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The Fighting Hawks and Mavericks are
meeting for the fourth time in the NCHC
Quarterfinals. UND has won all three previous
series, doing so in Grand Forks in 2018 in two
games, and in Omaha in 2023 (three games)
and 2025. North Dakota also won all four
regular-season meetings between the teams
this season.
NO. 7 SEED MIAMI
AT NO. 2 SEED DENVER
No. 7 Denver hosts Miami for a best-of-
three series at Magness Arena. Puck drop for
Friday's opener is set for 7:00 p.m. MT, with
Saturday's Game 2 and Sunday's if-necessary
game a 6:00 p.m. MT start time. All three
games can be seen exclusively on NCHC.
tv. The Pioneers won both regular-season
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