North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program college men's ice hockey team

North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey is the storied NCAA Division I program of the University of North Dakota, renowned for its multiple national championships and for producing numerous NHL players.

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Label	Occurrences
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey	10
North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey canonical	6
University of North Dakota men’s ice hockey team	5
University of North Dakota men's ice hockey	2
University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team	2
Fighting Sioux hockey	1
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey program	1
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men’s ice hockey	1
North Dakota hockey	1
North Dakota men's hockey	1
University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey	1
University of North Dakota athletic teams	1
University of North Dakota athletics	1
University of North Dakota hockey program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T420045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey
Context triple: [T.J. Oshie, collegeTeam, North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey]

A. Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey
Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey is the NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey program of Dartmouth College, competing in the ECAC and known for its historic Ivy League presence and rivalry with fellow elite academic institutions.
B. Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team is the University of Minnesota's NCAA Division I program, known for its Big Ten Conference competition and producing notable players such as Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
C. Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
The Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, intense Beanpot Tournament presence, and historic rivalries within Boston's college hockey scene.
D. Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey
The Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, strong Hockey East presence, and intense rivalries with other Boston-area schools.
E. Colorado College
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for its intensive Block Plan curriculum and small, residential campus.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey
Target entity description: North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey is the storied NCAA Division I program of the University of North Dakota, renowned for its multiple national championships and for producing numerous NHL players.

A. Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey
Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey is the NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey program of Dartmouth College, competing in the ECAC and known for its historic Ivy League presence and rivalry with fellow elite academic institutions.
B. Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team is the University of Minnesota's NCAA Division I program, known for its Big Ten Conference competition and producing notable players such as Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
C. Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
The Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, intense Beanpot Tournament presence, and historic rivalries within Boston's college hockey scene.
D. Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey
The Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its multiple national championships, strong Hockey East presence, and intense rivalries with other Boston-area schools.
E. Colorado College
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for its intensive Block Plan curriculum and small, residential campus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program ⓘ college men's ice hockey team ⓘ
affiliation	University of North Dakota Athletics Department ⓘ linked to: University of North Dakota
city	Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ
conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentName	North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey ⓘ linked to: North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey
formerConference	Western Collegiate Hockey Association ⓘ linked to: WCHA
formerName	North Dakota Fighting Sioux ⓘ linked to: UND Fighting Hawks
foundedAsVarsityProgram	1946 ⓘ
gender	men's ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasFrozenFourAppearances	multiple ⓘ
hasWon	multiple NCAA Division I men's ice hockey national championships ⓘ
homeArena	Ralph Engelstad Arena ⓘ
homeArenaCapacity	approximately 11,600 ⓘ
homeArenaOpened	2001 ⓘ
homeCity	Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
knownFor	large and passionate fan base ⓘ producing numerous NHL players ⓘ strong national recruiting ⓘ
nationalTitlesCount	8 NCAA men's ice hockey championships ⓘ
NCAASanctioned	true ⓘ
nickname	Fighting Sioux ⓘ linked to: Sioux people Sioux ⓘ linked to: Sioux people
notableAlumni	Brock Boeser ⓘ Dave Christian ⓘ Ed Belfour ⓘ Jonathan Toews ⓘ T. J. Oshie ⓘ linked to: T.J. Oshie Travis Zajac ⓘ Zach Parise ⓘ
producedNHLPlayers	over 100 NHL players ⓘ
region	Midwest ⓘ
rival	Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey ⓘ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey ⓘ linked to: University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey ⓘ linked to: Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	ice hockey ⓘ
state	North Dakota ⓘ
studentSectionName	The Sioux Crew ⓘ
successor	North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey ⓘ linked to: North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey
teamAbbreviation	UND ⓘ
teamColors	black ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ
university	University of North Dakota ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

T.J. Oshie → collegeTeam → North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey ⓘ

Jonathan Toews → collegeTeam → North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey ⓘ

Jonathan Toews → playedFor → North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey ⓘ

T.J. Oshie → collegeTeam → North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey ⓘ

subject linked to: T.J.

North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey → currentName → North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey ⓘ