DULUTH, Minn.- On Sunday, the transfer portal for men’s hockey officially opened up. UMD lucked out and saw no current players enter. But on Monday, it was a different story. Junior forward Kyle Bettens and goaltender Zach Sandy both entered the portal. Bettens posted 12 goals and 20 assists in 101 games at UMD. As for Sandy, he’s been the…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD men’s basketball head coach Justin Wieck is staying put. On Monday, the college announced that they and Wieck have agreed to a four-year contract extension. Since taking over in 2018, Wieck has a record of 142-58, which includes three NCAA tournament berths and four tournament wins. He’s also coached three all-americans, two NSIC players of the year,…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD defenseman Owen Gallatin is making the jump to the pros. Gallatin and the Fort Wayne Komets agreed to an amateur try-out this past week. The Komets are the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. In Gallatin’s final year as a Bulldog, he had four goals and 11 assists. He’s already skated in two games for the Komets…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD hockey team will represent the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship well, as two more Bulldogs were selected to play in the tournament. Fifth-year senior Nina Jobst-Smith and Sophomore Ida Karlsson will play for their respective national teams. Jobst-Smith will represent team Germany for the fifth consecutive year. Jobst-Smith recorded three goals and 15 assists on the…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD softball infielder Nicole Schmitt was named to the 2025 NFCA DII Player and Pitcher of the Year Watchlist on Thursday. Schmitt is one of 116 players selected for this watchlist. Schmitt’s has been named to this watchlist for the second consecutive year. The UMD infielder has a batting percentage of .476 on the season and leads the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team enters the 2025 season with a young squad, with only two seniors on the team. One of the two seniors is infielder Nicole Schmitt who has been making plays in the field and at the plate for the Bulldogs. ” She’s fantastic, just a gifted hitter. Very high standards for herself. There is an…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team hosted Bemidji State on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs took both games in the doubleheader as they defeated the Beavers 6 to 3 in game one and 4 to 1 in game two. The Bulldogs improve to 22-10 on the season. UMD is back in action on Friday, March 28th, in a doubleheader against Wayne…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team has started their season out on a high note. The Bulldogs have recorded 20 wins at the halfway point of their season. After kicking off NSIC conference play last week the Bulldogs are still in search of their first conference win. UMD dropped both games of their doubleheader last week to Winona State in…
CHICAGO, Illinois. – Hermantown native and former UMD Bulldog Blake Biondi has signed an ATO contract with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Biondi suited up for Notre Dame last season, where he recorded 12 goals and 15 assists on the year. The Hermantown native last played for the Bulldogs in the 2023-24 season, where he earned 19 points for…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD sophomore goaltender Eve Gascon was named a first team CCM/AHCA women’s Division I All-American on Saturday. Gascon is the fourth Bulldog goaltender to be named an All-American. The native from Mascouche, Quebec averaged 29.8Â saves per game this season and is a finalist for the HCA National Women’s Goalie of the Year. Gascon finished the season with a…
DULUTH, Minn.- A current Bulldog will soon suit up for Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Goaltender Eve Gascon is one of 25 players that will represent the Great White North. She isn’t the only player with Bulldog ties as former UMD defender Jocelyne Larocque is also on the team. Canada will be looking for their 4th…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team returned to Malosky Stadium on Friday to play two against Winona State. Unfortunately, the Warriors were able to get the best of the Bulldogs as they took both games, 8 to 6 and 13 to 2. UMD falls to 20-10 on the year and will next host Bemidji State on Wednesday. First pitch is…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD freshman forward Caitlin Kraemer has capped off her debut season with some hardware. On Thursday, Kraemer was named the 2025 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year. The Waterloo, Ontario native led all freshman nationally with 18 goals. Kraemer is the first-ever Bulldog to win the award. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD graduate forward Joe Molenaar won the NCHC Sportsmanship Award on Thursday. In his lone season as a Bulldog, he tallied three goals and three assists. Molenaar also blocked 25 shots. It’s the second straight year a Bulldog has taken home the award. Molenaar is also the 5th Bulldog in program history to earn the honor. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- On Thursday, the UMD football team held practice number one of the spring. The Bulldogs will have 14 full squad practices and will wrap up their spring slate with a scrimmage at Northern Michigan on April 12th. The contest against the Wildcats will be the first-ever spring game on the road for the Bulldogs. Head Coach Curt Wiese…
DULUTH, Minn.- A current Bulldog is making the jump to the pros. In his end of the year presser Wednesday morning, Head Coach Scott Sandelin announced that defenseman Will Francis has signed with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. Francis, who’s had three bouts with cancer during his time at UMD, skated in 39 games and tallied one assist…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 2024-2025 UMD hockey season is officially in the books. And what a year it was for the women’s squad. A 22-15-2 overall record, which included their 5th straight and 16th overall national tournament appearance. There was also some breakout performances from forward Caitlin Kraemer and goaltender Eve Gascon, who both came away with some WCHA hardware. Head…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team showed promise with spurts throughout the season. That included wins against ranked opponents such as Arizona State and Denver. But the team eventually settled for a 13-20-3 record with a first round NCHC loss to the Sun Devils this past weekend. The Bulldogs boasted some young talent this year with Max Plante, Jayson…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team announced some coaching changes for the upcoming season. Former assistant defensive line coach Dalton Creighton is the team’s new tight ends coach. UMD also brought on Jalen Bethany as the new cornerback coach and Jacob Lytton as the team’s running backs coach. Bethany most recently was with Explosion Flight Academy, where he was an…
DULUTH, Minn.- The transfer portal in women’s hockey is officially open and the UMD Bulldogs have already added a player for next season. Cornell defender Ashley Messier has joined UMD. She’s spent the last four years playing for the Big Red. In 34 games this season, she’s tallied seven goals and 13 assists for a total of 20 points. Messier…
TEMPE, Arizona. – The UMD men’s hockey team faced elimination on Saturday, as the Bulldogs faced-off against Arizona State in game two of their NCHC playoff series. UMD started the game out hot, as they scored three unanswered goals in the first period. The Bulldogs led 3-0 after the first. But the Sun Devils battled back as they tied things…
ITHACA, New York. – The UMD women’s hockey team faced-off against Cornell in the Regional Final round of the NCAA tournament. After two scoreless periods, Cornell scored midway through the third to take a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs couldn’t find the back of the net as they fell 1 to 0 ending their tournament run. The Bulldogs finished the…
ITHACA, N.Y.- The UMD women’s hockey team made their 16th national tournament appearance in program history on Thursday. And the Bulldogs celebrated in style as they erupted for a program record six goals in the 1st round, defeating Sacred Heart 6 to 1. UMD was led by Danielle Burgen and Olivia Mobley, who each had two goals in the win….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team wrapped up their regular season last weekend. Three UMD Bulldogs are named finalists for NCHC end of the year honors. Freshman forward Max Plante, was named a finalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year. Plante played in 21 games and recorded 23 points and 7 goals in his first year with UMD. On…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey program continues to compete at a high level in the WCHA and the NCAA. All under a new head coach at the helm in Laura Schuler. But this isn’t the first time Schuler has been apart of the UMD coaching staff. As she was an assistant coach from 2008 to 2015 and helped the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will open up NCHC tournament play when they pay the 12th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils a visit this upcoming weekend. A team that the Bulldogs played very close in the regular season. Four meetings that were determined by two goals or less. In their most recent series in February, UMD won one…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team had a player land on the NCHC All-Rookie team for the first time in five seasons. Hermantown native Max Plante earned the honor after he led all NCHC rookies with 21 points in conference play. Plante, who only played in 20 conference games, had seven goals and 14 assists. Defenseman Wyatt Kaiser was…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown to UMD pipeline is still going strong. Over the weekend, forward Kade Kohanski was the latest former Hawk to announce his commitment to the Bulldogs. He last skated for Hermantown in the 2022-2023 season, posting 15 goals and 19 assists. Since his time with the Hawks, he’s had stints with the Bismarck Bobcats in the NAHL…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the fifth-straight season. The Bulldogs learned who their first-round opponent is on Sunday. UMD will travel to the East Coast to take on Sacred Heart University in the Regional semifinal round. The Bulldogs posted a record of 21-14-2 on the season and earned a spot…
DULUTH, Minn.- The WCHA final face-off took place at Amsoil Arena on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs faced off against the Wisconsin Badgers with a trip the WCHA Championship game on the line. UMD and Wisconsin exchanged goals in the first period, but Wisconsin breaks through in the end as they defeat the Bulldogs 3 to 1. Scoring the lone goal…
DULUTH, Minn.- The WCHA awards were announced on Thursday night, No surprise for Rookie of the Year as that belongs to UMD forward Caitlin Kraemer. Kraemer has 18 goals so far in her debut season. Another well deserved honor goes to Eve Gascon, who was named the Goalie of the Year. She’s averaging 30 and a half saves per game….
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A former Bulldog has been traded just days before the NHL trade deadline. On Thursday, the Canucks dealt defenseman Carson Soucy to the Rangers for a 3rd round pick in this year’s draft. Soucy has so far tallied 10 points in 59 games for Vancouver this season. He was in the 2nd year of a three-year, three-million…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will close out their regular season on the road this weekend, as the Bulldogs take on St. Cloud State. The Bulldogs and the Huskies faced off earlier this season, where UMD earned the series sweep. The Bulldogs have already earned a spot in the NCHC conference playoff tournament. But after showing struggles against…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time since 2012, Amsoil Arena will host the best of the best in the WCHA as the Final Face-off makes it’s return. The UMD women’s hockey secured one of the final four spots last week when they swept St. Cloud State in the opening round. Now, all eyes are on the top ranked Wisconsin Badgers,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two Bulldog women found themselves up for some top conference awards. Goaltender Eve Gascon was named a finalist for WCHA Goaltender of the Year and forward Caitlin Kraemer is up for the WCHA Rookie of the Year Award. The league winners will be announced Thursday night. The honors don’t stop there as Kraemer and her teammate Olivia Wallin…
DULUTH, Minn.- Another UMD hockey player has been named the NCHC Rookie of the Week. This time it’s goaltender Adam Gajan, who made 51 saves this past weekend in UMD’s series against Miami. He also posted a saves percentage of .944 and had a league low 1.42 goals against average. Gajan is the 8th Bulldog this season to be named…
DULUTH, Minn.- Six UMD women’s hockey standouts were recognized by the WCHA on Monday. Leading the charge was Bulldogs goaltender Eve Gascon, who was named All-WCHA First Team. On the second team was defenders Tova Henderson and Nina Jobst-Smith. And rounding out the 3rd team was forwards Olivia Mobley and Clara Van Wieren. Forward Caitlin Kraemer was named to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team hosted St. Cloud State on Saturday with a trip to the WCHA Final Face-off on the line. The Bulldogs punched their ticket to the WCHA Final Face-off as they defeated the Huskies 2 to 1. Grace Sadura and Olivia Mobley recorded a goal in the Bulldog’s victory. The WCHA Final Face-off is on…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team hosted Miami (OH) on Saturday in their final home game of the season. The Bulldogs and the Redhawks went back and forth all game, but in the end, they settled for a 1 to 1 tie. Scoring the lone goal for UMD was Dominic James. UMD is back in action on Friday, March…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team began their final home series of the 2024-2025 season on Friday against Miami (OH). After the two teams were tied at two after the 3rd period, Jack Smith sent the Bulldogs fans home happy in overtime as he netted the game-winner. The two teams will meet again on Saturday with puck drop at…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team earned the fourth seed in the WCHA playoff tournament and hosted the 5th seed St. Cloud State University in the first round on Friday. The Huskies led majority of the contest as the Bulldogs were down 2 to 1 late in the third period. In the final minutes of the 3rd, UMD scored…
DULUTH, Minn.- Three bulldog basketball standouts earned all-conference honors for their efforts this past season. On the men’s side, Charlie Katona landed on the first-team and his teammate Joshua Brown was on the second-team. It’s Katona third conference nomination of his career and Brown’s first. Over on the women’s side, Johanna Miller lands on the second-team. In her lone season…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team hosted their first play-in NSIC tournament game since the 2022-2023 season on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs were unable to contain the Vikings of Augustana as their title hopes ended with a 74 to 63 loss. Joshua Brown led UMD with 18 points. The UMD men still have a chance to make the national…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the 3rd straight postseason, it’s deja vu for the UMD women’s hockey team as they’ll take on St. Cloud State in the first round of the WCHA tournament. The Bulldogs have enjoyed their time against the Huskies in recent years as they’ve taken those past six playoff meetings. A big reason for UMD’s success in the past…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team still has two regular season series before it’s the playoffs. That includes their home finale this upcoming weekend against Miami of Ohio. The Bulldogs last saw the Redhawks back in November, taking both games on their home ice. Miami is currently in the cellar of the NCHC standings and have yet to pick…
DULUTH, Minn.- It may not be March just yet but the madness will officially begin on Wednesday as the UMD men’s basketball team will host Augustana in the first round of the NSIC tournament. It’s the 3rd meeting between the Vikings and the Bulldogs this season. So far, UMD holds a 2-0 record over Augie, winning by 9 points in…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s officially playoff week for the UMD women’s hockey team. The Bulldogs began their Monday like they have in recent weeks as they are once again ranked 6th in the USCHO poll. They’ll match up with the 11th ranked St. Cloud State Huskies this upcoming Friday in the first round of the WCHA tournament. UMD took three out…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD football has added to their coaching staff as Austan Davis is the team’s new offensive line coach. Davis comes from Temple University, where he served as the offensive analyst. Prior to his time with the Owls, he coached and played at Midwestern State University. Davis replaces Loren Endsley, who went on to join the University of Idaho…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week’s top play comes from the hardwood. At number one, UMD’s Kole Hanson spots Nick Katona who rises up and throws it down over a Northern State Wolf. UMD defeated Northern State on Saturday 83 to 52. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey forward Clara Van Wieren has been named a finalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup award. The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup award honors student athletes that have good character, teamwork and citizenship within the community. Van Wieren is one of six finalists selected for the honor. Off the ice, Van Wieren is the president…
