2023–24 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs; men's ice hockey season
Conference	7th NCHC
Home ice	AMSOIL Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Hockey	NR
Record
Overall	12–20–5
Conference	8–14–2
Home	8–6–3
Road	3–13–2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott Sandelin
Assistant coaches	Adam Krause; Cody Chupp; Brant Nicklin
Captain(s)	Luke Loheit
Alternate captain(s)	Dominic James; Quinn Olson
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The 2023–24 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program and 11th in the NCHC. The Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at AMSOIL Arena and were coached by Scott Sandelin in his 24th season.

Season

In August, junior defenseman Will Francis announced that his cancer had relapsed.^[1] Due to treatment, he would miss at least the first half of the season but was hoping to return to the lineup by January. Unfortunately, he ended up sitting out the entire season. Unfortunately, they wasn't the only bad bit of news for the Bulldogs this year. Just 3 games into the season, Dominic James dislocated his shoulder and tore cartilage in the process. The injury required surgery to fix and he would miss the remainder of the year.^[2] And then, in December, the NCAA ruled Cole Spicer academically ineligible for the remainder of the season.^[3]

The loss of those three players, all NHL draft picks, hamstrung the Bulldogs from the start of the season. Duluth was able to get off to a decent start, going undefeated in their first 5 games, but everything changed when they travelled to play Cornell. The Big Red were one of the top defensive teams and demonstrated as much by holding UMD to a single goal over the weekend. That began a string of five weeks against ranked teams and the Bulldogs were only able to win one game. Though the goaltending tandem of Zach Stejskal and Matthew Thiessen wasn't quite up to par, the bigger problem for Duluth was the lack of scoring. The offense was run through Ben Steeves, who led the team in scoring for the second straight year, but beyond him the team didn't have much in the way of goal scoring.

After the terrible stretch in the first half, Duluth looked much better in January and was able to get two wins over ranked teams when its offense finally woke up, albeit on an inconsistent basis. At the start of February the team was nearly at .500 and still had a slim chance at an NCAA tournament berth but they were staring down a gauntlet of lethal opponents. The final 10 games for UMD were all against ranked teams and the Bulldogs went winless in the first eight matches. Both the offense and defense weren't up to the challenge and despite Minnesota Duluth sweeping St. Cloud State to end the regular season, the team was dropped to 7th in the conference and had no chance at securing an at-large berth.

Duluth's opponent for the first round of the conference tournament was Denver and the #3 Pioneers took no pity on the Bulldogs. After getting shutout in the first game, Denver had a 3-goal lead in the rematch and looked to be sailing to the semifinals. Goals from Luke Loheit and Kyle Bettens pulled Duluth within one with just over 2 minutes to play. Duluth pulled Thiessen for an extra attacker for their second marker but they were unable to get a third. Instead, Denver scored two empty-net goals and ended Duluth's season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Derek Daschke	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Isaac Howard	Forward	United States	Transferred to Michigan State
Jesse Jacques	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Wyatt Kaiser	Defenseman	United States	Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)
Tanner Laderoute	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Luke Mylymok	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Niagara

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Luke Bast	Defenseman	Canada	22	Red Deer, AB; transfer from North Dakota
Braden Fischer	Forward	Canada	20	Winnipeg, MB
Connor McMenamin	Forward	United States	24	Collegeville, PA; graduate transfer from Penn State
Anthony Menghini	Forward	United States	20	Brainerd, MN
Matthew Perkins	Forward	Canada	19	Balgonie, SK; selected 119th overall in 2023
Aaron Pionk	Defenseman	United States	20	Hermantown, MN; selected 149th overall in 2023

Roster

As of July 10, 2023.^[4]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Darian Gotz	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-10-19	Hermantown, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
6	Ben Steeves	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-10	Bedford, New Hampshire	Sioux City (USHL)	—
7	Blake Biondi	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-04-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown (USHS–MN)	MTL, 109th overall 2020
8	Aaron Pionk	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-01-16	Hermantown, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	MIN, 149th overall 2023
11	Cole Spicer	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2004-06-13	Grand Forks, North Dakota	NTDP (USHL)	BOS, 117th overall 2022
12	Jack Smith	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-07-06	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	MTL, 102nd overall 2020
15	Quinn Olson (A)	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-09	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	BOS, 92nd overall 2019
16	Luke Loheit (C)	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-26	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	OTT, 194th overall 2018
17	Dominic James (A)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-07-03	Plymouth, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	CHI, 173rd overall 2022
18	Joey Pierce	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2002-10-02	Hermantown, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
19	Riley Bodnarchuk	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-06-01	Okotoks, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
20	Owen Gallatin	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2002-06-17	Hugo, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
21	Braden Fischer	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-10-02	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Minot (NAHL)	—
22	Kyler Kleven	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2000-10-12	Moorhead, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
23	Will Francis	Junior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-11-16	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	ANA, 163rd overall 2019
24	Kyle Bettens	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-07-04	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Youngstown (USHL)	—
26	Anthony Menghini	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2002-12-03	Baxter, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
28	Aiden Dubinsky	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2004-04-28	Highland Park, Illinois	Tri-City (USHL)	—
31	Zach Sandy	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-12-07	Fargo, North Dakota	Minot (NAHL)	—
33	Carter Loney	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2002-08-02	Columbus, Ohio	Sioux City (USHL)	—
34	Matthew Perkins	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	2004-01-21	Balgonie, Saskatchewan	Youngstown (USHL)	VAN, 119th overall 2023
35	Zach Stejskal	Senior	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1999-12-20	Cohasset, Minnesota	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL)	—
36	Matthew Thiessen	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-06-09	Steinbach, Manitoba	Maine (HEA)	VAN, 192nd overall 2018
37	Luke Johnson	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-10-15	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
38	Luke Bast	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2000-11-28	Red Deer, Alberta	North Dakota (NCHC)	—
39	Connor McMenamin	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-02-25	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Penn State (Big Ten)	—

Standings

2023–24 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 North Dakota †	24	15	8	1	1	4	0	49	87	67	40	26	12	2	151	105
#1 Denver *	24	15	7	2	3	0	1	45	110	80	42	30	9	3	198	119
#18 St. Cloud State	24	11	9	4	1	3	2	41	77	74	38	17	16	5	121	114
#15 Colorado College	24	14	8	2	5	2	0	41	66	56	37	21	13	3	111	93
#12 Omaha	24	13	8	3	5	0	3	40	68	74	40	23	13	4	117	112
#14 Western Michigan	24	11	13	0	1	5	0	35	78	64	38	21	16	1	136	97
Minnesota Duluth	24	8	14	2	3	3	2	28	65	80	37	12	20	5	103	125
Miami	24	1	21	2	0	2	0	7	44	100	36	7	26	3	78	135
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: April 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	7:07 pm	#10 Michigan Tech*	#17	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)		Stejskal	T 2–2 ^OT	6,017	0–0–1
October 13	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan*	#17	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	T 5–5 ^OT	5,947	0–0–2
October 14	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan*	#17	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Thiessen	W 8–5	6,497	1–0–2
October 20	7:07 pm	Bemidji State*	#14	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	W 4–0	5,866	2–0–2
October 21	6:07 pm	at Bemidji State*	#14	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey	Stejskal	W 5–4 ^OT	2,451	3–0–2
October 27	6:00 pm	at #12 Cornell*	#11	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Stejskal	L 1–4	4,316	3–1–2
October 28	6:00 pm	at #12 Cornell*	#11	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Thiessen	L 0–3	4,316	3–2–2
November 3	7:00 pm	at #6 Minnesota*	#14	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)	Fox 9+, BTN+	Stejskal	L 1–5	10,739	3–3–2
November 4	7:00 pm	at #6 Minnesota*	#14	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)	Fox 9+, BTN+	Thiessen	T 3–3 ^OT	7,345	3–3–3
November 10	7:07 pm	#4 North Dakota	#18	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Thiessen	L 2–4	6,437	3–4–3 (0–1–0)
November 11	6:07 pm	#4 North Dakota	#18	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Thiessen	L 0–2	6,833	3–5–3 (0–2–0)
November 17	7:30 pm	at #19 St. Cloud State		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Thiessen	L 1–2	3,627	3–6–3 (0–3–0)
November 18	6:00 pm	at #19 St. Cloud State		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Thiessen	L 5–6	4,211	3–7–3 (0–4–0)
December 1	7:07 pm	#20 Omaha		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	W 4–2	5,889	4–7–3 (1–4–0)
December 2	5:07 pm	#20 Omaha		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	L 0–1 ^OT	6,538	4–8–3 (1–5–0)
December 8	6:05 pm	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Stejskal	T 3–3 ^SOW	1,889	4–8–4 (1–5–1)
December 9	6:05 pm	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Stejskal	W 3–1	2,092	5–8–4 (2–5–1)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	4:00 pm	vs. Northeastern*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)	BSW	Stejskal	L 3–4 ^OT	8,652	5–9–4
December 29	4:00 pm	vs. Air Force*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Consolation Game)	BSW	Stejskal	W 4–1	8,689	6–9–4
January 6	4:07 pm	at St. Thomas*		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Sandy	L 1–3	1,058
January 12	7:07 pm	#17 Colorado College		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	SOCO CW	Stejskal	W 3–2 ^OT	5,671	7–9–4 (3–5–1)
January 13	7:07 pm	#17 Colorado College		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	L 2–3 ^OT	6,246	7–10–4 (3–6–1)
January 19	6:00 pm	at #11 Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Thiessen	W 6–3	3,566	8–10–4 (4–6–1)
January 20	5:00 pm	at #11 Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Thiessen	L 2–5	3,648	8–11–4 (4–7–1)
January 26	7:07 pm	Miami		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	W 6–2	6,004	9–11–4 (5–7–1)
January 27	7:07 pm	Miami		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	W 3–2 ^OT	6,094	10–11–4 (6–7–1)
February 2	7:07 pm	at #20 Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska	CBSSN	Stejskal	L 1–5	7,075	10–12–4 (6–8–1)
February 3	7:07 pm	at #20 Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Thiessen	L 3–4	7,802	10–13–4 (6–9–1)
February 16	7:07 pm	#5 Denver		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	CBSSN	Stejskal	L 4–5 ^OT	5,598	10–14–4 (6–10–1)
February 17	7:07 pm	#5 Denver		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	L 2–5	6,131	10–15–4 (6–11–1)
February 23	7:07 pm	at #4т North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Stejskal	L 0–6	11,670	10–16–4 (6–12–1)
February 24	6:07 pm	at #4т North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Thiessen	L 2–4	11,693	10–17–4 (6–13–1)
March 1	8:00 pm	at #11 Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	SOCO CW	Thiessen	T 2–2 ^SOW	3,602	10–17–5 (6–13–2)
March 2	7:00 pm	at #11 Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	SOCO CW	Thiessen	L 1–4	3,600	10–18–5 (6–14–2)
March 8	7:07 pm	#17 St. Cloud State		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Thiessen	W 4–2	5,446	11–18–5 (7–14–2)
March 9	6:07 pm	#17 St. Cloud State		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Sandy	W 6–5	5,012	12–18–5 (8–14–2)
NCHC Tournament
March 15	8:07 pm	at #3 Denver*		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1)		Thiessen	L 0–4	5,461	12–19–5
March 16	7:07 pm	at #3 Denver*		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2)		Thiessen	L 2–5	6,005	12–20–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[5]

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Ben Steeves	LW	37	24	10	34	30
Owen Gallatin	D	37	7	23	30	24
Connor McMenamin	LW	35	6	15	21	10
Quinn Olson	C/LW	37	4	17	21	10
Luke Loheit	RW	36	10	10	20	53
Aaron Pionk	D	37	3	17	20	22
Blake Biondi	C	34	8	11	19	29
Kyle Bettens	C/RW	36	6	12	18	14
Matthew Perkins	C	35	6	9	15	12
Aiden Dubinsky	D	37	3	12	15	20
Jack Smith	C/RW	34	3	9	12	12
Anthony Menghini	F	37	8	2	10	43
Cole Spicer	C	17	5	4	9	8
Luke Bast	D	37	2	7	9	39
Darian Gotz	D	37	0	6	6	37
Carter Loney	C	33	3	2	5	31
Braden Fischer	LW	22	1	4	5	2
Joey Pierce	D	35	0	5	5	12
Riley Bodnarchuk	D	30	2	2	4	6
Kyler Kleven	C	25	1	2	3	13
Luke Johnson	C/LW	26	1	2	3	12
Dominic James	C/LW	2	0	1	1	0
Matthew Thiessen	G	18	0	1	1	0
Zach Sandy	G	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Stejskal	G	20	0	0	0	0
Total			103	183	286	451

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Matthew Thiessen	18	1014:03	3	11	2	53	500	0	.904	3.14
Zach Stejskal	20	1161:56	8	9	3	58	513	1	.898	3.00
Zach Sandy	1	64:53	1	0	0	5	33	0	.868	4.62
Empty Net	-	22:02	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-
Total	37	2262:54	12	20	5	125	1048	1	.893	3.31

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	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	17	17	14	11	14	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR
USA Hockey	17	18	14	12	14	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 or 25.^[7]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Darian Gotz	NCHC Sportsmanship Award	^[8]
Ben Steeves	NCHC Second Team	^[9]

2024 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
2	42	Adam Kleber ^†	Buffalo Sabres
2	47	Max Plante ^†	Detroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman ^[10]

References

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^ "Minnesota Duluth blueliner Francis announces cancer relapse, will miss first half of '23-24 college hockey season". WDIO. October 18, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

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[2] "Minnesota Duluth blueliner Francis announces cancer relapse, will miss first half of '23-24 college hockey season". WDIO. October 18, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[3] "UMD's Cole Spicer ineligible for remainder of season". Northern News Now. December 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[4] "2023–24 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

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[7] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[NCHC-8] Weisman, Michael (March 21, 2024). "NCHC Unveils 2023-2024 Individual Award Winners". nchchockey.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[NCHCA-9] Weisman, Michael (March 13, 2024). "NCHC Unveils 2023-2024 All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

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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)
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