The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team is an

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program that represents the

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. The Bulldogs are a member of the

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(NCHC). The team plays home games at the 6,800-seat

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at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The Bulldogs program has produced many

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players such as Glenn 'Chico' Resch, Jim Johnson who is currently the assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks,

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, and Bob Mason. Perhaps the best known alumni of Minnesota-Duluth include

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member

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, as well as

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and John Harrington, both of whom were members of the ''

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'' gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. On April 9, 2011, the Bulldogs defeated the

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, 3–2 in overtime, to win its first NCAA Division I Championship. UMD captured its second national championship on April 7, 2018, with a 2–1 win over the

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, and its third championship (and second consecutive one) on April 13, 2019, with a 3–0 win over the

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History

Early history

Duluth started its ice hockey team in 1930 but shuttered the program after only two years. Once

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and

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had ended, the Bulldogs rekindled the team and played as a minor independent for a few seasons before joining the MIAC as a provisional member. When UMD joined the MIAC fully in 1952 it coincided with the Bulldog's dominance of the conference. In its first two eligible seasons Minnesota–Duluth won the MIAC crown, going 15–2 in league play. After Bob Boyat's one season behind the bench where the team finished 2nd in conference, Connie Pleban took over and the Bulldogs ran roughshod over the MIAC. Duluth won six consecutive MIAC titles without losing a single game in league play. UMD also began to win against some of the major programs by the early 1960 and in 1962, with

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now at the helm, the Duluth hockey team left the MIAC and played as an independent looking to promote itself as a major program (no formal distinctions between levels of play existed at the time for ice hockey).

WCHA

After four seasons the

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invited Minnesota–Duluth to join as its 8th member school. The addition of the Bulldogs allowed the WCHA to hold an 8-team conference tournament which meant that UMD would participate in the first championship in program history. Predictable the Bulldogs didn't fare well the first time out but that trend held for several seasons and it wasn't until

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that Duluth got its first postseason victory. More concerning was that, in its first 15 seasons in the WCHA, UMD could produce only 2 winning seasons and never finished above 5th place in the conference. All of that was set to change, however, when

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was promoted to head coach in 1982.

1980s success

Under Sertich UMD made the NCAA Tournament three straight seasons from 1983 to 1985. The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament for the first time in school history in

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, but were defeated by

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in a two-game series by the scores of 3–7 and 2–3. In 1983–84 UMD won its first conference regular season title and conference postseason tournament to receive the program's second bid to the NCAA tournament. UMD defeated

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in the quarterfinals and advanced to the 1984 Frozen Four in

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. UMD reached the title game by defeating WCHA foe,

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, 2–1 in overtime. The championship game featured a match-up between Minnesota–Duluth and

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( CCHA). After 60 minutes of hockey, the game remained tied, 4–4. Bowling Green's

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scored a goal in the fourth overtime to defeat UMD in the longest NCAA Division I ice hockey championship game in history, 97 minutes and 11 seconds of playing time. For the third season in a row, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament and for the second straight season UMD reached the

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. The team had their hopes for a national championship lost in another overtime game, this time a 6–5 semi-final loss in three overtimes to Rensselaer. The Bulldogs would rebound in the third place game to defeat

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, 2–1 in overtime. Minnesota–Duluth next bid to the NCAA tournament would come in

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. The Bulldogs faced

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in the first round, winning 7–3. UMD was defeated by

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in the quarterfinals, 4–3. Lake Superior State would go on to the Frozen Four, losing in the national title game to

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Recent history

UMD's next NCAA post-season berth came after an 11-year drought in

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. The Bulldogs won the first game in the Midwest Regional, shutting out

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5–0. The win over Michigan State set up a game against WCHA rival and the defending back-to-back national champions,

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. UMD advanced to the Frozen Four by defeating Minnesota 3–1 and faced another WCHA rival,

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, in the semi-final game. After two periods, with UMD leading, it was looking very likely that UMD would make it into the NCAA Championship game since UMD hadn't lost all season when leading after two periods, but the Bulldogs lost to the Pioneers 5–3 after a four-goal third period by Denver. The 2008–09 season marked a historic season for the Bulldogs. The 5th-seeded Minnesota–Duluth swept through the 2009 WCHA playoffs. UMD swept

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in the opening round by scores of 4–1 and 3–1. The Bulldogs advanced to the WCHA Final Five and won 2–1 against Minnesota in the opening game at the

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; In the next game, the team beat North Dakota with a 3–0 shutout victory and advanced to the WCHA championship against Denver. Playing in the third game in three days, the Bulldogs shocked the crowd when the team defeated Denver with a 4–0 shutout win. The win over DU was the program's third WCHA Playoff Championship in the school's history and marked the first time that a 4th or 5th-seeded team had won the WCHA Final Five. The historic playoff run by UMD was punctuated by winning three games against ranked teams in three consecutive nights, including back-to-back shutouts from goaltender Alex Stalock; in addition to the shutouts, the Bulldogs allowed only three goals against through the entire WCHA playoffs. With the WCHA title, Minnesota–Duluth secured an automatic bid to the

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. The Bulldogs entered tournament play and amazingly forced overtime by scoring two goals in the last 40 seconds of regulation and then scored in overtime for a 5–4 overtime win over

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. The team advanced to the West Regional final against first-ranked Miami (Ohio). In the game the RedHawks took a 2–0 lead into the third period when the team rallied back and scored late in the game. The 2010–11 season marked a historic year for the UMD program. On December 30, 2010, the Bulldogs moved into the new 6,800-seat

located at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. In 2011, the Bulldogs earned an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. They reached the Frozen Four for the fourth time in the school's history with 2–0 and 5–3 wins over

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and

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, respectively. UMD was the only Minnesota team competing in the 2011 Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, essentially making it a home series for the team. On April 7, the Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame by a score of 4–3 to secure its first trip to the championship game since the 1983–84 season. On April 9, the Bulldogs beat the

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3–2 in overtime to win their first men's ice hockey championship in school history. In the summer of 2011, Minnesota Duluth, along with five other schools, announced the formation of a new conference, known as the

(NCHC). The conference will begin competition for the 2013–14 season with six founding members: Colorado College, University of Denver, Miami University, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Nebraska Omaha and University of North Dakota. In the 2011–12 season, the Bulldogs would again make it to the NCAA Tournament. The team defeated

by a score of 5–2, but lost to

4–0 the following evening in the regional finals. Jack Connolly was awarded the 2012 Hobey Baker award on April 6, 2012, for his performance during the season. Minnesota-Duluth returned to the NCAA Tournament during the 2014–2015 season where they defeated the University of Minnesota 4–1 in the Northeast Regional Semi-final before losing to Boston University, 3–2, in the Northeast Regional Final. In 2016–17, the Bulldogs compiled a 28–7–7 record and advanced to their first Frozen Four since 2011, but lost to Denver 3–2 in the national championship game. In the 2017–2018 season, the Bulldogs defeated the

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2–1 to win the national championship. In the 2018–2019 season, the Bulldogs defeated the

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3–0 to win the national championship for the second year in a row, the first back-to-back national champions since Denver repeated in 2004 and 2005 and the first team to play in three straight National Championship games (2017, 2018, and 2019) since

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in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Season-by-season results

Source:

Coaches

As of April 30, 2022

Statistical Leaders

Source:

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

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; GAA =

Goals against average Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...

'' Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the start of the 2021–22 season.

Players

Current roster

As of July 28, 2022.

Olympians

This is a list of Minnesota–Duluth alumni who have played on an Olympic team.

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: *

(2009)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: * Connie Pleban (1990) *

(1993) * Keith Christiansen (2005) *

(2008)

NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 41 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University ...

, D: 1984 * Bill Watson, RW: 1985 *

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, LW: 1994 *

Junior Lessard Lucien Lessard Jr. (born May 26, 1980), known as Junior Lessard, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Thetford Mines Isothermic of the LNAH. Playing career As a youth, Lessard played in the 1993 and 1994 Q ...

, RW: 2004 * Jack Connolly, C: 2012 *

Scott Perunovich Scott Douglas Perunovich (born August 18, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Blues in the second round, 45th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry ...

, D: 2020

Spencer Penrose Award The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division ...

: 1984 *

Scott Sandelin Scott Alan Sandelin (born August 8, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. In 2011, he became the first coach in Bulldog history to lead t ...

: 2004 Tim Taylor Award *

: 2018 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award * Kyle Schmidt: 2011 NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion * Bill Watson, RW: 1985 *

, F: 2004 Tournament Most Outstanding Player * J. T. Brown, RW;

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, C;

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* Parker Mackay, RW;

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All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans *1965–66:

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, D *1966–67: Keith Christiansen, F *1969–70:

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, D; Murray Keogan, F *1970–71: Walt Ledingham, F *1971–72: Walt Ledingham, F *1972–73:

Pat Boutette Patrick Michael Boutette (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hartford Whalers, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1975 and 1985. International ...

, F *1977–78:

Curt Giles Curtis Jon Giles (born November 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Giles had two tenures with the North Stars ( 1979– 86 and 1987– 91). Durin ...

, D *1978–79:

, D;

, F *1983–84:

, D; Bill Watson, F *1984–85: Rick Kosti, G;

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, D; Bill Watson, F *1985–86:

, D *1989–90: Chad Erickson, G *1992–93: Brett Hauer, D;

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, F *1993–94:

, F *2003–04:

, F *2008–09: Alex Stalock, G *2010–11: Jack Connolly, F *2011–12: Jack Connolly, F *2016–17:

Alex Iafallo Alexander Iafallo (born December 21, 1993) is an Americans, American professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life Iafallo was born on December 21, 1993, in Eden, ...

, F *2017–18:

, D *2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G *2019–20:

, D AHCA Second Team All-Americans *1983–84: Rick Kosti, G; Bob Lakso, F *1985–86:

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, F *1987–88: Mike DeAngelis, D *2003–04: Beau Geisler, D *2009–10: Jack Connolly, F *2010–11: Mike Connolly, F *2011–12: J. T. Brown, F *2018–19:

, D *2019–20: Hunter Shepard, G;

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, F; Cole Koepke, F

WCHA

Individual awards

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* Keith Christiansen, F: 1967 * Bob Mason, G: 1983 *

, D: 1984 * Bill Watson, F: 1985 *

, F: 1993 *

, F: 1994 *

, F: 2004 * Jack Connolly, F: 2012 Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year * Brett Hauer, D: 1993 * Jeff Scissons, F: 2000

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993 *

: 2004 Freshman of the Year * Murray Keogan, F: 1970 * Rick Kosti, G: 1984 *

, F: 1985 * Brant Nicklin, G: 1997 Most Valuable Player in Tournament * Alex Stalock, G: 2009

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA *1966–67: Keith Christiansen, F *1969–70:

, D; Murray Keogan, F *1970–71: Walt Ledingham, F *1974–75: Gord McDonald, D *1977–78:

, D *1978–79:

, D;

, F *1982–83: Bob Mason, G *1983–84:

, D; Bill Watson, F *1984–85: Rick Kosti, G;

, D; Bill Watson, F *1985–86:

, D;

, F *1987–88: Mike DeAngelis, D *1989–90: Chad Erickson, G *1991–92: Greg Andrusak, D *1992–93: Brett Hauer, D;

, F *1993–94:

, F *2001–02: Andy Reierson, D *2003–04: Beau Geisler, D;

, F *2006–07:

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, D;

Mason Raymond Mason Evan Raymond (born September 17, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks. He represente ...

, F *2008–09: Alex Stalock, G *2009–10: Jack Connolly, F *2010–11: Jack Connolly, F; Mike Connolly, F *2011–12: Jack Connolly, F; J. T. Brown, F *2016–17:

, F *2017–18:

, D *2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G Second Team All-WCHA *1965–66:

, D *1970–71:

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, G *1971–72: Walt Ledingham, F *1972–73:

, F *1973–74: Gord McDonald, D *1974–75: Thomas Milani, F *1975–76:

, D; Thomas Milani, F *1976–77: Dan Lempe, F *1979–80: Dan Lempe, F *1981–82:

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, F *1982–83:

, F *1983–84: Rick Kosti, G;

, D;

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, F; Bob Lakso, F;

, F *1984–85:

, F *1986–87:

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, D *1991–92:

, F *1992–93:

Jon Rohloff Jonathan Richard Rohloff (born October 3, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the ninth round, 186th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Rohloff was born in Mankato, Minnesota ...

, D;

, F *1994–95: Brad Federenko, F *1996–97: Rick Mrozik, F; Mike Peluso, F *2001–02: Judd Medak, F *2003–04:

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, G; Evan Schwabe, F *2004–05: Evan Schwabe, F *2008–09: Justin Fontaine, F *2009–10: Justin Fontaine, F *2010–11: Justin Fontaine, F *2011–12: Kenny Reiter, G Third Team All-WCHA *1995–96: Teras Lendzyk, G; Mike Peluso, F *1997–98: Mike Peluso, F *2002–03:

, G *2008–09: Josh Meyers, D *2010–11:

Justin Faulk Justin Michael Faulk (born March 20, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes for the first eight year ...

, D *2011–12:

Travis Oleksuk Travis Oleksuk (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Starbulls Rosenheim in the German Oberliga. Oleksuk most recently iced with EC VSV in the Austrian IceHL. Prior to that, Oleksuk ...

, F All-WCHA Rookie Team *1993–94: Brad Federenko, F *1994–95: Mike Peluso, F *1996–97: Brant Nicklin, G; Curtis Doell, D *1997–98: Ryan Coole, D *2002–03:

, G *2005–06:

, F *2006–07: Alex Stalock, G *2008–09: Mike Connolly, F *2010–11:

, D; J. T. Brown, F *2012–13: Andrew Welinski, D; Tony Cameranesi, F

NCHC

Individual awards

NCHC Player of the Year *

; 2020 NCHC Rookie of the Year *

; 2018 NCHC Goaltender of the Year * Hunter Shepard; 2019, 2020 * Ryan Fanti; 2022 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year *

; 2018, 2019, 2020 NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year *

Dominic Toninato Dominic Toninato (born March 9, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He w ...

; 2017 *

Justin Richards Justin Richards (born 14 September 1961) is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day. He has written ...

; 2019, 2020 NCHC Sportsmanship Award * Cal Decowski; 2016 *

; 2018 *

Kobe Roth Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Tokyo, Toky ...

; 2020 Frozen Faceoff MVP *

; 2017 * Hunter Sheppard; 2019 * Ryan Fanti; 2022

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NCHC * 2016–17:

, F * 2017–18:

, D * 2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G;

, D * 2019–20: Hunter Shepard, G;

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, F; Cole Koepke, F * 2020–21: Nick Swaney, F * 2022–22: Ryan Fanti, G Second Team All-NCHC * 2014–15: Andy Welinski, D * 2015–16: Andy Welinski, D * 2016–17: Hunter Miska, G;

Neal Pionk Neal Robert Pionk (born July 29, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Pionk was signed by the New York Rangers as a college free agent from the Un ...

, D * 2017–18: Hunter Shepard, G * 2018–19:

, F * 2020–21:

, F NCHC All-Rookie Team * 2013–14:

, F * 2014–15:

Kasmir Kasisuo Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompass ...

, G * 2016–17: Joey Anderson, F * 2017–18:

, D * 2020–21: Wyatt Kaiser, D

Bulldogs in the NHL

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Jason Garrison Jason John Maxwell Garrison (born November 13, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL). Garrison played two y ...

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Tim Stapleton Timothy Gabriel Stapleton (born July 19, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets between 2008 and 2012. In 2011, Staple ...

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams. Source:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey Ice hockey teams in Minnesota

History

Early history

WCHA

1980s success

Recent history

Season-by-season results

Coaches

Statistical Leaders

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

Players

Current roster

Olympians

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

NCAA

Individual awards

All-Americans

WCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

NCHC

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

Bulldogs in the NHL

WHA

See also

References

External links