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The Badgers rallied with a pair of goals in the third period to beat the Bulldogs 2-1 and sweep the WCHA series in Duluth.
The Bulldogs begin a challenging climb back up the WCHA standings and Pairwise rankings by hosting a Wisconsin team that's ranked No. 1 in almost everything in NCAA Division I women's hockey.
The St. Louis Blues have traded 2020 Hobey Baker winner and former Bulldog Scott Perunovich to the New York Islanders. The Hibbing native was used sparringly in five seasons with St. Louis.
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Minnesota Duluth fell behind 2-0 before getting on the scoreboard. UMD dropped back into a tie for sixth in the NCHC, missing out on moving into the top four.
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UMD received a verbal commitment this week from Marilou Grenier, a 17-year-old goaltender from Quebec who would turns 18 in January.
The Bulldogs men’s hockey program is … almost … back to full strength.
Ava MacLeod — a 17-year-old forward from Kelowna, British Columbia — has committed to the UMD women’s hockey program.
Minnesota Duluth will be without senior captain and top-line center Dominic James against North Dakota on Saturday at Amsoil Arena.
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin ruled junior center Jack Smith and freshman wing Max Plante as out for this weekend’s NCHC opening series against North Dakota at Amsoil Arena.
Defenseman Keith McInnis — an 18-year-old from Red Deer, Alberta — has verbally committed to the UMD men’s hockey program.
Defenseman John Stout of Minnetonka is no longer committed to the UMD men’s hockey program.
Minnesota Duluth coaches Scott Sandelin and Laura Schuler met with local reporters Wednesday at Amsoil Arena, as did Gabby Krause and Mary Kate O’Brien from the UMD women’s hockey team.
UMD senior forward Gabby Krause has gone from “out for the season” with an injury to done for her career. The 21-year-old announced her retirement from hockey on Thursday.
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin spoke Wednesday at Amsoil Arena ahead of UMD’s series against Stonehill this weekend at Amsoil Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday.
Both of the Bulldogs teams are on the road this weekend with Scott Sandelin’s men’s program playing a nonconference series Friday and Saturday at UMass Lowell and Laura Schuler’s third-ranked women’s squad playing a WCHA series Saturday and Sunday at No. 1 Wisconsin.
After initially saying Sunday that freshman wing Max Plante would be out “a while” with an upper body injury, Minnesota Duluth men’s coach Scott Sandelin tossed out a more precise timeline on Wednesday.
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UMD sophomore defenseman Ida Karlsson, a member of the Swedish national team, has become an important part of the Bulldogs' blue line, forcing turnovers and disrupting plays.
Goaltender Klayton Knapp rebounded after getting pulled from the NCHC series opener on Friday and Max Plante extended his scoring streak to lead UMD to victory over the Tigers.
Ohio State finished off a WCHA sweep of the Bulldogs on Saturday. The UMD team was battling a flu bug all weekend. UMD also lost two key players during the loss to an injury and ejection.
Colorado College raced away from Minnesota Duluth with four goals in the second period, chasing UMD's starting goaltender from the crease.
UMD sophomore goaltender Eve Gascon made a career-high 58 saves, but the Bulldogs repeatedly found themselves on the penalty kill and shorthanded on the blue line Friday against Ohio State.
The UMD women host a key WCHA series against Ohio State this weekend while the Bulldogs men are at Colorado College for an NCHC series.