Theresa Spisak

Congratulations, Bulldogs. I know I may not have given you enough credit this season, but you earned it. Congratulations on your first title; may there be many more. I’d also like to thank you for scoring quickly into overtime. And, you know, thanks for bringing the title back to the WCHA. (best league! woo!)

It’s hard to think of a Frozen Four team — especially one in the championship game — as one that’s been “under the radar,” but in many respects, that’s exactly what the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs have been. Blame some of that on the general media’s supposed “Eastern bias,” and you can maybe even blame some of … Read more

The Frozen Four (and, really, any big sporting event) always lends itself to comparisons and obscure records. USA Hockey’s Dave Fischer, the official press conference mediator, is always mentioning such stats, including some you’ve probably never considered before. 2011 0408 Duluth practice – Images by Candace Horgan Take, for example, today’s gem: If the Bulldogs … Read more

Scott Sandelin said at Thursday night’s press conference, “If you don’t have nerves, you’re probably not human.” If you go by that qualification, Travis Oleksuk and Kyle Schmidt definitely are, as their jitters have made sleeping a bit difficult coming into the tournament. With the most important game of their careers coming up tomorrow night, both … Read more

You often see players with a strong hockey bloodline around college hockey. Sometimes, they play at the same school their fathers (or uncles or what have you) did. Sometimes, they don’t. Minnesota-Duluth’s Travis Oleksuk is one such player, special in the fact that he’s the first son of a Bulldogs alum to skate for the … Read more

Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick talks to reporters in the Michigan locker room after a 2-0 shutout over North Dakota: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAFyV5MGPw North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway talks about his team’s disappointing loss: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQ-hmigyZo

Two of the seniors currently on the Bulldogs’ roster, Justin Fontaine and Mike Montgomery, had chances to leave after last year. However, neither wanted to, both due to how their season ended (a loss to North Dakota in the WCHA Final Five) and due to the excitement pending in Duluth (such as their new arena). … Read more

On the eve of college hockey’s national championship, the season’s crowning moment, an interesting question was posed to Minnesota-Duluth’s Justin Fontaine, a native of Bonnyville, Alberta, regarding a Frozen Four in Canada. At first thought, the notion sounds weird — why would the NCAA move the Frozen Four to Canada? — but if you consider … Read more

A bit has already been written about it, but this weekend gives the Bulldogs and their blonde dye jobs a wider audience, like the New York Times, whose writer asked about it. “My first impression was I am not going to do that,” said coach Scott Sandelin. “They asked a couple times, but you know … Read more