North Dakota Begins NCAA Hockey Tournament Friday

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are back in the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament, which kicks off this Friday. The Sioux will begin their trek to the Frozen Four with a game against Niagara in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This is the Sioux's 28th NCAA postseason appearance. They're a #2 seed in the West Regional and the #7 seed overall. If the Sioux win, they'll play the winner between Minnesota and Yale on Saturday.

The Sioux are lead by Hobey Baker finalists Corban Knight and Danny Kristo, who has 25 goals and 51 assists on the season.

You can catch the game on ESPN U this Friday, starting at 4:30pm.