Bulldog Insider

In a perfect world, neither of this week's guests would be here with us, but the NCAA has granted them a fifth season of college hockey because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fifth-year seniors Louie Roehl and Anna Klein share what made them decide to come back this season and what it's like being much older than the freshmen class. We also take a walk down memory lane with a trivia game.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider and CBS3 Sports' Kelly Hinseth. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune digital producers Samantha Erkkila and Dan Williamson. You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens moderates a discussion with Mick Hatten, Jess Myers and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) of The Rink Live, Jordan McAlpine of The Gateway and Joe Paisley of Ice Time Hockey Southwest after the 2021 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Media Day at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. They discuss impact players, sleepers and all things NCHC.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune digital producers Samantha Erkkila and Dan Williamson. You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

A bonus edition of the Bulldog Insider Podcast with Mick Hatten of The Rink Live and the Husky Hockey Insider Podcast where in response to an Ask Wellens Anything question, we broke down our all-time All-NCHC teams, plus the best Bulldogs and Huskies to play in the NCHC since the league began in 2013.

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He's a Stanley Cup champion, an NCAA national champion and a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist, Cloquet native Derek Plante closes out Season 3 of the podcast for us this week.

Plante coached five seasons at UMD from 2010 to 2015, before going to work with the Blackhawks as a player development coach. The 2020-21 season was his first back at UMD.

He shares what it was like to be back behind the bench for his alma mater and working with college athletes again. He also shares the challenges of recruiting during a pandemic, even with a team that's had a lot of recent Frozen Four success.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

Fourth-line freshman wingers Luke Mylymok and Blake Biondi share what it was like to send Minnesota Duluth to the 2021 Frozen Four in Pittsburgh.

Like a good fish story, Mylymok walks us through his game-winning goal against North Dakota in the NCAA regional finals in Fargo on March 27.

He and Biondi share how they prepare mentally and physically for those high-pressure situations and what it's like being the young guys on a team that's full of Frozen Four experience.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

The Bulldogs men's hockey program is making its fourth-straight Frozen Four appearance, but for goalies Zach Stejskal and Ryan Fanti this will be their first.

The two goaltenders teamed up to defeat North Dakota in the five-overtime regional final last Saturday into Sunday. They take us through that record-setting game, the good, the bad, the mental, the physical, and all the in between.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

The Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team is back in the NCAA tournament for a sixth consecutive time in 2020-21. The Bulldogs take on Michigan in the NCAA regional semifinals at 3 p.m. Friday in Fargo, North Dakota. The winner advances to play either North Dakota or American International in the regional championship on Saturday night. There isn't a group of players in all of college hockey with more NCAA tournament experience and success than the Bulldogs' senior class, which in its first two seasons at UMD helped the program win back-to-back national championships. After COVID-19 canceled last year's NCAA tournament, the Bulldogs are finally getting their shot at completing a historic three-peat. Joining the podcast this week to preview this year's tournament are defensemen Matt Anderson and Louie Roehl, along with winger Kobe Roth.

One made 30 saves while the other scored the game-winner, unassisted, in overtime.

Junior goaltender Emma Soderberg and senior defenseman Ashton Bell walk us through Monday's 1-0 OT quarterfinal win over Colgate in the NCAA women's hockey tournament in Erie, Pennsylvania.

The teammates also talk about what it's like to be in the Bulldogs' first Frozen Four in over a decade.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

In his first two seasons, senior wing Koby Bender battled for ice time and a spot in the lineup. Now he's a critical member of the team and scoring goals on a line with Kobe Roth and Jackson Cates.

Bender takes us through his college hockey journey and lessons he's learned through buying his time and earning his spot on the rink.

And because he's from Cloquet we hear what he thinks the best item is on the Gordy's Hi-Hat menu.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.

This week we take a walk down memory lane with five of the six members of the UMD women's hockey 2020-21 senior class, which is coming off its final weekend of play this season at Amsoil Arena — a four-point weekend against Wisconsin that left the team two points shy of the WCHA title.

We're talking favorite memories, best on and off ice moments, plans for next year, favorite Duluth spots and much more.

The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at duluthnewstribune.com.