OUR TEAM
Lance Knudson (Co-Founder)
Lance grew up playing his youth hockey in Crosby where he won a junior gold state championship his junior year and was a three-time all-state goaltender. He then went on to play three years of junior hockey, the last two of which he spent playing for the Yellowstone Quake in Cody, Wyoming. He then went to college at Hamline University in St. Paul where he played two years of NCAA DIII hockey. Once he saw the University of Mary was starting up a new men’s hockey program, he decided it was time to move back to North Dakota. In two years at the University of Mary he was 38-5-1 with a 1.72 GAA, .931 SV% and recorded nine shutout. His senior year he served as an assistant captain and received All-American honors. He currently teaches 7th grade math at Dickinson Middle School, serves as the Dickinson goalie instructor, and serves as the Girl's Varsity Head Coach for the Dickinson Midgets.
Evan Eriksmoen (Co-Founder)
Evan Eriksmoen played his youth hockey in Crosby, ND. During high school, he was a two-time all-state goaltender and was a member of two NDAHA High School state championship teams his freshman and senior year. After high school, Evan played junior A hockey for the Yellowstone Quake in the NA3HL, a team that went 35-9-1 and won a bid to nationals. Since his playing days have finished, Evan has taught 4th grade at Shiloh Christian School in Bismarck, ND where he has served as an assistant football and head golf coach.
Mitchell McPherson (Coach)
Mitch is native of Peoria, Illinois. He started his junior career at 16 playing for the Texas Tornado, where he went on to win a Robertson Cup (NAHL league championship). He continued to play for the Tornado organization even as they later became the Amarillo Bulls. He served as a captain at the end of his career in Amarillo and played over 200 games in the NAHL. He then went on to play four years for Hamline University leading the league in goals his junior year. After college, Mitch has played three seasons of professional hockey in the SPHL for the Peoria Rivermen.
Marshall Tschida (Coach)
Marshall grew up in Woodbury, Minnesota. After high school, he played for the North Iowa Bulls and Alexandria Blizzard in the NA3HL. After his junior career concluded, he signed with the University of Mary hockey program. As a freshmen, he tallied 56 points in 47 games as a defensemen and was named to the All-Conference team. In his sophomore year, he served as an assistant captain and continued to be an offensive threat on the blue line. He was an instrumental part of their success in winning back to back national championships in his junior and senior years of hockey. Marshall graduated in the spring of 2022 with a degree in Social Studies Education.
Kyler Moore (Coach)
Kyler's hometown is Firestone, Colorado. He played two seasons of junior hockey for the Bellingham Blazers where he served as a team captain and tallied 96 points in 78 games. After his junio hockey career concluded, he went on to play two season of college hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau. He went on to join the University of Mary's innaugural hockey season where he has played 189 games and totaled 172 points and won back to back National Championships in 2021 and 2022. Kyler graduated in the spring of 2022 with a degree in Computer Science.
Zach Garrett (Coach)
Zach is a native of Creighton, Saskatchewan where he played his youth hockey. He later moved on to play Junior B for the Tri Town Thunder of the Prairie Junior Hockey League, a league which he is the 5th all-time leader is scoring. He also played part of two seasons with the Flin Flon Bombers of the SJHL. After his junior hockey career concluded, he played for Dakota College at Bottineau, winning a national championship in 2016-2017 and serving as a captain in 2017-2018. After graduating from Dakota College at Bottineau, he enrolled at the University of Mary and served as the first captain in team history. Zach was named the ACHA DII player of the year in the 2020-2021 season and went on to win back to back national championships in 2021 and 2022.
Contact Us
Dakota Roots Hockey School
3203 Rutland Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
Tel: 701-339-2217
