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Feb 4, 2021 7:01 PM
One of the low-key really weird things about this 2020-21 NCHC season is the frequency of opponents. It’s something Scott Sandelin talked about Wednesday on his weekly Zoom session with local media.
During a “normal” 24-game NCHC season, teams will play five of the seven other NCHC teams four times each (two home and two away), the other two twice in one venue. In order to make this pandemic-hampered season work as well as possible, the league divided into divisions and took care of all the cross-division play at the NCHC Pod.
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The first round of voting ends March 8th.
February 1, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – Fan voting is officially open for the 2021 Hobey Baker Award.
The UMD men’s hockey team have three nominees to choose from: team captain Noah Cates, Hermantown native Cole Koepke and forward Nick Swaney. Cates and Koepke are second and third on the team in total points, respectively, while Swaney leads the way with 21, which is second in the NCHC. The first round of voting ends March 8th. For more information, click here.
After looking at it a few times once I got home, I really don’t like this call. I’m also not going to sit here and argue for 500 words. It’s just not worth it. I’ll get all wound up again, and all it’ll do is get you all wound up again. It isn’t going to change anything. Most of you can look at the clips above and see for yourself. You don’t need me to explain what I think the officials saw on this play. It’s pretty clear, and it’s pretty clear why I disagree.
Duluth, MN, USA / NewsTalk 610 AM & 103.9 FM
Jan 25, 2021 9:43 AM
UMD head coach Scott Sandelin knew Western Michigan wouldn’t make it easy on his team Sunday at Amsoil Arena. The Bulldogs weathered an early storm from the Broncos, were buoyed by a strong penalty kill, and got to work in the offensive zone. Opportunistic on scoring chances early, UMD was able to ride out a 4-1 victory for a two-game sweep that could be a real shot in the arm for the Bulldogs.
“Good game for us, hard-fought,” Sandelin said. “They were a better team than (Saturday). They came out, which we knew they would. Zach (Stejskal) made some huge saves. I thought the last 15 minutes, we were playing very well.”
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Jan 9, 2021 12:06 PM
UMD is not the 1,000-day reigning national champion in college hockey by accident. The Bulldogs have done this by consistently playing to their identity as a program, which surrounds strong neutral zone play, puck possession, and wearing down opponents with depth. Hockey analyst Pat Micheletti once told me a hallmark of Scott Sandelin’s teams over the last eight to ten years is that you wouldn’t know what line is on the ice if you didn’t have a chart in your hand to tell you. In other words, when UMD is going, the fourth line plays like the top line, and vice versa.