2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs; men's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd NCHC
Home ice	AMSOIL Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#5
USA Today	#5
Record
Overall	22–10–2
Conference	17–5–2–0
Home	9–4–2
Road	8–5–0
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott Sandelin
Assistant coaches	Jason Herter; Adam Krause; Brant Nicklin
Captain(s)	Nick Wolff; Hunter Shepard
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The 2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 76th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth and were coached by Scott Sandelin, in his 20th season.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.^[1]

Roster

As of September 8, 2019.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	Matt Anderson	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-04-11	Shakopee, Minnesota	Holy Family High School (USHS–MN)	—
4	Dylan Samberg	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-01-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown High School (USHS–MN)	WPG, 43rd overall 2017
5	Nick Wolff	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1996-07-21	Eagan, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
6	Louie Roehl	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-09	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
7	Scott Perunovich	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-08-18	Hibbing, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	STL, 45th overall 2018
8	Hunter Lellig	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-02-08	Waterloo, Iowa	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
10	Kobe Roth	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-01-11	Warroad, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
11	Koby Bender	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-07-15	Cloquet, Minnesota	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
12	Jarod Hilderman	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-04-11	Kamsack, Saskatchewan	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
13	Tanner Laderoute	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-06-04	Edmonton, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)	—
15	Quinn Olson	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-09	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)	BOS, 92nd overall 2019
16	Luke Loheit	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-26	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	OTT, 194th overall 2018
17	Cole Koepke	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-05-17	Hermantown, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	TBL, 183rd overall 2018
18	Jesse Jacques	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-09-10	Hermantown, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
19	Justin Richards	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-17	Columbus, Ohio	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
20	Jackson Cates	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-09-28	Stillwater, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
21	Noah Cates	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-05	Stillwater, Minnesota	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	PHI, 137th overall 2017
22	Brandon Puricelli	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-02-04	Ellisville, Missouri	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
23	Nick Swaney	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-09-09	Lakeville, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	MIN, 209th overall 2017
26	Jade Miller	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-07-01	Minto, North Dakota	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
27	Jake Rosenbaum	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-28	Trabuco Canyon, California	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
28	Brady Meyer	Freshman	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-10-17	North Branch, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
32	Hunter Shepard	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995-11-07	Cohasset, Minnesota	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
36	Ben Patt	Sophomore (RS)	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-05-19	Brampton, Ontario	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)	—
39	Ryan Fanti	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-10-03	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 North Dakota †	24	17	4	3	2	56	86	49	35	26	5	4	135	68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth	24	17	5	2	0	53	89	53	34	22	10	2	114	77
#6 Denver	24	11	8	5	4	42	67	54	36	21	9	6	118	81
#16 Western Michigan	24	12	9	3	2	41	84	73	36	18	13	5	125	101
St. Cloud State	24	10	12	2	1	33	61	74	34	13	15	6	94	108
Omaha	24	8	13	3	0	27	63	75	36	14	17	5	108	107
Miami	24	5	16	3	2	20	61	89	34	8	21	5	92	127
Colorado College	24	4	17	3	1	16	48	96	34	11	20	3	86	123
Championship: Cancelled † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	7:05 PM	vs. Alberta*	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Exhibition)		Patt	L 3–5	4,883
Regular Season
October 11	7:12 PM	vs. Massachusetts–Lowell*	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	FSN	Shepard	L 2–3	6,041	0–1–0
October 12	7:07 PM	vs. Massachusetts–Lowell*	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	NESN+	Shepard	W 2–1	6,142	1–1–0
October 18	7:02 PM	at #17 Wisconsin*	#3	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	FSN+	Shepard	L 2–6	10,410	1–2–0
October 19	7:02 PM	at #17 Wisconsin*	#3	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	FSN+	Shepard	L 1–3	13,296	1–3–0
October 25	7:05 PM	at #20 Minnesota*	#8	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	FSN+	Shepard	W 5–2	9,407	2–3–0
October 26	7:07 PM	vs. #20 Minnesota*	#8	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 2–0	6,655	3–3–0
November 8	7:07 PM	vs. #1 Denver	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	T 3–3 ^SOL	5,374	3–3–1 (0–0–1–0)
November 9	7:07 PM	vs. #1 Denver	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 5–2	5,874	4–3–1 (1–0–1–0)
November 15	6:05 PM	at Miami	#6	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Shepard	L 1–3	2,416	4–4–1 (1–1–1–0)
November 16	7:05 PM	at Miami	#6	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Shepard	W 3–2	2,879	5–4–1 (2–1–1–0)
November 22	7:07 PM	vs. Colorado College	#9	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 4–3	5,574	6–4–1 (3–1–1–0)
November 23	7:07 PM	vs. Colorado College	#9	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 5–0	5,781	7–4–1 (4–1–1–0)
November 29	7:07 PM	vs. #1 Minnesota State*	#8	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	L 1–4	5,494	7–5–1 (4–1–1–0)
November 30	7:07 PM	vs. #1 Minnesota State*	#8	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	L 1–3	5,103	7–6–1 (4–1–1–0)
December 6	7:07 PM	at #18 Omaha	#14	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Shepard	W 6–3	5,299	8–6–1 (5–1–1–0)
December 7	7:07 PM	at #18 Omaha	#14	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Shepard	W 4–3	5,312	9–6–1 (6–1–1–0)
December 29	4:05 PM	at Merrimack*	#10	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Shepard	W 4–1	1,903	10–6–1 (6–1–1–0)
December 30	4:05 PM	at Merrimack*	#10	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Shepard	W 5–1	1,707	11–6–1 (6–1–1–0)
January 10	7:07 PM	vs. Western Michigan	#9	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	FSN	Shepard	W 6–3	5,864	12–6–1 (7–1–1–0)
January 11	7:07 PM	vs. Western Michigan	#9	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	T 3–3 ^SOL	6,012	12–6–2 (7–1–2–0)
January 17	7:37 PM	at St. Cloud State	#8	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Shepard	L 1–2	4,166	12–7–2 (7–2–2–0)
January 18	4:07 PM	at St. Cloud State	#8	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Shepard	L 0–2	5,199	12–8–2 (7–3–2–0)
January 24	7:07 PM	vs. #2 North Dakota	#11	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	CBSSN	Shepard	W 7–4	7,016	13–8–2 (8–3–2–0)
January 25	7:07 PM	vs. #2 North Dakota	#11	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	L 2–3	7,711	13–9–2 (8–4–2–0)
January 31	8:07 PM	at #4 Denver	#10	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Altitude2	Shepard	W 3–2	6,477	14–9–2 (9–4–2–0)
February 1	7:07 PM	at #4 Denver	#10	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Altitude2	Shepard	W 4–1	6,181	15–9–2 (10–4–2–0)
February 7	7:07 PM	vs. Omaha	#6	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 3–2	6,194	16–9–2 (11–4–2–0)
February 8	7:07 PM	vs. Omaha	#6	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 4–1	6,642	17–9–2 (12–4–2–0)
February 21	6:00 PM	at #19 Western Michigan	#4	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	CBSSN	Shepard	L 3–5	3,200	17–10–2 (12–5–2–0)
February 22	6:05 PM	at #19 Western Michigan	#4	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Shepard	W 2–1	3,667	18–10–2 (13–5–2–0)
February 28	8:37 PM	at Colorado College	#5	Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Shepard	W 4–2	2,883	19–10–2 (14–5–2–0)
February 29	7:07 PM	at Colorado College	#5	Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	ATTRM	Shepard	W 6–1	3,043	20–10–2 (15–5–2–0)
March 6	7:07 PM	vs. St. Cloud State	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	FSN+	Shepard	W 4–1	6,024	21–10–2 (16–5–2–0)
March 7	7:07 PM	vs. St. Cloud State	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Shepard	W 6–1	6,579	22–10–2 (17–5–2–0)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Scott Perunovich	D	34	6	34	40	64
Cole Koepke	LW	34	16	17	33	16
Noah Cates	LW	34	14	19	33	35
Nick Swaney	RW	31	12	14	26	4
Justin Richards	C	34	14	11	25	14
Jackson Cates	C	29	8	15	23	6
Kobe Roth	F	34	13	8	21	0
Dylan Samberg	D	28	1	20	21	18
Tanner Laderoute	F	31	8	8	16	40
Quinn Olson	LW	31	7	8	15	24
Nick Wolff	D	33	0	10	10	42
Jade Miller	F	34	2	7	9	6
Koby Bender	F	32	5	3	8	16
Luke Loheit	RW	33	5	1	6	8
Louie Roehl	D	34	2	3	5	24
Jesse Jacques	F	29	0	3	3	21
Jarod Hilderman	D	32	0	3	3	14
Brandon Puricelli	RW	12	1	1	2	4
Matt Anderson	D	34	0	1	1	17
Hunter Lellig	D	4	0	1	1	17
Ben Almquist	F	14	0	1	1	4
Hunter Shepard	G	34	0	1	1	2
Brady Meyer	C	7	0	0	0	2
Jake Rosenbaum	D	27	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	10
Total			114	190	304	405

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Hunter Shepard	34	2032	22	10	2	74	826	2	.918	2.18
Empty Net	-	17	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2050	22	10	2	77	826	2	.915	2.25

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	1	1	3	8	6	7	6	9	8	14	11	10	10	9	8	11	10	6	4	4	5	5	4	5
USA Today	1	1	2	8	6	7	6	10	9	14	11	11	10	9	8	11	10	7	4	4	5	5	5	5

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
3	81	Wyatt Kaiser†	Chicago Blackhawks
4	102	Jack Smith†	Montreal Canadiens
4	109	Blake Biondi†	Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman

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References

^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ "Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[1] "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[3] "Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[6] "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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v t e Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Duluth Amphitheater (1930–1932) Duluth Curling and Skating Club (1946–1966) DECC Arena (1966–2010) AMSOIL Arena (2010–present)
Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) Connie Pleban (1955–59) Ralph Romano (1959–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1946–1961) WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Hunter Shepard (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull
National championships	2011 2018 2019
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011 2017 2018 2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009 NCHC: 2017 2019 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012) Scott Perunovich (2020)
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN