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Tyler Young set to face former team in NCAA tournament

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Mar. 24—GRAND FORKS — Last spring, Tyler Young had an inkling his time at Merrimack College was coming to an end. Young was mostly a healthy scratch his first two seasons with the Warriors, then worked his way into a more regular role as a junior.

"I had some injuries," Young said. "They were definitely turning in a new direction, but I think we kind of knew, mutually, it was time for me to ...

Mar. 24—GRAND FORKS — Last spring, Tyler Young had an inkling his time at Merrimack College was coming to an end. Young was mostly a healthy scratch his first two seasons with the Warriors, then worked his way into a more regular role as a junior.

"I had some injuries," Young said. "They were definitely turning in a new direction, but I think we kind of knew, mutually, it was time for me to look for a new spot. I had kind of been thinking about it down the stretch there and what I wanted to do.

It was super hard, but the way it ended, it worked out perfectly for both sides, I guess. " Nearly four months after entering the transfer portal, Young finally found his new home when UND offered him a spot under first-year head coach Dane Jackson. Young and the Fighting Hawks posted a 27-9-1 record, won the Penrose Cup as National Collegiate Hockey Conference champions and earned the No.

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