1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season


National champion WCHA, champion WCHA tournament, champion 1987 NCAA tournament, champion

Conference	1st WCHA
Home ice	Winter Sports Center
Record
Overall	40–8–0
Conference	29–6–0
Home	26–2–0
Road	12–6–0
Neutral	2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	John Gasparini
Assistant coaches	Dean Blais Cary Eades John Marks
Captain(s)	Bob Joyce
Alternate captain(s)	Mickey Krampotich Ian Kidd
North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey seasons « 1985–86 1987–88 »

The 1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in college ice hockey. In its 9th year under head coach John Gasparini the team compiled a 40–8–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the eleventh time. The Fighting Sioux defeated defending champion Michigan State 5–3 to win the championship game at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Season

Early season

After a rather dismal season, North Dakota was expected to improve but not challenge for the WCHA title in 1987. The team, however, received a major boon from two players that changed their fortune. The first was from freshman goaltender Ed Belfour, a 21-year old player who had spent the past three years in relative obscurity in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The second was from returning sophomore Tony Hrkac who had produced well in his first campaign but spent the entire 1985–86 season with the Canadian National Team.

The two players were instrumental in Gino Gasparini's team getting off to a fast start, winning its first 8 games and jumping out to a huge lead in the conference standings. While Belfour was establishing himself in net as one of the top players in the country, Hrkac was on an all-time scoring pace, flanked by Bob Joyce and Steve Johnson. The Fighting Sioux split a pair of weekends on the road but they used their indomitable home crowd to their advantage and finished the month of November with a 14–2 record (13–2 in conference).

December slump

North Dakota began December with another road split and followed that with their first home loss of the year, losing to a middling US International squad. Though they recovered slightly in the second game of the weekend the team lost both games of its holiday weekend in New England. Having lost four of their previous five games and producing some of their worst performances of the season, it appeared that the Fighting Sioux might be sliding back to the pack but a 4-game stretch at home came at the perfect time.

Winning streak

UND hosted the two Boston schools at the beginning of January and took both games, dispelling any doubts about their ability to compete with Eastern teams, then welcomed in WCHA powerhouse Minnesota. The defense returned in force, holding the Gophers to two goals in each game and allowing Hrkac to lead the Sioux to consecutive wins and seat North Dakota atop the conference standings.

The Fighting Sioux continued their winning streak for another five weeks, taking 14 matches before their next loss which came on the final weekend of the regular season. UND finished with a record of 31–7 and won the WCHA handily, ending 7 points above Minnesota.

WCHA tournament

As the top seed, North Dakota would be able to play each round of the conference tournament at home. They faced Minnesota–Duluth in the quarters, easily dispatching the Bulldogs in both games. Next up was Colorado College who had upset in-state rival Denver. The Tigers fell 6–2 in the first game and the 4-goal advantage allowed the Fighting Sioux to get away with a sloppy effort in the rematch; CC won the second game but only by a single goal and North Dakota advanced to the championship with a 7–4 series win.

North Dakota met Minnesota once more in the finals and again, despite possessing one of the top offenses in the country, couldn't get much past the Fighting Sioux defense. UND won both games by a 5–3 score and won the WCHA championship, their first in 7 years. The 36 wins they had at that point set a new program record while Tony Hrkac finished with 104 points, just 6 points away from a new NCAA record.

NCAA tournament

North Dakota received the top western seed, and played another home series, this time against ECAC Hockey runner-Up St. Lawrence. UND won both games to take the total-goal series 9–4 with Hrkac piling up the points (2 goals and 5 assists), breaking Bill Watson's record for points in a season with two games yet to play. Additionally, the Fighting Sioux tied the NCAA record for wins in a season with 38 (Michigan State, 1985).

UND met 1986 Runner-Up Harvard in the semifinal at the Joe Louis Arena. Once again Hrkac was the story of the game, scoring a goal and adding three assists as the Fighting Sioux trounced the Crimson 5–2 to reach the championship. On defending National Champion Michigan State stood in their way but just as they had against Harvard, UND got off to a quick start; this time with was Ian Kidd who led the way with a goal and two assists in the first period. North Dakota built a 3–0 lead after 20 minutes while allowed only 2 shots from the Spartans to reach Ed Belfour. MSU woke up in the second period, scoring twice on 8 shots, but the Sioux added another goal of their own as well as a fifth goal in the third to hold off Michigan State. The Spartans eventually scored their third of the game but it came too late to mount a comeback and North Dakota won their fifth national championship.

Awards and honors

Tony Hrkac scored 12 points in four tournament games, the second-highest total ever (behind the 13 points by both Aaron Broten (1981) and Tony Amonte (1990) as of 2019) and was awarded the tournament MOP despite scoring only once in the championship match. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Ed Belfour, Ian Kidd and Bob Joyce. Just prior to the championship game Hrkac received the Hobey Baker Award as the top Division I athlete and finished the season as the first North Dakota player to lead the NCAA in scoring. Hrkac's 116 points in an NCAA record for a single season and is 7 better than the next-highest total (as of 2019). Head coach Gino Gasparini, for leading his team to the first-ever 40-win season, was awarded the Spencer Penrose Award as the top Division I coach, also a first for North Dakota. Hrkac, Joyce and Kidd were also named to the AHCA All-American West first-team, while Belfour was a second-team All-American.

All four players were also on the All-WCHA First Team with Hrkac being named as the conference Most Valuable Player and Gasparini as the Coach of the Year for the third time.

Both Ed Belfour and Tony Hrkac left the program after the season to begin their professional careers. Hrkac played a long time in the NHL, amassing 371 over 758 games while Belfour finished his career with the then-3rd-most wins in NHL history (484) and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.

Standings

1986–87 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Dakota†*	35	29	6	0	58	200	94	48	40	8	0	264	129
Minnesota	35	25	9	1	51	176	123	49	34	14	1	248	165
Denver	35	16	16	3	35	150	149	40	19	18	3	182	172
Wisconsin	35	17	17	1	35	127	134	42	23	18	1	160	155
Northern Michigan	35	16	18	1	33	131	144	40	18	21	1	151	164
Colorado College	35	12	22	1	25	143	151	42	17	24	1	171	176
Michigan Tech	35	11	23	1	23	118	182	40	11	28	1	130	218
Minnesota-Duluth	35	11	23	1	23	114	163	39	11	27	1	121	184
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 10	at Minnesota–Duluth	Duluth Arena Auditorium • Duluth, Minnesota	W 6–2	1–0 (1–0)
October 11	at Minnesota–Duluth	Duluth Arena Auditorium • Duluth, Minnesota	W 7–1	2–0 (2–0)
October 17	at Denver	DU Arena • Denver, Colorado	W 5–2	3–0 (3–0)
October 18	at Denver	DU Arena • Denver, Colorado	W 11–5	4–0 (4–0)
October 24	vs. Northern Michigan	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 8–4	5–0 (5–0)
October 25	vs. Northern Michigan	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 6–4	6–0 (6–0)
October 31	vs. Wisconsin	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 9–4	7–0 (7–0)
November 1	vs. Wisconsin	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 6–2	8–0 (8–0)
November 7	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	L 5–8	8–1 (8–1)
November 8	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	W 4–2	9–1 (9–1)
November 14	at Minnesota	Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 4–1	10–1 (10–1)
November 15	at Minnesota	Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 1–4	10–2 (10–2)
November 21	vs. Colorado College	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 7–3	11–2 (11–2)
November 22	vs. Colorado College	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 11–2	12–2 (12–2)
November 28	vs. New Hampshire†	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 10–0	13–2 (13–2)
November 30	vs. Yale*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 6–4	14–2 (13–2)
December 5	at Colorado College	Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	W 4–3	15–2 (14–2)
December 6	at Colorado College	Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	L 2–3	15–3 (14–3)
December 12	vs. US International*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	L 3–5	15–4 (14–3)
December 13	vs. US International*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 6–3	16–4 (14–3)
December 27	at Maine†	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	L 4–5	16–5 (14–4)
December 28	at Lowell†	Tully Forum • Billerica, Massachusetts	L 1–4	16–6 (14–5)
January 2	vs. Boston College†	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 7–5	17–6 (15–5)
January 4	vs. Boston University†	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 4–3	18–6 (16–5)
January 9	vs. Minnesota	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 5–2	19–6 (17–5)
January 10	vs. Minnesota	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 4–2	20–6 (18–5)
January 16	at Providence†	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	W 5–1	21–6 (19–5)
January 18	at Northeastern†	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	W 4–1	22–6 (20–5)
January 23	vs. Michigan Tech	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 11–2	23–6 (21–5)
January 24	vs. Michigan Tech	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 11–2	24–6 (22–5)
January 30	at Wisconsin	Dane County Coliseum • Madison, Wisconsin	W 5–4	25–6 (23–5)
January 31	at Wisconsin	Dane County Coliseum • Madison, Wisconsin	W 2–1	26–6 (24–5)
February 6	vs. Minnesota–Duluth	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 5–0	27–6 (25–5)
February 7	vs. Minnesota–Duluth	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 9–3	28–6 (26–5)
February 13	vs. Denver	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 4–1	29–6 (27–5)
February 14	vs. Denver	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota	W 5–2	30–6 (28–5)
February 20	at Northern Michigan	Lakeview Arena • Marquette, Michigan	L 3–6	30–7 (28–6)
February 21	at Northern Michigan	Lakeview Arena • Marquette, Michigan	W 5–0	31–7 (29–6)
WCHA tournament
February 28	vs. Minnesota–Duluth*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA Quarterfinal game 1)	W 5–3	32–7 (29–6)
March 1	vs. Minnesota–Duluth*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA Quarterfinal game 2)	W 8–1	33–7 (29–6)
North Dakota Won Series 13-4
March 8	vs. Colorado College*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA Semifinal game 1)	W 6–2	34–7 (29–6)
March 9	vs. Colorado College*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA Semifinal game 2)	L 1–2	34–8 (29–6)
North Dakota Won Series 7-4
March 13	vs. Minnesota*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA championship game 1)	W 5–3	35–8 (29–6)
March 14	vs. Minnesota*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (WCHA championship game 2)	W 5–3	36–8 (29–6)
North Dakota Won Series 10-6
NCAA tournament
March 20	vs. St. Lawrence*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (National Quarterfinal game 1)	W 3–1	37–8 (29–6)
March 21	vs. St. Lawrence*	Winter Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota (National Quarterfinal game 2)	W 6–3	38–8 (29–6)
North Dakota Won Series 7-2
March 26	vs. Harvard*	Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan (National Semifinal)	W 6–2	39–8 (29–6)
March 28	vs. Michigan State*	Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan (National championship)	W 5–3	40–8 (29–6)
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. Source:

† All scheduled games between WCHA and Hockey East teams in the regular season were counted in the standings for both conferences.

Roster and scoring statistics

No.	Name	Year	Position	Hometown	Games	Goals	Assists	Pts	PIM
21	Tony Hrkac	Sophomore	C	Thunder Bay, ON	48	46	70	116	48
20	Bob Joyce	Junior	LW	Winnipeg, MB	48	52	37	89	42
7	Steve Johnson	Junior	W	Grand Forks, ND	48	26	44	70	38
4	Ian Kidd	Sophomore	D	Gresham, OR	47	13	47	60	58
8	Mickey Krampotich	Senior	LW	Hibbing, MN	47	27	27	54	18
15	Scott Koberinski	Sophomore	C	North Battleford, SK	48	19	27	46	34
11	Malcom Parks	Senior	W	Edmonton, AB	48	18	21	39	50
14	Lee Davidson	Freshman	C	Winnipeg, MB	41	16	12	28	65
10	Perry Nakonechny	Senior	W	Dauphin, MB	43	6	14	20	42
6	Tom Benson	Junior	D	Victoria, BC	47	0	20	20	80
19	Scott Dub	Sophomore	LW	Park River, ND	46	11	8	19	81
25	Brett Bobyck	Freshman	C	Regina, SK	46	8	11	19	16
17	Russ Parent	Freshman	D	Winnipeg, MB	47	2	17	19	50
27	Mike LaMoine	Sophomore	D	Grand Forks, ND	47	2	17	19	36
22	Grant Paranica	Sophomore	RW	Winnipeg, MB	42	5	10	15	38
3	Murray Baron	Freshman	D	Kamloops, BC	41	4	10	14	62
9	Jeff Bowen	Senior	LW	East Grand Forks, MN	45	5	8	13	42
16	Tarek Howard	Senior	D	Olds, AB	32	1	9	10	38
18	Bill Claviter	Senior	F	Virginia, MN	20	2	2	4	10
5	Darryn Fossand	Freshman	D	Bemidji, MN	16	1	2	3	8
29	Ed Belfour	Freshman	G	Carman, MB	34	0	2	2	6
23	Gary Kaiser	Freshman	F	Fargo, ND	9	0	1	1	18
35	Scott Brower	Junior	G	Viking, AB	15	0	1	1	4
24	Scott Brickey	Freshman	W	Port Huron, MI	5	0	1	1	4
13	Rick Forst	Junior	LW	Esterhazy, SK	1	0	0	0	0
1	Greg Strome	Senior	G	Muenster, SK	1	0	0	0	0
Total						264	418	682	888

Goaltending statistics

No.	Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
29	Ed Belfour	34	2049	29	4	81	876	3	.915	2.43
35	Scott Brower	15	803	11	4	44	282	0	.865	3.09
1	Greg Strome	1	40	0	0	3	21	0	.875	4.48
Total		48	–	40	8	129	–	3	.902	2.69

1987 championship game

(W1) North Dakota vs. (W2) Michigan State

March 28

North Dakota

5 – 3

Michigan State

Joe Louis Arena

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	UND	Ian Kidd – PP	Joyce	15:07	1–0 UND
	UND	Murray Baron	Bowen and Kidd	16:44	2–0 UND
	UND	Bob Joyce	Kidd and Hrkac	17:02	3–0 UND
2nd	MSU	Tom Tilly	McReynolds and Messier	28:30	3–1 UND
	UND	Malcolm Parks – GW	Koberinski	35:05	4–1 UND
	MSU	Kevin Miller	unassisted	36:56	4–2 UND
3rd	UND	Brent Bobyck	Parent	47:54	5–2 UND
3rd	MSU	Kip Miller	Miller	58:34	5–3 UND

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Michigan State	2	8	8	18
North Dakota	8	9	6	23

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
MSU	Bob Essensa	18	5	60:00
UND	Ed Belfour	15	3	60:00

Players drafted into the NHL

1987 NHL Entry Draft

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star

= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team

= Did not play in the NHL

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
3	63	Geoff Smith†	Edmonton Oilers
6	108	Garry Valk†	Vancouver Canucks
6	113	Mike McCormick†	Chicago Blackhawks
10	201	David Marvin†	St. Louis Blues
12	233	Neil Eisenhut†	Vancouver Canucks

† incoming freshman

1987 NHL Supplemental Draft

= Did not play in the NHL

Pick	Player	NHL team
5	Mike LaMoine	Detroit Red Wings
18	Steve Johnson	Vancouver Canucks

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v t e NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions
1948 Michigan 1949 Boston College 1950 Colorado College 1951 Michigan 1952 Michigan 1953 Michigan 1954 RPI 1955 Michigan 1956 Michigan 1957 Colorado College 1958 Denver 1959 North Dakota 1960 Denver 1961 Denver 1962 Michigan Tech 1963 North Dakota 1964 Michigan 1965 Michigan Tech 1966 Michigan State 1967 Cornell 1968 Denver 1969 Denver 1970 Cornell 1971 Boston University 1972 Boston University 1973 Wisconsin 1974 Minnesota 1975 Michigan Tech 1976 Minnesota 1977 Wisconsin 1978 Boston University 1979 Minnesota 1980 North Dakota 1981 Wisconsin 1982 North Dakota 1983 Wisconsin 1984 Bowling Green 1985 RPI 1986 Michigan State 1987 North Dakota 1988 Lake Superior State 1989 Harvard 1990 Wisconsin 1991 Northern Michigan 1992 Lake Superior State 1993 Maine 1994 Lake Superior State 1995 Boston University 1996 Michigan 1997 North Dakota 1998 Michigan 1999 Maine 2000 North Dakota 2001 Boston College 2002 Minnesota 2003 Minnesota 2004 Denver 2005 Denver 2006 Wisconsin 2007 Michigan State 2008 Boston College 2009 Boston University 2010 Boston College 2011 Minnesota–Duluth 2012 Boston College 2013 Yale 2014 Union 2015 Providence 2016 North Dakota 2017 Denver 2018 Minnesota–Duluth 2019 Minnesota Duluth 2020 No tournament 2021 UMass 2022 Denver 2023 Quinnipiac 2024 Denver

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions

1948: Michigan
1949: Boston College
1950: Colorado College
1951: Michigan
1952: Michigan
1953: Michigan
1954: RPI
1955: Michigan
1956: Michigan
1957: Colorado College
1958: Denver
1959: North Dakota
1960: Denver
1961: Denver
1962: Michigan Tech
1963: North Dakota
1964: Michigan
1965: Michigan Tech
1966: Michigan State
1967: Cornell
1968: Denver
1969: Denver
1970: Cornell
1971: Boston University
1972: Boston University
1973: Wisconsin
1974: Minnesota
1975: Michigan Tech
1976: Minnesota
1977: Wisconsin
1978: Boston University
1979: Minnesota
1980: North Dakota
1981: Wisconsin
1982: North Dakota
1983: Wisconsin
1984: Bowling Green
1985: RPI
1986: Michigan State
1987: North Dakota
1988: Lake Superior State
1989: Harvard
1990: Wisconsin
1991: Northern Michigan
1992: Lake Superior State
1993: Maine
1994: Lake Superior State
1995: Boston University
1996: Michigan
1997: North Dakota
1998: Michigan
1999: Maine
2000: North Dakota
2001: Boston College
2002: Minnesota
2003: Minnesota
2004: Denver
2005: Denver
2006: Wisconsin
2007: Michigan State
2008: Boston College
2009: Boston University
2010: Boston College
2011: Minnesota–Duluth
2012: Boston College
2013: Yale
2014: Union
2015: Providence
2016: North Dakota
2017: Denver
2018: Minnesota–Duluth
2019: Minnesota Duluth
2020: No tournament
2021: UMass
2022: Denver
2023: Quinnipiac
2024: Denver

v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the North Dakota Flickertails and North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Venues	Winter Sports Building (1936–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)
Head coaches	Joe Brown (1929–1932) Noland Franz (1932–1933) Buck Cameron (1935–1936) John Jamieson (1946–1947) Don Norman (1947–1949) Fido Purpur (1949–1956) Al Renfrew (1956–1957) Bob May (1957–1959) Barry Thorndycraft (1959–1964) Bob Peters (1964–1966) Bill Selman (1966–1968) Rube Bjorkman (1968–1978) John Gasparini (1978–1994) Dean Blais (1994–2004) Dave Hakstol (2004–2015) Brad Berry (2015–present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 Program Suspended (1933–34) 1935–36 Program Suspended (1936–37 through 1945–46) 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)
National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012 NCHC: 2021
Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)
Mike Richter winners	Zane McIntyre (2015)
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

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