The No. 7 University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team will hit the road this week for a Friday-Saturday National Collegiate Hockey Conference series in St. Cloud, Minn. against St. Cloud State University. The games, which will be held inside the Herbs Brooks National Hockey Center will begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Weekly Press Conference -- November 11, 2026 -- Head coach Scott Sandelin and senior forward Barrett Hall
STILL MISSING MAX: UMD's junior forward captain Max Plante will be unavailable this weekend with an upper body injury. Junior forward Callum Arnott is also unavailable after suffering an injury last weekend.
IT'S KILLING TEAMS: The Bulldogs own the No. 1 penalty kill in the nation after holding Miami scoreless in seven attempts last weekend. Overall, UMD is 32-of-34 so far this season for an impressive 94.1 kill rate and have now held opponents scoreless in four series so far this season.
HANSON STAYS HOT: The reigning HCA National Defenseman of the Month continued his scoring heater last weekend against Miami University, factoring in all three goals UMD scored in the series with two goals and an assist. Hanson extended his current scoring streak to a career-best six games Saturday, and his goal was his six goal in six games and ninth point over those same games (6g, 3a).Â
Hanson is not just currently the NCAA's top scoring defenseman with 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points, he's one of the top point getters in the nation among all skaters. The Hermantown, Minn. product tied for the most goals (10), ranks third in points (17), first in game-winning goals (3), and fourth in power play goals (3). Hanson ranks fifth in the NCAA in time on ice (26:03) and 13th with a +9 plus/minus rating.
The captain has logged points in 11-of-12 games and already has five multiple point games.
In 88 games over his UMD career -- (88 consecutive games, at that), Hanson has rung up 25 goals and 43 assists for 68 points.
Of note, UMD's single season record for goals scored by a defenseman is 19, set by Dave Langevin over the 1975-76 season.
SANDELIN GETS 500th WIN: Bench boss Scott Sandelin earned his 500th win Saturday night against Miami. With the win, Sandelin became just the 18th NCAA DI coach ever to reach the mark and the ninth to reach it at one school.
Sandelin currently ranks third in wins among all active Division I men's hockey head coaches. The lone active coach with three NCAA titles.
UMD as a program has had incredible stability from its head coach position for 51 seasons -- since the 1975-76 season, the Bulldogs have had just three head coaches -- Gus Henderickson (1975-76 to 1981-82, Mike Sertich (1982-83 to 1999-00 and Sandelin, who has been with UMD since the 2000-01 season.
AXELSSON'S HOT START: Carl Axelsson currently is owns the most shutouts in the NCAA (3) and has the lowest GAA among all goaltenders that have played six or games or more (1.29). The product of Danderyd, Sweden is 6-2-2, with the fifth-most wins in the NCAA.
ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Bulldogs may be missing Hobey Baker winner Max Plante, but it hasn't stopped the goals from coming. UMD has scored 39 goals through 12 games -- the sixthmost in the NCAA -- and is averaging 3.3 goals a game.
Five players are averaging a point a game -- Ty Hanson (1.42 ppg), Jayson Shaugabay at 1.08 ppg, Hunter Anderson at 1.00 ppg and and Zam and Max Plante, who are at 1.00. (Max Plante logged two points in his opening two games of the season.)
SHOOT YOUR SHOT: UMD leads the NCAA with 380 shots over 12 games for a 31.6 shots per game average. The Bulldogs have outshot its opponents by a wide margin so far this year, 380-272. The Bulldogs are 6-2-2 when outshooting their opponents so far this season.
HALL RETURNS TO ST. CLOUD: Senior forward Barrett Hall wil return to St. Cloud for the first time since transferring to UMD.Â
With the Huskies in 105 games, Hall had 24 goals and 50 assists for 74 points.
THE SERIES: The Bulldogs went 5-1 against SCSU last season and ended on a three-game winning streak against the Huskies. UMD is 8-2 in its last 10 games against SCSU and 73-85-11 all-time.
In all games, UMD averaged 3.00 goals a game while SCSU was at 2.75. The Bulldogs were a heavy third period/overtime team against the Huskies last season, outscoring them 9-3 in the third period and 3-0 in overtime, while SCSU out scored UMD 11-6 in the first 40 minutes of play over six games.
Over the regular season in 2025-26 against the Huskies, the Bulldogs averaged 3.00 goals per game, while SCSU was right behind at 2.75. UMD did have a hefty shots on goal advantage this season of 33.7-24.7 per game, and the Bulldogs also went an impressive 23.1 on its power play while holding the Huskies to a 11.1 conversion rate.
Zam Plante led all scorers with a whopping seven goals and three assists against SCSU for 10 points in six games in 2025-26, a 1.66 points per game clip Two other players averaged more than a point-a-game against the Huskies -- Max Plante (2g, 5a, 1.42ppg) and Jayson Shaugabay (2g, 5a, 1.42ppg) each had seven.
Last 10 Games, UMD vs SCSU (8-2-0)
Mar. 7, 2026 UMD 2, SCSU 1 OT
Mar. 6, 2026 UMD 4, SCUS 3 OT
Jan. 17, 2026 UMD 5, SCSU 3
Jan. 16, 2026 UMD 0, SCSU 6
Nov. 8, 2025 UMD 3, SCSU 2 OT
Nov. 7, 2025 UMD 4, SCSU 0
Mar. 9, 2025 UMD 3, SCSU 2
Mar. 8, 2025 UMD 2, SCSU 3
Jan. 11, 2025 UMD 5, SCSU 2
Jan. 10, 2025 UMD 2, SCSU 0
UMD Leading Scorers vs St. Cloud St.
Zam Plante 8 GP 11 points (6g, 5a)Â
Jayson Shaugabay (8 GP 9 points (3g, 5a)
Max Plante 8 GP 8 points (5g, 5a)Â
Their last meeting was at AMSOIL in the NCHC Quarterfinals in two come-from-behind overtime wins by scores of 4-3 and 2-1 on March 6-7.
The Bulldogs never led for a minute in regulation over the series, and were down 3-2 in the third period despite goals from Kyle Gaffney in the second and Adam Kleber in the third period.
With 23 seconds left in regulation, Zam Plante redirected a Ty Hanson shot from the point on goal and into the twine to equalize, and then Plante did it again 3:30 into the overtime to take game one from the Huskies. UMD was 1-of-5 on its power play -- Plante's OT game-winner was on the power play -- while holding the Huskies scoreless in three attempts. UMD outshot SCSU 39-24 in the game.
The Huskies again struck first Saturday night, 8:44 into the first period. But again Plante delivered the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation -- this time with 31 seconds left, and again scored the game-winner 5:11 into overtime.Â
Neither team scored on three power play attempts and UMD outshot the Huskies 45-28 in the contest. In addition to Zam's two goals, Max Plante also added an assist on each of his brother's tallies.
LAST TIME OUT: UMD split with then RV Miami last weekend at AMSOIL by scores of a 2-3 Friday night win and a 2-1 win Saturday.
In the series opener, Miami got on the board late in the second period at the 17:45 mark, but just a minute later, Payton Platter pulled UMD almost immediately even with a tip on Blake Bechen's shot, the first of Platter's Bulldog career.
The RedHawks retook the lead with two goals less than two minutes apart early in the third period, and after just 5:44 played in the final frame, UMD trailed 3-1.
The Bulldogs made one last push with their net empty and an extra attacker, and the goal scorer was none other than Ty Hanson, who has been UMD's most reliable offensive threat when the clock ticking down so far this season. Hanson buried a feed from Carter Murphy from the top of the left circle for his ninth goal of the year to pull the Bulldogs back within a single goal at 3-2 at 19:31 but would come no closer.Â
UMD outshot Miami 25-22 but went 0-of-4 on its power play. Carl Axelsson made 19 saves in the loss.
Saturday special teams led the way for UMD and head coach Scott Sandelin, who earned his 500th career win. Zam Plante scored the first goal of the game on the power play, unloading a feed from right circle off a pass from Hunter Anderson at 14:37 of the first frame to take the 1-0 lead.
UMD's second goal came on the penalty kill, a 2-on-1 opportunity between Cade Kohanski and Ty Hanson that Hanson finished for his 10th goal of the season to put the Bulldogs up 2-0 just 1:51 into the second period.Â
Miami cut the Bulldogs lead in half at 12:01 of the second period, but the RedHawks would come no closer. UMD outshot Miami 28-23, including 6-2 in the third period alone and the Bulldogs got 22 stops from Axelsson. Even more impressively, UMD held Miami scoreless in five power play attempts while going 1-of-5 on its own.
NOTES ON THE MIAMI SERIES: UMD is now 38-8-5 all-time against the RedHawks, and 20-3-3 all-time in Duluth.
--Miami is now just one of two teams that has scored a power play goal against the Bulldogs in 34 total attempts.
STILL MISSING MAX: UMD's junior forward captain Max Plante will be unavailable this weekend with an upper body injury. Junior forward Callum Arnott is also unavailable after suffering an injury last weekend.
IT'S KILLING TEAMS: The Bulldogs own the No. 1 penalty kill in the nation after holding Miami scoreless in seven attempts last weekend. Overall, UMD is 32-of-34 so far this season for an impressive 94.1 kill rate and have now held opponents scoreless in four series so far this season.
HANSON STAYS HOT: The reigning HCA National Defenseman of the Month continued his scoring heater last weekend against Miami University, factoring in all three goals UMD scored in the series with two goals and an assist. Hanson extended his current scoring streak to a career-best six games Saturday, and his goal was his six goal in six games and ninth point over those same games (6g, 3a).Â
Hanson is not just currently the NCAA's top scoring defenseman with 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points, he's one of the top point getters in the nation among all skaters. The Hermantown, Minn. product tied for the most goals (10), ranks third in points (17), first in game-winning goals (3), and fourth in power play goals (3). Hanson ranks fifth in the NCAA in time on ice (26:03) and 13th with a +9 plus/minus rating.
The captain has logged points in 11-of-12 games and already has five multiple point games.
In 88 games over his UMD career -- (88 consecutive games, at that), Hanson has rung up 25 goals and 43 assists for 68 points.
Of note, UMD's single season record for goals scored by a defenseman is 19, set by Dave Langevin over the 1975-76 season.
SANDELIN GETS 500th WIN: Bench boss Scott Sandelin earned his 500th win Saturday night against Miami. With the win, Sandelin became just the 18th NCAA DI coach ever to reach the mark and the ninth to reach it at one school.
Sandelin currently ranks third in wins among all active Division I men's hockey head coaches. The lone active coach with three NCAA titles.
UMD as a program has had incredible stability from its head coach position for 51 seasons -- since the 1975-76 season, the Bulldogs have had just three head coaches -- Gus Henderickson (1975-76 to 1981-82, Mike Sertich (1982-83 to 1999-00 and Sandelin, who has been with UMD since the 2000-01 season.
AXELSSON'S HOT START: Carl Axelsson currently is owns the most shutouts in the NCAA (3) and has the lowest GAA among all goaltenders that have played six or games or more (1.29). The product of Danderyd, Sweden is 6-2-2, with the fifth-most wins in the NCAA.
ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Bulldogs may be missing Hobey Baker winner Max Plante, but it hasn't stopped the goals from coming. UMD has scored 39 goals through 12 games -- the sixthmost in the NCAA -- and is averaging 3.3 goals a game.
Five players are averaging a point a game -- Ty Hanson (1.42 ppg), Jayson Shaugabay at 1.08 ppg, Hunter Anderson at 1.00 ppg and and Zam and Max Plante, who are at 1.00. (Max Plante logged two points in his opening two games of the season.)
SHOOT YOUR SHOT: UMD leads the NCAA with 380 shots over 12 games for a 31.6 shots per game average. The Bulldogs have outshot its opponents by a wide margin so far this year, 380-272. The Bulldogs are 6-2-2 when outshooting their opponents so far this season.
HALL RETURNS TO ST. CLOUD: Senior forward Barrett Hall wil return to St. Cloud for the first time since transferring to UMD.Â
With the Huskies in 105 games, Hall had 24 goals and 50 assists for 74 points.
THE SERIES: The Bulldogs went 5-1 against SCSU last season and ended on a three-game winning streak against the Huskies. UMD is 8-2 in its last 10 games against SCSU and 73-85-11 all-time.
In all games, UMD averaged 3.00 goals a game while SCSU was at 2.75. The Bulldogs were a heavy third period/overtime team against the Huskies last season, outscoring them 9-3 in the third period and 3-0 in overtime, while SCSU out scored UMD 11-6 in the first 40 minutes of play over six games.
Over the regular season in 2025-26 against the Huskies, the Bulldogs averaged 3.00 goals per game, while SCSU was right behind at 2.75. UMD did have a hefty shots on goal advantage this season of 33.7-24.7 per game, and the Bulldogs also went an impressive 23.1 on its power play while holding the Huskies to a 11.1 conversion rate.
Zam Plante led all scorers with a whopping seven goals and three assists against SCSU for 10 points in six games in 2025-26, a 1.66 points per game clip Two other players averaged more than a point-a-game against the Huskies -- Max Plante (2g, 5a, 1.42ppg) and Jayson Shaugabay (2g, 5a, 1.42ppg) each had seven.
Last 10 Games, UMD vs SCSU (8-2-0)
Mar. 7, 2026 UMD 2, SCSU 1 OT
Mar. 6, 2026 UMD 4, SCUS 3 OT
Jan. 17, 2026 UMD 5, SCSU 3
Jan. 16, 2026 UMD 0, SCSU 6
Nov. 8, 2025 UMD 3, SCSU 2 OT
Nov. 7, 2025 UMD 4, SCSU 0
Mar. 9, 2025 UMD 3, SCSU 2
Mar. 8, 2025 UMD 2, SCSU 3
Jan. 11, 2025 UMD 5, SCSU 2
Jan. 10, 2025 UMD 2, SCSU 0
UMD Leading Scorers vs St. Cloud St.
Zam Plante 8 GP 11 points (6g, 5a)Â
Jayson Shaugabay (8 GP 9 points (3g, 5a)
Max Plante 8 GP 8 points (5g, 5a)Â
Their last meeting was at AMSOIL in the NCHC Quarterfinals in two come-from-behind overtime wins by scores of 4-3 and 2-1 on March 6-7.
The Bulldogs never led for a minute in regulation over the series, and were down 3-2 in the third period despite goals from Kyle Gaffney in the second and Adam Kleber in the third period.
With 23 seconds left in regulation, Zam Plante redirected a Ty Hanson shot from the point on goal and into the twine to equalize, and then Plante did it again 3:30 into the overtime to take game one from the Huskies. UMD was 1-of-5 on its power play -- Plante's OT game-winner was on the power play -- while holding the Huskies scoreless in three attempts. UMD outshot SCSU 39-24 in the game.
The Huskies again struck first Saturday night, 8:44 into the first period. But again Plante delivered the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation -- this time with 31 seconds left, and again scored the game-winner 5:11 into overtime.Â
Neither team scored on three power play attempts and UMD outshot the Huskies 45-28 in the contest. In addition to Zam's two goals, Max Plante also added an assist on each of his brother's tallies.
LAST TIME OUT: UMD split with then RV Miami last weekend at AMSOIL by scores of a 2-3 Friday night win and a 2-1 win Saturday.
In the series opener, Miami got on the board late in the second period at the 17:45 mark, but just a minute later, Payton Platter pulled UMD almost immediately even with a tip on Blake Bechen's shot, the first of Platter's Bulldog career.
The RedHawks retook the lead with two goals less than two minutes apart early in the third period, and after just 5:44 played in the final frame, UMD trailed 3-1.
The Bulldogs made one last push with their net empty and an extra attacker, and the goal scorer was none other than Ty Hanson, who has been UMD's most reliable offensive threat when the clock ticking down so far this season. Hanson buried a feed from Carter Murphy from the top of the left circle for his ninth goal of the year to pull the Bulldogs back within a single goal at 3-2 at 19:31 but would come no closer.Â
UMD outshot Miami 25-22 but went 0-of-4 on its power play. Carl Axelsson made 19 saves in the loss.
Saturday special teams led the way for UMD and head coach Scott Sandelin, who earned his 500th career win. Zam Plante scored the first goal of the game on the power play, unloading a feed from right circle off a pass from Hunter Anderson at 14:37 of the first frame to take the 1-0 lead.
UMD's second goal came on the penalty kill, a 2-on-1 opportunity between Cade Kohanski and Ty Hanson that Hanson finished for his 10th goal of the season to put the Bulldogs up 2-0 just 1:51 into the second period.Â
Miami cut the Bulldogs lead in half at 12:01 of the second period, but the RedHawks would come no closer. UMD outshot Miami 28-23, including 6-2 in the third period alone and the Bulldogs got 22 stops from Axelsson. Even more impressively, UMD held Miami scoreless in five power play attempts while going 1-of-5 on its own.
NOTES ON THE MIAMI SERIES: UMD is now 38-8-5 all-time against the RedHawks, and 20-3-3 all-time in Duluth.
--Miami is now just one of two teams that has scored a power play goal against the Bulldogs in 34 total attempts.
