BULLDOGS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH MEN’S HOCKEY
Communications Office • Bob Nygaard, Director • University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 bnygaard@d.umn.edu • (218) 726-8191 • umdbulldogs.com • @umdbulldogs December 12, 2012
BULLDOGS TO WRAP UP FIRST HALF OF 2012-13 WCHA SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND AT ALASKA ANCHORAGE THE GAMES: The University of Minnesota Duluth will close out the first half of its 2012-13 Western Collegiate Hockey Association schedule this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 14-15) when the Bulldogs pay a visit to Anchorage, Alaska, for a two-game series against the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The puck drops at 10:07 (CT) both nights on the Olympic-size ice sheet of Sullivan Arena (6,251). THE RECORDS: The Bulldogs are 5-8-3 overall and 3-6-3 in WCHA play (tied for 8th place with Michigan Tech University and the University of Wisconsin) while Alaska Anchorage sports a 3-7-4 record in all games and a 1-6-3 league mark (12th place). The Seawolves have managed just one victory (3-1 over visiting St. Cloud State University on Dec. 1) in their last 10 outings (1-6-3). HOW THEY RANK: Here is how UMD and Alaska Anchorage stacked up in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls: USCHO.com USA Today UMD NR NR UAA NR NR ON THE AIR: The two UMD-Alaska Anchorage clashes will be carried locally on 94X (94.1/104.3 FM) with Bruce Ciskie handling the play-by-play. The broadcast can also be heard on KQ 105.5 in Grand Rapids/ Hibbing and KQ 106.7 in Ely/Virginia as part of the Bulldog Radio Network and is available on the internet at: fan1490.com. In addition, My9 (KBJR DT 6.2/KRII DT 11.9) in Duluth will televise Friday’s game in Anchorge and both ends of the weekend series be videostreammed at: GoSeawolves.com.
2012-13 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr . 4 Willie Corrin D 6-2 200 Fr. 5 Chris Casto D 6-2 210 So. 6 Derik Johnson D 6-0 195 So. 7 Andy Welinski D 6-1 200 Fr. 8 Drew Olson (A) D 6-0 200 Sr. 10 Dan DeLisle W 6-5 230 Sr. 11 Austin Farley W 5-8 170 Fr. 13 Tony Cameranesi C 5-10 180 Fr. 14 Keegan Flaherty (A) W 6-0 195 Sr. 15 Jake Hendrickson C 5-10 180 Sr. 16 Tim Smith D 6-0 200 Jr. 17 Mike Seidel W 5-10 175 Sr. 18 Joe Basaraba W 6-3 195 Jr. 19 Max Tardy C/W 6-0 195 Jr. 20 Cody Danberg (C) W 6-0 190 Sr. 21 Caleb Herbert W/C 6-0 195 So. 22 Luke McManus D 6-1 200 So. 23 Austyn Young C/W 5-11 185 Fr. 24 Charlie Sampair C 6-1 190 Fr. 25 Justin Crandall C/W 5-11 185 So. 26 Adam Krause W/C 6-2 210 So. 27 Cal Decowski C 5-9 180 Fr. 28 Wade Bergman D 5-10 180 Sr. 30 Alex Fons G 6-1 190 Fr. 31 Aaron Crandall G 6-1 195 Jr. 36 Matt McNeely G 6-3 200 Fr.
Birthdate 8/1/91 12/27/91 2/1/90 4/27/93 4/4/90 9/24/90 11/10/93 8/12/93 3/25/90 10/2/89 7/15/90 4/4/88 5/2/92 10/27/90 3/5/87 10/12/91 5/9/90 10/16/93 10/31/93 4/5/92 9/12/91 2/4/92 9/9/90 10/10/91 3/25/90 2/16/93
Hometown (Previous Team/League) International Falls, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) Stillwater, Minn. (Lincoln/USHL) Bloomington, Minn. (Penticton/BCJHL) Duluth, Minn. (Green Bay/USHL) Brainerd, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) Arden Hills, Minn. (Totino-Grace H.S.) Niles, Ill. (Fargo/USHL) Plymouth, Minn. (Waterloo/USHL) Duluth, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) Savage, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) Superior, Wis. (Indiana/USHL) Darien, Ill. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) Fort Frances, Ontario (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) Duluth, Minn (Tri-City/USHL) Canwood, Saskatchewan (Nanaimo/BCHL) Bloomington, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) Apple Valley, Minn. (Tri-City/USHL) South St. Paul, Minn. (Sioux Falls/USHL) White Bear Lake, Minn. (Hill-Murray H.S.) Lakeville, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) Andover, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) Calgary, Alberta (Olds/AJHL) Minnetonka, Minn. (Fairbanks/NAHL) Lakeville, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) Burnsville, Minn. (Cedar Rapids/USHL)
Head Coach: Scott Sandelin
Assistant Coaches: Jason Herter, Derek Plante, Bill Watson Strength and Conditioning Coach: Blake Palmer Athletic Trainer: Dr. Susan Hoppe Equipment Manager: Chris Garner Director of Hockey Operations: Christian Koelling
THE COACHES: The runnerup for the 2010-11 Spencer Penrose Award (American Hockey Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coach of the Year) and recipient of that honor in 2003-04, Scott Sandelin is in his 13th season behind the UMD bench where he has compiled a 222-218-61 overall record -- including a 100-58-24 mark (for a .615 winning percentage). Besides capturing the school’s first NCAA championship two years ago, his Bulldogs have posted four consecutive 22-win seasons while advancing to four NCAA tournaments (2004, 2009, 2011 and 2012), two Frozen Fours (2004 and 2011) and seven of the past 10 WCHA Final Five playoff events. During the course of the 2011-12 season, the Bulldogs set a club record by going unbeaten in 17 straight games and were ranked first in both major weekly polls (USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine for a program-best nine consecutive weeks. In March
2010-11 NCAA Champions • Home of 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners