Articles by Eric J. Burton (835)

DU and UND by the Numbers
Tale of the Tape #4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (12-2-2, 5-1-0 NCHC) at #9Denver Pioneers (7-3-2, 3-0-1 NCHC) North Dakota…
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Breaking Down the Big Ten’s Non-Conference Numbers
This was originally posted at the Hockey Writers. Last week, the Big Ten hockey conference sponsored a piece of legislation…
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Breaking Down the USCHO.COM Poll’s Top-10
Record Opponents Record |SOS | Corsi 1.) Providence, 9-0-3, 33-49-10 (.413), 20, 54.1 2.) Boston College, 12-1-0, 45-75-26 (.397), 37, 56.5…
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Taking a Look at UND’s Penalty Kill Numbers
Historically, UND is known for their special teams play. Almost yearly, UND is in the top-20 of Division I hockey…
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UND Hockey: Sifting Through the Numbers
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (10-2-2, 5-1-0 NCHC) UND Last Time Out: Split with St. Cloud (4-3 W, 1-6 L) UND…
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The New NCHC Power Rankings Poll
Over at Inside Hockey’s there’s a new National Collegiate Hockey Conference Power Rankings Poll. As a contributing editor to Inside Hockey,…
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Special Teams a Concern for UND
Breaking down UND’s sweep of Miami; the play of the special teams should be a concern for the UND coaching…
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New Media NCHC Power Rankings – Week 1
1.) North Dakota (8) 2.) Nebraska-Omaha (1) 2.) St. Cloud State 4. Minnesota-Duluth 5. Denver 6. Western Michigan 7. Miami…
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UND vs. MU
#3 North Dakota (7-1-2, 2-0-0-0 NCHC) vs. #17 Miami RedHawks (5-4-1, 2-2-0-0 NCHC) Date: November 13-14, 2015 Time: 7:37 CT…
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Chris Porter Scores His First Goal as a Minnesota Wild
Former Fighting Sioux forward Chris Porter has played 187 games in the NHL and has scored (12g-17a—29pts). This is Porter’s…
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Randomness: For Comparison Sake
For comparison sake, the number one ranked Boston College Eagles are 10-1-0. The Eagles’ opponents combined record is 18-34-9 (.368)….
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Bad News for the Wild: Parise Out at Least 5 More Games
The Minnesota Wild received some bad news when it was revealed that All-Star forward Zach Parise will miss at least…
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Who Takes the Net For UND?
Matej Tomek and cam Johnson are beginning to regain their health. They’re getting ready to return to the UND lineup….
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Zach Parise Week-to-Week with Sprained MCL
So far this season, the Injury Ninja has had a field day. However, his stay in Minnesota might not be…
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Rocco Grimaldi Scores Against the Ducks
Last night, former University of North Dakota forward Rocco Grimaldi scored his second goal of his NHL career. Grimaldi scored…
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Wisconsin’s Luke Kunin “Not” leaving Wisconsin for OHL
Source tells me Luke Kunin is telling people @ Wisconsin that he’s going to #OHL. All but done, huge get…
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Analyzing the NCHC’s Non-Conference Record
As we found out last season, non-conference play is very important. Teams need to win as many of their non-conference…
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Travis Zajac 2 – Flyers 1
Tonight, the New Jersey Devils traveled to Philadelphia, PA, to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey Devils forward Travis…
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NCHC Top-5 Goals of the Week: Bryn Chyzyk checks in at No. 5
I thought that Bryn Chyzyk’s goal was better than some of the other ones that were picked ahead of him….
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Series Preview: UND vs. C.C.
This weekend, the University of North Dakota travels to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take on the Colorado College Tigers in…
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North Dakota Travels to Vermont to Hunt Catamounts
This weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team travels to Burlington, Vermont, to play the Vermont Catamounts in a…
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Michelle Karvinen’s Photo Makes the Wall in the REA
Former University of North Dakota woman’s star Michelle Karvinen’s picture has made the wall inside the Ralph Engelstad Arean. One…
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Quick Hits: A few Thoughts from Last Weekend
Hard Work Pays off For Hrynkiw This past weekend, UND walk-on goalie Matt Hrynkiw started his first game since April…
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Game Day Links: Beware of the Beaver
Positive praise from person in #LAKings mgnt re: @derek4bort ‘s NHL debut – “Could’ve been in lineup already. Was our…
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Pogo’s Crazy Goal
There’s little if any video from last weekend’s Ice Breaker Tourney. Totally unacceptable in 2015. Austin Poganski’s goal is a…
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