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Hill-Murray’s Heinrich commits to UMD
According to his Twitter account, Hill-Murray star defenseman Blake Heinrich has committed to UMD. Heinrich sent out a tweet that read “Officially a Bulldog” on Wednesday night, confirming rumors that he had been seriously interested in UMD. During the NCAA tournament, Heinrich made it known that his college hockey allegiance was firmly rooted in Duluth. … Continue reading
Beardy’s Peterson commits to UMD
According to Chris Heisenberg’s recruiting website, Elliott Peterson, a high-scoring forward for the Beardy’s Midget AAA Blackhawks, has committed to UMD for the 2014 season. Peterson racked up 31 goals and 76 points this season for Beardy’s, the second-best total on the team. Based off reports from people who have seen him play, Peterson has … Continue reading
Brown has successful NHL debut
Newly-signed J.T. Brown burst onto the NHL scene with a successful debut on Saturday night, registering two shots and 13 minutes, 33 seconds of ice-time for Tampa Bay in the Lightning’s 3-2 shootout win over Winnipeg. Brown skated mostly with NHL veterans Ryan Malone — a St. Cloud State alum — and Vincent Lecavalier. Brown’s … Continue reading
Connolly in Hobey Hat Trick, Lamb signs with Calgary
Jack Connolly has been selected as one of the members of the Hobey Hat Trick, which narrows the field of 10 finalists down to the final three. Shocking, right? Connolly, the nation’s second-highest scorer, is joined in the Hat Trick by the No. 1 and No. 3 point-getters in the country — Maine’s Spencer Abbott … Continue reading
JT Brown signs with Tampa Bay
JT Brown has signed a professional contract with Tampa Bay, according to the official Twitter page of the team. It’s believed that Brown will join the Lightning soon and play either this weekend or early next week. TSN Insider Bob McKenzie and the Duluth News Tribune’s Kevin Pates are reporting that the deal is a … Continue reading
Maine scouting report
The great thing about the NCAA tournament is that we get to see teams we probably haven’t seen much — or at all — this year. UMD’s opponent in the Northeast Regional, Maine, is one of those teams. Luckily, one of my best friends from high school goes to school at UMaine, and I was … Continue reading
Northeast Regional Capsules
No. 1 – Boston College Eagles Record: 29-10-1 Conference: Hockey East NCAA Tournament History: 31 appearances, 4 titles (most recent, 2010) How they got here: Boston College won the Hockey East championship with a 4-1 win over Maine. Players to watch: Chris Kreider, F, Jr. (21-21-42); Johnny Gaudreau, F, Fr. (19-21-40); Barry Almeida, F, Sr. … Continue reading
UMD officially headed to Worcester
As USCHO.com’s Jayson Moy predicted it last night in his PairWise blog, the Bulldogs will head to Wuss-tah and play UMaine on Saturday. Here’s the Northeast regional schedule: Saturday Boston College vs. Air Force, 3 p.m., ESPN U/ESPN 3 UMD vs. Maine, 6:30 p.m., ESPN 3 Sunday UMD/Maine vs. BC/Air Force, 7 p.m., ESPN U/ESPN … Continue reading
UMD GAMEDAY: Final Five vs. Denver
The Bulldogs have already guaranteed themselves a spot in next week’s NCAA tournament, but you can bet this group is looking to add another trophy to the ever-growing case this weekend. Denver is the first team that stands in their way. UMD Lines 14 Keegan Flaherty — 12 Jack Connolly — 17 Mike Seidel 21 … Continue reading
UMD GAMEDAY: Friday vs. Colorado College
Tonight’s game is on My9, like always, and you can also listen to Ciskie with the call on 94X. Here are tonight’s lines: UMD 14 Flaherty — 12 Connolly — 17 Seidel 21 Herbert — 11 Oleksuk — 23 Brown 18 Basaraba — 15 Hendrickson — 27 Grun 25 J. Crandall — 19 Tardy — … Continue reading
