2020–21 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
| 2020–21 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| NCAA Tournament, Frozen Four | |
| Conference | 3rd NCHC |
| Home ice | AMSOIL Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #3 |
| USA Today | #4 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–11–2 |
| Conference | 13–9–2–1–2–1 |
| Home | 5–3–0 |
| Road | 3–4–0 |
| Neutral | 7–4–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Scott Sandelin |
| Assistant coaches | Derek Plante Adam Krause Brant Nicklin |
| Captain(s) | Noah Cates |
| Alternate captain(s) | Cole Koepke Louie Roehl Nick Swaney |
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The 2020–21 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 77th season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth and were coached by Scott Sandelin, in his 21st season.
Season
[edit]As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Minnesota Duluth's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]
Along with the rest of the NCHC, Minnesota Duluth began the year in Omaha, Nebraska.[3] Duluth was forced to replace not only the best goaltender in the history of the program, Hunter Shepard, but three standout defensemen, including Hobey Baker Award-winning Scott Perunovich. Despite the talent drain, UMD started the season hot, going undefeated in their first 6 games. The team ran into a bit of trouble in the third week of December but still entered January ranked in the top-5. The Bulldogs began 2021 with 4 consecutive games against St. Cloud State and after winning the first match, dropped three straight to the Huskies. All of the games were close but the bad run allowed freshman Zach Stejskal to get a few turns in the starting role. Duluth recovered with three weeks against bad teams, winning 6 consecutive games, but was stymied by Western Michigan and limped to the end of the regular season. UMD ended up getting passed by St. Cloud in the final game and ended up 3rd in the conference.
The result of their finish was a meeting with Western Michigan in the conference tournament, and Minnesota Duluth had to overcome two separate leads by the Broncos to take the game in overtime. In the semifinal they faced St. Cloud State for the 7th time that season (1/4 of their games) and could never quite impose their will on the Huskies. UMD tied the game twice but the Bulldogs couldn't overcome St. Cloud's 3rd goal and fell in the semifinals. Fortunately, UMD was ranked in the top-10 and was essentially guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Minnesota Duluth was ranked 9th by the selection committee and given a #3 seed. They were placed opposite Michigan but COVID-19 prevented their meeting.[4] Due to Michigan's withdrawal, UMD's first tournament game would be against top-seeded North Dakota and the two ended up producing a game for the ages. UMD started Stejskal in goal and the plan looked to be the perfect choice early; Stejskal turned aside every UND shot in the first two periods and allowed the Bulldogs to take a 2-goal lead early in the third. North Dakota pulled their goalie with more than 2 minutes to play, trying to jump-start their offense and, miraculously, the tactic worked. The Fighting Hawks scored twice in the final 100 seconds and tied the game. The two teams continued to battle into overtime and UMD scored in the extra frame, only to see the goal waved-off due to offsides. More than 40 minutes later, UND almost ended the game when the puck hit Stejskal in the shoulder, deflected up and landed on top of the goal. In the 4th overtime, it looked like North Dakota had caught a break when Stejskal had to leave the game due to cramping but, fortunately for UMD, Ryan Fanti was more than capable of holding the fort. It took another period before the game finally saw the winning goal and freshman Luke Mylymok ended the match with just his second career goal.[5] This was the longest game in the history of the NCAA tournament but was still more than 27 minutes shorter than the longest contest in NCAA history.
The win sent Minnesota Duluth into the Frozen Four for the 4th consecutive season (not counting the cancelled 2020 Tournament) and were joined by two other Minnesota teams. In the national semifinal, UMD faced Massachusetts in a rematch of the 2019 championship. Before the game began, UMD lost the serviced of Fanti due to COVID protocols but UMass would be without 4 players, including their starting goaltender and leading goal-scorer.[6] Despite the disadvantage, the Minutemen hung in the game, keeping the score close while being outshout 36–15 in regulation. UMD was unable to get much past Matt Murray and had to settle for another overtime game with the score knotted at two apiece. In the extra session, Massachusetts came alive and skated rings around the Bulldogs. UMass fired 13 shots on goal, to UMD's 2 and were control most of the overtime. When Garrett Wait netted the winning goal it not only ended the Bulldogs' season but their 9-game winning streak in NCAA overtime games that stretched back to 1985.
Brady Meyer and Ben Patt sat out the season.
Departures
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarod Hilderman | Defenseman |  Canada |
Graduation (Signed with Birmingham Bulls) |
| Jade Miller | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (Signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Scott Perunovich | Defenseman | United States |
Signed professional contract (St. Louis Blues) |
| Brandon Puricelli | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Lake Superior State |
| Justin Richards | Forward | United States |
Signed professional contract (New York Rangers) |
| Dylan Samberg | Defenseman | United States |
Signed professional contract (Winnipeg Jets) |
| Hunter Shepard | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Hershey Bears) |
| Nick Wolff | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Boston Bruins) |
Recruiting
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Biondi | Forward | United States |
18 | Hermantown, MN; selected 109th overall in 2020 |
| Matt Cairns | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Mississauga, ON; transfer from Cornell; selected 84th overall in 2016 |
| Darian Gotz | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Hermantown, MN |
| Wyatt Kaiser | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Ham Lake, MN; selected 81st overall in 2020 |
| Connor Kelley | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Maple Grove, MN |
| Jarrett Lee | Forward | United States |
21 | Hibbing, MN; transfer from Northern Michigan |
| Luke Mylymok | Forward | United States |
19 | Wilcox, SK |
| Zach Stejskal | Goaltender | United States |
20 | Cohasset, MN |
Roster
[edit]As of March 1, 2021.[7]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Darian Gotz | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2000-10-19 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 3 |
|
Matt Anderson | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-04-11 | Shakopee, Minnesota | Holy Family (USHS–MN) | — |
| 5 |
|
Wyatt Kaiser | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2002-07-31 | Ham Lake, Minnesota | Andover (USHS–MN) | CHI, 81st overall 2020 |
| 6 |
|
Louie Roehl (A) | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-09 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Blake Biondi | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-04-24 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Hermantown (USHS–MN) | MTL, 109th overall 2020 |
| 8 | 
|
Hunter Lellig | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-02-08 | Waterloo, Iowa | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Kobe Roth | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-01-11 | Warroad, Minnesota | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Koby Bender | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-07-15 | Cloquet, Minnesota | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Ben Almquist | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Victoria, Minnesota | Austin (NAHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Tanner Laderoute | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-06-04 | Edmonton, Alberta | Okotoks (AJHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Quinn Olson | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-05-09 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks (AJHL) | BOS, 92nd overall 2019 |
| 16 |
|
Luke Loheit | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-26 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Penticton (BCHL) | OTT, 194th overall 2018 |
| 17 |
|
Cole Koepke (A) | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-05-17 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | TBL, 183rd overall 2018 |
| 18 |
|
Jesse Jacques | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-09-10 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Jarrett Lee | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 1999-06-04 | Hibbing, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Jackson Cates | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-09-28 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Noah Cates (C) | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-05 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | PHI, 137th overall 2017 |
| 22 | 
|
Matt Cairns | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1998-04-27 | Mississauga, Ontario | Cornell (ECAC) | EDM, 84th overall 2016 |
| 23 |
|
Nick Swaney (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-09-09 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Waterloo (USHL) | MIN, 209th overall 2017 |
| 24 | 
|
Luke Mylymok | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2001-09-29 | Boise, Idaho | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 25 |
|
Connor Kelley | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-01-30 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Jake Rosenbaum | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-03-28 | Trabuco Canyon, California | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Brady Meyer | Sophomore | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2000-10-17 | North Branch, Minnesota | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 35 |
|
Zach Stejskal | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1999-12-20 | Cohasset, Minnesota | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL) | — |
| 36 |
|
Ben Patt | Junior (RS) | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-05-19 | Brampton, Ontario | Notre Dame (SJHL) | — |
| 39 |
|
Ryan Fanti | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-10-03 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
Standings
[edit]| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #5 North Dakota †* | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .750 | 94 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 57 | |
| #2 St. Cloud State | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .625 | 78 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 84 | |
| #3 Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .597 | 72 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 66 | |
| #13 Omaha | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .556 | 79 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 81 | |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .470 | 61 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 67 | 66 | |
| Western Michigan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .458 | 73 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 89 | |
| Colorado College | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .273 | 35 | 77 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 79 | |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | 46 | 83 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 89 | |
| Championship: March 16, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 1 | 3:35 PM | vs. Omaha | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Fanti | W 5–3 | 0 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| December 2 | 7:35 PM | vs. #4 Denver | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Altitude | Fanti | W 2–1 | 0 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) | ||
| December 6 | 4:05 PM | vs. Miami | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Fanti | W 5–3 | 0 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) | |||
| December 8 | 7:35 PM | vs. Miami | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Stejskal | W 4–2 | 0 | 4–0–0 (4–0–0) | |||
| December 10 | 7:35 PM | vs. #1 North Dakota | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Fanti | T 2–2 SOW | 0 | 4–0–1 (4–0–1) | |||
| December 12 | 12:05 PM | vs. #9 Denver | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Altitude | Fanti | W 4–1 | 0 | 5–0–1 (5–0–1) | ||
| December 13 | 12:05 PM | vs. Colorado College | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Fanti | L 1–4 | 0 | 5–1–1 (5–1–1) | ||
| December 16 | 3:35 PM | vs. #17 Omaha | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Fanti | T 2–2 SOL | 0 | 5–1–2 (5–1–2) | |||
| December 19 | 12:05 PM | vs. #4 North Dakota | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Fanti | L 1–2 | 0 | 5–2–2 (5–2–2) | |||
| January 2 | 6:00 PM | at #6 St. Cloud State | #4 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Fanti | W 4–3 OT | 101 | 6–2–2 (6–2–2) | |||
| January 3 | 4:00 PM | at #6 St. Cloud State | #4 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Fanti | L 1–3 | 102 | 6–3–2 (6–3–2) | |||
| January 8 | 7:36 PM | vs. #6 St. Cloud State | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | CBSSN | Fanti | L 3–4 | 0 | 6–4–2 (6–4–2) | ||
| January 9 | 6:00 PM | vs. #6 St. Cloud State | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Stejskal | L 0–1 OT | 0 | 6–5–2 (6–5–2) | |||
| January 23 | 6:00 PM | vs. Western Michigan | #7 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Fanti | W 5–1 | 150 | 7–5–2 (7–5–2) | |||
| January 24 | 4:00 PM | vs. Western Michigan | #7 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Stejskal | W 4–1 | 150 | 8–5–2 (8–5–2) | |||
| January 29 | 3:00 PM | at Miami | #6 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Fanti | W 2–1 | 0 | 9–5–2 (9–5–2) | |||
| January 30 | 4:00 PM | at Miami | #6 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Fanti | W 6–3 | 0 | 10–5–2 (10–5–2) | |||
| February 5 | 6:00 PM | vs. Miami | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Fanti | W 8–1 | 150 | 11–5–2 (11–5–2) | |||
| February 6 | 4:00 PM | vs. Miami | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Stejskal | W 3–1 | 150 | 12–5–2 (12–5–2) | |||
| February 12 | 5:05 PM | at Western Michigan | #4 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Fanti | L 0–4 | 125 | 12–6–2 (12–6–2) | |||
| February 13 | 3:05 PM | at Western Michigan | #4 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Stejskal | L 1–4 | 125 | 12–7–2 (12–7–2) | |||
| February 18 | 3:05 PM | vs. Colorado College | #8 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Fanti | L 1–2 | 250 | 12–8–2 (12–8–2) | |||
| February 27 | 7:07 PM | vs. #6 St. Cloud State | #10 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | CBSSN | Stejskal | W 5–1 | 250 | 13–8–2 (13–8–2) | ||
| March 6 | 7:07 PM | vs. #8 St. Cloud State | #9 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Stejskal | L 3–4 OT | 201 | 13–9–2 (13–9–2) | |||
| NCHC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13 | 7:30 PM | vs. Western Michigan* | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Fanti | W 5–4 OT | 2,167 | 14–9–2 | |||
| March 15 | 3:00 PM | vs. #8 St. Cloud State* | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Fanti | L 2–3 | 1,957 | 14–10–2 | |||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 26 | 3:00 PM | vs. #8 Michigan | #9 | Scheels Arena • Fargo, North Dakota (Regional semifinals) | ESPNU | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols[4] | |||||
| March 27 | 6:30 PM | vs. #1 North Dakota* | #9 | Scheels Arena • Fargo, North Dakota (Regional final) | ESPNU | Fanti | W 3–2 5OT | 1,494 | 15–10–2 | ||
| April 8 | 8:00 PM | vs. #6 Massachusetts* | #9 | PPG Paints Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (National semifinals) | ESPN2 | Stejskal | L 2–3 OT | 3,660 | 15–11–2 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
[edit]| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Swaney | RW | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| Jackson Cates | C | 28 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 |
| Cole Koepke | LW | 28 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
| Kobe Roth | F | 28 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 |
| Koby Bender | F | 28 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 21 |
| Noah Cates | LW | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| Quinn Olson | C/LW | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Tanner Laderoute | F | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 28 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Jesse Jacques | F | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| Matt Anderson | D | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Matt Cairns | D | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Connor Kelley | D | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Luke Loheit | RW | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 |
| Blake Biondi | C | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Hunter Lellig | D | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Luke Mylymok | C/W | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Louie Roehl | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Jake Rosenbaum | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Almquist | F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darian Gotz | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Zach Stejskal | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Lee | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Fanti | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | 84 | 140 | 224 | 295 |
Goaltending statistics
[edit]| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Stejskal | 9 | 622 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 250 | 0 | .929 | 1.83 |
| Ryan Fanti | 20 | 1169 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 446 | 0 | .907 | 2.36 |
| Empty Net | - | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 28 | 1799 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 66 | 696 | 0 | .913 | 2.20 |
Rankings
[edit]| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) | ||||
| USCHO.com | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 3 | |||
| USA Today | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[10]
Awards and honors
[edit]| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Swaney | NCHC First Team | [11] |
| Noah Cates | NCHC Second Team | [11] |
| Wyatt Kaiser | NCHC Third Team | [11] |
| Cole Koepke | ||
| Wyatt Kaiser | NCHC Rookie Team | [12] |
Players drafted into the NHL
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 204 | Connor Kelley | Chicago Blackhawks |
† incoming freshman [13]
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "NCHC Will Begin Season in Omaha Bubble". Neutral Zone. October 16, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Svoboda, Kurt (March 26, 2021). "U-M Removed from NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament Due to COVID Protocols". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota Duluth wins epic NCAA hockey game over North Dakota in five overtimes". Star Tribune. March 28, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Fanti Out for UMD Due to COVID Protocols". College Hockey News. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c "North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Five Teams Represented on 2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.