2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Fighting Hawks were led by first-year head coach Brad Berry, replacing Dave Hakstol who became head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. His assistant coaches were Dane Jackson, Matt Shaw, and Karl Goehring. The Fighting Hawks played their home games in Ralph Engelstad Arena and competed in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
UND finished the regular season with a 28–5–3 record, winning the NCHC regular season title. Seeded first in the NCHC Tournament, the Fighting Hawks swept the first-round series with Colorado College, before losing to Minnesota–Duluth in the semifinals. UND entered the NCAA Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, and top seed in the Midwest Regional. In the first round, they defeated Northeastern, and topped Big Ten champion Michigan in the regional final. At the Frozen Four in Tampa, UND defeated conference foe and West Regional champion Denver on a Nick Schmaltz goal with 56 seconds remaining in regulation. The Fighting Hawks faced Quinnipiac in the final, and easily won 5–1 to claim the school's 8th National Championship and first since 2000.
==Roster==
As of December 5, 2015
==Schedule==
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===Standings===
==Statistics==
As of April 9, 2016
===Skaters===
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	F	Fr	42	27 	33 	60 	26 	5 	1	5
 	F	Sr	39	25 	26 	51 	60 	3 	2	7
 	F	So	37	11 	35 	46 	6 	2 	0	3
 	D	Jr	43	8 	21 	29 	37 	1 	0	1
 	F	So	44	10 	15 	25 	18 	2 	1	5
 	D	So	40	5 	19 	24 	4 	1 	0	1
 	F	Sr	42	12 	10 	22 	12 	2 	2	2
 	F	Jr	43	11 	10 	21 	45 	5 	1	2
 	D	Jr	41	5 	14 	19 	14 	2 	0	0
 	F	Fr	41	11 	7 	18 	52 	2 	2	2
 	F	So	43	3 	14 	17 	38 	0 	0	1
 	D	Jr	43	2 	15 	17 	36 	1 	0	0
 	D	Fr	32	4 	11 	15 	20 	0 	0	2
 	F	Sr	35	7 	5 	12 	8 	0 	0	1
 	F	Fr	37	9 	2 	11 	16 	0 	0	1
 	D	Jr	42	0 	11 	11 	33 	0 	0	0
 	F	Fr	32	5 	4 	9 	14 	3 	0	0
 	F	Fr	35	4 	5 	9 	10 	1 	0	1
 	D	Fr	32	2 	4 	6 	10 	1 	0	0
 	F	So	36	0 	4 	4 	20 	0 	0	0
 	F	Fr	3 	1 	0 	1 	2 	0 	0	0
 	F	Sr	10	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0	0
 	G	Jr	14	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0	0
 	G	So	34	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0	0
Team 	 	 	44	162	265	427	485	31	9	34
===Goaltenders===
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	So	34	1918	24	4	2	53	1.66	759	0.935	5
 	Jr	14	734 	10	2	2	26	2.13	262	0.910	2
==2016 Championship Game==
===MW1 North Dakota vs. E1 Quinnipiac===
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	UND 	Shane Gersich (9) 	Ausmus and Boeser 	11:56 	1–0 UND
1st 	UND 	Brock Boeser (27) – GW SH	unassisted 	14:16 	2–0 UND
1st 	QUI 	Tim Clifton (19) – PP 	C. Clifton and St. Denis	18:53 	2–1 UND
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	UND 	Drake Caggiula (24) 	Schmaltz and Boeser 	41:21 	3–1 UND
3rd 	UND 	Drake Caggiula (25) 	Boeser and LaDue 	43:41 	4–1 UND
3rd 	UND 	Austin Poganski (10) 	Gardner and Ausmus 	50:41 	5–1 UND
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	UND 	Bryn Chyzyk 	Slashing 	09:57 	2:00
1st 	QUI 	Travis St. Denis 	Slashing 	09:57 	2:00
1st 	UND 	Paul LaDue 	Tripping 	13:19 	2:00
1st 	UND 	Drake Caggiula 	Cross-Checking 	18:41 	2:00
1st 	UND 	Troy Stecher 	Cross-Checking 	18:50 	2:00
2nd 	UND 	Drake Caggiula 	High-Sticking 	22:13 	2:00
2nd 	UND 	Christian Wolanin 	Roughing 	25:02 	2:00
2nd 	QUI 	Sam Anas 	Roughing 	25:02 	2:00
2nd 	QUI 	Tommy Schutt 	Hooking 	30:45 	2:00
3rd 	QUI 	Derek Smith 	Cross-Checking 	46:36 	2:00
3rd 	UND 	Joel Janatuinen 	Roughing 	57:34 	2:00
3rd 	QUI 	Connor Clifton 	Roughing 	57:34 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	T
Quinnipiac 	13 	9 	11 	33
North Dakota 	16 	9 	11 	36
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Team 	Name 	Saves 	Goals against	Time on ice
QUI 	Michael Garteig	31 	5 	60:00
UND 	Cam Johnson 	32 	1 	60:00
==References==
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Category:NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons
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