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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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Future Minnesota Duluth goaltender Carl Axelsson of Sweden made NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft.
Canadian goaltender Marilou Grenier, a Minnesota Duluth recruit, shined at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship this month in Finland, backstopping Canada to gold.
Here is a running list of Bulldogs who are signed for the 2025-26 season:
Clint Austin and I stopped by Amsoil Arena on Tuesday — because we apparently can’t go a single week without stepping foot in the place — to see how the installation of the new video board was going.
Josh Polak, the leading scorer for the BCHL’s Spruce Grove Saints, has verbally committed to the Bulldogs. The 18-year-old forward is averaging almost a point per game with 24 points in 25 games this season.
Two UMD alumni and four current Bulldogs are taking part in the Euro Women’s Hockey Tour Six Nations tournament this week in Tampere, Finland.
Freshman defenseman Adam Kleber is no longer the lone Bulldog on the the preliminary roster for the 2025 U.S. National Junior Team. UMD teammate Max Plante, a freshman wing from Hermantown, is also now in the running to play for Team USA at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship that will be held Dec. 26, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025 in Ottawa.
Laura Schuler and the Bulldogs received a verbal commitment on Wednesday from 16-year-old forward Lizzy Callahan out of Mound Westonka High School in the Twin Cities suburbs.
UMD freshmen defenseman Adam Kleber was the lone Bulldog named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship that will be held Dec. 26, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025 in Ottawa.
The second season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League will once again feature 13 former Bulldogs from the Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey program. The 2024-25 season gets underway Saturday.
Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coach Laura Schuler and junior defenseman Tova Henderson spoke with local reporters on Wednesday at Amsoil Arena ahead of the Bulldogs’ nonconference series against Vermont over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Eve Gascon, defenseman Tova Henderson and forward Caitlin Kraemer will play for Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Development Team at the Women’s Euro Hockey Tour from Dec. 11-15 in Tampere, Finland.
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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.