Bulldog Insider

We are taking a break from recording this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Take a look at our previous episodes while you are on the road traveling to spend time with family. We will be back next week with a brand new episode.

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season. You can listen to Season 1 and 2 of Bulldog Insider at duluthnewstribune.com, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.

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Although he admits to mostly chirping at his own teammates, including Coach Sandelin at the end of this episode, UMD junior defenseman Scott Perunovich doesn't mind being given the title of best chirper on the team.

The two-time All-American and Hibbing native shares when the most opportune times are during a game to talk a little smack and who are the best chirpers in the NCHC.

A 2018 second-round pick of the St. Louis Blues, Perunovich also talks about his communication with the NHL, his back injury from last year and how that played a role in his decision to come back for another season as a Bulldog.

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season. You can listen to Season 1 and 2 of Bulldog Insider at duluthnewstribune.com, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.

Email us feedback at [email protected] or [email protected].

She won the NWHL Isobel Cup last season with the Minnesota Whitecaps and now she is back at her alma mater coaching the next generation of female hockey players.

Fresh off her first victory as Proctor Hermantown head coach, former Bulldogs defenseman Emma Stauber joins us this week to share how the gig is going so far, her hopes for her first season and what led to her decision of joining the family business and becoming a hockey coach.

Stauber, who was a senior captain for former UMD coach Shannon Miller during the 2014-15 season, talks about the coaches she's had throughout her career and how they've helped develop her into the type of coach she wants to become.

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season.

Email us feedback at [email protected] or [email protected].

We tapped into the Alberta market last year with Parker Mackay's hometown of Irma. Now it's time to see what southern Manitoba has to offer.

This week we are joined by the trio that was dubbed "The Prairie Dogs" over the summer on Twitter. Manitobans Ryleigh Houston, Jalyn Elmes and Ashton Bell tell us how that nickname came to be, what their hometowns are like and what American words we say that they think are strange. Brats aren't brats in Manitoba and mac and cheese goes by a different name.

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season.

Email us feedback at [email protected] or [email protected].

The UMD men's hockey team has won back-to-back titles, but Bulldogs junior defenseman Dylan Samberg's winning streak extends beyond that.

The Hermantown native and Winnipeg Jets prospect joins us on the podcast this week to talk about what it's like to win four straight championships, back-to-back Minnesota state hockey championships with Hermantown and back-to-back national championships with the Bulldogs. We check in with the man who always wins and find out which victory is sweeter, winning the first title or coming back to win it again?

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season.

We all have our college roommate stories. Some good. Some bad.

Joining us on the podcast this week to share their roommate tales are a couple UMD hockey defensemen, and roommates, Nick Wolff and Louie Roehl.

We talk a little hockey, but mostly we learn what pet peeves they have about one another, who is the messiest and who is the better chef. We also test how well they know one another and find out whose favorite food is soft pretzels.

Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider, and produced by the News Tribune's Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season. You can listen to Season 1 and 2 of Bulldog Insider at duluthnewstribune.com.

As the UMD men's hockey team heads to Madison for its first road game of the season, we are joined by three of the most well-traveled Bulldog fans to talk about what it takes to follow their favorite team around the country.

UMD alumni David Cummings, Rachel Jacob and Dan Jacobsen have been to each of the last three Frozen Four tournaments and together they may have seen more road series last season than the assistant coaches.

The trio shares how they plan their trips, where their favorite place is to watch the Bulldogs, and of course which NCHC town has the best food (and drinks).

UMD senior goaltender, co-captain and Cohasset native Hunter Shepard helps us preview the 2019-20 season with a little game of Over/Under as the Bulldogs go for a third consecutive national title.

Shepard shares what it's like to be a captain, a spot not usually held by goalies, what his summer looked like (mostly fishing until July rolled around), and what fuels him to be better in the net.

Produced by the News Tribune's Matt Wellens and Samantha Erkkila, new episodes of Bulldog Insider are released every Thursday throughout the season. You can listen to Season 1 and 2 of Bulldog Insider at duluthnewstribune.com, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or where ever you get your podcasts.

Email us feedback at [email protected] or [email protected].

The UMD women's regular season gets underway this weekend with a non-conference series against Clarkson at Amsoil Arena.

Joining us to preview the season are a couple of seniors and a pair of gold medalists.

UMD co-captain Sydney Brodt and goaltender Maddie Rooney first share their experience from back in April at the Women's Worlds where the two helped Team USA win another goal medal.

Then we have them predict how many wins they will get over the season, who will score the most goals, what Maddie wants her save percentage to be and much more.

This week on the podcast, we're joined by another local NHLer, one who had a pretty interesting offseason.

Former New York Ranger, current Winnipeg Jet, reigning Da Beauty League champion Neal Pionk of Hermantown, talks about being traded and signing a two-year, $6-million deal with the Jets.

Pionk shares what he will miss most about New York and what he looks forward to with the move to Canada.

Tune in every Thursday throughout the hockey season to hear Duluth News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9 Sports commentator Zach Schneider talk all things Minnesota Duluth hockey. This podcast is produced by Samantha Erkkila. You can email us at [email protected] or [email protected].