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

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.

2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd NCHC
Home iceAMSOIL Arena
Rankings
USCHO#5
USA Today#5
Record
Overall22–10–2
Conference17–5–2–0
Home9–4–2
Road8–5–0
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachScott Sandelin
Assistant coachesJason Herter
Adam Krause
Brant Nicklin
Captain(s)Nick Wolff
Hunter Shepard
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster

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As of September 8, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C 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

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 7:05 PM vs. Alberta* #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota (Exhibition)   Patt L 3–5  4,883
Regular Season
October 11 7:12 PM vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota FSN Shepard L 2–3  6,041 0–1–0
October 12 7:07 PM vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota NESN+ Shepard W 2–1  6,142 1–1–0
October 18 7:02 PM at #17 Wisconsin* #3 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSN+ Shepard L 2–6  10,410 1–2–0
October 19 7:02 PM at #17 Wisconsin* #3 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSN+ Shepard L 1–3  13,296 1–3–0
October 25 7:05 PM at #20 Minnesota* #8 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota FSN+ Shepard W 5–2  9,407 2–3–0
October 26 7:07 PM vs. #20 Minnesota* #8 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard W 2–0  6,655 3–3–0
November 8 7:07 PM vs. #1 Denver #7 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard W 5–2  5,874 4–3–1 (1–0–1–0)
November 15 6:05 PM at Miami #6 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Shepard L 1–3  2,416 4–4–1 (1–1–1–0)
November 16 7:05 PM at Miami #6 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Shepard W 3–2  2,879 5–4–1 (2–1–1–0)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #9 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard W 4–3  5,574 6–4–1 (3–1–1–0)
November 23 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #9 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard L 1–3  5,103 7–6–1 (4–1–1–0)
December 6 7:07 PM at #18 Omaha #14 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Shepard W 6–3  5,299 8–6–1 (5–1–1–0)
December 7 7:07 PM at #18 Omaha #14 Baxter ArenaOmaha, 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 RinkNorth 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 RinkNorth 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 CenterSt. 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 CenterSt. 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard L 2–3  7,711 13–9–2 (8–4–2–0)
January 31 8:07 PM at #4 Denver #10 Magness ArenaDenver, 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 ArenaDenver, Colorado Altitude2 Shepard W 4–1  6,181 15–9–2 (10–4–2–0)
February 7 7:07 PM vs. Omaha #6 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Shepard W 3–2  6,194 16–9–2 (11–4–2–0)
February 8 7:07 PM vs. Omaha #6 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaKalamazoo, 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 ArenaKalamazoo, 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 ArenaColorado 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 ArenaColorado 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaDuluth, 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

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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

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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

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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 (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

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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

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  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.