GameCenter live: Merrimack vs. North Dakota
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Mar. 26—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Top-seeded UND and fourth-seeded Merrimack are playing in the first round of the 2026 NCAA men's hockey tournament.
Time: 7:30 p.m. Central.
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Place: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
TV: ESPN2 (GF Ch. 26/621 HD).
Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM).
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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 E.J. Emery
16 Andrew Strathmann—18 Keaton Verhoeff
13 Sam Laurila
Goaltenders
35 Jan Špunar
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 Mayo
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 expected — no Ollie Josephson (lower-body injury). Jack Kernan slides into his spot as the center of the third line. . . Merrimack is using the same lineup as the Hockey East championship last Saturday. . . UND is looking for its first NCAA win since 2021, when it beat American International in Fargo. . . The Fighting Hawks are playing their first game in the state of South Dakota. It is the 29th different state UND has played in. . . The officials are from the CCHA, but they also work Big Ten games.