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Jan 2, 2021 10:29 PM
One of the reasons UMD has been the reigning national champions for over 1,000 days now is the team’s relatively consistent ability to overcome adversity.
Adversity knocked on the Bulldogs’ door again Saturday night in St. Cloud, and once again UMD had a response, one good enough to pick up a 4-3 overtime win over St. Cloud State on a winning goal by junior captain Noah Cates.
Before we got there, UMD had to overcome a few things. St. Cloud State’s power play got on a heater, scoring on its first three opportunities, twice on a five-minute major called against Tanner Laderoute that was, um, interesting. That sequence came a few seconds after a two-on-zero rush for UMD was whistled down because of a penalty being called on, um, the other team.
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North Dakota gets Minnesota Duluth for a Saturday noon showdown before ending the NCHC pod Sunday with an evening tilt with Miami. UND is fresh off a 4-3 overtime win over St. Cloud State Wednesday, its third OT game in the pod and its second OT win.
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Tim Hennessy, in his 42nd season as the voice of UND men’s hockey, calls the action while
Steve Olson will provide color analysis when the season resumes regular series play.
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The Thunder Bay native spent two seasons between the pipes for the Minnesota Wilderness.
December 15, 2020
CLOQUET, Minn. – UMD sophomore goalie Ryan Fanti has been the breakout star of the NCHC pod. But did you know that before he ever suited up for the Bulldogs, he played junior hockey up in Cloquet?
The Thunder Bay native spent two seasons between the pipes for the Minnesota Wilderness. In 75 games, Fanti had a goals against average of less than three while his save percentage was above 90%. General manager Dave Boitz says he has enjoyed watching his former goalie quickly taking control of the UMD net.
Duluth, MN, USA / 95 KQDS
Dec 12, 2020 5:23 PM
Before we get to your questions, a few thoughts on Saturday’s 4-1 win over Denver that keeps UMD unbeaten at 5-0-1, and atop the NCHC at 17 points.
While it wasn’t a perfect performance by any means, UMD continues to show signs of improvement. The Bulldogs were able to get their forecheck game going a bit more, and UMD defended better than it did in the first meeting against Denver.
Sophomore goalie Ryan Fanti made 26 saves in another strong performance, and UMD rode power play goals by Jackson Cates and Cole Koepke to its fifth win in six games during pod play.
Duluth, MN, USA / 95 KQDS
Dec 11, 2020 8:24 AM
There are no secrets when UMD is playing North Dakota. The game will likely be fast, physical, intense, and emotional. Zero pretense.
The emotions really didn’t spill like we’ve so often seen in Thursday’s 2-2 tie at the NCHC Pod, which was followed up by a three-round shootout that UMD won 1-0 for an extra point in the league standings. In fact, the five combined penalties for just ten minutes are the fewest we’ve seen in a UMD-North Dakota game going back at least 20 years, to the point where collegehockeystats.net started publishing game box scores.