair of exhibition games beginning on Saturday night against Augustana at 6:07 p.m. and closing with Manitoba on Sunday at 3:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
 
All UND men's hockey games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the Fighting Hawks Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app, with longtime broadcaster Tim Hennessy, who is in his 47th-and-final year on the mic for UND hockey, and Mike LaMoine calling the action. Both games this weekend can be heard on 96.1 (The Fox), the flagship station of North Dakota hockey.
 
Both games can be seen on Midco Sports with Alex Heinert and Jim Scanlan calling the action. Taylor Budge joins the crew as the pregame, intermission and postgame host. Fans will also be able to stream the contest on NCHC.tv, with a subscription.
 
Receive live updates during all UND hockey games by following @UNDmhockey on X. Fans can also follow the Fighting Hawks on Facebook and Instagram @UNDmhockey as well as go to FightingHawks.com for up-to-the-minute stories, stats and more. Postgame highlights and press conferences are available on YouTube by subscribing to @UNDathletics.
 
Saturday will be the second exhibition meeting between North Dakota and Augustana, with the two sides not yet playing a regular season contest. The Vikings won the only other exhibition meeting, 4-1, in Grand Forks to open the 2024-25 season.
 
Sunday marks the 26th time that UND and Manitoba have met in exhibition play, with UND winning the previous 25 meetings. In all action, NoDak is 30-1-0 against the Bisons, with all of those matchups coming in Grand Forks.
 
FULL GAME NOTES ARE HERE