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Bulldogs Men's Hockey

Bulldogs to play in World Junior Summer Showcase

Forwards Max Plante and Jayson Shaugabay and 6-foot-5, 207-pound defenseman Adam Kleber, signature players in Minnesota Duluth's 2024-25 incoming freshmen class, will play for Team USA in the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase. The four-team event – also featuring players from Canada, Sweden and Finland – will be held from

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2024-25 Bulldogs Men’s Hockey Roster, Schedule
Six-foot-4 junior defenseman Riley Bodnarchuk is expected to have a breakout season for the Bulldogs in 2024-25. Howie / HowieHanson.com

2024-25 Bulldogs Men’s Hockey Roster, Schedule

ROSTER Forward – 5th Year Sr. Joe Molenaar, Sr. Dominic James, Sr. Carter Loney, Jr. Cole Spicer, Jr. Jack Smith, Jr. Kyle Bettens, So. Anthony Menghini, So. Matthew Perkins, So. Braden Fischer, Fr. Jayson Shaugabay, Fr. Callum Arnott, Fr. Max Plante, Fr. Zam Plante,    Defense – Sr. Owen Gallatin, Sr. Will Francis,

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Bulldogs Notebook

Bulldogs men's hockey 2023-24 team awards: Keith Christiansen Award (MVP) – Ben Steeves Pat Francisco Award (Community Contributions) – Darian Gotz and Matthew Thiessen Goldie Wolfe Award (Most Inspirational) – Luke Loheit Jerry Chumola Award (Rookie of the Year) – Aaron Pionk Mike Sertich Award (Most Improved Player) – Aiden Dubinsky . . . 2024-25 Captain

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Photo of the Day
Riley Bodnarchuk, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, waited for a pass from his defensive partner Monday in a brisk, heavy-conditioning workout. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Photo of the Day

The Bulldogs men's hockey team worked out Monday afternoon at Amsoil Arena in preparation for the 2023 season and home opener Saturday, Oct. 7 against nonconference Michigan Tech.

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Bulldogs Men's Hockey Notebook
Bulldogs sophomore forward Ben Steeves. Terry Cartie Norton / UMD Athletics

Bulldogs Men's Hockey Notebook

The Bulldogs men are ranked fifth in the 2023-24 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Preseason Poll. UMD finished fifth in the league with a 10-14-0 record a year ago, and 16-20-1 overall. The Bulldogs ended the 2022-23 season by losing a three-game series at St. Cloud State in the first round

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Quote Me, Howie: Zam Plante
Pittsburgh Penguins fifth-round draft pick Zam Plante of Hermantown. YouTube.com screenshot

Quote Me, Howie: Zam Plante

A few takeaways from a recent interview with my hockey rock star buddy Zam Plante, an elite Bulldogs recruit who will return to play for the Fargo Force in the USHL again next season before joining UMD for the 2024-25 season: "I'm feeling really good about my

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Quote Me: Scott Sandelin
Scott Sandelin. Howie / Duluth Times archives

Quote Me: Scott Sandelin

"We’ve had success, and perhaps we’ve even been a little bit spoiled by it. Our Bulldogs world isn’t coming down after a single challenging season." -- UMD men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin

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Thursday Sports Notebook

Thursday Sports Notebook

2023-24 Bulldogs men's hockey captains: Luke Loheit (C) and Quinn Olson and Dominic James (A). All are forwards, with Loheit and Olson fifth-year seniors and James a junior. . Bulldogs men's hockey commit: graduated 6-foot-3, 170-pound defenseman Jake Toll of Rosemount. I am proud and honored to

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