By Ayden Adair · Grand Forks, ND - Senior forward Cody Domagalski will wear the "C" for the University of North Dakota Club Hockey Team for the second consecutive yea…
Grand Forks, ND - Senior forward Cody Domagalski will wear the "C" for the University of North Dakota Club Hockey Team for the second consecutive year, head coach Micheal Link announced on Thursday.
Joining him in the leadership group is fellow senior forward Richard Carsten and junior defenseman Nick Link. Alongside Domagalski, Richard Carsten is also a returner to the leadership group. Nick Lind will wear a letter for the first time in his collegiate career.
Domagalski, who served as captain in 2024-25, returns for his fourth season in a UND uniform after graduating from Eastview High School. The Eagan, MN native has been a top contributor on the team the two previous seasons. Last season, 2024-25, he was second on the team in points (16) and goals (8) behind the now graduated Matthew Walz. The year prior, 2023-24, He lead the team in points with 26, and was second on the team in goals (10) and assists (16). In his three seasons as a hawk he has played 61 games and recorded 22 goals and 32 assists for a total of 54 points. Cody is a commercial aviation major.
Richard Carsten returns for his third season as a Hawk. The Prior Lake, MN native joined the team towards the end of the season in 2024 to help North Dakota make a playoff push. UND would ultimately make its first WCCHA playoff appearance since 2020 thanks in part to the play of Carsten. He would join North Dakota again for the 2024-25 season and was named an assistant captain alongside the now graduated Matthew Walz and Max Finkel. In his two seasons for UND he has been apart of 29 games, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists for a total of 4 points. Carsten who has been a top defenseman for the team will now jump up on the depth chart and play forward for the 2025-26 season. Richard is a psychology major.
Nick Lind was the final captain announced on Thursday. A native of Apple Valley, MN, he returns for his third season wearing the green and white as well. Lind has been a shutdown defenseman for the Hawks in his two previous seasons. He has appeared in 32 games, scoring 12 goals and 15 assists, in total 27 points over his career. Lind received WCCHA first team all-rookie honors in the 2023-24 season thanks to his spectacular play on the backend. Nick is an air traffic management major.
There is still a third assistant captain who has yet to be named by the coaching staff. Head Coach Michael Link says this honor will be given out once he thinks a fourth player has earned it. Time will soon tell who will be wearing the third "A" for this 2025-26 North Dakota Squad.
This announcement comes from the team prior to the opening weekend of the season where UND will head to Bemidji, MN to face off with the Bemidji State Beavers.
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