BULLDOGS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH MEN’S HOCKEY Communications Office • Bob Nygaard, Director • University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 [email protected] • (218) 726-8191 • umdbulldogs.com • @umdbulldogs January 21, 2015 NO. 7 UMD AND BEMIDJI STATE TO COLLIDE IN OPENING ROUND OF NORTH STAR COLLEGE CUP FRIDAY THE GAMES: The University of Minnesota Duluth will engage in its final non-conference road activity of the 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER 2014-15 season this weekend beginning on Friday (Jan. 23) when the Bulldogs meet up with former No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr . Birthdate Hometown (Previous Team/League) Western Collegiate Hockey Association colleague 3 Dan Molenaar D 5-11 190 So. 5/7/93 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) Bemidji State University in the opening round of the 5 Willie Corrin D 6-2 205 Jr. 8/1/91 International Falls, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) second annual North Star College Cup. The puck drops 6 Derik Johnson D 5-11 195 Sr. 2/1/90 Bloomington, Minn. (Penticton/BCHL) at 4:05 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center (18,568) in St. 7 Andy Welinski (A) D 6-2 200 Jr. 4/27/93 Duluth, Minn. (Green Bay/USHL) Paul, Minn., and will precede the other semifinal clash 8 Kyle Osterberg W 5-8 175 So. 9/5/94 Lakeville, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) between the University of Minnesota and Minnesota 10 Brenden Kotyk D 6-6 225 So. 8/27/91 Regina, Saskatchewan (St. Scholastica/NCHA) State University-Mankato. The North Star College Cup 11 Austin Farley W 5-8 170 Jr. 11/10/93 Niles, Ill. (Fargo/USHL) championship is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. the following 13 Tony Cameranesi C 5-10 190 Jr. 8/12/93 Plymouth, Minn. (Waterloo/USHL) evening with the third place game set to go at 4:05 p.m. 14 Alex Iafallo W 6-0 185 So. 12/21/93 Eden, N.Y. (Fargo/USHL) 15 Willie Raskob D 5-10 190 So. 3/14/95 Hastings, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) THE RECORDS: UMD is 13-8-1 overall and 8-5-1-0 in the 17 Blake Young W 6-3 185 Fr. 11/2/94 Battleford, Saskatchewan (Battlefords/SJHL) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (second place) 18 Nick McCormack D 5-11 180 Fr. 9/3/93 Ramsey, Minn. (Brooks/AJHL) while Bemidji State owns 7-12-3 record in all games to 19 Dominic Toninato C 6-2 190 So. 3/9/94 Duluth, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) go with a 5-8-3 WCHA mark (seventh place). 20 Karson Kuhlman W 5-11 180 Fr. 9/26/95 Esko, Minn. (Dubuque/USHL) 21 Carson Soucy D 6-4 210 So. 7/24/94 Irma, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) HOW THEY RANK: Here is how UMD and the rest of the 22 Jared Thomas C 6-1 200 Fr. 2/21/94 Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) North Star College Cup field stacked up in the latest 23 Austyn Young W 5-11 195 Jr. 10/16/93 South St. Paul, Minn. (Sioux Falls/USHL) USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 24 Charlie Sampair W 6-1 200 Jr. 10/31/93 White Bear Lake, Minn. (Hill Murray H.S.) polls as well as the PairWise rankings (as of Jan. 22): 25 Justin Crandall (A) W 5-11 190 Sr. 4/5/92 Lakeville, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) 26 Adam Krause (C) W 6-3 210 Sr. 9/12/91 Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) USCHO.com USA Today PairWise 27 Cal Decowski C 5-8 180 Jr. 2/4/92 Andover, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) UMD No. 7 No. 7 No. 5 28 Sammy Spurrell C 5-11 190 So. 10/5/92 Sherwood, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) BSU NR NR No. 38 30 Alex Fons G 6-1 190 Sr. 10/10/91 Minnetonka, Minn. (Fairbanks/NAHL) UM No. 17 RV No. 19 33 Kasimir Kaskisuo G 6-3 200 Fr. 10/2/93 Vantaa, Finland (Minnesota Wilderness/NAHL) 36 Matt McNeely G 6-3 200 Jr. 2/16/93 Burnsville, Minn. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) MSU No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 Head Coach: Scott Sandelin ON THE AIR: Both UMD clashes this weekend will be Assistant Coaches: Jason Herter, Derek Plante, Brant Nicklin carried on 94X (94.1/104.3 FM) with Bruce Ciskie Athletic Trainer: Dr. Susan Hoppe on the call. The broadcast can also be heard on KQ Strength and Conditioning Coach: Blake Palmer 105.5 FM in Grand Rapids/Hibbing; KQ 106.7 FM in Equipment Manager: Chris Garner Ely/Virginia; Red Zone Sports Radio 1350 AM in Pine Director of Hockey Operations: Christian Koelling City; and KKIN-AM 930 in Atkin as part of the Bulldog Operations Assistant: Bill Watson Radio Network and at: 94xrocks.com. Manager: Dale Haagenson
In addition, the two North Star College Cup semifi- nals will be televised live by Fox Sports North PLUS while the third place and championship games will be aired on Fox Sports North. Only Minnesota’s two games during the weekend are being videostreammed (BTN2Go. com).
THE COACH: The runnerup for the 2010-11 Spencer Penrose Award (American Hockey Coaches Associa- tion NCAA Division I Coach of the Year) and recipient of that honor in 2003-04, Scott Sandelin is in his 15th season behind the UMD bench where he has compiled a 260-253-68 overall record -- including a 138-93-31 mark since the 2008-09 opener. Besides capturing the school’s first NCAA championship four years ago, his Bulldogs have won 22 or more games in four of the last six seasons while advancing to four NCAA tournaments (2004, 2009, 2011 and 2012), two Frozen Fours (2004 and 2011) and seven of
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five playoff events between 2002-13. He has also helped produce a pair of Hobey Baker Memorial Award win- The Numbers on Sandelin ners (Jack Connolly in 2011-12 and Junior Lessard in (Overall) (NCHC/ WCHA) 2003-04), six NCAA All-Americans and 17 different YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT PLACE 2000-01 7 28 4 .231 3 22 3 .161 10th All-WCHA selections. In addition, Sandelin has seen 2001-02 13 24 3 .363 6 19 3 .268 9th 16 of his UMD pupils go on to do time in the National 2002-03 22 15 5 .583 14 10 4 .571 5th Hockey League and one take part in the Winter Olympic 2003-04 28 13 4 .667 19 7 2 .714 2nd Games (Justin Faulk for Team USA in last winter). Dur- 2004-05 15 17 6 .473 11 13 4 .464 6th ing the course of the 2011-12 season, the Bulldogs 2005-06 11 25 4 .325 6 19 3 .268 9th set a team record by going unbeaten in 17 straight 2006-07 13 21 5 .397 8 16 4 .357 9th 2007-08 13 17 6 .444 9 14 5 .411 8th games and were ranked first in both major weekly polls 2008-09 22 13 8 .605 10 11 7 .482 7th (USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2009-10 22 17 1 .562 16 11 1 .589 4th(T) for a program-best nine consecutive weeks. In March 2010-11 26 10 6 .690 15 8 5 .625 4th 2009, UMD became the first play-in game participant 2011-12 25 10 6 .683 16 7 5 .661 2nd to ever claim the Final Five title and, later that spring, 2012-13 14 19 5 .434 10 13 5 .446 9th strung together a school-record six-game postseason 2013-14 16 16 4 .500 11 11 2 .500 4th(T) 2014-15 13 8 1 .613 8 5 1 .607 winning streak before it fell to Miami University 2-1 in Totals 260 253 68 .506 163 187 54 .470 the NCAA West Regional final. Nine years ago, Sandelin, 50, turned UMD into a NCAA Frozen Four participant Lifetime Record vs. Bemidji State: 15-12-2 for the first time in nearly a generation, marshaling Lifetime Record vs. Minnesota: 19-23-7 Lifetime Record vs. Minnesota State: 25-16-6 his troops to their most victories (they were 28-13-4 Lifetime Non-Conference: 68-38-14 overall) and highest WCHA finish (second place on a 19-7-2 mark) since 1992-93. For his efforts, the Hibbing, Minn., native was chosen the WCHA Coach the Junior Elite Hockey League’s Fargo-Moorhead ver’s Jim Montgomery is the other), was the Montreal of the Year as well as the national coach of the year Junior Kings after working in that same capacity (and Canadiens’ second-round pick in the 1982 NHL draft by both insidecollegehockey.com and uscho.com. In doubling as general manager) the previous winter with (40th choice overall). He served as Team USA’s head 2002-03, Sandelin’s charges went 22-15-5 overall and the Fargo-Moorhead Express of the American Hockey coach at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation captured fifth place in the WCHA with a 14-10-4 mark Association. He capped off his four-year playing career World Junior Championships, directing that club to a while experiencing the greatest one-season turnaround at North Dakota in 1985-86 by being named one of fourth-place finish, and was an assistant coach for the of any league member that winter. One year earlier, he 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. An U.S. entry at that same event in 2011-12. guided UMD to a 13-24-1 record in all games -- nearly All-American second team selection and All-WCHA doubling the number of victories from the previous first team pick as a senior, Sandelin went on to play THE RIVALRY: UMD and Bemidji State will meet for the season (7-28-4). Sandelin officially signed on with professionally for seven years, which included National 37th time ever Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs hold a the Bulldogs on March 31, 2000 following six years of Hockey League stints with the Montreal Canadiens 22-11-2 lead in the all-time series, which began back assistant coaching deployment at North Dakota (which (1986-88), Philadelphia Flyers (1990-91) and Min- on Feb. 8, 1948 and are 17-12-2 against Bemidji won two NCAA titles during his tenure). Prior to that, nesota North Stars (1991-92). Sandelin, one of just State since it joined the NCAA I ranks in 1999-2000. Sandelin spent the 1993-94 season head coaching two active NCHC coaches to do time in the NHL (Den- The two clubs last squared off as WCHA rivals on Feb. 15-16, 2013 in Bemidji, where the Beavers followed up a 4-2 triumph with a 1-1 overtime tie. HOW THEY’VE FARED AGAINST BEMDIJI STATE UMD’s current career scoring and goaltending leaders LAST WEEKEND: The Bulldog came away with just one versus the Beavers are: of a possible six points in their two-game NCHC set with Western Michigan University at AMSOIL Arena. In Player GP G A TP P-PM PP SH GW its first home appearance in six weeks, UMD rallied Tony Cameranesi 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 for a 2-2 overtime tie with the Broncos on Friday, but Cal Decowski 2 1 0 1 1-2 0 0 0 lost the shootout (2-1), before falling 4-2 the follow- Austin Farley 2 0 0 1 3-17 0 0 0 ing night. In the opener, the Bulldogs trailed 2-0 at Andy Welinski 4 1 0 1 2-4 0 0 0 the first intermission before forcing overtime on goals Justin Crandall 5 0 1 1 1-2 0 0 0 by sophomore defenseman Brenden Kotyk (5:01 of Adam Krause 6 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 the second) and senior right winger Justin Crandall Willie Corrin 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 (4:57 of the third), who helped set up Kotyk’s power Austyn Young 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 play score. Crandall, Kotyk and Tony Cameranesi all Derik Johnson 3 0 0 0 2-15 0 0 0 turned in two point nights for UMD, which held the Alex Iafallo 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Broncos to just 16 shots while generating 26 of its Nick McCormack 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 own. On Saturday, Western Michigan used a three-goal Dan Molenaar 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 third period to put the clamps on UMD’s five-game Kyle Osterberg 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 home unbeaten streak before a sellout Hall of Fame Willie Raskob 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Game crowd of 6,873. Six different Bulldogs marked Charlie Sampair 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 in the points column, including the two goal scorers Sammy Spurrell 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 -- Cameranesi and sophomore left winger Alex Iafallo. Dominic Toninato 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Western Michigan went 2-for-4 on the power play while Carson Soucy 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 the Bulldogs were blanked on all five of their man Brenden Kotyk 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 advantage opportunities. Karson Kuhlman 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Jared Thomas 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Bemidji State was upended twice (1-0 Friday and 4-2 Blake Young 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Saturday) by Lake Superior State University in a pair Goaltender GP GS W-L-T MIN GA GAA SVS SVS% SO of WCHA road bouts. Left winger Markus Gerbrandt Matt McNeely 2 2 1-0-1 124:48 3 1.44 47 .940 0 and center Cory Ward accounted for the two Beaver Alex Fons 1 1 0-1-0 57:12 4 3.75 23 .871 0 goals over the weekend. Kasimir Kaskisuo 0 0 0-0-0 00:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners NCHC FORECAST: In the 2014-15 NCHC Preseason Media Poll, UMD was projected for a fifth-place finish 2014-15 NCHC STANDINGS in the second-year circuit while North Dakota received top billing among the conference’s eight schools with TEAM (Overall Record) GP W L T SW PTS GF AVG GA AVG 181 points and 12 first-place votes. North Dakota was Omaha (15-6-3) 14 9 4 1 1 29 46 3.28 35 2.50 followed by Miami (167 pts.; nine first-place votes), UMD (13-8-1) 14 8 5 1 0 25 43 3.07 35 2.50 defending NCHC regular season champion St. Cloud North Dakota (16-5-2) 12 7 4 0 0 22 35 2.91 27 2.25 State (151 pts. and the remaining four first-place Miami (14-8-0) 12 7 5 0 0 21 37 3.08 28 2.33 votes), Denver (117 pts.), UMD (112 pts.), the Univer- Denver (11-7-1) 11 3 6 3 0 18 36 3.27 30 2.73 sity of Nebraska-Omaha (73 pts.), Western Michigan Western Michigan (9-9-2) 12 3 6 3 3 15 28 2.33 34 2.83 University (67 pts.), and Colorado College (32 pts.). St. Cloud State (9-12-1) 12 4 7 1 0 13 26 2.17 32 2.67 Colorado College (5-14-1) 11 1 9 1 0 4 17 1.54 47 4.27 AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN: For the second straight season, Adam Krause has been entrusted with the Bulldogs’ captaincy duties (he shared that role with the since- graduated Joe Basaraba in 2013-14) while fellow senior right winger Justin Crandall and junior defense- man Andy Welinski are serving as assistant captains.
TOURNEY TIDBITS: The Bulldogs have been beaten in back-to-back games only once in their 34 lifetime regular season tournaments. That occurred two years ago at the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla. (1-0 to the University of Maine and 6-2 to Ferris THE LAST TIME ... State on Dec. 28-29, 2012). UMD launched its 71st Overtime Game: Jan. 16, 2015 -- UMD 2, Western Michigan 2 (in Duluth, Minn.) season of hockey this past October by claiming third Overtime Game Win by UMD: Dec. 5, 2014 -- UMD 3, Colorado College 2 (in Duluth, Minn.) place at the Ice Breaker Tournament on the University Overtime Game Lost By UMD: Oct. 17, 2014 -- Minnesota State-Mankato 5, UMD 4 (in Duluth, Minn.) of Notre Dame campus (following up a 5-4 semifinal Overtime Game Tied: Jan. 16, 2015 -- UMD 2, Western Michigan 2 (in Duluth, Minn.) round loss to Minnesota by toppling the host club Scoreless Tie: March 3, 2007 -- UMD 0, Wisconsin 0 (Josh Johnson/Shane Connelly in Duluth, Minn.) 3-0 two days later). NCHC Shootout Win: Feb. 7, 2014 -- UMD 1, Colorado College 0 -- following 2-2 tie (Duluth, Minn NCHC Shootout Loss: Jan. 16, 2015 -- Western Michigan 2, UMD 1 -- following a 2-2 tie (in Duluth, Minn.) TOURNEY TIDBITS II: The last time UMD laid claim to a UMD Shutout at Home: March 9, 2013 -- UMD 6, Omaha 0 (Aaron Crandall) regular season tournament title was in 2001-02 when UMD Shutout on the Road: Nov. 14, 2014 -- UMD 3, Minnesota 0 (Kasimir Kaskisuo) it launched that season with successive victories over UMD Was Shut Out at Home: Feb. 21, 2014 -- North Dakota 3, UMD 0 (Zane McIntyre) host Nebraska-Omaha (5-2) and the University of UMD Was Shut Out on the Road: Dec. 28, 2012 -- Maine 1, UMD 0 (Martin Ouellette - Florida Col- Michigan (3-2) on is way to capturing the Maverick lege Hockey Classic semifinals in Estero, Fla.) Stampede championship. The Bulldogs have taken UMD Hat Trick: Feb. 3, 2012 -- J.T. Brown (UMD 4, Alaska Anchorage 1 in Anchorage, Alaska), four goals part in nine tourneys since and have posted runnerup Hat Trick By Two Bulldogs: Feb. 13, 1993 -- Joe Biondi and Derek Plante (UMD 8, Colorado College finishes five times -- at the 2014 North Star College 4 in Duluth, Minn.) Cup, the 2010 Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup UMD Player Scored Four or More Goals: Feb. 3, 2012 -- J.T. Brown (UMD 4, Alaska Anchorage 1 in in Burlington, Vt., the 2009 Shillelagh Tournament Anchorage, Alaska), four goals in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the 2005 Florida College UMD Player Scored Three Power Play Goals: Oct. 22, 2004 -- Marco Peluso (UMD 8, MSU-Mankato Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla., and the 2001 Silverado 3 in Duluth, Minn.) Shootout in Duluth. UMD Player Scored Two Shorthanded Goals: Nov. 23, 1990 -- Doug Torrel (UMD 5, Denver 1 in Denver, Colo.) TOURNEY TIDBITS III: UMD has faced Bemidji State only UMD Player Scored a 5-on-3 Shorthanded Goal: Jan. 22, 1993 -- Brett Hauer (UMD 8, Minnesota 4 once previously in a regular season tournament and in Duluth, Minn.) that came in the first round of the 1973 Christmas UMD Player Scored an Empty Net Goal: Jan. 9, 2015 -- Alex Iafallo (UMD 4, North Dakota 1 in Grand City of the North Tournament at the Duluth Entertain- Forks, N.D.) ment and Convention Center where the Bulldogs UMD Player Had Five or More Points: Feb. 11, 2012 -- Jack Connolly (UMD 5, North Dakota 4 in prevailed 10-2. Duluth, Minn.), 2 goals and 3 assists UMD Player Made a Penalty Shot: Oct. 15, 2010 -- Travis Oleksuk at 18:03 of the second period SOME TOUGH SLEDDING: Only four (Colorado College against Alex Beaudry (UMD 5, Providence College 3 in Duluth, Minn.) on Dec. 5-6 and Western Michigan last weekend) of UMD Player Missed A Penalty Shot: March 9, 2012 -- Keegan Flaherty at 8:39 of the second period UMD’s 22 games thus far have been against unranked against Austin Lee (UMD 4, Minnesota State-Mankato 2 in Duluth, Minn./WCHA Playoffs) opponents. The Bulldogs have faced a No. 1 outfit five UMD Opponent Made a Penalty Shot: Nov. 1, 2014 -- Blake Coleman (Miami) at 0:18 of the third times in 2014-15, going 3-2-0 (2-1-0 versus Minne- period against Kasimir Kaskisuo (UMD 4, Miami 3 in Duluth). sota and 1-1-0 against North Dakota on Jan. 9-10). UMD Opponent Missed a Penalty Shot: Nov. 5, 2011 -- Jason Zucker at 15:30 of the second period against Kenny Reiter (UMD 4, Denver 0 in Denver, Colo.) ONE CLASSY GUY: Senior right winger Adam Krause is UMD Goaltender Had 50 or More Saves: Jan. 11, 2014 -- 52 by Aaron Crandall (UMD 3, Nebraska- one of 20 NCAA I I hockey players who have been Omaha 1 in Omaha, Neb.) chosen as candidates for the 2014-15 Lowe’s Senior UMD Goaltender Had 60 or More Saves: March 11, 2007 -- 62 by Josh Johnson (St. Cloud State 3, CLASS Award. The award is presented annually to an UMD 2 in 3OT in St. Cloud, Minn./WCHA Playoffs) NCAA I athlete in 10 sports (men’s hockey, baseball, UMD Goalie Received an Assist: Nov. 1, 2014 -- Kasimir Kaskisuo (UMD 4, Miami 3 in Duluth, Minn.) men’s and women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, soft- UMD Goalie Had Two Assists: Feb. 25, 2012 -- Kenny Reiter (UMD 5, Colorado College 2 in Duluth, Minn.) ball, football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s UMD Swept a Home Series: Dec. 5-6, 2014 -- UMD 3-7, Colorado College 2 (OT)-2. volleyball) based on achievement in the “Four C’s” UMD Swept a Road Series: Nov. 7-8, 2014 -- UMD 3-3, St. Cloud State 2(OT)-1 -- classroom, character, community and competition. UMD Was Swept at Home: March 14-15, 2014 -- Western Michigan 3-4, UMD 2-3 (NCHC Playoffs) UMD Was Swept on the Road: Feb. 14-15, 2014 -- St. Cloud State 5-4, UMD 3-3 From the list of 20 candidates (five of whom compete in the NCHC), a national committee will select 10 final- ists later this winter. The 10 names will be placed on 2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners the official ballot for a nationwide vote that will include A BREAKDOWN coaches, media, and fans. The award winner will be announced and recognized at the 2015 NCAA Frozen OF THE 2014-15 BULLDOGS Four, which is set for April 9 and 11 in Boston, Mass.. By Year Seniors - 4 Krause, a native of Hermantown, is the Bulldogs’ first Juniors - 8 two-time team captain since the 2007-08 season. Sophomores - 8 Although he was sidelined for eight games earlier Freshmen - 5 this year with a wrist injury, Krause still has generated By Position eight points and currently ranks second on the club in Forward - 14 plus-minus rating (+9). A finance major who maintains Defense - 8 a 3.75 cumulative grade point average, Krause was Goalie - 3 selected to the inaugural NCHC Scholar-Athlete Team as a junior after securing a WCHA Scholar-Athlete By State/Province/Country Award the previous season. Away from the rink and the Minnesota - 19 classroom, he’s been involved in a host of volunteer Alberta - 2 endeavors over the past four years and was a finalist Illinois - 1 for UMD Athletic’s Shjon Podein Community Service New York - 1 Award one year ago. Saskatchewan - 1 Finland - 1 Hober Baker Memorial Award winner and three-time Dominic Toninato By Major All-American center Jack Connolly earned the Lowe’s Business - 9 Senior CLASS Award in 2011-12 while another Bulldog 2014-15 UMD SALUTATIONS Finance - 5 alumnus, senior winger Andrew Carroll, was a finalist HCA National Rookie of the Month Communication - 5 three years earlier. Kasimir Kaskisuo (November) Accounting - 1 Public Health - 1 ON A ROLL: Junior center Tony Cameranesi will enter NCHC Player of the Week Exercise Science - 1 this weekend’s North Star College Cup armed with Oct. 13 Matt McNeeley (Goalie/Ice Breaker) Criminology - 1 a career-high nine-game scoring streak. He has also Oct. 13 Dominic Toninato (Offensive/Ice Breaker) Undeclared - 2 picked up at least one point in 11 of the last 12 games Oct. 27 Austin Farley (Offensive/DU) and currently tops the Bulldogs in assists with 12. Both Oct. 27 Kasimir Kaskisuo (Rookie/DU) Cameranesi and junior defenseman Andy Welinski Nov. 10 Andy Welinski (Defenseman/SCSU) have taken shifts in all 96 games since joining the Nov. 17 Kasimir Kaskisuo (Goalie/UM) UMD program two years ago. Dec. 15 Dominic Toninato (Offensive/MTU) Jan. 12 Willie Raskob (Defenseman/UND) ROAD, SWEET ROAD: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Bulldogs are an impressive 19-10-1 away Ice Breaker All-Tournament Team from Duluth. They’ve gone 8-4-0 in someone else’s Dominic Toninato building this winter while outscoring the opposition 37-26 (19-7 in the third period) in the process.
STILL THE TOP ‘DOG: Sophomore center Dominic Tonina- to, who sat out last Saturday’s 4-2 setback to Western SAVING THEIR BEST FOR LAST: UMD’s 31 third-period Michigan while serving a one-game suspension stem- goals are the most of any NCHC club and rank fifth ming from a major penalty he incurred the previous nationally. The Bulldogs top the NCHC in overtime evening, ranks second in the NCHC in goals with a wins (two) this season and nationally only Air Force career-high 13 (one back Omaha’s Austin Ortega). Of and Providence College (with three each) have more. Toninato’s team-leading 19 points, 15 (nine goals and six assists) have been generated in Bulldog victories FREE HOCKEY: UMD has managed to win just three of and 14 (a league-best nine goals and five assists) its last 16 games that have gone beyond regulation, NHL DRAFTEES have come on the road. The Duluth East High School going 3-4-9. Those three three victories came at the Player Year Round Team alumnus is also second among NCHC combatants in expense of Colorado College on Dec. 6, 2014 (3-2), Tony Cameranesi 2011 5th Toronto even-strength goals (eight) and is tied for seventh in St. Cloud State on Nov. 7, 2014 (3-2) and Minnesota Carson Soucy 2013 5th Minnesota plus-minus (+11). Toninato, who has struck for a goal State-Mankato (5-4 in the opening round of the North Dominic Toninato 2012 5th Toronto in a NCHC-high 11 different games this season and is Andy Welinski 2011 3rd Anaheim Star College Cup in St. Paul on Jan. 24, 2014). Only one of 16 players in the country with two shorthanded three current Bulldogs -- sophomore left wingers goals to his credit, holds the distinction of being the Alex Iafallo and Kyle Osterberg and junior center Cal PRONUNCIATIONS only two-time recipient of the NCHC Offensive Player Decowski -- have an overtime goal to their collegiate Cameranesi...... CAM-er-ah-nees-ee of the Week Award in 2014-15. credit (one each). Iafallo...... I-ah-fah-low THEIR BEST YET: Toninato is one of three Bulldog vet- Kasimir Kaskisuo...... KAH-see-mer KAH-skee-sue-oh SCORING BY CLASS Kotyk...... KAH-tick erans who have already established career bests for Kuhlman...... KOOL-man points this winter: UMD’s class-by-class scoring breakdown for 2014-15 is as follows: Osterberg...... AH-ster-burg Player Yr. Pts. Previous High Soucy...... SUE-see Dominic Toninato So. 19 15 (2013-14) Class G-A-TP Nat’l Rank Spurrell...... SPUR-ill Carson Soucy So. 7 6 (2013-14) Seniors (4) 8-15=23 47th(t) Toninato...... tah-neh-NAW-toe Austyn Young Jr. 4 2 (2013-14) Juniors (8) 26-45=71 7th(t) Sophomores (8) 29-37=66 10th(t) Freshmen (5) 7-15=22 44th
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners SOME CLOSE SHAVES: Nine of the last 15 confrontations between UMD and Bemidji State have been decided 2014-15 UMD TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS by one goal or less and six have required overtime. Goals - 7 vs. CC (Dec. 6) 1 (2 Times) The only game during that stretch that had a margin Assists - 11 vs. CC (Dec. 6) 2 (3 Times) of victory greater than two goals was a 6-2 Bulldog Points - 18 vs. CC (Dec. 6) 3 (2 Times) triumph on Oct. 28, 2012. Total Shot Attempts - 77 vs. UND (Jan. 10) 34 vs. SCSU (Nov. 7) Shots On Goal - 48 vs. DU (Oct. 25) 20 vs. MSU (Oct. 18) FOUR’S A CHARM: Going back to a 5-4 loss to visiting Penalties - 11 vs. UND (Jan. 10) 1 vs. UNO (Nov. 22) Minnesota on Oct. 15, 2011, the Bulldogs are un- Penalty Minutes - 31 vs. MSU (Oct. 17) 2 vs. UNO (Nov. 22) beaten in 48 of the 49 games they’ve struck for more Power Play Pct. - .375 (3/8) vs. Denver (Oct. 25) .000 (0/5) vs. WMU (Jan. 17) than three goals (43-1-5). The sole setback during Power Play Goals - 3 vs. DU (Oct. 25) 0 (6 Times) that stretch was inflicted by Minnesota State Mankato Power Play Attempts - 8 at NDame (Oct. 12) & DU (Oct. 25) 2 vs. UNO (Nov. 22) earlier this year (5-4 in overtime on Oct. 17 in Duluth). Penalty Kill Pct. - 1.000 (6/6) (2 times) .500 (1/2) vs. CC (Dec. 6) Saves - 36 vs. MSU (Oct. 18) 14 (2 Times) BULLDOG BITS: UMD is one of just two NCHC clubs Shorthanded Goals - 2 vs. MSU (Oct. 18) 0 (18 Times) (North Dakota is the other) that has not lost back-to- Blocked Shots - 24 vs. UM (Nov. 15) 3 vs. SCSU (Nov. 7 back games this season. Goals Allowed - 5 (2 Times) 0 (2 Times) Shots On Goal Allowed - 38 (2 Times) 16 vs. WMU (Jan. 16) • Goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo, the Hockey Commis- Power Play Goals Allowed - 3 vs. MSU (Oct. 17) 0 (10 Times) sioners’ Association Rookie of the Month for November, Shorthanded Goals Allowed - 1 vs. UM (Oct. 10) 0 (21 Times) has now made 19 consecutive starts. The last time Plus-Minus Rating - +25 vs. CC (Dec. 6) -15 vs. UND (Jan. 10 he faced Minnesota outside of Duluth (Nov. 14, 2014 at Mariucci Arena), he backstopped the Bulldogs to a 2014-15 UMD INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 3-0 triumph -- UMD’s first blanking of the Gophers in Goals - 2 by Dominic Toninato vs. MTU (Dec. 12) & UM (Oct. 10) Minneapolis since Feb. 23, 1973. Among the nation’s 2 by Jared Thomas vs. MSU (Oct. 18) first-year netminders, Kaskisuo reigns as the leader Assists - 3 by Kyle Osterberg vs. MU (Nov. 1) in victories (12), is third in winning percentage (.658 Points - 3 by Andy Welinski vs. CC (Dec. 6) off a 12-6-1 record), sixth in saves (456) and sev- 3 by Kyle Osterberg vs. MU (Nov. 1) enth in both goals against average (2.25) and saves Point Scoring Streak - 7 Games by Tony Cameranesi (Nov. 22-present) percentage (.914). The Vantaa, Finland, native and Goal Scoring Streak - 4 Games by Dominic Toninato (Oct. 10-Oct. 18) former Minnesota Wilderness (North American Hockey Shots On Goal - 10 by Austin Farley vs. DU (Oct. 25) League) puckstopper is the sixth European to enlist his Blocked Shots - 5 by Derik Johnson vs. UM (Nov. 15) services with the Bulldogs and first non-North Ameri- 5 by Dominic Toninato vs. UM (Nov. 15) can to play for 15th-year head coach Scott Sandelin. 5 by Andy Welinski vs. UM (Nov. 15) +/- Rating - +3 by Brenden Kotyk vs. CC (Dec. 6) •UMD possesses both the NCHC’s second-highest +3 by Nick McCormack vs. CC (Dec. 6) scoring sophomore and junior classes. The Bulldogs’ +3 by Alex Iafallo vs. SCSU (Nov. 8) eight, second-year players have combined for 66 +3 by Dominic Toninato vs. SCSU (Nov. 8) points on 29 goals and 37 assists (only Omaha, with +3 by Andy Welinski vs. SCSU (Nov. 8) 79 points, has more) while the eight juniors have been +3 Carson Soucy vs. MSU (Oct. 17) credited with 71 points (four back of league leading Penalties - 3 by Andy Welinski vs. CC (Dec. 6) St. Cloud State). 3 by Dominic Toninato vs. St. Cloud State (Nov. 8) 3 by Tony Cameranesi vs. St. Cloud State (Nov. 7) • In their opening 11 games of 2014-15, the Bull- Penalty Minutes - 16 by Derik Johnson vs. UND (Jan. 10) dogs cashed in on a nation-leading 15 of their 63 Power Play Goals - 1 by 13 Bulldogs power play opportunities (.238) and in the 11 games Shorthanded Goals - 1 by Dominic Toninato vs. MSU (Oct. 17 & Oct. 18) since they have gone 5-for-43 (.116) 1 by Tony Cameranesi vs. MSU (Oct. 18) 1 by Karson Kuhlman vs. Denver (Oct. 25) •The five shorthanded goals UMD has amassed this 1 by Andy Welinski vs. Miami (Oct. 31) year are third only to North Dakota’s eight and Union Saves - 36 by Kasimir Kaskisuo vs. MSU (Oct. 18) College’s seven among NCAA schools and are one more than its entire 2013-14 output. The school single-season record for shorties is 12 set by the • UMD has been outshot in just three of its 22 •Sophomore Carson Soucy, the only UMD skater 1992-93 Bulldogs. That club was captained by cur- games to date and hasn’t wound up with fewer shots ever to be drafted by the Minnesota Wild (fifth round rent UMD assistant coach Derek Plante (who scored than the opposition in any of its last 13 outings. in 2013), continues to sport the best career plus- four times that year while his team was a man down). The Bulldogs’s 33.86 shots per night average is the minus rating (+13) of any active Bulldog. UMD has now gone 14 games (since Nov. 1 vs. visiting eighth best figure in the country at the moment. Miami) without scoring while a man down. •UMD has rallied from a second- intermission deficit •Junior Andy Welinski has the second most goals (six) to win twice in 2014-15 (3-2 at Omaha on Nov. 21 • The Bulldogs are 10-6-1 in 17 lifetime engage- and the seventh-best plus-minus rating (+7) of any and 3-2 in overtime on Dec. 6 vs. Colorado College ments at the Xcel Energy Center. One of those losses NCHC defenseman to date. He’s also one of just three in Duluth). Coming into this year, the Bulldogs hadn’t was inflicted by Bemidji State (3-2 in overtime) in the league blueliners with a shorthanded goal. Collectively, accomplished that feat since Nov. 10, 2010 when they 2011 WCHA playoffs play-in game. UMD’s eight-member back end corps has combined for erased a 2-1 Michigan Tech advantage by scoring four 13 goals this year -- after mustering just five (all of which goals in the final 20 minutes to upend the Huskies • Among NCHC newcomers, right winger Karson Kuhl- were produced by Welinski) during the entire 2013-14 5-3 at the DECC. UMD was 0-43-3 in that situation man is tied for second in shots on goal (47), for sixth season -- and 43 points. Sophomore Brenden Kotyk, prior to the Nov. 21 matchup with Omaha. in goals (five) and for seventh in scoring (12 points), who spent his rookie collegiate season at the College and is also the only league rookie with a shorthanded of St. Scholastica, pumped in his first Bulldog goal last UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will resume NCHC warfare goal to his 2014-15 credit. Friday night against Western Michigan and ultimately with a two-game set at the University of Denver on finished with a three-point weekend. Jan. 30-31. 2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH STATISTICS 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF 2014-15 MINNESOTA Men's Hockey DULUTH Results RESULTS/SCHEDULE DATE W-L-T OPPONENT (Attendance) UMD-OPP UMD GOALS GOALIES SAVES Oct. 6 W Lakehead U.# 4-2 Boehm, Farley, Crandall, Iafallo McNeely, Kaskisuo 10/9 (4,735) Bosch 57 Oct. 10 L Minnesota+ 3-4 Toninato (2), WelinskI Kaskisuo 18 (2,586) Wilcox 24 Oct. 12 W at Notre Dame+ 3-0 CAMERANESI, Iafallo, Toninato McNeely 23 (4,468) Peterson 26 Oct. 17 L Minnesota State 4-5 OT Toninato, Soucy, Krause, Kulhman McNeely 20 (6,640) Williams 34 Oct. 18 W at Minnesota State 6-2 THOMAS (2), Osterberg, Soucy, Toninato, Kaskisuo 36 (5,375) Cameranesi Huggins 14 Oct. 24 L Denver* 1-3 Farley Kaskisuo 19 (6,112) Cowley 30 Oct. 25 W Denver* 6-1 Kuhlman, A. YOUNG, Decowski, Toninato, Kaskisuo 29 (6,038) Farley, Spurrell Cowley/Jaillet 34/8 Oct. 31 L Miami* 2-3 Kuhlman, Welinski Kaskisuo 35 (5,332) Williams 26 Nov. 1 W Miami* 4-3 Crandall, Iafallo, Welinski, RASKOB Kaskisuo 30 (5,738) McKay 36 Nov. 7 W at St. Cloud State* 3-2 OT Crandall, Welinski, DECOWSKI Kaskisuo 33 (3,976) Lindgren 18 Nov. 8 W at St. Cloud State* 3-1 Toninato, FARLEY, Crandall Kaskisuo 27 (4,618) Lindgren 26 Nov. 14 W at Minnesota 3-0 FARLEY, Molenaar, Toninato Kaskisuo 17 (10,124)+ Wilcox 35 Nov. 15 W Minnesota 2-1 Toninato, KUHLMAN Kaskisuo 24 (7,424)≠ Wilcox 32 Nov. 21 W at Omaha* 3-2 Kulhman, Welinski, DECOWSKI Kaskisuo 22 (7,194) Massa 33 Nov. 22 L at Omaha* 1-4 Osterberg Kaskisuo 14 (5,734) Massa 39 Dec. 5 W Colorado College* 3-2 OT Cameranesi, Iafallo, OSTERBERG Kaskisuo 21 (6,328) Perry 30 Dec. 6 W Colorado College* 7-2 A. Young, Toninato, WELINSKI, Kaskisuo 16 (6,495) Cameranesi, Crandall, Krause, Farley Perry 36 Dec. 12 W at Michigan Tech 3-1 Toninato (2), FARLEY Kaskisuo 25 (3,250) Phillips 38 Dec. 13 L at Michigan Tech 3-4 Farley, Toninato, A. Young Kaskisuo/McNeely 2/24 (3,225) Phillips 33 Jan. 2 W at Lakehead U.# 3-2 OT Kuhlman, Farley, WELINSKI Kaskisuo 26 (3,081) Bosch 48 Jan. 3 W at Lakehead U.# 8-4 Raskob (2), B. Young, Iafallo, Kuhlman, McNeely/Fons 14/14 (3,270) Crandall, Cameranesi, Thomas McDonald 41 Jan. 9 W at North Dakota* 4-1 Osterberg, CAMERANESI, Soucy, Kaskisuo 23 (10,898) Iafallo McIntyre 33 Jan. 10 L at North Dakota* 2-5 Raskob, Crandall Kaskisuo 28 (11,777)≠ McIntyre 41 Jan. 16 T Western Michigan* WMU wins 2-2 OT Kotyk, Crandall Kaskisuo 14 (5,885) shootout 2-1 Hafner 24 Jan. 17 L Western Michigan* 2-4 Iafallo, Cameranesi Kaskisuo 23 (6,873)≠ Hafner 25 Jan. 23 Bemidji State@ 4:00pm Jan. 31 Minnesota/Minn State@ 4pm/7pm Jan. 30 at Denver* 7:37pm Jan. 31 at Denver* 7:07pm Feb. 6 Northern Michigan 7:07pm Feb. 7 Northern Michigan 7:07pm Feb. 13 St. Cloud State* 7:07pm Feb. 14 St. Cloud State* 7:07pm Feb. 20 at Miami* 6:35pm Feb. 21 at Miami* 6:05pm Feb. 27 Omaha* 7:07pm Feb. 28 Omaha* 7:07pm March 6 at Western Michigan* 6:00pm March 7 at Western Michigan* 6:00pm March 13-14 NCHC Playoffs TBA March 20 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBA March 27-29 NCHC Regionals TBA April 9 & 11 NCAA Frozen Four (in Boston, MA) TBA
*NCHC Game +Ice Breaker Tournament (in Notre Dame, ID-Third Place) @North Star College Cup (in St. Paul, MN) #Exhibition Game GAME-WINNING GOALS ARE IN ALL CAPS ≠Sellout Times Listed are CT
2014-15 WIN-LOSS SUMMARY W L T PCT W L T PCT Home Games 5 4 1 .550 Sunday Games 1 0 0 1.000 Road Games 8 3 0 .727 Scoring First Goal 9 3 0 .750 Neutral Site Games 0 1 0 .000 Leading After One Period 7 1 0 .875 NCHC Games 8 5 1 .607 Trailing After One Period 2 5 1 .313 Nonconference Games 5 3 0 .625 Tied After One Period 4 2 0 .667 NCHC Playoffs 0 0 0 .000 Leading After Two Periods 10 0 0 1.000 Exhibition Games 3 0 0 1.000 Trailing After Two Periods 2 7 1 .250 NCHC Shootouts 0 1 0 .000 Tied After Two Periods 1 1 0 .500 Overtime Games 2 1 1 .625 Outshooting Opponent 11 6 1 .639 One-Goal Games 5 4 0 .556 Outshot by Opponent 2 1 0 .667 Two-Goal Games 2 2 0 .500 Same No. of Shots as Opponent 0 1 0 .000 Friday Games 6 4 1 .591 Scoring More Than Three Goals 5 1 0 .833 Saturday Games 6 4 0 .600 Scoring Three Goals or Less 8 7 1 .531
2014-15 ATTENDANCE~ All Games Home Away/Neutral Total Attendance 136,090 62,865 73,225 (Average) (6,186) (6,287) (6,102) Sellouts 4 2 2 ~does not include exhibition games
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners
2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH TEAM STATISTICS
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL POINTS) (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DULUTH INDIVIDUAL 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL POINTS) (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DULUTH INDIVIDUAL 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL POINTS) (GOALS-ASSISTS-TOTAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DULUTH INDIVIDUAL 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH LEADERS
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH TEAM STATISTICS
Exhibition Game • Oct. 6, 2014 POLL POSITION Game 6 • Oct. 25, 2014 Lakehead U. vs. UMD A weekly look at how UMD has fared this #11 Denver vs. #19 UMD LU 1 1 0 2 season in the USCHO.com and USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine national polls as well DU 0 0 1 1 UMD 0 1 3 4 as the PairWise rankings. UMD 0 3 3 6 Week USCHO.com USA Today Pairwise Scoring 1st: LU- Jake Carrick (Mike Hammond) 00:42 2nd: Preseason RV NR Scoring UMD- Bret Boehm (Austin Farley, Carson Soucy) Oct. 6 RV NR 1st: No scoring. 2nd: UMD - Karson Kuhlman 2 06:03; LU- Nathan Bruyere (Carson Dubchak) 09:58 Oct. 13 No. 20 RV (Brenden Kotyk) 05:06 sh; UMD - Austyn Young 1 (Cal 3rd: UMD- Austin Farley (Karson Kulhman, Willie Oct. 20 No. 19 RV Decowski, Nick McCormack) 11:10; UMD - Decowski Raskob) 13:19 pp; UMD- Justin Crandall (Dan Mo- Oct. 27 No. 19 RV 1 (Sammy Spurrell, Willie Raskob) 16:31 pp. 3rd: lenaar, Alex Iafallo) 18:25; UMD- Alex Iafallo (Justin Nov. 3 No. 17 RV UMD - Dominic Toninato 6 (Alex Iafallo, Austin Farley) Crandall) 19:39. Nov. 10 No. 13 No. 15 05:47; UMD - Farley 2 (Jared Thomas) 09:21 pp; Saves Nov. 17 No. 8 No. 8 UMD - Spurrell 1 (Kyle Osterberg, Tony Cameranesi) LU- Jeff Bosch: 13-24-20--57 Nov. 24 No. 8 No. 8 10:16 pp; DU - Nolan Zajac 2 (Will Butcher, Trevor UMD- Matt McNeely: 5-5-x--10 Dec. 1 No. 8 No. 9 Moore) 11:25 pp. Kasimir Kaskizuo: x-5-4--9 Dec. 8 No. 9 No. 9 Saves Power Play: LU- 0/4, UMD- 1/4 Dec. 15 No. 7 No. 10 DU- Evan Cowley: 18-11-5--34 Penalties: LU- 4-19, UMD- 5-21 Jan. 5 No. 7 No. 7 No. 3 DU-Tanner Jaillet: x-x-8--8 Jan. 12 No. 5 No. 5 No. 2 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 12-7-10--29 Attendance: 4,375 Jan. 20 No. 7 No. 7 No. 5 Power Play: DU- 1/5, UMD- 3/8 Penalties: DU- 9-29, UMD- 7-25 Game 1 • Oct.10, 2014 Attendance: 6,038
UMD vs. #1 Minnesota Game 7 • Oct. 31, 2014 UMD 0 1 2 3 #10 Miami vs. #19 UMD MINN 2 2 0 4 MU 0 2 1 3 Scoring 1st: MINN- Sam Warning 1 (Kyle Rau) 00:30; MINN UMD 1 1 0 2 Rau 1 (Hudson Fasching) 05:44 . 2nd: MINN- Justin Kloos 1 (Michael Brodzinski) 04:01 pp; UMD- Dominic Scoring Toninato 1 (Tony Cmaeranesi, Carson Soucy) 13:21 1st: UMD - Karson Kuhlman 3 (Cal Decowski, Nick pp; MINN- Fasching 1 (Brodzinski, Rau) 18:45. 3rd: McCormack) 15:37. 2nd: MU - Blake Coleman 4 UMD- Andy Welinski 1 (unnassisted) 00:25; UMD Game 4 • Oct. 18, 2014 (Austin Czarnik, Anthony Louis) 03:49 pp; UMD - Toninato 2 (Alex Iafallo) 04:16. #20 UMD vs. #12 Minnesota State Andy Welinski 2 (Jared Thomas, Kasimir Kaskisuo) Saves 06:24 pp; MU - Alex Wideman 3 (Riley Barber, Mar- UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 4-4-10--18 UMD 0 2 4 6 rhew Caito) 12:04. 3rd: MU - Sean Kuraly 5 (Scott MINN- Adam Wilcox: 11-5-8--24 Dornbrock) 18:01 pp. Power Play: UMD-1/3, MINN- 1/5 MSU 1 1 0 2 Saves Penalties: UMD- 6-12, MINN- 5-10 MU-Jay Williams: 12-4-10--26 Scoring UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 6-16-13 Attendance: 2,586 1st: MSU - Dylan Margonari 1 (JP Lafontaine, Casey Power Play: MU- 2/8, UMD- 1/6 Nelson) 06:03. 2nd: UMD - Kyle Osterberg 1 (Justin Penalties: MU- 6-12, UMD- 9-29 Crandall) 01:49; UMD - Carson Soucy 2 (Osterberg, Game 2 • Oct. 12, 2014 Attendance: 5,332 Derik Johnson) 12:35; MSU - Chase Grant 2 (Brett UMD vs. # 12 Notre Dame Stern, Jordan Nelson) 17:04. 3rd: UMD - Dominic UMD 1 2 0 Toninato 5 (Alex Iafallo) 03:49 sh; UMD - Jared Game 8 • Nov. 1, 2014 3 Thomas 1 (Toninato, Iafallo) 09:24 pp; UMD - Thomas ND 0 0 0 0 2 (unassisted) 15:29; UMD - Tony Cameranesi 2 #10 Miami vs. #19 UMD (unassisted) 19:48. Scoring Saves MU 1 1 1 3 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 9-16-11--36 1st: UMD- Tony Cameranesi 1 (Dominic Toninato, UMD 1 2 1 Carson Soucy) 07:40 pp. 2nd: UMD- Alexi Iafallo 1 MSU- Cole Huggins: 7-5-2--14 4 (Andy Welinski, Matt McNeely) 06:52 pp.; UMD- Toni- Power Play: UMD- 1/6, MSU- 0/6 Scoring nato 3 (Adam Krause, Iafallo) 19:24. 3rd: No Scoring. Penalties: UMD- 8-27, ND 7-14 1st: MU - Blake Coleman 5 (Cody Murphy) 03:20; Saves Attendance: 5,375 UMD - Justin Crandall 1 (Cal Decowski, Kyle Oster- UMD- Matt McNeely: 7-8-8--23 berg) 15:06. 2nd: UMD - Alex Iafallo 2 (Austin Farley, ND- Cal Peterson: 11-8-7--26 Carson Soucy) 00:35 pp; UMD - Andy Welinski 3 Power Play: UMD- 2/8, ND- 0/6 Game 5 • Oct. 24, 2014 (Osterberg, Crandall) 06:49 sh; MU - Riley Barber Penalties: UMD- 8-24, ND 9-18 #11 Denver vs. #19 UMD 3 (Murphy, Coleman) 14:25. 3rd: MU - Coleman 6 Attendance: 4,468 (unassisted) 00:18 PENALTY SHOT. UMD - Willie DU 2 1 0 3 Raskob 1 (Osterberg, Farley) 11:48 pp. Saves Game 3 • Oct. 17, 2014 UMD 1 0 0 1 MU-Ryan McKay: 17-14-5--36 #12 Minnesota State vs. #20 UMD UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 6-6-18--30 Scoring Power Play: MU- 0/5, UMD- 2/5 1st: DU - Ty Loney 2 (Trevor Moore, Daniel Doremus) Penalties: MU- 6-12, UMD- 7-14 MSU 2 2 0 1 5 00:33; UMD - Austin Farley 1 (Kyle Osterberg, Willie UMD 0 3 1 0 4 Raskob) 09:34 pp; DU - Joey LaLeggia 1 (Nolan Za- Attendance: 5,738 jac, Moore) 10:44. 2nd: DU - Danton Heinen 1 (Quen- Scoring tin Shore, Will Butcher) 13:53 pp. 3rd: No scoring 1st: MSU- C.J. Franklin 1 (Matt Leitner) 09:36; Saves MSU - Jordan Nelson 1 (Sean Flanagan, Chase DU- Evan Cowley: 15-5-10--30 Grant) 16:55. 2nd: UMD - Dominic Toninato 4 (Adam UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 7-8-4--19 Krause) 07:31 sh; MSU - Teddy Blueger 1 (Bryce Power Play: DU- 1/4, UMD- 1/5 Gervais, Zach Stepan) 08:24 pp; MSU - Brad McClure Penalties: DU- 8-27, UMD- 6-23 3 (JP Lafontaine, Casey Nelson) 10:57 pp; UMD - Attendance: 6,112 Carson Soucy 1 (Tony Cameranesi, Willie Raskob) 14:57 pp; UMD - Adam Krause 1 (Alex Iafallo, Andy Welinski) 16:58. 3rd: UMD - Karson Kuhlman 1 (Cameranesi, Carson Soucy) 16:10. OT: MSU - Zab Knutson 1 (Blueger, Zach Palmquist) 02:23 pp. Saves MSU- Stephon Williams: 8-11-12-3--34 UMD- Matt McNeely: 7-7-4-2--20 Power Play: MSU- 3/10, UMD- 1/7 Penalties: ND 8-16, UMD- 10-31 Attendance: 6,640
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 BULLDOG GAME SUMMARIES
Game 9 • Nov. 7, 2014 Game 13 • Nov. 21, 2014 Game 17 • Dec. 12, 2014 #17 UMD vs. #7 St. Cloud State #8 UMD vs. #13 Nebraska Omaha #9 UMD vs. #4 Michigan Tech UMD 1 0 1 1 3 UMD 0 0 3 3 UMD 1 0 1 3 SCSU 0 0 2 0 2 UNO 0 2 0 2 MTU 0 0 1 1 Scoring Scoring Scoring 1st: No Scoring. 2nd: UNO - Justin Parizek 4 (Tyler 1st: UMD - Justin Crandall 2 (Dominic Toninato) 1st: UMD - Dominic Toninato 11 (Austin Farley, Vesel, Brian Cooper) 11:31; UNO - David Pope 2 (Ian 12:22. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: SCSU - Jonny Brodz- Andy Welinski) 18:46 pp. 2nd: UMD - Farley 6 (Tony Brady) 12:58. 3rd: UMD - Karson Kuhlman 5 (Austin inski 5 (Andrew Prochno, Kalle Kossila) 03:13 pp; Cameranesi, Nick McCormack) 07:30. 3rd: MTU - Farley) 09:20; UMD - Andy Welinski 5 (Kyle Oster- SCSU - Patrick Russell 1 (Joey Benik, Prochno) 08:56 Dylan Steman 3 (Cliff Watson, C.J. Eick) 06:16; UMD berg) 12:49; UMD - Cal Decowski (unassisted) 17:25. pp; UMD - Andy Welinski 4 (Austin Farley, Toninato) - Toninato 12 (Adam Krause, Alex Iafallo) 11:18. Saves 14:14 pp. OT: UMD - Cal Decowski 2 (Kyle Osterberg, Saves UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 6-10-6--22 Austyn Young) 02:06. UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 6-10-9--25 UNO- Ryan Massa: 12-8-13--33 Saves MTU- Jamie Phillips: 19-11-8--38 Power Play: UMD: 0/4, UNO: 0/2 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 10-10-12-1--33 Power Play: UMD: 1/5, MTU: 0/3 Penalties: UMD: 2-4, UNO: 4-8 SCSU- Charlie Lindgren: 7-5-6-0--18 Penalties: UMD: 3-6, MTU: 5-10 Power Play: UMD- 1/4, SCSU- 2/6 Attendance: 7,194 Attendance: 3,250 Penalties: UMD- 7-14, SCSU- 5-10 Attendance: 3,976 Game 14 • November 22, 2014 Game 18 • Dec. 13, 2014 #8 UMD vs. #13 Nebraska Omaha Game 10 • Nov. 8, 2014 #9 UMD vs. #4 Michigan Tech UMD 1 0 0 1 #17 UMD vs. #7 St. Cloud State UMD 0 1 2 3 UNO 2 1 1 4 UMD 2 0 1 3 MTU 2 1 1 4 SCSU 0 1 1 Scoring 1 1st: UMD - Kyle Osterberg 2 (Tony Cameranesi, Scoring Karson Kuhlman) 04:40; UNO - Tyler Vesel 2 (Jake 1st: MTU - Tyler Heinonen 5 (Blake Heitala, Cliff Scoring Randolph, Austin Ortega) 13:28; UNO - Ortega 4 (Ve- Watson) 03:33; MTU - Alex Gillies 3 (C.J. Eick, Dylan 1st: UMD - Dominic Toninato 7 (Justin Crandall) sel, Tanner Lane) 15:55. 2nd: UNO - Jake Guentzel 5 Steman) 05:00. 2nd: UMD - Austin Farley 7 (Tony 03:22; UMD - Austin Farley 3 (Alex Iafallo, Andy (Ortega) 15:57. 3rd: UNO - Ortega 5 (Guentzel, Brian Cameranesi, Karson Kuhlman) 10:25; MTU - Shane Welinski) 19:23. 2nd: SCSU - Joey Benik 4 (Mika Cooper) 19:12 en. Hanna 3 (Matt Roy, Max Vallis) 12:05. 3rd: UMD Ilvonen, Andrew Prochno) 01:41 pp. 3rd: UMD - Cran- Saves - Dominic Toninato 13 (Willie Raskob) 07:28; UMD - dall 3 (Iafallo) 18:59. UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 4-8-2--14 Austyn Young 3 (Raskob) 13:07; MTU - Mike Neville 1 Saves UNO- Ryan Massa: 14-12-13--39 (Heinonen, Hietala) 19:41. UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 5-12-10--27 Power Play: UMD: 0/2, UNO: 0/1 Saves SCSU- Charlie Lindgren: 13-9-4--26 Penalties: UMD: 1-2, UNO: 2-4 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 2-x-x--2 Power Play: UMD- 0/3, SCSU- 1/3 Matt McNeely: 7-11-6--24 5,734 Penalties: UMD- 4-8, SCSU- 4-19 Attendance: MTU- Jamie Phillips: 5-13-15--33 Attendance: 4,618 Power Play: UMD: 0/3, MTU: 0/3 Game 15 • Dec. 5, 2014 Penalties: UMD: 5-10, MTU: 4-8 Game 11 • Nov. 14, 2014 Colorado College vs. #8 UMD Attendance: 3,225 #13 UMD vs. #1 Minnesota CC 1 1 0 0 2 UMD 1 1 1 3 Exhibition Game • Jan. 2, 2015 UMD 0 1 1 1 3 #7 UMD vs. Lakehead University MINN 0 0 0 0 Scoring UMD 0 0 2 1 3 Scoring 1st: CC - Sam Rothstein 1 (Cody Bradley, Scott 1st: UMD - Austin Farley 4 (Andy Welinski, Cal De- Wamsganz) 10:06 pp. 2nd: CC - Hunter Fejes 3 LU 0 1 1 0 2 cowski) 02:07 pp. 2nd: UMD- Dan Molenaar 1 (Kar- (Bradley) 02:57; UMD - Tony Cameranesi 3 (Karson son Kuhlman, Tony Cameranesi) 09:55. 3rd: UMD- Kuhlman) 07:11. 3rd: UMD - Alex Iafallo 3 (Dominic Scoring Dominic Toninato 8 (Farley, Decowski) 11:42 pp. Toninato, Adam Krause) 17:07. OT: UMD - Kyle Oster- 1st: No Scoring. 2nd: LU - Mike Hammond, Keith Saves berg 3 (Cal Decowski, Justin Crandall) 03:32. Grondin, Jeff Bosch) 08:27. 3rd: UMD - Karson UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 7-6-4--17 Saves Kuhlman (Carson Soucy) 04:19; LU - Kelin Ainsworth MINN- Adam Wilcox: 14-9-12--35 CC- Chase Perry: 8-10-8-4--21 (Carson Dubchak, Mike Quesnele) 0:8:31 pp. UMD - Power Play: UMD: 2/6, MINN: 0/1 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 7-6-6-2--21 Austin Farley (Alex Iafallo, Andy Welinski) 0:940 pp. Penalties: UMD: 2-4, MINN: 7-17 Power Play: CC: 1/3, UMD: 0/4 OT: UMD- Welinski (Kuhlman) 4:59 Penalties: CC: 5-10, UMD: 4-8 Attendance: 10,124 (sellout) Saves Attendance: 6,328 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 5-11-8-2--26 LU- Jeff Bosch: 17-13-14-4--48 Game 12 • Nov. 15, 2014 Power Play: UMD: 1/4, LU: 1/4 #1 Minnesota vs. #13 UMD Game 16 • Dec. 6, 2014 Penalties: UMD: 9-26, MTU: 9-26 Colorado College vs. #8 UMD Attendance: 3,081 MINN 0 0 1 1 CC 0 0 2 2 UMD 2 0 0 2 UMD 1 2 4 7 Scoring 1st: UMD - Dominic Toninato 9 (Alex Iafallo) 00:28; Scoring UMD - Karson Kuhlman 4 (Willie Raskob, Tony Cam- 1st: UMD - Austyn Young 2 (Cal Decowski, Andy We- eranesi) 17:05 pp. 2nd: No Scoring. 3rd: MINN - Leon linski) 05:39. 2nd: UMD - Dominic Toninato 10 (Adam Bristedt 2 (Seth Ambroz, Jack Glover) 11:18. Krause) 01:39; UMD - Welinski 6 (Decowski, Austin Saves Farley) 04:41 pp. 3rd: UMD - Tony Cameranesi 4 MINN- Adam Wilcox: 13-10-9--32 (Brenden Kotyk, Karson Kuhlman) 01:22; CC - Jared UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 5-10-9--24 Hanson 2 (Peter Stoykewych, Jordan Berger) 05:26 Power Play: MINN: 0/4, UMD: 1/5 pp; CC - Scott Wamsganz 3 (Matt Hansen) 07:45; Penalties: MINN: 8-27, UMD: 7-25 UMD - Justin Crandall 4 (Derik Johnson, Welinski) 09:51; UMD - Krause 2 (unassisted) 16:33; UMD - Attendance: 7,424 (record home crowd) Farley 5 (Kuhlman, Nick McCormack) 17:40. Saves CC- Chase Perry: 9-9-18--36 UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 3-9-4-16 Power Play: CC: 1/2, UMD: 1/4 Penalties: CC: 5-10, UMD: 3-6 Attendance: 6,495
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners 2014-15 BULLDOG GAME SUMMARIES
Exhibition Game • Jan. 3, 2015 Game 21 • Jan. 16, 2015 #7 UMD vs. Lakehead University Western Michigan vs. #5 UMD
UMD 2 3 3 8 WMU 2 0 0 0 2 LU 0 0 4 4 UMD 0 1 1 0 2
Scoring Scoring 1st: UMD - Blake Young (Austyn Young, Derik 1st: WMU - Colton Hargove 7 (Matt Stewart, Nolan Johnson) 10:35; UMD - Alex Iafallo (Cal Decowski, LaPorte) 15:43; WMU - LaPorte 8 (Kenney Morrison, Austin Farley) 16:14 pp. 2nd: UMD - Willie Raskob Justin Kovacs) 18:24 pp. 2nd: UMD - Brenden Kotyk (Decowski) 02:27; UMD - Karson Kuhlman (Nick 1(Justin Crandall, Tony Cameranesi) 5:01 pp. 3rd: McCormack) 08:23; UMD - Justin Crandall (Decowski, UMD - Crandall (6 Cameranesi, Kotyk) 4:57. OT: No Carson Soucy). 3rd: LU - Mike Quesnele (No. 15) scoring. 05:06; UMD - Raskob (unassisted) 06:54; LU - Saves Grondin (Ryan Magill, Gilbert) 08:11; LU - Nathan Cull UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 5-3-6-0--14 (Jay Gilbert) 11:05; UMD - Tony Cameranesi (Farley, WMU- Lukas Hafner: 7-6-9-2--24 Soucy) 11:50; UMD - Jared Thomas (Willie Corrin, Power Play: UMD: 1/3, WSU: 1/8 Cameranesi) 14:52 pp; LU - Cody Alcock (7, Kelin Penalties: UMD: 6-15, WSU: 4-8 Ainsworth) 19:46. Attendance: 5,885 Saves UMD- Matt McNeely: 10-4-x--14 Western Michigan wins shootout (2-1) Alex Fons: x-4-10--14 LU- Justin McDonald: 10-18-13--41 Power Play: UMD: 2/4, LU: 0/3 Game 22 • Jan. 17, 2015 Penalties: UMD:8-16, LU: 10-20 Western Michigan vs. #5 UMD Attendance: 3,270 WMU 1 0 3 4 Game 19 • Jan. 9, 2015 UMD 1 0 1 2 #7 UMD vs. #1 North Dakota Scoring UMD 0 1 3 4 1st: WMU - Nolan LaPorte 9 (Colton Hargrove, Sheldon Dries) 9:27 pp.; UMD - Alex Iafallo 5 (Adam UND 0 0 1 1 Krause, Cal Decowski) 16:44. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: WMU - Taylor Fleming 1 (Aidan Muir) 7:55 pp; UMD - Scoring Tony Cameranesi 7 (Justin Crandall, Brenden Kotyk) 1st: No scoring. 2nd: UMD - Kyle Osterberg 4 (Justin 9:39; MWU - Hargrove 8 (unassisted) 10:38; WMU - Crandall, Cal Decowski) 6:49. 3rd: UND - Connor Hargrove 9 (unassisted) 19:30 en. Gaarder 3 (Gage Ausmus, Jordan Schmaltz) 10:05; Saves UMD - Tony Cameranesi 5 (Willie Raskob, Karson UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 14-5-4--23 Kuhlman) 11:12; UMD - Carson Soucy 3 (unassisted) WMU- Lukas Hafner: 8-8-9--25 12:14; UMD - Alex Iafallo 4 (Andy Welinski, Dominic Power Play: UMD: 0/5, WMU: 2/4 Toninato) 19:46 en. Penalties: UMD: 5-10, WMU: 6-12 Saves Attendance: 6,873 (sellout) UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 7-10-6--23 UND- Zane McIntyre: 8-17-8--33 Power Play: UMD: 0/3, UND: 0/1 Penalties: UMD:2-4, UND: 4-8 Attendance: 10,898
Game 20 • Jan. 10, 2015 #7 UMD vs. #1 North Dakota UMD 1 0 1 2 UND 1 3 1 5
Scoring 1st: UMD - Willie Raskob 2 (Austin Farley, Tony Ca- meranesi) 7:10; UND - Brendan O’Donnell 6 (Keaton Thompson, Andrew Panzarella) 13:25. 2nd: UND - Mark MacMillan 9 (Paul LaDue, Zane McIntyre) 6:11; O’Donnell 7 (Connor Gaarder) 10:19; UND - Drake Caggiula 9 (Nick Schmaltz, Jordan Schmaltz) 12:47. 3rd: UMD - Justin Crandall 5 (Raskob, Jared Thomas) 4:04 pp; O’Donnell 8 (Luke Johnson) 9:16. Saves UMD- Kasimir Kaskisuo: 13-8-7--28 UND- Zane McIntyre: 10-15-16--41 Power Play: UMD: 1/5, UND: 0/3 Penalties: UMD: 11-30, UND: 13-34 Attendance: 11,777 (sellout)
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners