Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey

The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The team plays home games at the 6,800-seat AMSOIL Arena at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.^[2]

Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of Minnesota Duluth
Conference	NCHC
Head coach	Scott Sandelin 24th season, 444–368–96 (.542)
Assistant coaches	Adam Krause Cody Chupp Brant Nicklin
Captain(s)	Luke Loheit
Alternate captain(s)	Dominic James Quinn Olson
Arena	AMSOIL Arena Duluth, Minnesota
Colors	Maroon and gold^[1]
NCAA Tournament championships
2011, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1984, 2017
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
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 championships
1984, 1985, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2022
Conference regular season championships
1983–84, 1984–85, 1992–93
Current uniform

The Bulldogs program has produced many NHL players such as Glenn 'Chico' Resch, Jim Johnson who is currently the assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks, Tom Kurvers, Dave Langevin, and Bob Mason. Perhaps the best known alumni of Minnesota-Duluth include Hockey Hall of Fame member Brett Hull, as well as Mark Pavelich and John Harrington, both of whom were members of the Miracle on Ice gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. On April 9, 2011, the Bulldogs defeated the University of Michigan, 3–2 in overtime, to win its first NCAA Division I Championship. UMD captured its second national championship on April 7, 2018, with a 2–1 win over the University of Notre Dame, and its third championship (and second consecutive one) on April 13, 2019, with a 3–0 win over the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

History

Early history

Duluth started its ice hockey team in 1930 but shuttered the program after only two years. Once the depression and World War II had ended, the Bulldogs rekindled the team and played as a minor independent for a few seasons before joining the MIAC as a provisional member. When UMD joined the MIAC fully in 1952 it coincided with the Bulldog's dominance of the conference. In its first two eligible seasons Minnesota–Duluth won the MIAC crown, going 15–2 in league play. After Bob Boyat's one season behind the bench where the team finished 2nd in conference, Connie Pleban took over and the Bulldogs ran roughshod over the MIAC. Duluth won six consecutive MIAC titles without losing a single game in league play. UMD also began to win against some of the major programs by the early 1960 and in 1962, with Ralph Romano now at the helm, the Duluth hockey team left the MIAC and played as an independent looking to promote itself as a major program (no formal distinctions between levels of play existed at the time for ice hockey).^[3]

WCHA

After four seasons the WCHA invited Minnesota–Duluth to join as its 8th member school. The addition of the Bulldogs allowed the WCHA to hold an 8-team conference tournament, which meant that UMD would participate in the first championship in program history. Predictably, the Bulldogs didn't fare well the first time out and that trend held for several seasons, as it wasn't until 1971 that Duluth notched its first postseason victory. More concerning was that, in its first 15 seasons in the WCHA, UMD produced only 2 winning seasons and never finished above 5th place in the conference. All of that was set to change, however, when Mike Sertich was promoted to head coach in 1982.

1980s success

Under Sertich UMD made the NCAA Tournament three straight seasons from 1983 to 1985.^[4] The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament for the first time in school history in 1983, but were defeated by Providence College in a two-game series by the scores of 3–7 and 2–3.^[5]

In 1983–84 UMD won its first conference regular season title and conference postseason tournament to receive the program's second bid to the NCAA tournament. UMD defeated Clarkson University in the quarterfinals and advanced to the 1984 Frozen Four in Lake Placid, New York.^[6] UMD reached the title game by defeating WCHA foe, University of North Dakota, 2–1 in overtime.^[6] The championship game featured a match-up between Minnesota–Duluth and Bowling Green (CCHA).^[6] After 60 minutes of hockey, the game remained tied, 4–4. Bowling Green's Gino Cavallini scored a goal in the fourth overtime to defeat UMD in the longest NCAA Division I ice hockey championship game in history, 97 minutes and 11 seconds of playing time.^[7]

For the third season in a row, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament and for the second straight season UMD reached the Frozen Four.^[8] The team had their hopes for a national championship lost in another overtime game, this time a 6–5 semi-final loss in three overtimes to Rensselaer.^[9] The Bulldogs would rebound in the third place game to defeat Boston College, 2–1 in overtime.^[10]

Minnesota–Duluth next bid to the NCAA tournament would come in 1993. The Bulldogs faced Brown University in the first round, winning 7–3.^[11] UMD was defeated by Lake Superior State in the quarterfinals, 4–3. Lake Superior State would go on to the Frozen Four, losing in the national title game to Maine.^[11]

Recent history

UMD's next NCAA post-season berth came after an 11-year drought in 2004. The Bulldogs won the first game in the Midwest Regional, shutting out Michigan State 5–0.^[12] The win over Michigan State set up a game against WCHA rival and the defending back-to-back national champions, Minnesota.^[13] UMD advanced to the Frozen Four by defeating Minnesota 3–1 and faced another WCHA rival, Denver, in the semi-final game.^[13] After two periods, with UMD leading, it was looking very likely that UMD would make it into the NCAA Championship game since UMD hadn't lost all season when leading after two periods, but the Bulldogs lost to the Pioneers 5–3 after a four-goal third period by Denver.^[14]

The 2008–09 season marked a historic season for the Bulldogs. The 5th-seeded Minnesota–Duluth swept through the 2009 WCHA playoffs. UMD swept Colorado College in the opening round by scores of 4–1 and 3–1.^[15][16] The Bulldogs advanced to the WCHA Final Five and won 2–1 against Minnesota in the opening game at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota;^[17] In the next game, the team beat North Dakota with a 3–0 shutout victory and advanced to the WCHA championship against Denver.^[18] Playing in the third game in three days, the Bulldogs shocked the crowd when the team defeated Denver with a 4–0 shutout win.^[19] The win over DU was the program's third WCHA Playoff Championship in the school's history and marked the first time that a 4th or 5th-seeded team had won the WCHA Final Five.^[20] The historic playoff run by UMD was punctuated by winning three games against ranked teams in three consecutive nights, including back-to-back shutouts from goaltender Alex Stalock; in addition to the shutouts, the Bulldogs allowed only three goals against through the entire WCHA playoffs.^[20]

With the WCHA title, Minnesota–Duluth secured an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs entered tournament play and amazingly forced overtime by scoring two goals in the last 40 seconds of regulation and then scored in overtime for a 5–4 overtime win over Princeton.^[21] The team advanced to the West Regional final against first-ranked Miami (Ohio). In the game the RedHawks took a 2–0 lead into the third period when the team rallied back and scored late in the game.^[22]

The 2010–11 season marked a historic year for the UMD program. On December 30, 2010, the Bulldogs moved into the new 6,800-seat AMSOIL Arena located at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.^[23] In 2011, the Bulldogs earned an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. They reached the Frozen Four for the fourth time in the school's history with 2–0 and 5–3 wins over Union College and Yale University, respectively.^[24] UMD was the only Minnesota team competing in the 2011 Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, essentially making it a home series for the team.^[25] On April 7, the Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame by a score of 4–3 to secure its first trip to the championship game since the 1983–84 season.^[26] On April 9, the Bulldogs beat the Michigan Wolverines 3–2 in overtime to win their first men's ice hockey championship in school history.^[27]

In the summer of 2011, Minnesota Duluth, along with five other schools, announced the formation of a new conference, known as the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The conference began competition for the 2013–14 season with six founding members: Colorado College, University of Denver, Miami University, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Nebraska Omaha and University of North Dakota.^[28] In the 2011–12 season, the Bulldogs would again make it to the NCAA Tournament. The team defeated Maine by a score of 5–2, but lost to Boston College 4–0 the following evening in the regional finals.^[29][30] Jack Connolly was awarded the 2012 Hobey Baker award on April 6, 2012, for his performance during the season.^[31]

Minnesota-Duluth returned to the NCAA Tournament during the 2014–2015 season where they defeated the University of Minnesota 4–1 in the Northeast Regional Semi-final before losing to Boston University, 3–2, in the Northeast Regional Final.

In 2016–17, the Bulldogs compiled a 28–7–7 record and advanced to their first Frozen Four since 2011, but lost to Denver 3–2 in the national championship game.

In the 2017–2018 season, the Bulldogs defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2–1 to win the national championship.

In the 2018–2019 season, the Bulldogs defeated the UMass Minutemen 3–0 to win the national championship for the second year in a row, the first back-to-back national champions since Denver repeated in 2004 and 2005 and the first team to play in three straight National Championship games (2017, 2018, and 2019) since Boston College Eagles in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons

Source:^[3]

Coaches

As of April 30, 2023^[3]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1930–1932	Frank Kovach	2	2–8–0	.200
1946–1947	Joe Oven	1	11–6–1	.639
1947–1951	Hank Jensen	4	19–9–1	.672
1951–1954	Gord Eddolls	3	21–17–0	.553
1954–1955	Bob Boyat	1	9–8–0	.529
1955–1959	Connie Pleban	4	56–25–5	.680
1959–1968	Ralph Romano	9	90–121–7	.429
1968–1970	Bill Selman	2	19–38–1	.336
1970–1975	Terry Shercliffe	5	82–92–7	.472
1975–1982	Gus Hendrickson	7	110–146–11	.433
1982–2000	Mike Sertich	18	350–328–44	.515
2000–Present	Scott Sandelin	23	444–368–96	.542
Totals	12 coaches	79 seasons	1213–1166–173	.509

Statistical Leaders

Source:^[3]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dan Lempe	1976–1980	146	79	143	222
Derek Plante	1989–1993	138	96	123	219
Matt Christensen	1982–1986	168	76	143	219
Bill Watson	1982–1985	108	89	121	210
Gregg Moore	1979–1983	148	99	107	206
Scott Carlston	1978–1982	147	87	116	203
Thomas Milani	1972–1976	146	100	98	198
Jack Connolly	2008–2012	166	66	131	197
Keith Christiansen	1963–1967	102	75	121	196
Tom Kurvers	1980–1984	164	43	149	192

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Hunter Shepard	2016–2020	119	7074	76	37	5	229	17	.922	1.94
Ryan Fanti	2019–2022	57	3371	31	19	6	113	7	.921	2.01
Kasimir Kaskisuo	2014–2016	75	4464	37	29	8	156	6	.920	2.10
Kenny Reiter	2009–2012	94	5433	52	26	11	215	9	.912	2.37
Alex Stalock	2006–2009	101	6068	39	44	17	251	9	.910	2.48

Statistics current through the start of the 2021–22 season.

Players

Current roster

As of July 10, 2023.^[32]

No.	S/P/C	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)	—

Olympians

This is a list of Minnesota–Duluth alumni who have played on an Olympic team.^[3]

Name	Position	Minnesota–Duluth Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Keith Christiansen	Center	1963–1967	USA	1972	Silver
John Harrington	Forward	1975–1979	USA	1980, 1984	Gold, 7th
Mark Pavelich	Forward	1976–1979	USA	1980	Gold
Bob Mason	Goaltender	1981–1983	USA	1984	7th
Thomas Milani	Right wing	1972–1976	ITA	1948	9th
Guy Gosselin	Defenseman	1982–1987	USA	1988, 1992	7th, 4th
Curt Giles	Defenseman	1975–1979	CAN	1992	Silver
Chris Lindberg	Right wing	1987–1989	CAN	1992	Silver
Mike DeAngelis	Defenseman	1984–1988	ITA	1992, 1994, 1998	12th, 9th, 12th
Brett Hull	Right wing	1984–1986	USA	1998, 2002	6th,   Silver
Justin Faulk	Defenseman	2010–2011	USA	2014	4th
Mason Raymond	Left wing	2005–2007	CAN	2018	Bronze
Noah Cates	Left wing	2018–2022	USA	2022	5th

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[33]

• Brett Hull (2009)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[34]

• Connie Pleban (1990)
• Dave Langevin (1993)
• Keith Christiansen (2005)
• Brett Hull (2008)

NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award Tom Kurvers, D: 1984 Bill Watson, RW: 1985 Chris Marinucci, LW: 1994 Junior Lessard, RW: 2004 Jack Connolly, C: 2012 Scott Perunovich, D: 2020

Spencer Penrose Award Mike Sertich: 1984 Scott Sandelin: 2004

Tim Taylor Award Scott Perunovich: 2018

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Kyle Schmidt: 2011

NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion Bill Watson, RW: 1985 Junior Lessard, F: 2004

Tournament Most Outstanding Player J. T. Brown, RW; 2011 Karson Kuhlman, C; 2018 Parker Mackay, RW; 2019

All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1965–66: Bob Hill, D
• 1966–67: Keith Christiansen, F
• 1969–70: Ron Busniuk, D; Murray Keogan, F
• 1970–71: Walt Ledingham, F
• 1971–72: Walt Ledingham, F
• 1972–73: Pat Boutette, F
• 1977–78: Curt Giles, D
• 1978–79: Curt Giles, D; Mark Pavelich, F
• 1983–84: Tom Kurvers, D; Bill Watson, F
• 1984–85: Rick Kosti, G; Norm Maciver, D; Bill Watson, F
• 1985–86: Norm Maciver, D
• 1989–90: Chad Erickson, G
• 1992–93: Brett Hauer, D; Derek Plante, F
• 1993–94: Chris Marinucci, F
• 2003–04: Junior Lessard, F
• 2008–09: Alex Stalock, G
• 2010–11: Jack Connolly, F
• 2011–12: Jack Connolly, F
• 2016–17: Alex Iafallo, F
• 2017–18: Scott Perunovich, D
• 2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G
• 2019–20: Scott Perunovich, D

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 1983–84: Rick Kosti, G; Bob Lakso, F
• 1985–86: Matt Christensen, F
• 1987–88: Mike DeAngelis, D
• 2003–04: Beau Geisler, D
• 2009–10: Jack Connolly, F
• 2010–11: Mike Connolly, F
• 2011–12: J. T. Brown, F
• 2018–19: Scott Perunovich, D
• 2019–20: Hunter Shepard, G; Noah Cates, F; Cole Koepke, F

WCHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year Keith Christiansen, F: 1967 Bob Mason, G: 1983 Tom Kurvers, D: 1984 Bill Watson, F: 1985 Derek Plante, F: 1993 Chris Marinucci, F: 1994 Junior Lessard, F: 2004 Jack Connolly, F: 2012

Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Brett Hauer, D: 1993 Jeff Scissons, F: 2000

Coach of the Year Mike Sertich: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993 Scott Sandelin: 2004

Freshman of the Year Murray Keogan, F: 1970 Rick Kosti, G: 1984 Brett Hull, F: 1985 Brant Nicklin, G: 1997

Most Valuable Player in Tournament Alex Stalock, G: 2009

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA

• 1966–67: Keith Christiansen, F
• 1969–70: Ron Busniuk, D; Murray Keogan, F
• 1970–71: Walt Ledingham, F
• 1974–75: Gord McDonald, D
• 1977–78: Curt Giles, D
• 1978–79: Curt Giles, D; Mark Pavelich, F
• 1982–83: Bob Mason, G
• 1983–84: Tom Kurvers, D; Bill Watson, F
• 1984–85: Rick Kosti, G; Norm Maciver, D; Bill Watson, F
• 1985–86: Norm Maciver, D; Brett Hull, F
• 1987–88: Mike DeAngelis, D
• 1989–90: Chad Erickson, G
• 1991–92: Greg Andrusak, D
• 1992–93: Brett Hauer, D; Derek Plante, F
• 1993–94: Chris Marinucci, F
• 2001–02: Andy Reierson, D
• 2003–04: Beau Geisler, D; Junior Lessard, F
• 2006–07: Matt Niskanen, D; Mason Raymond, F
• 2008–09: Alex Stalock, G
• 2009–10: Jack Connolly, F
• 2010–11: Jack Connolly, F; Mike Connolly, F
• 2011–12: Jack Connolly, F; J. T. Brown, F
• 2016–17: Alex Iafallo, F
• 2017–18: Scott Perunovich, D
• 2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G

Second Team All-WCHA

• 1965–66: Bob Hill, D
• 1970–71: Chico Resch, G
• 1971–72: Walt Ledingham, F
• 1972–73: Pat Boutette, F
• 1973–74: Gord McDonald, D
• 1974–75: Thomas Milani, F
• 1975–76: Dave Langevin, D; Thomas Milani, F
• 1976–77: Dan Lempe, F
• 1979–80: Dan Lempe, F
• 1981–82: Gregg Moore, F
• 1982–83: Gregg Moore, F
• 1983–84: Rick Kosti, G; Norm Maciver, D; Tom Herzig, F; Bob Lakso, F; Matt Christensen, F
• 1984–85: Matt Christensen, F
• 1986–87: Guy Gosselin, D
• 1991–92: Derek Plante, F
• 1992–93: Jon Rohloff, D; Chris Marinucci, F
• 1994–95: Brad Federenko, F
• 1996–97: Rick Mrozik, F; Mike Peluso, F
• 2001–02: Judd Medak, F
• 2003–04: Isaac Reichmuth, G; Evan Schwabe, F
• 2004–05: Evan Schwabe, F
• 2008–09: Justin Fontaine, F
• 2009–10: Justin Fontaine, F
• 2010–11: Justin Fontaine, F
• 2011–12: Kenny Reiter, G

Third Team All-WCHA

• 1995–96: Teras Lendzyk, G; Mike Peluso, F
• 1997–98: Mike Peluso, F
• 2002–03: Isaac Reichmuth, G
• 2008–09: Josh Meyers, D
• 2010–11: Justin Faulk, D
• 2011–12: Travis Oleksuk, F

All-WCHA Rookie Team

• 1993–94: Brad Federenko, F
• 1994–95: Mike Peluso, F
• 1996–97: Brant Nicklin, G; Curtis Doell, D
• 1997–98: Ryan Coole, D
• 2002–03: Isaac Reichmuth, G
• 2005–06: Mason Raymond, F
• 2006–07: Alex Stalock, G
• 2008–09: Mike Connolly, F
• 2010–11: Justin Faulk, D; J. T. Brown, F
• 2012–13: Andrew Welinski, D; Tony Cameranesi, F

NCHC

Individual awards

NCHC Player of the Year Scott Perunovich; 2020

NCHC Rookie of the Year Scott Perunovich; 2018

NCHC Goaltender of the Year Hunter Shepard; 2019, 2020 Ryan Fanti; 2022

NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year Scott Perunovich; 2018, 2019, 2020

NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year Dominic Toninato; 2017 Justin Richards; 2019, 2020

NCHC Sportsmanship Award Cal Decowski; 2016 Karson Kuhlman; 2018 Kobe Roth; 2020

Frozen Faceoff MVP Alex Iafallo; 2017 Hunter Sheppard; 2019 Ryan Fanti; 2022

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NCHC

• 2016–17: Alex Iafallo, F
• 2017–18: Scott Perunovich, D
• 2018–19: Hunter Shepard, G; Scott Perunovich, D
• 2019–20: Hunter Shepard, G; Scott Perunovich, D; Noah Cates, F; Cole Koepke, F
• 2020–21: Nick Swaney, F
• 2022–22: Ryan Fanti, G

Second team All-NCHC

• 2014–15: Andy Welinski, D
• 2015–16: Andy Welinski, D
• 2016–17: Hunter Miska, G; Neal Pionk, D
• 2017–18: Hunter Shepard, G
• 2018–19: Justin Richards, F
• 2020–21: Noah Cates, F
• 2022–23: Wyatt Kaiser, D

NCHC All-Rookie Team

• 2013–14: Alex Iafallo, F
• 2014–15: Kasmir Kasisuo, G
• 2016–17: Joey Anderson, F
• 2017–18: Scott Perunovich, D
• 2020–21: Wyatt Kaiser, D
• 2022–23: Ben Steeves, F

Bulldogs in the NHL

As of July 1, 2023.

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star^[35]

= NHL All-Star^[35] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Joey Anderson Right wing NJD, TOR, CHI 2018–Present 96 0 Mikey Anderson Defenseman LAK 2018–Present 194 0 Greg Andrusak Defenseman PIT, TOR 1993–2000 28 0 Pat Boutette Center TOR, HFD, PIT 1975–1985 756 0 J. T. Brown Right wing TBL, ANA, MIN 2011–2019 365 0 Ron Busniuk Center BUF 1972–1974 6 0 Jackson Cates Center PHI 2020–Present 20 0 Noah Cates Left wing PHI 2021–Present 98 0 Mike Connolly Center COL 2011–2012 2 0 Chad Erickson Goaltender NJD 1991–1992 2 0 Justin Faulk Defenseman CAR, STL 2011–Present 842 0 Jesse Fibiger Defenseman SJS 2002–2003 16 0 Rusty Fitzgerald Center PIT 1994–1996 25 0 Justin Fontaine Right wing MIN 2013–2016 197 0 Jason Garrison Defenseman FLA, VAN, TBL, VGK, EDM 2008–2019 555 0 Curt Giles Defenseman MNS, NYR, STL 1979–1993 895 0 Guy Gosselin Defenseman WPG 1987–1988 5 0 Brett Hauer Defenseman EDM, NSH 1995–2002 37 0 Mark Heaslip Right wing NYR, LAK 1980–1992 117 0 Rick Heinz Goaltender STL, VAN 1980–1985 49 0 Phil Hoene Center LAK 1972–1975 37 0 Greg Hubick Defenseman TOR, VAN 1975–1980 77 0 Brett Hull Right wing CGY, STL, DAL, DET, PHO 1985–2006 1,269 2 Alex Iafallo Left wing LAK 2017–Present 420 0 Adam Johnson Center PIT 2018–2020 13 0 Jim Johnson Defenseman PIT, MNS, DAL, WSH, PHO 1985–1998 829 0 Wyatt Kaiser Defenseman CHI 2022–Present 9 0 Kasimir Kaskisuo Goaltender TOR, NSH 2019–2021 2 0 Cole Koepke Left Wing TBL 2022–Present 17 0 Karson Kuhlman Center BOS, SEA, WIN 2018–Present 147 0 Tom Kurvers Defenseman MTL, BUF, NJD, TOR, VAN, NYI, ANA 1984–1995 659 1 Dave Langevin Defenseman NYI , MNS, LAK 1979–1987 513 4 Walt Ledingham Left wing CHI, NYI 1972–1977 15 0 Junior Lessard Right wing DAL, TBL 2005–2008 27 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Chris Lindberg Left wing CGY, QUE 1991–1994 116 0 Norm Maciver Defenseman NYR, HFD, EDM, OTT, PIT, WPG, PHO 1986–1998 500 0 Chris Marinucci Center NYI, LAK 1994–1997 13 0 Bob Mason Goaltender WSH, CHI, QUE, VAN 1983–1991 145 0 Hunter Miska Goaltender ARI, COL 2018–2021 6 0 Jerome Mrazek Goaltender PHI 1975–1976 1 0 Rick Mrozik Defenseman CGY 2002–2003 2 0 Matt Niskanen Defenseman DAL, PIT, WSH, PHI 2007–2020 949 1 Evan Oberg Defenseman VAN, TBL 2009–2012 7 0 Dylan Olsen Defenseman CHI, FLA 2011–2016 124 0 Mark Pavelich Forward NYR, MNS, SJS 1981–1992 355 0 Mike Peluso Right wing CHI, PHI 2001–2004 38 0 Scott Perunovich Defenseman STL 2021–2022 19 0 Neal Pionk Defenseman NYR, WPG 2017–Present 385 0 Derek Plante Center BUF, DAL, CHI, PHI 1993–2001 450 1 Shjon Podein Left wing EDM, PHI, COL, STL 1992–2003 699 1 Mason Raymond Left wing VAN, TOR, CGY, ANA 2007–2017 546 0 Justin Richards Center NYR, CBJ 2020–Present 3 0 Chico Resch Goaltender NYI , COR, NJD, PHI 1973–1987 571 1 Jon Rohloff Defenseman BOS 1994–1997 150 0 Jay Rosehill Left wing TOR, PHI 2009–2014 117 0 Dylan Samberg Defenseman WPG 2021–Present 78 0 MacGregor Sharp Center ANA 2009–2010 8 0 Carson Soucy Defenseman MIN, SEA 2017–Present 250 0 Alex Stalock Goaltender SJS, MIN, CHI 2010–Present 179 0 Tim Stapleton Right wing TOR, ATL, WIN 2008–2012 118 0 Nick Swaney Right wing MIN 2022–Present 1 0 Dominic Toninato Center COL, FLA, WIN 2017–Present 169 0 Sean Toomey Center MNS 1986–1987 1 0 Riley Tufte Left wing DAL 2021–Present 13 0 Dennis Vaske Defenseman NYI, BOS 1990–1999 235 0 Bill Watson Forward CHI 1985–1989 115 0 Andy Welinski Defenseman ANA 2017–2021 46 0 Craig Weller Left wing PHO, MIN 2007–2009 95 0

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  Mikey Anderson
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  J. T. Brown
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  Justin Faulk
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  Justin Fontaine
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  Jason Garrison
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  Matt Niskanen
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  Dylan Olsen
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  Mark Pavelich
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  Neal Pionk
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  Mason Raymond
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  Chico Resch
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  Alex Stalock
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  Tim Stapleton

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

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