North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey
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The North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey teams (men's and women's) are the only Divsion 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 head coach is Shantel Rivard.
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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 WCHA was formed in 1951.Championships
Frozen Four championship teams:- 1959
- 1963
- 1980
- 1982
- 1987
- 1997
- 2000
- 1958
- 1968
- 1979
- 2001
- 2005
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 |
Arenas
- "The Old Barn" 1936-1972
- Old Ralph Engelstad Arena 1972-2000
- Ralph Engelstad Arena 2001-present
Notable players
- Ed Belfour
- Murray Baron
- Brad Bombardir
- Jason Blake
- Jon Casey
- Marc Chorney
- Dave Christian
- Mike Commodore
- Matt Greene
- David Hale
- Dennis Hextall
- Tony Hrkac
- Bob Joyce
- Craig Ludwig
- John Marks
- Troy Murray
- Zach Parise
- James Patrick
- Cliff "Fido" Purpur
- Doug Smail
- Dave Tippett
Fighting Sioux women's team
The Fighting Sioux women's team started play in 2002. They have played in the WCHA since 2003.Head coaches
| # | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shantel Rivard | 2002-present |
Arenas
- Ralph Engelstad Arena 2002-present
External links
- [Fighting Sioux Men's Hockey website]
- [Fighting Sioux Women's Hockey website]
- [SiouxSports.com - independent fansite with message boards]
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