Updated Bulldogs incoming freshmen stats (as of Monday, Feb. 19):
F, Max Plante (U.S. National U-18) – 10 goals, 28 assists, 38 points, +13 in 31 games
F, Zam Plante (Fargo Force) – 20-34=54, +27, 38. Notes: Third in USHL individual scoring, with 14 points (five goals) in last five games.
F, Jayson Shaugabay (Green Bay) – 11-26=37, -1, 41. Notes: 6 points (4 goals) in last five games.
The library debate generated plenty of noise and no resolution. Skywalk conversations took up oxygen without producing a clear direction. The broader Imagine Downtown Duluth effort exists, but still feels like a $300,000 plan waiting for a moment when it becomes real in ways people can’t miss.
Arik Forsman doesn’t posture. He doesn’t spend his time trying to win the internet for a day. He leans into the unglamorous mechanics of governing — budgets, policy detail, stakeholder conversations — and does it with a steadiness that’s easy to overlook if you’re chasing noise instead of results.
The IFL said the shift in distribution represents a multi-thousand percent increase compared to its YouTube-only model from two years ago, when live audiences were significantly smaller.