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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 Sept. 28, 2016 NO. 6 UMD MAKE 2016-17 DEBUTS WITH TWO-GAME WEEKEND HOME SET AGAINST NO. 17 MICHIGAN TECH THE PUCK DROPS NOW: The University of Minnesota Duluth will launch its 73rd season of intercollegiate 2016-17 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER hockey this Saturday and Sunday when the Bulldogs host former long-time Western Collegiate Hockey No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Birthdate Hometown (Previous Team/League) Association rival Michigan Tech University in a pair of 3 Dan Molenaar D 5-11 190 Jr. 7/5/93 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) non-conference bouts. Opening face off is scheduled 4 Neal Pionk D 6-0 190 So. 7/29/95 Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) for 7:05 p.m. Saturday and 4:07 p.m. the following 5 Nick Wolff D 6-4 215 Fr. 7/21/96 Eagan, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) day at AMSOIL Arena (6,756) in downtown Duluth. 7 Adam Johnson F 6-0 175 So. 6/22/94 Hibbing, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) 8 Kyle Osterberg F 5-8 175 Sr. 9/5/94 Lakeville, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) THE RECORDS: UMD went 19-16-5 overall last winter 10 Brenden Kotyk (A) D 6-6 240 Sr. 8/27/91 Regina, Saskatchewan (St. Scholastica/NCHA) and 11-10-3 in the National Collegiate Hockey Con- 11 Avery Peterson# F 6-3 215 Jr. 6/20/95 Grand Rapids, Minn. (Nebraska-Omaha/NCHC) ference (fourth place), advanced to the Northeast 12 Jarod Hilderman D 6-1 205 Fr. 4/11/97 Kamsack, Saskatchewan (Fargo/USHL) Regional final for the second year in a row and were 13 Joey Anderson F 6-0 195 Fr. 6/19/98 Roseville, Minn. (U.S. National Under-18 Team) ranked No. 9 in the final USCHO.com poll. Michigan 14 Alex Iafallo F 6-0 190 Sr. 12/21/93 Eden, N.Y. (Fargo/USHL) Tech posted a 23-9-5 record in all games and claimed 15 Willie Raskob D 5-10 185 Sr. 3/14/95 Hastings, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) a share of the WCHA regular season title with an 16 Billy Exell F 5-10 180 So. 10/4/95 Thunder Bay, Ontario (Minnesota Wilderness/NAHL) 18-7-3 mark. 17 Blake Young F 6-3 210 Jr. 2/11/94 Battleford, Saskatchewan (Battlefords/SJHL) 18 Nick McCormack D 5-11 185 Jr. 9/9/93 Ramsey, Minn. (Brooks/AJHL) HOW THEY RANK: Here is how the Bulldogs and Huskies 19 Dominic Toninato (C) F 6-2 200 Sr. 3/9/94 Duluth, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) stacked up in the preseason USCHO.com Poll. 20 Karson Kuhlman (A) F 5-11 190 Jr. 9/26/95 Esko, Minn. (Dubuque/USHL) 21 Carson Soucy (A) D 6-4 215 Sr. 7/24/94 Irma, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) USCHO.com 22 Jared Thomas F 6-2 200 Jr. 2/21/94 Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) UMD No. 6 24 Will Campion D 6-3 205 Fr. 3/7/95 Seaford, N.Y. (Langley/BCHL) MTU No. 17 25 Peter Krieger* F 5-11 190 Jr. 12/9/93 Oakdale, Minn (U. of Alaska/WCHA) 26 Jade Miller F 5-10 190 Fr. 7/1/95 Minto, N.D. (Austin/NAHL) ON THE AIR: The two UMD-MIchigan Tech clashes will be 27 Riley Tufte F 6-5 215 Fr. 4/10/98 Blaine, Minn. (Blaine H.S.) carried live on 92.1 FM The Fan with Bruce Ciskie han- 28 Sammy Spurrell F 5-11 185 Jr. 10/5/92 Sherwood, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) dling the play-by-play responsibilities and ex-Bulldog 32 Hunter Shepard G 6-0 205 Fr. 11/7/95 Cohasset, Minn. (Bismarck/NAHL) 35 Hunter Miska G 6-1 175 Fr. 7/7/95 Stacy, Minn. (Dubuque/USHL) winger Kraig Karakas providing color commentary. The broadcast can also be heard on KQ 105.5 FM in 37 Nick Deery G 6-2 195 So. 5/25/94 La Crosse, Wis. (Steinbach/MJHL) Grand Rapids/Hibbing, Minn. and KQ 106.7 FM in Ely/ 39 Parker Mackay F 5-11 185 So. 6/10/94 Irma, Alberta (Spring Grove/AJHL) Virginia, Minn., as part of the Bulldog Radio Network Head Coach: Scott Sandelin and at: 921thefan.com or free via the iHeartRadio app. Assistant Coaches: Jason Herter, Brett Larson, Brant Nicklin Athletic Trainer: Dr. Susan Hoppe Both ends of this weekend’s series will also be aired on Strength and Conditioning Coach: Blake Palmer My9 (KBJR DT 6.2/KRII DT 11.9) with KBJR-TV sports Equipment Manager: Chris Garner anchor Zach Schneider and and former UMD standout Director of Hockey Operations: Christian Koelling forward Judd Medak serving as the on-air talent. The Operations Assistant: Bill Watson two telecasts are available on-line for a fee at: nchc. Manager: Dale Haagenson tv/umd. My 9, which has been the Bulldogs’ television home for six seasons, is scheduled to carry 22 regular #Not eligilble to play until Dec. 17, 2016 (transfer) season UMD games in 2016-17. *Not eligible to play in 2016-17 (transfer) THE COACH: The runnerup for the 2010-11 Spencer Penrose Award (American Hockey Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coach of the Year) and recipient of that honor in 2003-04, Scott Sandelin is in his 17th season behind the UMD bench where he has compiled a 287-277-75 overall record -- including a 164-117- 38 mark since the 2008-09 opener. Besides capturing the school’s first NCAA championship five years ago, his Bulldogs have won 20 or more games in five of the last eight seasons. Overall, they’ve advanced to to six NCAA tournaments (2004, 2009, 2011,2012, 2015 and 2016), including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Northeast Region title games the past two winters, two NCAA Frozen Fours (2004 and 2011) 2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners Lifetime Record vs. Providence College: 3-0-1 Lifetime NCHC Record (though 2015-16): 34-30-8 Lifetime NCHC Playoff Record (through 2015-16): 3-5-0 Lifetime Postseason Record (through 2015-16): 34-31-0 Lifetime Home Record (through 2015-16): 143-120-3 Lifetime Non-Conference Record (Through 2015-16): 76-43-16 Lifetime NCAA Tournament Record: 10-5 and one NCHC Frozen Faceoff tournament (2016). Before UMD parted ways with the WCHA following The Numbers on Sandelin the 2012-13 season, Sandelin directed his troops to (Overall) (NCHC/ WCHA) berths in seven of 11 Final Five playoff events. He has YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT PLACE also helped produce a pair of Hobey Baker Memorial 2000-01 7 28 4 .231 3 22 3 .161 10th Award winners (Jack Connolly in 2011-12 and Junior 2001-02 13 24 3 .363 6 19 3 .268 9th Lessard in 2003-04), six NCAA All-Americans and 2002-03 22 15 5 .583 14 10 4 .571 5th 19 different All-NCHC/WCHA selections. In addition, 2003-04 28 13 4 .667 19 7 2 .714 2nd 2004-05 15 17 6 .473 11 13 4 .464 6th Sandelin has seen 16 of his UMD pupils go on to do 2005-06 11 25 4 .325 6 19 3 .268 9th time in the National Hockey League and one take part 2006-07 13 21 5 .397 8 16 4 .357 9th in the Winter Olympic Games (Justin Faulk for Team USA 2007-08 13 17 6 .444 9 14 5 .411 8th in 2014). During the course of the 2011-12 season, 2008-09 22 13 8 .605 10 11 7 .482 7th the Bulldogs set a team record by going unbeaten in 2009-10 22 17 1 .562 16 11 1 .589 4th(T) 17 straight games and were ranked first in both major 2010-11 26 10 6 .690 15 8 5 .625 4th 2011-12 25 10 6 .683 16 7 5 .661 2nd weekly polls (USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey 2012-13 14 19 5 .434 10 13 5 .446 9th Magazine for a program-best nine consecutive weeks. 2013-14 16 16 4 .500 11 11 2 .500 4th(T) In March 2009, UMD became the first play-in game 2014-15 21 16 3 .563 12 9 3 .564 5th participant to ever claim the Final Five title and, later 2015-16 18 15 5 .539 11 10 3 .520 4th that spring, strung together a school-record six-game Totals 287 277 75 .508 177 200 59 .474 postseason winning streak before it fell to Miami Lifetime Record vs. Michigan Tech: 29-15-9 University 2-1 in the NCAA West Regional final. Nine Lifetime NCHC Record: 34-30-8 years ago, Sandelin, 52, turned UMD into a NCAA Lifetime Home Record: 143-120-3 Frozen Four participant for the first time in nearly a Lifetime Non-Conference Record: 76-43-16 generation, marshaling his troops to their most victories (they were 28-13-4 overall) and highest WCHA finish (second place on a 19-7-2 mark) since 1992-93. For of the American Hockey Association. He capped off THE RIVALRY: This weekend’s series will mark the 228th his efforts, the Hibbing, Minn., native was chosen the his four-year playing career at North Dakota in 1985- and 229th meetings ever between UMD and Michigan WCHA Coach of the Year as well as the national coach 86 by being named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Tech.