UND men’s hockey, in top 3, poll

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team enters the Christmas break as one of the top three teams in the country.
 
     The Fighting Hawks are ranked No. 2 in this week’s USCHO.com poll and No. 3 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, after a road sweep at Minnesota Duluth last weekend.
 
     The sweep gave UND a 16-2-2 overall record and sole possession of first place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Hawks moved up from No. 4 in both national polls.
 
     Defending national champion and unbeaten Providence remains atop both polls.