GameCenter live: Merrimack vs. North Dakota – Grand Forks Herald
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Top-seeded UND and fourth-seeded Merrimack are taking part in within the first spherical of the 2026 NCAA males’s hockey match.
Time: 7:30 pm Central.
Location: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
TV: ESPN2 (GF Ch. 26/621 HD).
Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM).
Stream:
within the US or
in Canada.
Scoreless.
Forwards
26 Dylan James—29 Ellis Rickwood—9 Will Zellers
7 Mac Swanson—17 Cole Reschny—21 Ben Strinden
19 Cody Croal—15 Jack Kernan—14 Tyler Young
22 David Klee—20 Cade Littler—24 Josh Zakreski
Defensemen
4 Jake Livanavage—2 Bennett Zmolek
25 Abram Wiebe—6 EJ Emery
16 Andrew Strathmann—18 Keaton Verhoeff
13 Sam Laurila
Goaltenders
35 Jan Spunar
31 Gibson Homer
1 Zach Sandy
Not in lineup: F Ollie Josephson (inj), F Anthony Menghini, F Dalton Andrew, D Jayden Jubenvill, D Ian Engel
Forwards
29 Caelan Fitzpatrick—12 Parker Lalonde—21 Caden Cranston
11 Nick Pierre—23 Justin Gill—10 Trevor Hoskin
19 Mark Hillier—20 Nolan Flamand—26 Michael Emerson
28 Ryan O’Connell—6 Daniel Astapovich—16 Ty Daneault
Defensemen
4 Seamus Powell—24 Austin Oravetz
2 Nathan King—17 Cam Kungle
3 Filip Nordberg—7 Ethan Beyer
8 Hunter May
Goaltenders
Max Lundgren
Ryan Keyes
Not in lineup: F Benjamin Yurchuk, F Joseph Henneberry, F Jack Richard, D Trent Ballentyne, D Matthew Campbell, G Nils Wallstrom
Referees — TBA (CCHA)
Linesmen — TBA (CCHA)
Supervisor — Marco Hunt (CCHA)
UND’s line is as anticipated — no Ollie Josephson (decrease-physique harm). Jack Kernan slides into his spot as the middle of the third line. . . Merrimack is utilizing the identical lineup because the Hockey East championship final Saturday. . . UND is searching for its first NCAA win since 2021, when it beat American International in Fargo. . . The Fighting Hawks are taking part in their first recreation within the state of South Dakota. It is the twenty ninth completely different state UND has performed in. . . The officers are from the CCHA, however additionally they work Big Ten video games.
Schlossman has lined faculty hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been acknowledged by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the highest beat author for the Herald’s circulation division 4 instances and the North Dakota sportswriter of the 12 months twice. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.
