North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey

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Logo of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Logo of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey teams (men's and women's) are the only Division I sports at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Sioux men have won seven Frozen Four NCAA Division I championships. The current men's head coach is former Sioux player Dave Hakstol and the current women's interim head coach is Dennis Miller. The public address announcer for the men's hockey team is Darrin Looker and the announcer for the women's hockey team is Jon Roberts, with Max Huber filling in while Roberts is recovering from surgery. On-ice intermission personalities for the men's hockey home games are Max Huber and Katie O'Keefe.

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[edit] Fighting Sioux men's team

The roots of the men's team go back to 1946. The Sioux men played in the WIHL until the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) was formed in 1951.

[edit] Championships

  • Frozen Four championship teams: 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000
  • Frozen Four runner-up teams: 1958, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2005

[edit] Head coaches

# Name Term
1 John C. (Jamie) Jamieson 1946-1947
2 Don Norman 1947-1949
3 Cliff "Fido" Purpur 1949-1956
4 Al Renfrew 1956-1957
5 Bob May 1957-1959
6 Barry Thorndycraft 1959-1964
7 Bob Peters 1964-1966
8 Bill Selman 1966-1968
9 Rube Bjorkman 1968-1978
10 John "Gino" Gasparini 1978-1994
11 Dean Blais 1994-2004
12 Dave Hakstol 2004-present

[edit] Arenas

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Fighting Sioux women's team

The Fighting Sioux women's team started play in 2002. They have played in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association since 2003.

[edit] Head coaches

# Name Term
1 Shantel Rivard 2002-2006
2 Dennis Miller* 2006-present

(* - interim)

[edit] Arenas

[edit] External links

The University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Academics: School of Aerospace Sciences | School of Law | School of Medicine
Athletics: The Fighting Sioux | Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Soccer | Volleyball
Campus: Alerus Center | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | Chester Fritz Auditorium | Chester Fritz Library | Energy and Environmental Research Center | Memorial Stadium | National Center for Hydrogen Technology | North Dakota Museum of Art | Ralph Engelstad Arena (old) | Ralph Engelstad Arena (new) | University Village
Media: Dakota Student | Fighting Sioux Sports Network | KFJM