The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey season represented the University of North Dakota in the WCHA during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They played their home games at Ralph Engelstad Arena and were coached by Brian Idalski.

While the team lost some notable players in the offseason, they added some notable prospects in Kristen Campbell, Anna Kilponen, and Vilma Tanskanen. Kilponen and Tanskanen were both members of the Finnish National Team at the 2014 Olympics.

The team finished the regular season in fourth place, but made it to the semifinals in the WCHA tournament. However, they would fall to 0–2 to Minnesota.

Offseason

August 17: Five Fighting Hawks were set to compete in the US-Canada U22 Series held in Lake Placid, NY. Halli Krzyzaniak and Becca Kohler were chosen by Canada, while Gracen Hirschy, Amy Menke and Lexie Shaw were chosen for the US.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Reason Johanna Fällman Defense Graduation Kara Tupa Forward Transferred to Concordia College Andrea Dalen Forward Graduation Tori Williams Defense Graduation Leah Jensen Forward Graduation Josefine Jakobsen Forward Graduation

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality NotesBreanna Berndsen Forward Attended Pursuit of Excellence AcademyKristen Campbell Goaltender Goaltender for Team Manitoba U-18Charly Dahlquist Forward Attended USA National Camp for two yearsTaylor Flaherty Defender Captain of Lakeville North (MN) HS TeamAnna Kilponen Defender Member of the Finnish National Team at the 2014 OlympicsRebekah Kolstad Forward Played with Team USA U18Dorottya (Dorci) Medgyes Forward/Defender First NCAA Div. I Player from HungaryVilma Tanskanen Forward Member of the Finnish National Team at the 2014 Olympics

Standings

Roster

Schedule

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!colspan=12 style=| WCHA Tournament

Awards and honors

Annual Awards & HonorsPlayerAward Shelby Amsley-Benzie Academic All-American First Team Anna Kilponen All-WCHA Rookie Team, D Amy Menke All-WCHA Second Team Shelby Amsley-Benzie All-WCHA Third Team Halli Krzyzaniak

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