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
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NCHC’s new 10-team race starts with Denver on top — but barely
The defending national champion Pioneers have the deepest talent pool, Minnesota Duluth returns college hockey’s best player in forward Max Plante and Miami is positioned to make the league’s biggest jump.
Howie: Bulldogs control path to home ice with four games remaining
This is not a dominant NCHC season for UMD. It’s been uneven. Productive at times. Leaky at others. But the opportunity is still there — not because they’ve been great, but because the middle of the league has been crowded and flawed.