2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season


NCHC Tournament, Champion NCAA tournament, Regional final

Conference	T–4th NCHC
Home ice	AMSOIL Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#5
USA Today	#5
Record
Overall	22–16–4
Conference	10–10–4
Home	10–7–2
Road	9–8–2
Neutral	3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott Sandelin
Assistant coaches	Derek Plante Adam Krause Brant Nicklin
Captain(s)	Noah Cates
Alternate captain(s)	Louie Roehl
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The 2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 78th season of play for the program. They represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Bulldogs were coached by Scott Sandelin, in his 22nd season, and played their home games at AMSOIL Arena.

Season

Fresh off of their 4th consecutive frozen four, Minnesota Duluth entered the season as one of the favorites for the National Championship. Early on, the team lived up to expectations and compiled a 6–2 record by early November with all of their games coming against ranked teams. Leading the way was junior netminder, Ryan Fanti, who had taken over the starting role the year before and seemed to be performing even better. He rang up three consecutive shutouts with the help of a lock-down defense and led the Bulldogs to a #1 ranking by the beginning of December.

Fanti's turn in goal was interrupted when he tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to sit out a road series against Northern Michigan. With nominal backup Zach Stejskal undergoing treatment for testicular cancer, the team turned to their third goalie, Ben Patt. The redshirt senior's first career starts turned out poorly and he allowed 5 goals in both games. The losses sent UMD tumbling from the top of the national rankings and began a stretch of poor performances from the club.

Duluth got Fanti back in goal the following week and earned a split with Denver but then took a couple of weeks off for the winter break. Upon their return, the Bulldogs faced down the team that had replaced them as the #1 squad, Minnesota State. The Mavericks swept UMD in the home-and-home series, demonstrating that the Bulldogs' biggest weakness was their lack of offensive punch. The week after, the entire program was hit by COVID-19 and a series with St. Cloud State was postponed until later in the season. When the team finally got back into their routine, they were inconsistent and played .500 hockey over the next month.

Though the results weren't sterling, Minnesota Duluth benefitted from their difficult schedule and still remained well within the top-10. However, a sweep at the hands of North Dakota in mid-February put the team in a precarious position. After the losses, UMD's record stood at just 2 games over .500 and a poor performance over the remainder of their season could knock them out of the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs split their final five games of the season, dropping the team to #10 in the rankings. While their collective heads were still above water, the Bulldogs had little margin for error and would need to defeat St. Cloud State to ensure a place in the national tournament.

NCHC Tournament

Before postseason play even began, Duluth got a leg-up on their competition when St. Cloud's starter, Dávid Hrenák, came down with pneumonia. Fanti did not play at his best but the Bulldogs' offense was able to light up the Huskies' backup and scored 9 goals in two games, their best output all season. Beginning with the semifinals, the defense returned to their early-season form and dominated the rest of the tournament. UMD shut down two of the nations top offenses and captured the program's third NCHC championship. The win pushed Minnesota Duluth up to 6 in the rankings, good enough for a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament.

NCAA tournament

The Bulldogs began their run against Michigan Tech and received a boon early in the game. The Huskies' leading scorer, Brian Halonen, was called for boarding and received a controversial game-misconduct penalty. Without their top offensive threat, Tech was unable to generate much in the way of offensive chances for a majority of the game. UMD scored three unassisted goals in the game, two coming from Kobe Roth, and skated to a comfortable 3–0 victory.

UMD faced down Denver in the quarterfinals and were on the back foot almost from the start of the game. The defense did its best impression of a wall and held the Pioneers back. Duluth managed to score first on just their second shot of the period and looked to be gearing up for a 4th-consecutive shutout. Unfortunately, Fanti's streak was ended a few minutes later after a shot was deflected into the cage. Denver remained the better of the two teams for the balance of the match and stopped Duluth from gaining the lead a second time, despite the Bulldogs receiving a 5-on-3 power play in the second period. In the end it took a crazy series of bounces for the winning goal to be scored but it was Duluth that fell victim to their own mediocre offense.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Matthew Cairns	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Jackson Cates	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Philadelphia Flyers)
Cole Koepke	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Brady Meyer	Forward	United States	Left Program (retired)
Nick Swaney	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Minnesota Wild)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Will Francis	Defenseman	United States	20	Saint Paul, MN; selected 163rd overall in 2019
Owen Gallatin	Defenseman	United States	19	Hugo, MN
Casey Gilling	Forward	United States	23	Gaylord, MI; graduate transfer from Miami
Dominic James	Forward	United States	19	Plymouth, MI
Kyler Kleven	Forward	United States	20	Moorhead, MN
Carter Loney	Forward	United States	19	Columbus, OH

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Darian Gotz	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-19	Hermantown, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
3	Matt Anderson	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-04-11	Shakopee, Minnesota	Holy Family (USHS–MN)	—
5	Wyatt Kaiser	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2002-07-31	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Andover (USHS–MN)	CHI, 81st overall 2020
6	Louie Roehl (A)	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-09	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
7	Blake Biondi	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-04-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown (USHS–MN)	MTL, 109th overall 2020
8	Hunter Lellig	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-02-08	Waterloo, Iowa	Waterloo (USHL)	—
10	Kobe Roth	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-01-11	Warroad, Minnesota	Des Moines (USHL)	—
11	Koby Bender	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-07-15	Cloquet, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
12	Ben Almquist	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-10-01	Victoria, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
13	Tanner Laderoute	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-06-04	Edmonton, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
15	Quinn Olson	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-09	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	BOS, 92nd overall 2019
16	Luke Loheit	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-26	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	OTT, 194th overall 2018
17	Dominic James	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2002-07-03	Plymouth, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
18	Jesse Jacques	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-09-10	Hermantown, Minnesota	Green Bay (USHL)	—
19	Jarrett Lee	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1999-06-04	Hibbing, Minnesota	Green Bay (USHL)	—
20	Owen Gallatin	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2002-06-17	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
21	Noah Cates (C)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-05	Stillwater, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	PHI, 137th overall 2017
22	Kyler Kleven	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-10-12	Moorhead, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
23	Will Francis	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2000-11-16	St. Paul, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	ANA, 163rd overall 2019
24	Luke Mylymok	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-09-29	Boise, Idaho	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
25	Connor Kelley	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	CHI, 204th overall 2021
27	Jake Rosenbaum	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-28	Trabuco Canyon, California	Minot (NAHL)	—
33	Carter Loney	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2002-08-02	Columbus, Ohio	Sioux City (USHL)	—
35	Zach Stejskal	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-12-20	Cohasset, Minnesota	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL)	—
36	Ben Patt	Senior (RS)	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-05-19	Brampton, Ontario	Notre Dame (SJHL)	—
37	Casey Gilling	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-25	Gaylord, Michigan	Miami (NCHC)	—
39	Ryan Fanti	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-10-03	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—

Standings

2021–22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Denver †	24	18	6	0	1	0	0	53	98	55	41	31	9	1	175	93
#9 North Dakota †	24	17	6	1	1	1	1	53	78	58	39	24	14	1	119	99
#6 Western Michigan	24	14	9	1	1	0	1	43	84	68	39	26	12	1	138	101
#11 St. Cloud State	24	10	10	4	1	2	1	36	84	69	37	18	15	4	133	97
#5 Minnesota Duluth *	24	10	10	4	1	1	2	36	61	56	42	22	16	4	109	93
Omaha	24	11	13	0	2	1	0	32	65	74	38	21	17	0	123	102
Colorado College	24	6	17	1	2	1	0	18	48	87	36	9	24	3	79	116
Miami	24	4	19	1	0	3	1	17	54	105	36	7	27	2	94	153
Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 3	1:00 PM	at #11 Wisconsin*	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Exhibition)			W 4–2
Regular season
October 8	7:07 PM	at #15 Bemidji State*	#5	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota		Stejskal	W 4–2	3,436	1–0–0
October 9	7:07 PM	#15 Bemidji State*	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	My9	Fanti	W 2–1	5,374	2–0–0
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 15	7:35 PM	#3 Michigan*	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal)		Stejskal	L 1–5	5,940	2–1–0
October 16	7:37 PM	#10 Providence*	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Consolation)		Fanti	W 3–2	5,738	3–1–0
Regular season
October 22	7:00 PM	at #4 Minnesota*	#5	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	BSN	Fanti	W 5–3	9,016	4–1–0
October 23	7:07 PM	#4 Minnesota*	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 2–1	7,596	5–1–0
November 5	6:05 PM	at #10 Western Michigan	#4	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Fanti	L 3–4	3,569	5–2–0 (0–1–0)
November 6	6:05 PM	at #10 Western Michigan	#4	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Fanti	W 3–0	3,781	6–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 12	7:07 PM	Colorado College	#4	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	ATTRM	Fanti	W 5–0	5,985	7–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 13	7:07 PM	Colorado College	#4	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	T 0–0	6,435	7–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 19	7:07 PM	at #6 North Dakota	#4	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Fanti	W 4–1	11,686	8–2–1 (3–1–1)
November 20	6:07 PM	at #6 North Dakota	#4	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Fanti	L 1–2	11,858	8–3–1 (3–2–1)
November 26	7:07 PM	Alaska*	#2	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 5–1	5,012	9–3–1
November 27	7:07 PM	Alaska*	#2	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 1–0	4,786	10–3–1
December 3	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan*	#1	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Patt	L 4–5	2,960	10–4–1
December 4	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan*	#1	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Patt	L 2–5	3,414	10–5–1
December 10	7:07 PM	#11 Denver	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	L 0–5	5,492	10–6–1 (3–3–1)
December 11	7:07 PM	#11 Denver	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 6–2	5,558	11–6–1 (4–3–1)
December 30	7:07 PM	at #1 Minnesota State*	#6	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	CCMk–14	Fanti	L 1–2	5,117	11–7–1
January 1	7:07 PM	#1 Minnesota State*	#6	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	My9	Fanti	L 0–3	5,878	11–8–1
January 14	7:07 PM	Miami	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 4–1	5,324	12–8–1 (5–3–1)
January 15	7:07 PM	Miami	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	T 2–2	5,827	12–8–2 (5–3–2)
January 21	7:07 PM	at #16 Omaha	#7	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Fanti	W 5–1	4,348	13–8–2 (6–3–2)
January 22	6:07 PM	at #16 Omaha	#7	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Fanti	L 1–5	4,702	13–9–2 (6–4–2)
January 28	7:07 PM	#3 Western Michigan	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	W 5–4	5,479	14–9–2 (7–4–2)
January 29	7:07 PM	#3 Western Michigan	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	L 2–3	6,296	14–10–2 (7–5–2)
February 8	6:00 PM	at #10 St. Cloud State	#6	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Fanti	T 2–2	3,842	14–10–3 (7–5–3)
February 11	8:00 PM	at #3 Denver	#6	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Fanti	L 3–5	5,572	14–11–3 (7–6–3)
February 12	7:00 PM	at #3 Denver	#6	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Stejskal	W 3–2	5,984	15–11–3 (8–6–3)
February 18	8:00 PM	#9 North Dakota	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	CBSSN	Fanti	L 3–4	6,453	15–12–3 (8–7–3)
February 19	7:07 PM	#9 North Dakota	#7	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Stejskal	L 2–3	7,206	15–13–3 (8–8–3)
February 22	6:00 PM	at #11 St. Cloud State	#8	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Fanti	T 1–1	4,230	15–13–4 (8–8–4)
February 25	6:00 PM	at Miami	#8	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Fanti	W 3–1	2,756	16–13–4 (9–8–4)
February 26	4:00 PM	at Miami	#8	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Fanti	L 0–4	2,862	16–14–4 (9–9–4)
March 4	7:30 PM	#10 St. Cloud State	#11	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	CBSSN	Fanti	W 3–2	5,582	17–14–4 (10–9–4)
March 5	7:07 PM	#10 St. Cloud State	#11	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Fanti	L 0–2	5,791	17–15–4 (10–10–4)
NCHC Tournament
March 11	7:07 PM	at #9 St. Cloud State*	#10	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1)		Fanti	W 5–2	2,594	18–15–4
March 12	6:07 PM	at #9 St. Cloud State*	#10	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2)		Fanti	W 4–3	3,227	19–15–4
March 18	4:07 PM	vs. #3 Denver*	#8	Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (Semifinal)	CBSSN	Fanti	W 2–0	10,253	20–15–4
March 19	7:37 PM	vs. #7 Western Michigan*	#8	Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (Championship)	CBSSN	Fanti	W 3–0	7,814	21–15–4
NCAA tournament
March 24	2:00 PM	vs. #14 Michigan Tech*	#6	Budweiser Events Center • Loveland, Colorado (West Regional semifinal)	ESPNU	Fanti	W 3–0	3,138	22–15–4
March 26	3:00 PM	vs. #3 Denver*	#6	Budweiser Events Center • Loveland, Colorado (West Regional final)	ESPNU	Fanti	L 1–2	4,812	22–16–4
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Kobe Roth	F	42	16	13	29	2
Blake Biondi	C	42	17	11	28	16
Koby Bender	C/RW	42	7	19	26	14
Quinn Olson	C/LW	42	6	19	25	41
Noah Cates	LW	37	11	13	24	19
Casey Gilling	C	40	8	14	22	14
Wyatt Kaiser	D	34	2	17	19	46
Dominic James	C/LW	39	6	12	18	12
Owen Gallatin	D	42	2	15	17	22
Tanner Laderoute	F	38	10	3	13	10
Jesse Jacques	F	42	7	4	11	16
Connor Kelley	D	39	2	9	11	20
Darian Gotz	D	42	2	8	10	34
Carter Loney	C	42	3	6	9	17
Matt Anderson	D	42	2	5	7	31
Luke Loheit	RW	34	2	4	6	34
Hunter Lellig	D	41	1	5	6	6
Ben Almquist	F	18	2	3	5	4
Kyler Kleven	C	27	2	0	2	6
Luke Mylymok	C/W	10	1	1	2	4
Louis Roehl	D	38	0	2	2	44
Jarrett Lee	F	9	0	1	1	4
Ben Patt	G	3	0	0	0	2
Will Francis	D	5	0	0	0	2
Zach Stejskal	G	5	0	0	0	0
Jake Rosenbaum	D	7	0	0	0	0
Ryan Fanti	G	37	0	0	0	0
Total			109	184	293	420

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Ryan Fanti	37	2201	20	12	4	67	875	7	.929	1.83
Zach Stejskal	5	219	2	2	0	12	88	0	.880	3.29
Ben Patt	3	118	0	2	0	8	56	0	.875	4.07
Empty Net	-	18	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Total	42	2556	22	16	4	93	1019	7	.916	2.18

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25 (Final)
USCHO.com	6 (1)	5	5 (1)	5	4 (3)	4 (3)	4 (1)	4	2 (5)	1 (33)	5 (1)	6	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	11	10	8	6	-	5
USA Today	6	5	5	5	4 (5)	3 (2)	4 (1)	4 (2)	2 (3)	1 (22)	5 (3)	5	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	9	10	10	8	3	6	5

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Ryan Fanti	AHCA West Second Team All-American
Ryan Fanti	NCHC Goaltender of the Year
Ryan Fanti	Frozen Faceoff MVP
Ryan Fanti	NCHC First Team
Ryan Fanti	Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team
Wyatt Kaiser
Dominic James
Blake Biondi

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
1	31	Isaac Howard	Tampa Bay Lightning
5	150	Zam Plante	Pittsburgh Penguins
6	173	Dominic James	Chicago Blackhawks

† incoming freshman

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v t e Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Duluth Amphitheater (1930–1932) Duluth Curling and Skating Club (1946–1966) DECC Arena (1966–2010) AMSOIL Arena (2010–present)
Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) Connie Pleban (1955–59) Ralph Romano (1959–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1946–1961) WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Hunter Shepard (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull
National championships	2011 2018 2019
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011 2017 2018 2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009 NCHC: 2017 2019 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012) Scott Perunovich (2020)
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