University of Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin and five of his Bulldogs are finalists and or nominees for 10 National Collegiate Hockey Conference post-season awards for the 2018-19 season The winners will be announced on March 21 at the annual NCHC Awards Celebration at the Science Museum of Minnesota in Saint Paul on the eve of the sixth annual NCHC Frozen Faceoff.

The five Bulldogs include junior Hunter Shepard (Player of the Year/Goaltender of the Year/3-Star Player of the Game Award), sophomore Scott Perunovich (Offensive Defenseman) and sophomore Mikey Anderson (Defensive Defenseman of the Year),  sophomore (Defensive Forward of the Year), freshman Noah Cates (Rookie of Year)

Sandelin is a finalist for the Herb Brooks Coach of the Year award for the third season in a row.

Player of the Year
Colton Poolman, Jr., D, UND
Jimmy Schuldt, Sr., D, SCSU
Hunter Shepard, Jr., G, UMD
 
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
Brett Larson, SCSU
Andy Murray, WMU
Scott Sandelin, UMD
 
Senior Scholar-Athlete Award
Mason Bergh, F, CC
Fredrik Olofsson, F, Omaha
Jimmy Schuldt, D, SCSU
 
Rookie of the Year
Noah Cates, F, UMD
Taylor Ward, F, Omaha
 
Goaltender of the Year
Dávid Hrenák, So., SCSU
Filip Larsson, Fr., Denver
Alex Leclerc, Jr., CC
Hunter Shepard, Jr., UMD
 
Forward of the Year
Jarid Lukosevicius, Sr., Denver
Mason Morelli, Sr., Omaha
Patrick Newell, Sr., SCSU  
 
Defensive Defenseman of the Year
Mikey Anderson, So., UMD
Colton Poolman, Jr., UND
Jimmy Schuldt, Sr., SCSU
 
Offensive Defenseman of the Year
Jack Ahcan, Jr., SCSU
Scott Perunovich, So., UMD
Jimmy Schuldt, Sr., SCSU
 
Defensive Forward of the Year
Rhett Gardner, Sr., UND
Blake Lizotte, So., SCSU
Josh Melnick, Sr., Miami
Justin Richards, So., UMD
 
NCHC Three Stars Award
Trevor Gorsuch, Sr., G, WMU
Alex Leclerc, Jr., G, CC
Hunter Shepard, Jr., G, UMD