Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

UND trails 7-3 with 2:56 left in the third period
before scoring four goals in 2:41 to force
the OT. Scott Koberinski scores at 17:05, Brian
Williams tallies twice at 17:58 and 19:10, and
Chris Jensen ties it at 19:46. Ian Kidd’s de� ection
of Glen Klotz’s shot, only 50 seconds into
OT, is the game winner.
Freshman goalie Ed Belfour was one of four UND
All-Americans in 1987 and went on to be the
third-winningest goalie in NHL history.
March 26-28, 1987: North Dakota wins its
� fth NCAA crown and third in just nine years
with Gasparini behind the bench. UND gains
entry into the title game by virtue of a 5-2 victory
over Harvard in the semi� nals at Detroit’s
Joe Louis Arena. Freshman Brent Bobyck, junior
Bob Joyce, sophomore sensation Tony
Hrkac, senior Mickey Krampotich and junior
Steve Johnson notch Sioux goals in the triumph
over the Crimson, while freshman Ed
Belfour makes 37 saves in goal. In the title contest
on Saturday evening, UND takes a 3-0 � rst
period lead over Michigan State on goals by
sophomore defenseman Ian Kidd, freshman
Murray Barron and Joyce. The Spartans score
midway through the second period before
Sioux senior Malcolm Parks makes it 4-1. MSU
cuts it to 4-2 at the end of two periods. Bobyck
scores at 7:54 and MSU tallies a late goal to
make the � nal a 5-3 North Dakota decision.
Belfour has only 15 saves in the tight-checking
game played before an NCAA tournament
record crowd of 17,644. Hrkac is named winner
of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as
the top player in college hockey. John “Gino”
Gasparini is named National Coach of the Year.
Nov. 27, 1992 – Greg Johnson records his
169th assist to become UND’s all-time assists
leader as the Sioux defeat St. Cloud State 4-3
in Grand Forks.
UND HOCKEY CHRONOLOGY
UND celebrates after its 1987 NCAA championship win in Detroit.
Feb. 26, 1993: Greg Johnson assists on Brad
Bombardir’s goal at 0:19 of the third period in
a 5-1 win at Michigan Tech. The assist makes
Johnson the WCHA’s all-time assists co-leader
(151) and UND’s all-time leading scorer. Johnson
ends his career at UND with 272 points. He
is still tied for fourth in WCHA assists
March 31-April 2, 1993: Greg Johnson is
named a � rst-team All-American for the second
time in his career and � nishes as runnerup
to Maine’s Paul Kariya in the voting for
the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college
hockey’s top player.
June 26, 1993: Incoming freshman Landon
Wilson, son of former Sioux and UND Hall of
Famer Rick Wilson, becomes UND’s � fth � rstround
NHL draft choice when the Toronto
Maple Leafs select him 19th overall.
Greg Johnson (1989-93) is UND’s all-time leading
scorer with 272 points (74-198) and is the
WCHA’s all-time leader in assists. He went on to
enjoy a 12-year NHL career.
2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE
April 9, 1994: John “Gino” Gasparini resigns
as head coach of the Sioux hockey program
after 16 years in that position. He leaves with
three NCAA titles and a 392-248-24 record to
his credit.
May 21, 1994: Dean Blais, a Sioux hockey assistant
coach from 1980-89, is named UND’s
14th head hockey coach.
March 10-11, 1995: Under rookie head coach
Dean Blais, the Sioux win their � rst playo�
series in four years when they sweep host St.
Cloud State 3-2 and 5-2 at the National Hockey
Center. UND advances to the WCHA Final Five
for the � rst time and drops a tight-checking,
3-2 decision to Minnesota.
1996-97: The 1996-97 season marks the 50th
anniversary of Fighting Sioux hockey.
Feb. 21-22, 1997: The Fighting Sioux post
back-to-back shutouts of Alaska-Anchorage
at Engelstad Arena to clinch the coveted Mac-
Naughton Cup as the WCHA’s regular-season
champions. North Dakota shared this honor
with Minnesota.
March 14-15, 1997: The Sioux top Colorado
College 5-1 in the semi� nals of the WCHA
Final Five to advance to the championship
game against conference co-champion Minnesota.
North Dakota topped the Gophers
4-3 in overtime on a goal by Peter Armbrust
to take home the Broadmoor Trophy as the
WCHA playo� champions.
March 27-29, 1997: A 6-2 win over Cornell in
the NCAA West Regional tournament sends
the Fighting Sioux to the NCAA � nal four
championship tournament for the � rst time in
10 years. In the semi� nals in Milwaukee, the
Sioux meeta familiar opponent in Colorado
College. Goals by Jason Blake, Matt Henderson,
Kevin Hoogsteen, Jesse Bull, David Hoogsteen
and Adam Calder lift the Sioux to a 6-2
win over the Tigers and earns them their � rst
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