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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Minnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC

Sep. 16, 2026 · 3 Minute Read

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FIRST TEAM

F – Ilsa Lindaman, Duluth Marshall

F – Autumn Cooper, Superior

F – Mercury Bishoff, Grand Rapids

D – Katie Sandelin, Proctor-Hermantown

D – Allie LeClaire, Grand Rapids

G – Riley Toivinen, Grand Rapids

SECOND TEAM

F – Izy Fairchild, Proctor-Hermantown

F – Hannah Graves, Proctor-Hermantown

F – Nina Thorson, Duluth Marshall

D – Sarah Stauber, Duluth Marshall

D – Avery Lian, Duluth Marshall

G – Grace McDowell, Hibbing

G – Aurelia (Ray) Anderson, Duluth Marshall

G – Izzy Strang, Cloquet

HONORABLE MENTION

F – Grace Karakas, Duluth

D – Sophie Carlson, Grand Rapids

TAKE A BOW

Senior power forward Abe Soumis scored 48 points to power Hermantown past host Chisago Lakes 104-101 in a nonconference basketball game Monday night. Soumis, the Hawks' career and single-season points leader, has now scored 40 or more points in a game six times this season. Hermantown (19-6) visits Duluth East (9-16) Friday night. The Greyhounds defeated visiting Grand Rapids 79-54 on Monday, when super-sophomore Ty Nyberg scored a game-high 24 points.

Boys Basketball Top Recruits

  1. Isaac Asuma, senior guard, Cherry (Gophers commit)
  2. Calvin Anderson, sophomore forward, Superior
  3. Abe Soumis, senior forward, Hermantown
  4. Jack Battaglia, junior guard, Cloquet
  5. Ty Nyberg, sophomore guard, Duluth East

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