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KOEPKE SIGNS TWO-YEAR ENTRY-LEVEL DEAL WITH LIGHTNING

A third University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey forward has signed a two-year entry-level contract. Cole Koepke has inked with the Tampa Bay Lightning and thus will forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility. 

Koepke has been shooting past defensemen for the past three years for the Bulldogs, and has been a high point producer in the process. Over his three year span, he has scored 38 goals and dished 37 assists for a 75 point total in 104 games, scoring eight game winners, six power play goals and was a +31 in his career. This season for UMD, Koepke netted 15 goals to lead the team with three coming on the man advantage. He was one of three UMD players to score a hat trick this season and had two game winners, was named as a National Collegiate Hockey Conference honorable mention and won NCHC Bauer Forward of the Week on Feb. 8, 2021. He also served as an assistant captain.

Koepke was apart of a Bulldogs team that won the NCHC Frozen Faceoff and the NCAA Championship (2019) and was able to make back to back NCAA Frozen Four's (2019 & 2021).

Koepke was drafted by the Lightning in the sixth round (183rd overall selection) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He will be the 24th Bulldog since 2007 -- and second this spring -- to leave UMD early for the professional ranks, joining forwards Mason Raymond (with Vancouver in 2007),  Rob Bordson (Anaheim in 2010), Jackson Cates (Philadelphia Flyers in 2021) Mike Connolly (San Jose in 2011), J.T. Brown (Tampa Bay in 2012), Caleb Herbert (Washington in 2014), Adam Johnson (Pittsburgh in 2017), Joey Anderson (New Jersey in 2018), Riley Tufte (Dallas in 2019), and Justin Richards (New York Rangers in 2020), defensemen Matt Niskanen (Dallas in 2007), Jason Garrison (Florida in 2008), Evan Oberg (Vancouver in 2009), Dylan Olsen (Chicago in 2010), Justin Faulk (Carolina in 2011), Chris Casto (Boston in 2013), Neal Pionk (New York Rangers in 2017), Mikey Anderson (Los Angeles in 2019), Scott Perunovich (St. Louis Blues in 2020) and Dylan Samberg (Winnipeg Jets in 2020) and goaltenders Alex Stalock (San Jose in 2009), Kasimir Kaskisuo (Toronto in 2016) and Hunter Miska (Phoenix in 2017).
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Players Mentioned

Joey Anderson

#13 Joey Anderson

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
R
Riley Tufte

#27 Riley Tufte

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
L
Mikey Anderson

#3 Mikey Anderson

D
6' 0"
Freshman
L
Scott Perunovich

#7 Scott Perunovich

D
5' 10"
Junior
L
Justin Richards

#19 Justin Richards

F
5' 11"
Junior
R
Dylan Samberg

#4 Dylan Samberg

D
6' 4"
Junior
L
Jackson Cates

#20 Jackson Cates

F
6' 0"
Junior
L
Cole Koepke

#17 Cole Koepke

F
6' 1"
Junior
L

Players Mentioned

Joey Anderson

#13 Joey Anderson

6' 0"
Sophomore
R
F
Riley Tufte

#27 Riley Tufte

6' 6"
Sophomore
L
F
Mikey Anderson

#3 Mikey Anderson

6' 0"
Freshman
L
D
Scott Perunovich

#7 Scott Perunovich

5' 10"
Junior
L
D
Justin Richards

#19 Justin Richards

5' 11"
Junior
R
F
Dylan Samberg

#4 Dylan Samberg

6' 4"
Junior
L
D
Jackson Cates

#20 Jackson Cates

6' 0"
Junior
L
F
Cole Koepke

#17 Cole Koepke

6' 1"
Junior
L
F