Bulldog Insider
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Duluth News Tribune's weekly college hockey podcast hosted by reporter Matt Wellens and My9 commentator Zach Schneider featuring University of Minnesota Duluth hockey players, coaches and alumni.
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S5 E7: Bulldogs return from Europe to play in Premier Hockey Federation
November 03, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBThis week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, we're talking about the state of women's professional hockey. And unlike previous years, we didn't have to Zoom with players from seven time zones away to do so. A flood of players — from the U.S., Canada and Europe — have returned from European leagues to play in the Premier Hockey Federation this season, including a number of Minnesota Duluth alumni. There are five former Bulldogs playing on the Minnesota Whitecaps this season, and two — Sidney M...
S5 E6: Ringing the bell on leukemia with Will Francis
October 27, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBMinnesota Duluth sophomore defenseman Will Francis joined the Bulldog Insider Podcast this week to talk about his battle with leukemia and what it took to get back on the ice playing hockey at a high level. Francis shares what it's like to be an inspiration to others battling cancer and the fundraising he's doing for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider...
S5 E5: We should be talking more about Gabbie Hughes
October 20, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBThanks to the return of an Olympic gold medalist and a goaltender who has broke out on the international stage in the past year, Bulldogs fifth-year senior center Gabbie Hughes hasn't been in the spotlight as much as you might expect for a player coming off a season in which she was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television...
S5 E4: Hawk-y talk with UMD's Jesse Jacques and MSU's Ryan Sandelin
October 13, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, Minnesota Duluth's Jesse Jacques and Minnesota State's Ryan Sandelin go way back having both grown up in Hermantown together. For the past four years, however, they've been facing off as rivals in college. Besides their college careers as rivals and prep careers as teammates, the guys discuss how they met, Jesse's nickname and the origins of it, the significance of jersey number 11, who had the best hair in high school, which former teammate would ...
S5 E3: Sitting down with new Bulldogs AD Forrest Karr
October 06, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, new University of Minnesota Duluth athletic director Forrest Karr joins to discuss the future of NCAA athletics and that little controversy over a new mascot costume. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited by Duluth News Tribune digital producers Wyatt Buckner and Dan Williamson. You can find more Bulldog hockey coverage at d...
S5 E2: Behind the scenes of 'Hockeyland' with Blake Biondi
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBThis week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, Minnesota Duluth junior wing Blake Biondi tells us what it was like to have his senior year at Hermantown High School documented by a film crew for the documentary, 'Hockeyland'; and what it was like to go back and relive that part of his life three years later. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited by Duluth News Tribune di...
S5 E1: Bell is back, and eyeing an NCAA title
September 22, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBThe Bulldog Insider Podcast drops the puck on its fifth season with an in-depth conversation with Olympic gold medalist Ashton Bell. The Minnesota Duluth fifth-year senior defenseman and captain is back with the Bulldogs in 2022-23 after traveling the globe last season with Team Canada, winning gold medals at the 2021 and 2022 IIHF World Championship, and at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television...
S4 E26: A Q&A with the 'Bulldog Insiders' caps off 2021-22, looks ahead to 2022-23
April 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBIn Part 2 of the Bulldog Insider Podcast Season 4 finale, the ‘Bulldog Insiders’ — Matt Wellens, Zach Schneider and Bruce Ciskie — take your questions looking back at the 2021-22 UMD men’s and women’s hockey seasons while also looking ahead to the 2022-23 seasons. They break down what the rosters look like at the moment (Note: Connor Kelley had not entered the transfer portal yet when this was recorded) for both the men and women, discuss the incoming players and also put together their Al...
S4 E25: UMD men's fifth-years look back at unforgettable career as Bulldogs
April 07, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBAs members of the UMD mens hockey team, Matt Anderson, Koby Bender, Ben Patt, Louie Roehl and Kobe Roth have helped make memories that Bulldogs fans will never forget. In their five seasons, UMD won two NCHC Frozen Faceoff titles, played in four NCAA tournaments, reached three Frozen Fours and won two national championships. In the first part of a two-part season finale of the Bulldog Insider podcast, Anderson, Bender, Patt and Roth join the News Tribune’s Matt Wellens and My9’s Zach Schne...
Bulldog Insider to return with two-part season finale
March 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.48 MBThe 2021-2022 University of Minnesota Duluth mens hockey season officially came to a close on Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Loveland, Colorado with Denver’s 2-1 victory over the Bulldogs in a NCAA regional final. A two-part season finale of the Bulldog Insider podcast is planned as episodes return next week. In part one, the News Tribune’s Matt Wellens and My9’s Zach Schneider will chat with the fifth-year seniors of the UMD mens team. Part two will feature KDAL’s Bruce Ciskie as he’ll join...
S4 E24: Former UMD ice guru Jake Magdzas resurfaces in Loveland, Colorado
March 24, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBOnce rivals in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the UMD mens hockey team and Michigan Tech will meet for the 233rd time on Thursday at 2 p.m. This time, it will be in Loveland, Colorado in the NCAA regional semifinals at the Budweiser Events Center. The Bulldogs will see a familiar face in Jake Magdzas. The former Amsoil Arena Ice Foreman is now Manager, Operations at Budweiser Events Center. In this week's episode, he joins the News Tribune's Matt Wellens and My9's Zach Schneide...
S4 E23: Back-to-back Frozen Fours with UMD backstoppers Emma Soderberg and Jojo Chobak
March 17, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBThe UMD womens hockey team is back in the NCAA Frozen Four for the second straight season after beating Harvard 4-0 in the first round, followed by a dramatic 2-1 victory over Minnesota at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis on Saturday. Now the Bulldogs get a Frozen Four semifinal rematch with Northeastern at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Pegula Ice Arena on the campus of Penn State University. The winner gets either Ohio State or Yale at 3 p.m. Sunday in the national championship. The Frozen Four bound...
S4 E22: NCAA Tourney talk with UMD's Nina Jobst-Smith and Clara Van Wieren
March 10, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBThe University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team is back in the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive season. They are the No. 8 overall seed and will take on the No. 9 overall seed, Harvard, at 6 p.m. on Thursday in a first-round game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. The winner of Thursday’s first-round game moves on to play Minnesota, the No. 2 overall seed, in an NCAA quarterfinal at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Ridder Arena. As sophomores, all defenseman Nina Jobst-Smith and forward C...
S4 E21: You asked, the 'Bulldog Insiders' answered
March 03, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBThis week on the Bulldog Insider, the crew put a call out on Twitter for questions, and you the listeners responded. News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens, Zach Schneider of My9 Sports and KDAL's Bruce Ciskie answer your questions about goaltending for both University of Minnesota Duluth men and women, what's troubling the men's team in the second half, future fifth-year seniors and the transfer portal. Also joining the podcast ahead of Senior Night for the UMD men's program on Saturday is ...
S4 E20: 'Pressure is power' for UMD seniors
February 24, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThe University of Minnesota women’s hockey team has 12 seniors on this year’s team, but only five are maybe moving on after the season. On this week’s episode, Duluth News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens takes a walk down memory lane with senior center McKenzie Hewett, senior defenseman Kailee Skinner and fifth-year winger Anna Klein. The trio talks about why they chose to play for the storied program, what lessons they’ve learned by playing through a pandemic and what their plans are follow...
S4 E19: Battling back from cancer with UMD's Zach Stejskal
February 17, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBA little less than three months ago, Minnesota Duluth sophomore goaltender Zach Stejskal announced he was battling testicular cancer. Stejskal declined interviews at the time to focus on his health, but did do a question and answer piece with UMDBulldogs.com in which he wrote in all CAPS, “I DO PLAN TO PLAY” hockey again in 2021-22. Stejskal kept his word as the Cohasset native and former Grand Rapids High School standout returned to the Bulldogs crease Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 at Magness A...
S4 E18: Between the pipes with UMD's Jojo Chobak
February 10, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MB“Jojo” is a name that Bulldogs fans are quickly becoming familiar with. With senior starting goaltender Emma Soderberg away with Sweden at the 2022 Olympic games in Beijing, Minnesota Duluth sophomore goaltender Violet “Jojo” Chobak has been in net for the Bulldogs. Recently, she helped UMD get their first win at Wisconsin since 2010. In this week's episode, Chobak tells the News Tribune's Matt Wellens and My9's Zach Schneider what it was like learning to play hockey in Chicago, how she be...
S4 E17: Seizing Olympic opportunities with UMD captain Noah Cates, Duluthian Brett Larson
February 03, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBFor this week’s guests, deciding to join Team USA for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing was a no-brainer. With the NHL deciding to not participate in the Winter Games due to COVID-19 concerns, the United States men’s hockey team instead consists of a combination of past and present high-level college players, creating one of its youngest teams in decades. Joining us this week on the podcast is Bulldogs senior captain and U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team winger, Noah Cates and U.S. assistant men...
S4 E16: Ice fishing and scouting with former UMD coach Jason Herter
January 27, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBWith temperatures trapped below 0 this week in Minnesota, the Bulldog Insider Podcast did what any good Minnesotan would do. It went ice fishing. Former Minnesota Duluth assistant and associate head coach Jason Herter joined the podcast from an ice house on Lake of the Woods this week. Now an associate head coach at Western Michigan, Herter and his family still call the Duluth area their home. Herter was in Minnesota ahead of this weekend’s NCHC series between the Bulldogs and Broncos at...
S4 E15: Elizabeth Giguere is an award winning addition to UMD
January 20, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBBefore joining UMD, fifth year forward Elizabeth Giguere was a standout on the national stage with Clarkson, earning three All-American nods, the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the nation's top player and helping the Golden Knights win the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Championship. Now, she's a member of the Bulldogs as a graduate transfer. In this week's episode, Giguere tells the News Tribune's Matt Wellens and My9's Zach Schneider what it was like to transfer, how she's been ...
S4 E14: Hockey Hits Back with UMD's Gabbie Hughes
January 13, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBSenior center Gabbie Hughes is having the most offensively productive season of her collegiate hockey career. But, she's looking to make a bigger impact off the ice. Hughes is helping to bring mental health awareness to the forefront after a tragedy last summer rocked the hockey community. Putting their grief into action, friends and family of Sophie Wieland created Sophie's Squad in honor of the 14-year old hockey player who took her own life on July 12, 2021. The tragedy rocked the Hugh...
Bonus: Rolling with the COVID-19 punches with Wyatt Kaiser and Dominic James
January 07, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for sophomore defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and freshman center Dominic James. Last Tuesday, the U.S. National Junior Team had to forfeit a game against Switzerland because of COVID-19, and then the next day, they called off the IIHF World Junior Championship. This week, the Bulldogs series at St. Cloud State was postponed because of COVID-19. In this bonus episode of the Bulldog Insider, News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens caught up with Kaiser and James over...
S4 E13: New year, new Bulldog resolutions
January 06, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBFor many, a new year means New Year’s resolutions. In this week's episode, News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens, co-host Zach Schneider and KDAL’s Bruce Ciskie make some resolutions or possible corrections, whichever way you want to look at it, for both the UMD men's and women's teams for the first part of 2022. And for longtime listeners, a Nick Wolff reference or two resurfaces. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice o...
S4 E13: New year, new Bulldog resolutions
January 06, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBFor many, a new year means New Year’s resolutions. In this week's episode, News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens, co-host Zach Schneider and KDAL’s Bruce Ciskie make some resolutions or possible corrections, whichever way you want to look at it, for both the UMD men's and women's teams for the first part of 2022. And for longtime listeners, a Nick Wolff reference or two resurfaces. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice o...
S4 E12: Our favorite UMD hockey stories of 2021
December 30, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBWith 2021 coming to a close, this week’s episode takes a look back at some of our favorite Bulldog hockey stories of the year. Reporter Matt Wellens, co-host Zach Schneider, former co-host Kelly Hinseth and KDAL’s Bruce Ciskie go around the horn and share their favorite story of 2021, including but not limited to the UMD women returning to a Frozen Four, the men defeating North Dakota in 5 overtimes, goalie rotations, and teammates supporting one another through cancer. The Bulldog Insid...
Bonus: Maddie Rooney discusses on and off-ice growth ahead of 2022 Olympics
December 22, 2021 06:00 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBThe U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams were at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Sunday in preparation for their My Why Tour showdown on Monday. Unfortunately, that game was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, however, News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens did get the chance to catch up with former Bulldogs goaltender and 2018 Olympic gold medalist goaltender Maddie Rooney after the Team USA practice on Sunday. In this bonus episode, Rooney talks about the confidence she’s built in goal ov...
Bulldog Insider to return after Christmas
December 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.89 MBWith the student-athletes with the UMD hockey teams taking their final exams this week and then off next week for Christmas, the Bulldog Insider will be taking the next two weeks off as well. The podcast will return on December 30, 2021 with one last episode before the new year featuring News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens, KDAL's Bruce Ciskie, My9's Zach Schneider and former CBS3 Sports Anchor Kelly Hinseth sharing their favorite stories about the UMD hockey programs during the 2021 calend...
S4 E11: Healthy and cancer-free, freshman Will Francis makes Bulldogs debut
December 09, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBAfter a battle with knee surgery and then a cancer diagnosis, Minnesota Duluth freshman defenseman Will Francis recently made his college hockey debut. The towering 6 foot 5, 21-year-old who played for Centennial High School and who was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft, suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice just 10 games into the 2019-20 season with Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the United States Hockey League. Then in March of 2020, he was dia...
S4 E10: Goalie Ben Patt is raising awareness and ready for long-awaited start
December 02, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBAfter five seasons of sitting behind others — watching, cheering and providing feedback from the bench to his fellow goaltenders — Minnesota Duluth redshirt senior Ben Patt will make his first regular-season start this weekend when the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs play a nonconference series at Northern Michigan. Patt’s first collegiate start comes after leading the team’s annual Movember campaign that raises fund and awareness for men’s health issues — both physical and mental — by growing musta...
S4 E10: Goalie Ben Patt is raising awareness and ready for long-awaited start
December 02, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBAfter five seasons of sitting behind others — watching, cheering and providing feedback from the bench to his fellow goaltenders — Minnesota Duluth redshirt senior Ben Patt will make his first regular-season start this weekend when the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs play a nonconference series at Northern Michigan. Patt’s first collegiate start comes after leading the team’s annual Movember campaign that raises fund and awareness for men’s health issues — both physical and mental — by growing musta...
The Rink Live signs Jake Sanderson
November 23, 2021 17:50 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBForum Communications announced this week that it is partnering with athletes to expand The Rink Live brand as the go-to destination for North Dakota and Minnesota hockey coverage. In the 2020 NHL draft, Jake Sanderson was selected fifth overall by the Ottawa Senators. Welcome to The Rink Live Team Jake. A sophomore studying kinesiology at the University of North Dakota, Jake is an assistant captain and plays defense for the Fighting Hawks. This season, he leads the team in points.
The Rink Live signs Maddie Rooney
November 22, 2021 20:19 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBGoalie Maddie Rooney backstopped the U.S. to the 2018 Olympic gold medal. Welcome Maddie to The Rink Live Team as the U.S. aims to repeat as gold medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics in February. Forum Communications is excited to partner with like-minded athletes to expand The Rink Live brand as the go to destination for North Dakota & Minnesota hockey coverage.
Bonus: Former UMD forward Katerina Mrazova helps Czech Republic make history
November 19, 2021 18:12 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this bonus episode, News Tribune reporter Matt Wellens caught up with former UMD forward Katerina Mrazova over Zoom to talk about what it was like to be a part of the team that got the Czech Republic to its first ever Olympics. Last week was her fourth time skating in an Olympic qualifying tournament. And while she hasn’t officially been named to Team Czech Republic yet, she said just having the women’s team make the Winter Games means the world to her and she hopes it inspires more gi...
S4 E9: After success at Olympic qualifying, Soderberg back in goal at UMD
November 18, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBBack from Olympic qualifying and back in the U.S., News Tribune hockey reporter Matt Wellens caught up with senior goaltender Emma Soderberg about being a part of the team that helped Sweden clinch a spot in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. While not officially making the Team Sweden’s Olympic roster yet, Soderberg talks about how it’s been a dream of hers to make an Olympic team. She also talks about how the UMD coaching staff played a role in getting her to be an Olympic-caliber athl...
S4 E8: Checking off that first shutout with UMD goalie Ryan Fanti
November 11, 2021 05:30 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBIn Minnesota Duluth’s first NCHC series, junior goaltender Ryan Fanti recorded a career-high 35 saves and came away with his first college shutout in Saturday's 3-0 win at Western Michigan. In this week's episode of the Bulldog Insider podcast, News Tribune hockey reporter Matt Wellens, caught up with Fanti to talk about what it’s like to finally have a shutout in the books and what it means to have his Thunder Bay family and friends in the stands this weekend at Amsoil Arena now that the ...
S4 E7: Costumes, candy and conference clashes with Tanner Laderoute
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBWith a bye weekend, UMD senior forward Tanner Laderoute and his teammates embraced the Halloween holiday. It is back to business for the Bulldogs this weekend as they'll travel to Western Michigan to begin NCHC play with games Friday and Saturday. For the UMD women's team, their next games aren't until November 19 and 20 at Bemidji State. In this week's episode of the Bulldog Insider podcast, News Tribune hockey reporter Matt Wellens, My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider a...
S4 E6: Pucks and parenthood with Coach Crowell
October 28, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBUMD hockey teams went 4-0 last weekend as the men's team swept Minnesota in a home-and-home series and the women's team swept St. Thomas in St. Paul. A rare quiet weekend awaits as no Bulldogs hockey teams will be in action. Maura Crowell has plenty to keep her busy beyond preparing for the next opponent. The Bulldog Insider Podcast catches up with UMD women's head coach, who became a parent during the summer to a daughter named Blake. Coach Crowell talks about becoming a mother, but also...
S4 E5: Bulldogs to face Gophers with captain Noah Cates
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBAfter a busy weekend at Amsoil Arena with six college hockey games including the Ice Breaker Tournament, there will just be one UMD game in Duluth this weekend. But it's a game with a lot of interest and anticipation! The UMD men's team has a home-and-home series with the Minnesota Gophers. The Bulldogs play at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis on Friday and turn around and host the Gophers at Amsoil Arena on Saturday. The UMD women's team will travel to St. Paul to play St. Thomas on Saturday...
S4 E4: Bulldogs' Hermantown boys are no strangers to big games at Amsoil Arena
October 14, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIt's a busy week at Amsoil Arena with the Minnesota Wild visiting on Tuesday, followed by six college hockey games in three days, including a triple header to start things off on Friday. The home of the Bulldogs is hosting a WCHA series with Wisconsin, as well as the 2021 Ice Breaker Tournament, which will include Michigan, Minnesota State and Providence. To preview the Ice Breaker, the Bulldog Insider Podcast catches up with Bulldogs forwards Jesse Jacques and Blake Biondi down at Amsoi...
S4 E3: Bulldogs set for 22nd season opener with coach Scott Sandelin
October 07, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBIt is opening week for the UMD men's hockey team as the Bulldogs visit Bemidji State Friday and host the Beavers on Saturday. The women's team will have their first home series of the season with the Minnesota Gophers visiting AMSOIL Arena Friday and Saturday. In this week's episode of the Bulldog Insider podcast, News Tribune hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9's Kelly Hinseth discuss the men's exhibition victory over Wisconsin from Sunday in Chippewa Falls as well as the women's season-...
S4 E2: Season predictions as Bulldogs prep for opener at Minnesota State
September 30, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBDepending on when you listen to this, the UMD women’s hockey team is about 36 hours away from the official start of their season. The Bulldogs open with a WCHA road trip to Minnesota State on Friday at 6:01 p.m. and Saturday at 3:01 p.m. in Mankato. In this week’s episode of the Bulldog Insider podcast, News Tribune hockey reporter Matt Wellens and My9’s Kelly Hinseth get a season preview from senior forwards Gabbie Hughes and Naomi Rogge, as well as make their own season predictions. ...
S4 E1: Welcome back, fifth-year seniors Louie Roehl and Anna Klein
September 23, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn a perfect world, neither of this week's guests would be here with us, but the NCAA has granted them a fifth season of college hockey because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifth-year seniors Louie Roehl and Anna Klein share what made them decide to come back this season and what it's like being much older than the freshmen class. We also take a walk down memory lane with a trivia game. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television v...
Bonus: Beat writer roundtable at NCHC Media Day
September 17, 2021 15:24 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBDuluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens moderates a discussion with Mick Hatten, Jess Myers and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) of The Rink Live, Jordan McAlpine of The Gateway and Joe Paisley of Ice Time Hockey Southwest after the 2021 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Media Day at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. They discuss impact players, sleepers and all things NCHC. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 tele...
Bonus Muttcast: Picking all-time All-NCHC teams
May 13, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBA bonus edition of the Bulldog Insider Podcast with Mick Hatten of The Rink Live and the Husky Hockey Insider Podcast where in response to an Ask Wellens Anything question, we broke down our all-time All-NCHC teams, plus the best Bulldogs and Huskies to play in the NCHC since the league began in 2013. Hosted by News Tribune college hockey reporter Matt Wellens, new episodes of Bulldog Insider will sporadically appear in your feed during the offseason. You can listen to Season 1, 2 and 3 of...
Season 3 Finale: Recruiting in the pandemic world with coach Derek Plante
April 15, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBHe’s a Stanley Cup champion, an NCAA national champion and a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist, Cloquet native Derek Plante closes out Season 3 of the podcast for us this week. Plante coached five seasons at UMD from 2010 to 2015, before going to work with the Blackhawks as a player development coach. The 2020-21 season was his first back at UMD. He shares what it was like to be back behind the bench for his alma mater and working with college athletes again. He also shares the challe...
S3 E24: Prepared for anything with freshman forwards Luke Mylymok and Blake Biondi
April 07, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBFourth-line freshman wingers Luke Mylymok and Blake Biondi share what it was like to send Minnesota Duluth to the 2021 Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. Like a good fish story, Mylymok walks us through his game-winning goal against North Dakota in the NCAA regional finals in Fargo on March 27. He and Biondi share how they prepare mentally and physically for those high-pressure situations and what it’s like being the young guys on a team that’s full of Frozen Four experience. The Bulldog Insid...
S3 E23: Five OTs later, UMD goalies Fanti and Stejskal prep for their first Frozen Four
April 01, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBThe Bulldogs men’s hockey program is making its fourth-straight Frozen Four appearance, but for goalies Zach Stejskal and Ryan Fanti this will be their first. The two goaltenders teamed up to defeat North Dakota in the five-overtime regional final last Saturday into Sunday. They take us through that record-setting game, the good, the bad, the mental, the physical, and all the in between. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 televisi...
S3 E22: UMD men bring experience to another NCAA tourney
March 25, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBThe Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team is back in the NCAA tournament for a sixth consecutive time in 2020-21. The Bulldogs take on Michigan in the NCAA regional semifinals at 3 p.m. Friday in Fargo, North Dakota. The winner advances to play either North Dakota or American International in the regional championship on Saturday night. There isn't a group of players in all of college hockey with more NCAA tournament experience and success than the Bulldogs' senior class, which in its fir...
S3 E21: Bell, Soderberg lead UMD to first Frozen Four in over a decade
March 17, 2021 21:06 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBOne made 30 saves while the other scored the game-winner, unassisted, in overtime. Junior goaltender Emma Soderberg and senior defenseman Ashton Bell walk us through Monday’s 1-0 OT quarterfinal win over Colgate in the NCAA women’s hockey tournament in Erie, Pennsylvania. The teammates also talk about what it’s like to be in the Bulldogs' first Frozen Four in over a decade. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of...
S3 E20: Battling for ice time with Cloquet’s Koby Bender
March 11, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIn his first two seasons, senior wing Koby Bender battled for ice time and a spot in the lineup. Now he’s a critical member of the team and scoring goals on a line with Kobe Roth and Jackson Cates. Bender takes us through his college hockey journey and lessons he’s learned through buying his time and earning his spot on the rink. And because he’s from Cloquet we hear what he thinks the best item is on the Gordy’s Hi-Hat menu. The Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sp...