GameCenter live: Mercyhurst at No. 4 UND

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Jan. 2—GRAND FORKS — Mercyhurst is in Grand Forks to take on No. 4 UND in the first meeting in program history.

Time: 7:07 p.m.

Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.

TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD).

Radio:

The Fox (96.1 FM).

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Stream:

NCHChockey.com/tv.

UND 1, Mercyhurst 0 — Ben Strinden 12 (Jack Kernan, Ellis Rickwood) 6:51 (pp). UND converts its first power-play chance of the night as Kernan feeds Strinden in the left circle for a one-timer. It's Strinden's 12th goal of the season.

Forwards

7 Mac Swanson—29 Ellis Rickwood—21 Ben Strinden

26 Dylan James—8 Ollie Josephson—14 Tyler Young

27 Anthony Menghini—15 Jack Kernan—20 Cade Littler

22 David Klee—28 Dalton Andrew

Defensemen

16 Andrew Strathmann—13 Sam Laurila

4 Jake Livanavage—2 Bennett Zmolek

3 Jayden Jubenvill—25 Abram Wiebe

11 Ian Engel

Goaltenders

35 Jan Špunar

31 Gibson Homer

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1 Zach Sandy

Not in lineup: F Josh Zakreski (inj), F Cody Croal (ill), F Cole Reschny (WJC), F Will Zellers (WJC), D Keaton Verhoeff (WJC), D E.J. Emery (WJC)

Forwards

18 Dominik Bartecko—16 Ryan Coughlin—21 Will Schumacher

23 Christian Kocsis—8 Brendan Lamb—14 Andrew LeBlanc

9 Sean James—22 Noah Sedore—37 Connor Pelc

4 Jaryd Sych—24 Matteo Disipio—28 Tyler Nasca

Defensemen

6 Brent Sambrook—18 Jacob LeBlanc

10 Francesco Iasenza—7 Tyler DesRochers

3 John Larkin—2 Lukas Klemm

20 Kaden Muir

Goaltenders

29 Charles-Edward Gravel

33 Sal Evola

Not in lineup: F Barrett Brooks (inj), F Riley Fitzgerald (inj), F Alexander Dimitriadis (inj), F Tyler Haskins (inj), F Spencer Smith (inj), F Joey Serpa (NCAA), D Caleb Price (inj), G Simon Bucheler (inj), G Henry Hunt

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Referees — Nick Biondich and Justin Hills

Linesmen — Eric Steele and Andrew Dokken

Supervisor — Mike Schmitt

Jake Livanavage and Abram Wiebe, who arrived in Grand Forks on Thursday night after a 22-hour travel day from Switzerland, are both in the lineup. This is their fifth game in eight days. . . Every healthy player is in the lineup for UND. . . Cody Croal (illness) is a late scratch. . . UND will play with 11 forwards. . . Tyler Young is up to second line right wing. . . Jack Kernan remains at center. . . Mercyhurst has four players back in the lineup from injury, but still has two defensemen playing forward — Jaryd Sych and Tyler Nasca. . . This is the first-ever meeting between the teams. . . The goalie matchup is Jan Špunar vs. Charles-Edward Gravel.

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