Matt Wellens

Checking in with UMD's Caitlin Kraemer in Edmonton, Jayson Shaugabay in Tampa and the Plante brothers in Detroit and Pittsburgh during NHL development camp week.

Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin plans to adapt to a younger college hockey landscape. But first, he must replace a longtime staffer that did anything and everything. He is also due for a new contract.

The Bulldogs are exploring a new revenue possibility thanks to an upcoming NCAA rule change, plus other college hockey news and notes from the summer.

Duluth is under an air quality alert through Friday due to wildfire smoke. The hazardous air is threatening the status of Thursday's soldout Park Point 5-Miler.

Three-time NCAA champion Scott Sandelin will remain coach of UMD through the 2029-30 season.

NCAA Division II has eliminated redshirts and given everyone a full five seasons to play, just as Division I did earlier this summer. Bulldogs coaches say it's good for student-athletes.

Carolina Hurricanes third-round pick Zach Lansard is the second recruit UMD has landed from the 2026 NHL Draft after having two incoming freshmen selected in June.

The 2027 NCAA Women's Frozen Four in Duluth is shifting its schedule, moving the national championship game from the weekend to a weekday to accomodate ESPN. Is that a good idea in the streaming era?

ESPN's Barry Melrose called all three of Minnesota Duluth's national championships in men's hockey, and highlighted Hermantown in a May 2016 feature on the network. He died Wednesday at age 70.

With three from Sweden and two freshman from Finland, the UMD women's hockey team has the most Nordic hockey players on its roster since 2014-15.