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 November 8, 2012
NO. 20 BULLDOGS GET BACK TO WORK WITH WEEKEND WCHA SET AT NEBRASKA OMAHA THE SERIES: After a one-week respite, the University of Minnesota Duluth will return to the ice this Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 10-11) when the Bulldogs pay a visit to Omaha, Neb. for two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with the University of Nebraska Omaha. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. Saturday and 2:07 p.m. the following day at the CenturyLink Center (15,959). THE RECORDS: The Bulldogs are 2-3-1 overall this season and 0-1-1 in WCHA play while the Mavericks will come into the weekend sporting a 4-3-1 mark in all games and a 2-1-1 league mark. HOW THEY RANK: Here is how UMD and UNO stacked up in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls: USCHO.com USA Today UMD 20th RV UNO RV NR ON THE AIR: The two UMD-UNO 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: www.fan1490.com. Both ends of this weekend’s series in Omaha will be videostreammed as well and can be viewed for a fee at: www.americaonesports.com THE COACH: 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 219-213-59 overall record -- including a 97-53-22 mark (a .628 winning percentage) since the 2008-09 opener. Besides capturing the school’s first NCAA championship two years ago and rolling up the team’s best overall record in 19 years (26-106) that same winter, the Bulldogs have posted four consecutive 22-win seasons, and advanced 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, his troops 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 2009, UMD became the first play-in game participant to ever claim the Final Five title and, later that spring, strung
2012-13 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER No. Name Pos. 4 Willie Corrin D 5 Chris Casto D 6 Derik Johnson D 7 Andy Welinski D 8 Drew Olson (A) D 10 Dan DeLisle W 11 Austin Farley W 13 Tony Cameranesi C 14 Keegan Flaherty (A) W 15 Jake Hendrickson C 16 Tim Smith D 17 Mike Seidel W 18 Joe Basaraba W 19 Max Tardy C 20 Cody Danberg (C) W 21 Caleb Herbert C 22 Luke McManus D 23 Austyn Young W 24 Charlie Sampair C 25 Justin Crandall W 26 Adam Krause W 27 Cal Decowski C 28 Wade Bergman D 30 Alex Fons G 31 Aaron Crandall G 36 Matt McNeely G
Hgt. Wgt. Yr . 6-2 200 Fr. 6-2 210 So. 6-0 195 So. 6-1 200 Fr. 6-0 200 Sr. 6-5 230 Sr. 5-8 170 Fr. 5-10 180 Fr. 6-0 195 Sr. 5-10 180 Sr. 6-0 200 Jr. 5-10 175 Sr. 6-3 195 Jr. 6-0 195 Jr. 6-0 190 Sr. 6-0 193 So. 6-1 200 So. 5-11 185 Fr. 6-1 190 Fr. 5-11 185 So. 6-2 210 So. 5-9 180 Fr. 5-10 180 Sr. 6-1 190 Fr. 6-1 195 Jr. 6-3 200 Fr.
Head Coach: Scott Sandelin
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)
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
2010-11 NCAA Champions