2024–25 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

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2024–25 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
File:UMD Athletics wordmark.png
ConferenceNCHC
Home iceAMSOIL Arena
Record
Overall5–8–0
Conference2–4–0
Home2–7–0
Road3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachScott Sandelin
Assistant coachesAdam Krause
Cody Chupp
Brant Nicklin
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season will be the 81st season of play for the program and 12th in the NCHC. The Bulldogs will represent the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at AMSOIL Arena and be coached by Scott Sandelin in his 25th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Blake Biondi Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Darian Gotz Defenseman File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Graduation (signed with Aalborg Pirates)
Luke Johnson Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Transferred to Alaska
Kyler Kleven Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Transferred to Niagara
Luke Loheit Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Graduation
Connor McMenamin Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Quinn Olson Forward File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Graduation (signed with Ontario Reign)
Cole Spicer Defenseman File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Left program (mental health)
Ben Steeves Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Signed professional contract (Florida Panthers)
Zach Stejskal Goaltender File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Graduation (signed with Hokki)
Matthew Thiessen Goaltender File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Callum Arnott Forward File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 20 King City, ON
Blake Bechen Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 19 Dubuque, IA
Harper Bentz Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 19 Moorhead, MN
Adam Gajan Goaltender File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 20 Poprad, SVK; selected 35th overall in 2023
Ty Hanson Defenseman File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 19 Hermantown, MN
Adam Kleber Defenseman File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 18 Chaska, MN; selected 42nd overall in 2024
Klayton Knapp Goaltender File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 20 Sylvania, OH
Joey Molenaar Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 24 Minnetonka, MN; graduate transfer from St. Cloud State
Max Plante Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 18 Hermantown, MN; selected 47th overall in 2024
Zam Plante Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 20 Hermantown, MN; selected 150th overall in 2022
Jayson Shaugabay Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 19 Warroad, MN; selected 115th overall in 2023
Trevor Stachowiak Forward File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 21 Dallas, TX

Roster

As of August 20, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Ty Hanson Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-04-21 Hermantown, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
6 Minnesota Adam Kleber Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2006-03-24 Chaska, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL) BUF, 42nd overall 2024
8 Minnesota Aaron Pionk Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-01-16 Hermantown, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) MIN, 149th overall 2023
10 Minnesota Max Plante Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2006-02-20 Hermantown, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) DET, 47th overall 2024
12 Minnesota Jack Smith Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-07-06 St. Cloud, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) MTL, 102nd overall 2020
13 Minnesota Jayson Shaugabay Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2005-04-05 Warroad, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) TBL, 115th overall 2023
15 Minnesota Harper Bentz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2004-11-29 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
16 Iowa Blake Bechen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2005-01-25 Dubuque, Iowa Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
17 Michigan Dominic James Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-03 Plymouth, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) CHI, 173rd overall 2022
18 Minnesota Joey Pierce Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2002-10-02 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
19 Alberta Riley Bodnarchuk Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-06-01 Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) —
20 Minnesota Owen Gallatin Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2002-06-17 Hugo, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
21 Manitoba Braden Fischer Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
22 Minnesota Joe Molenaar Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-10-16 Minnetonka, Minnesota St. Cloud State (NCHC) —
23 Minnesota Will Francis Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-11-16 Saint Paul, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) ANA, 163rd overall 2019
24 Manitoba Kyle Bettens Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-07-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
25 Ontario Callum Arnott Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-01-12 King City, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
26 Minnesota Anthony Menghini Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2002-12-03 Baxter, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
27 Minnesota Zam Plante Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2004-08-24 Hermantown, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) PIT, 150th overall 2022
28 Illinois Aiden Dubinsky Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-04-28 Highland Park, Illinois Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
30 Slovakia Adam Gajan Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-05-06 Poprad, Slovakia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) CHI, 35th overall 2023
31 North Dakota Zach Sandy Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-12-07 Fargo, North Dakota Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
33 Ohio Carter Loney Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2002-08-02 Columbus, Ohio Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
34 Saskatchewan Matthew Perkins Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 2004-01-21 Balgonie, Saskatchewan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) VAN, 119th overall 2023
37 Ohio Klayton Knapp Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-10-07 Sylvania, Ohio Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
38 Alberta Luke Bast Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2000-11-28 Red Deer, Alberta North Dakota (NCHC) —
39 Texas Trevor Stachowiak Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2003-02-25 Dallas, Texas Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —

Standings

2024–25 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Western Michigan 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 15 19 9 12 9 2 1 41 20
#19 Arizona State 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 10 17 17 14 6 7 1 39 36
#8 Colorado College 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 10 13 11 12 9 2 1 36 19
Omaha 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 20 12 12 5 7 0 29 26
#9 St. Cloud State 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 9 9 6 13 9 4 0 29 24
#2 Denver 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 12 14 12 2 0 61 25
Minnesota Duluth 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 6 19 22 13 5 8 0 40 46
#16 North Dakota 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 15 12 15 7 7 1 46 42
Miami 6 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 6 29 16 3 11 2 31 58
Championship: March 30, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 5:07 pm Bemidji State* #18 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Sandy L 3–4 OT 6,587 0–1–0
October 6 2:07 pm Manitoba* #18 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Exhibition)   Gajan W 7–2  4,866
October 11 6:15 pm at Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gajan W 4–2  6,241 1–1–0
October 12 5:05 pm at Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gajan L 1–4  3,701 1–2–0
October 18 7:07 pm #6 Minnesota* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Rivalry) Fox 9+ Gajan L 5–7  6,444 1–3–0
October 19 6:07 pm #6 Minnesota* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Rivalry) Fox 9+ Gajan L 1–5  7,066 1–4–0
October 25 7:07 pm Stonehill* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan W 5–1  4,103 2–4–0
October 26 6:07 pm Stonehill* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan W 2–1  4,560 3–4–0
November 8 7:07 pm #10 North Dakota AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan L 3–7  6,120 3–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 9 6:07 pm #10 North Dakota AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan L 1–4  6,520 3–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 15 6:05 pm at Miami Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Gajan W 5–0  2,333 4–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 16 6:05 pm at Miami Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Gajan W 7–2  2,391 5–6–0 (2–2–0)
November 22 7:07 pm #9 Western Michigan AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan L 2–5  5,057 5–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 23 5:07 pm #9 Western Michigan AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Gajan L 1–4  5,831 5–8–0 (2–4–0)
December 6 8:00 pm at #19 Arizona State Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona         
December 7 6:00 pm at #19 Arizona State Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona         
December 31 7:07 pm at Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+       
January 3 7:07 pm Alaska* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
January 4 6:07 pm Alaska* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
January 10 7:07 pm St. Cloud State AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
January 11 6:07 pm St. Cloud State AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
January 17 8:00 pm at Colorado College Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado         
January 18 7:00 pm at Colorado College Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado         
January 24 7:07 pm Denver AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
January 25 6:07 pm Denver AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
February 7 7:07 pm at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
February 8 7:07 pm at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
February 14 7:07 pm Arizona State AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
February 15 6:07 pm Arizona State AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
February 21 7:07 pm at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco       
February 22 6:07 pm at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco       
February 28 7:07 pm Miami AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
March 1 6:07 pm Miami AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota         
March 7 TBA7:30 pm at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota         
March 8 6:00 pm at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota         
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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 18 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey 18 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "2024–25 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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