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Wednesday Sports Notebook: Iafallo signs extension; Bulldogs men's hockey roster update

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Former Bulldogs forward Alex Iafallo of the Winnipeg Jets signed a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3,666,666. Other former Bulldogs on the Jets roster are defensemen Neal Pionk and Dylan Samberg, and veteran center Dominic Toninato. The Jets will face St. Louis in a NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference best-of-7 opening round series starting Saturday.

Bulldogs Men's Hockey 2025-26 Roster

GOALTENDERS

Sophomore – Adam Gajan

Freshman – Cole Sheffield

DEFENSEMEN

Seniors – Riley Bodnarchuk, Joey Pierce

Junior – Aaron Pionk

Sophomores – Ty Hanson, Adam Kleber

Freshmen – Grayden Siepmann, Jacob Toll

FORWARDS

Seniors – Kyler Kovich, Kyle Gaffney, Scout Truman

Juniors – Braden Fischer

Sophomores – Callum Arnott, Blake Bechen, Harper Bentz, Max Plante, Zam Plante, Jayson Shaugabay, Trevor Stachowiak

Freshmen – Hunter Anderson, Luke Bibby, Daniel Shlaine, Ryan Zaremba

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