Brantford Collegiate Grad hoping to lead North Dakota to NCAA men's hockey title

Article content originally published in the Brantford Expositor on March 10, 2026 by Brian Smiley

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From the beginning of December through to the end of January, there was no hotter player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey than Brantford’s own Ellis Rickwood.

Up against more than 1,000 players on 60 NCAA Division I hockey teams, with approximately 200 of those players drafted by NHL teams, Rickwood posted 16 points in 10 games with the University of North Dakota to lead the nation in scoring.

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