The UND Hockey Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Brad Elliot Schlossman, Jason Feldman and Eli Swanson provide in-depth analysis on UND Fighting Hawks hockey, preview upcoming matchups and discuss storylines from across college hockey.
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Three UND players/recruits were selected in the first round and eight total were picked.
Brad and Jason talk about the additions of Nolan Fitzhenry and the Ruck twins as the NHL Draft nears.
With the additions of Hudson Malinoski and Connor Davis, UND now turns its attention to defense.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's loss in the NCHC semifinals and potential NCAA tournament matchups.
Brad and Jason talk about UND's sweep of Omaha and preview the home-site semifinal against Minnesota Duluth.
Brad and Jason talk about UND winning the league title (again) and the start of the playoffs.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's 4-point weekend in Duluth and break down the new-look Miami RedHawks.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's bye week and what to watch in the Fighting Hawks-Bulldog series.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's wins over Bemidji State, Ben Strinden's big start and preview SCSU.
Brad and Jason talk about UND's 4-point weekend against Duluth and preview the Omaha trip.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's trip to Clarkson and preview a weekend series against Minnesota Duluth.
Brad and Jason talk about the rivalry series between UND and Minnesota and preview a trip to Clarkson.
Brad and Jason look at UND's exhibition win and preview the regular-season opener against St. Thomas.
Brad and Jason talk about the addition of Anthony Menghini to begin addressing needs up front.
Brad and Jason discuss candidates and the process as the Fighting Hawks look for a new head coach.
Brad and Jason talk about UND's sweep of Omaha in the first round of the NCHC playoffs.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's split against league-champ Western Michigan and preview the final weekend of the regular season.
Brad and Jason talk about UND's dominance over Minnesota Duluth and look at what's to come the rest of this season.
Brad and Jayson talk about the shorthanded Fighting Hawks' win in Denver and preview the Minnesota Duluth series.
Brad and Jason break down the series against Colorado College and preview the DU series.
UND makes progress against the Huskies and returns home for a series against Colorado College.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's series against Western Michigan and look at the recruiting boards.
Brad and Jason recap UND's first road trip to play at Arizona State and preview this weekend's first-place matchup with WMU.
Brad and Jason discuss UND's weekend at Miami and preview a home series against St. Cloud State.
The Fighting Hawks need to climb in the Pairwise as they head to face Miami University in NCHC play.
Bemidji Pioneer's Jared Rubado joins the pod to give a lowdown on the upcoming UND-BSU series.
Brad and Jason talk about UND's next destination game as well as what's happening with the current team.
Brad and Jason break down UND's big weekend in AmsOil and preview a showdown against No. 1 Denver.
Brad and Jason review UND's split with BU, preview a top-10 matchup in Ithaca and share some recruiting news.
Brad Schlossman and Jason Feldman discuss UND's split at Minnesota State and preview a series against Boston University.
The Herald's Brad Schlossman reviews UND's 5-2 victory over Providence and previews the series against Minnesota State.
This week, the hosts discuss potential NCAA developments and look back at UND's exhibition.
On this week's episode, Brad and Jason discuss the upcoming exhibition against Augustana.
Who will be a breakout player? Who will be on the power play? Brad and Jason give an outlook for the season.
This week's episode looks at who is performing well in the annual Iron Man competition and takes some reader questions.
Brad Schlossman and Jason Feldman discuss potential rules changes that could significantly alter the future of college hockey.
In this episode, Brad Schlossman and Jason Feldman take a look at potential recruiting targets for UND as the 2024 recruiting cycle is set to open.
Brad Schlossman and Jason Feldman take a look at the four UND recruits selected in the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas. They also discuss UND players on the move in free agency.
Draft expert Chris Peters is a special guest to discuss the UND players and commits who may be selected in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Brad and Jason take stock of the off-season with a recap of the season and the Frozen Four.
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Brad, Jason and Eli take stock of UND's loss to Michigan and the week of transfer portal activity that followed.
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UND is heading to Maryland Heights, Missouri, for its NCAA regional. Brad, Jason and Eli look ahead to the tournament and what to look out for in the matchup against Michigan.
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Brad and Eli look back at a solid weekend against Miami before previewing a Frozen Faceoff matchup against Omaha and the weekend implications for several teams' NCAA Tournament bids and seedings.
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After a forgettable end to the regular season in Omaha, UND is back at home for a best-of-three series against Miami to start the NCHC playoffs
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UND locked up its sixth Penrose cup in the last 11 years this past weekend. Brad, Jason and Eli discuss how the team got here and what's next.
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After a tough weekend against CC, UND responded this week against Duluth thanks in large part to a 7-point weekend from Jackson Blake.
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UND's regulation unbeaten streak is over after a rough weekend against Colorado College, and now the Penrose Cup race is really heating up with only six games to go in the regular season.
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After a week off, UND gets ready for a trip to Colorado Springs to face the Tigers. Plus, could the NCAA allow CHL players to play college hockey someday?
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's 5-point weekend in Oxford, Brad Berry's 200th win, Ludvig Persson going back to his old stomping grounds and the overall NCHC picture as teams prepare for the Penrose Cup stretch run.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's huge performance against Denver, preview a series against Miami and reel off a bunch of stats from the season so far -- including UND's record-setting NCHC point streak to start conference play.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss the ups and downs of UND's weekend at St. Cloud State, including Ludvig Persson's phenomenal performance, and preview another series against a Penrose Cup contender -- the Denver Pioneers.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss Brad's story on why regionals should go to home sites, then get into a recap of UND's series with Omaha and a brief look ahead to the series at St. Cloud State this weekend, and various modes of transport that could get you there.
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Discussing UND's sweep against Alaska and looking ahead to a weekend at home against Omaha, plus a new commitment on the blue line.
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UND gets back at it this weekend against Alaska after an exhibition game against the NTDP and a news-filled holiday break.
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Brad, Jason and Eli react to news that the NCHC will move all conference tournament games to campus sites beginning in 2026, discuss if the NCAA tournament should follow suit and answer some of your questions.
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Two overtime losses to Colorado College leave a bit of a sour taste going into the holiday break, but UND is still in a good position, all things considered. Brad, Jason and Eli discuss the weekend and a first half of mostly success after all the changes in the summer.
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Brad, Jason and Eli recap a thrilling weekend in Denver, talk Jake Livanavage being named to the Team USA preliminary roster for the World Juniors and look ahead to Colorado College's visit to Grand Forks this weekend.
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Brad and Eli review a Thanksgiving sweep of Bemidji State before looking ahead to a showdown against Denver that will demand the attention of the college hockey world this weekend.
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UND gets a sweep of Miami and will host Bemidji State this weekend in Grand Forks as the No. 1 team in the country in both polls. Brad, Jason and Eli discuss the not-satisfied mentality of the team so far this season and what to expect from the series with the Beavers.
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UND made a weekend sweep of Minnesota Duluth look relatively easy on the road. Brad, Jason and Eli discuss some changes to the power-play units and another great weekend for Ludvig Persson in net before looking ahead to a series against Miami at home this weekend.
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Discussing a series split at Boston University, how the offseason roster changes have paid off for UND so far and the NCHC opener at Minnesota Duluth this weekend.
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Brad, Jason and Eli review the Minnesota State series and how UND fared despite missing a few key players, plus a look at the trip to face highly-skilled Boston University this weekend in the first road games of the season.
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Brad, Jason and Eli recap a weekend split against No. 1 Minnesota and what stood out from UND's turnaround performance on Saturday.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's first two regular season games of the season against Army and Wisconsin in the Ice Breaker before switching gears to look at the upcoming rivalry series against Minnesota.
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After a summer of waiting, UND was back on the ice this past weekend and thumped Manitoba in an exhibition game. The real season starts this week with games against Army and Wisconsin.
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A look back at UND's intrasquad scrimmage before this week's exhibition game against Manitoba on Saturday.
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Taking a look at how the 2023-24 UND team might shape up, where different players could fit in and what the schedule looks like for the year.
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With NCHC media day in the books and the college hockey season less than a month away, Brad, Jason and Eli take a look at each team in the NCHC and highlight what — and who — to watch for this year.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk the official announcement of Dillon Simpson as UND's newest assistant coach, commitments from defenseman Sam Laurila and goalie Caleb Heil and answer some of your questions.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk the quickly approaching hockey season, this year's captains, a UND assistant coach hiring process update, forward Ashton Schultz's commitment, summer skates and more.
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Brad, Jason and Eli meet up in Grand Forks to talk Andrew O'Neill's commitments, some of the other recruiting news from around the country, UND's assistant coach hiring process, open records tidbits and more.
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Brad and Eli go over NTDP right-handed defenseman E.J. Emery's commitment to UND, then take a look at some players to watch for the opening of the recruiting period on Aug. 1, when college hockey teams can begin offering scholarships to players who are entering their junior years of high school and those players can begin committing to schools.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk through UND's decision to go forward with Alston payments to athletes and how it might affect the hockey team, plus Brad gives his initial impressions of the UND summer skates.
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Brad, Jason and Eli look back at the NHL Draft, review some of the UND alumni who recently signed pro contracts and discuss Arizona State joining the NCHC for the 2024-25 season.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk through the players with UND ties to keep an eye on during the 2023 NHL Draft. Then, a look back at the loaded 2003 Draft -- the last one in Nashville -- and its North Dakota connections.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss the latest UND news from Cam Johnson's outstanding ECHL playoffs to the possibility of Arizona State joining the NCHC. Later on, a look at how college athletes' ability to profit off name, image and likeness rights affects NCAA hockey (NIL discussion starts at 35:20).
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk new commit center Cade Littler and the forward pipeline coming to UND in the next few years, Dane Montgomery expecting to be ready for next season, the addition of Logan Britt from the transfer portal/Sacred Heart to round out the defense and news and notes from all around the hockey world.
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Brad and Eli answer some of your questions about future UND players, team chemistry, other NCHC schools, the UND's uniform deal, how to correctly pronounce Adidas and more! Meanwhile, Jason gets stuck on a bus.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about Mac Swanson's great year for the Fargo Force, Dave Hakstol's Seattle Kraken, where some former UND players are at in their pro playoff races, the potential for home-site regionals and a bunch of other news and notes.
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Playoff season is in full swing in the NHL and Dave Hakstol's Seattle Kraken are one win away from beating the defending Stanley Cup champions. Also discussed are the UND recruits in the USHL playoffs, possible NCHC expansion to include Arizona State, what might come from the coaches meetings in Florida and more.
Also, we forgot to mention it, but Brock Nelson scored a goal off of a guy's face.
Next year's schedule is set, former Michigan defenseman Keaton Pehrson joins from the transfer portal, four UND commits are ranked by NHL Central Scouting, Warroad's Carson Pilgrim commits, the NHL playoffs are here and UND alumni are winning all over Europe.
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Brad, Jason and Eli review UND's recent additions from the transfer portal -- Bennett Zmolek and Hunter Johannes -- and finish the episode with a look at Quinnipiac's national title win. Brad also shares a great story of witnessing part of Jonathan Toews' recruiting visit to UND.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's transfer portal additions of defenseman Garrett Pyke, goalie Ludvig Persson and forward Cameron Berg. Other topics include the NoDakSens all hitting the ice together, UND prospects nearing playoff season in junior hockey and a handful of local players picked for next season's NTDP U17s.
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In this week's episode, Brad, Jason and Eli talk about who's signed over the last week, who'll be back next season and who UND might look to target in the offseason.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's season coming to an end at the Frozen Faceoff, players entering the transfer portal, next year's roster construction and more.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about UND's comeback playoff series win at Omaha to keep its season alive and move on to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul. A matchup against St. Cloud State in the semifinals is up next.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk UND's good showing in the regular season's final weekend and the upcoming playoff series at Omaha.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's 4-point weekend at Colorado College, the upcoming final regular season series against Omaha, where the team might end up going in the first round of the playoffs and more.
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Brad, Jason and Eli discuss UND's good play against St. Cloud State, Riese Gaber's exciting night on Friday, a great effort on Saturday and the upcoming series at Colorado College.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk UND's pair of losses at Denver, an exciting Beanpot championship game, the tumultuous NCHC standings down the stretch and this weekend's series at home against SCSU.
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After UND's week off, Brad, Jason and Eli discuss the weekend happenings around college hockey, some of the movement in the NCHC standings and how it might affect UND's playoff push, the last time UND swept Denver on the road and more.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about UND's weekend sweep on the road against Miami, Riese Gaber's hat trick snapping a long dry spell for the Fighting Hawks, Drew DeRidder's strong performance in net and UND's explosive outing while playing with a short bench on Saturday night.
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After recapping a split with Minnesota Duluth that showed some positives for UND, Brad and Eli preview this weekend's trip to face Miami and how UND could still make the NCAA Tournament. Later in the show is a trip around to country to talk SCSU's sweep of Denver, the congested Penrose race, Quinnipiac's first loss since October and much more. Sprinkled throughout are answers to your submitted questions.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about Western Michigan's sweep of UND at The Ralph before reviewing the UND commits who played in the All-American Game earlier this week and previewing the upcoming weekend series against Minnesota Duluth.
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Brad, Jason and Eli chat UND's sweep of Lindenwood despite some touchy moments after the Lions roared to early leads in both games. Jackson Blake's hectic travel day to get back from the World Juniors in time for Friday night's game is discussed, as well as what to expect this weekend against a Western Michigan team that is likely out for some revenge after UND took five points in Kalamazoo last month.
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Brad, Jason and Eli meet up again after the holidays to talk a little about the IIHF World Junior Championship and UND's Jackson Blake playing for Team USA. Then it's a discussion on UND's exhibition win against the Team USA Under-18s and a preview of this weekend's opponent, a new Division I program, the Lindenwood Lions. Lindenwood Head Coach Rick Zombo was a member of the 1982 UND national championship team and the Lions have played some tough series against the nation's top teams so far this year after moving up from the ACHA ranks.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about the latest news from around the country, including Lindenwood's solid showing against No. 1 Denver and a midseason look at where teams stand in the push for the NCAA tournament. After some Q&As, they look ahead to some of UND's future recruits and where the team might look to improve via the transfer portal in the offseason.
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Brad, Jason and Eli talk about how well UND played during its five-point weekend against Western Michigan and how the team stacks up as it enters the break. After going over news from around the country, the episode finishes with some listener questions.
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Brad, Jason and Eli take a look back at St. Cloud State's first sweep of North Dakota since 2013 and the first sweep against UND in St. Cloud since 2001. Then, a look ahead to a road series this weekend at Western Michigan, a team that mirrors UND in some ways and boasts three of the top scorers in the nation.
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In this episode, Brad, Jason and Eli recap a weekend nonconference series win against Bemidji State in which UND played solidly despite several injuries before taking a look ahead to a road series on the big ice at No. 3 St. Cloud State this weekend.
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Brad, Jason and Eli recap the Miami split and a great weekend for Jackson Blake before taking a look at some UND prospects and a preview of this weekend's Bemidji State home-and-home series. They also touch on some crazy goals that were scored around the country this weekend and Michigan playing with a depleted lineup that forced a goaltender into the forward lines. Plus some Q+A.
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After Denver completed its first sweep of North Dakota at The Ralph since January 2010, Brad, Jason and Eli take stock of the season so far and how UND might look to bounce back this weekend against Miami in Grand Forks.
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UND had a solid weekend in Omaha, picking up four points with a win and tie/shootout loss, and now looks ahead to a matchup at The Ralph with the No. 2 Denver Pioneers. Brad, Jason and Eli talk about Riese Gaber's big weekend, a couple of players getting on the scoresheet for the first time this season and other college hockey news from around the country.
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The Fighting Hawks delivered a destination game dud in T-Mobile Arena, losing 3-2 to Arizona State in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. Brad, Jason and Eli discuss how Vegas came up snake eyes for UND.