University of Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin and five of his Bulldogs are finalists for nine National Collegiate Hockey Conference post-season awards for the 2019-20 season. 

The five Bulldogs include junior Scott Perunovich (Player of the Year, Offensive Defenseman), sophomore Noah Cates (Forward of the Year), junior Justin Richards (Defensive Forward of the Year), senior Hunter Shepard (Goaltender of the Year) and senior Nick Wolff (Defensive Defenseman of the Year).

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

The winners of all the major NCHC awards, which also includes the Three Stars Award, Sportsmanship Award, Media Excellence Award and the Postgrad Scholarship, will be announced throughout next week. 

Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
Brad Berry, North Dakota
Andy Murray, Western Michigan
Scott Sandelin, UMD

Player of the Year
Jack Ahcan, Sr., D, SCSU
Jordan Kawaguchi, Jr., F, UND
Scott Perunovich, Jr., D, UMD

Senior Scholar-Athlete Award
Karch Bachman, F, Miami
Zach Jordan, F, Omaha
Colton Poolman, D, UND

Rookie of the Year
Bobby Brink, F, Denver
Shane Pinto, F, North Dakota
Nolan Sullivan, F, Omaha

Goaltender of the Year
Magnus Chrona, Fr., Denver
David Hrenak, Jr., SCSU
Hunter Shepard, Sr., UMD (winner in 2018-19)

Forward of the Year
Noah Cates, So., UMD
Jordan Kawaguchi, Jr., North Dakota
Emilio Pettersen, So., Denver

Defensive Defenseman of the Year
Colton Poolman, Sr., North Dakota
Mattias Samuelsson, So., WMU
Nick Wolff, Sr., UMD

Offensive Defenseman of the Year
Matt Kiersted, Jr., UND
Ian Mitchell, Jr., Denver
Scott Perunovich, Jr., UMD (winner in 2018-19 and 2017-18)

Defensive Forward of the Year
Justin Richards, Jr., UMD (winner in 2018-19)
Cole Smith, Sr., UND
Paul Washe, Jr., WMU