2010–11 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2010–11 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association
2010–11 record 26–10–6 (15–8–5 WCHA)
Head coach Scott Sandelin (11th year)
Assistant coach Brett Larson
Assistant coach Derek Plante
Captain Mike Montgomery
Alternate Captain Jack Connolly
Alternate Captain Mike Connolly
Home stadium AMSOIL Arena at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

The 2010–11 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs were coached by Scott Sandelin, who was in his 11th year as head coach. His assistant coaches were Brett Larson and Derek Plante. The team captain was Mike Montgomery and the assistant captains were Jack Connolly and Mike Connolly. The team played their home games in AMSOIL Arena at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and were members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses, and 6 ties. Seeded fourth in the WCHA Tournament, UMD defeated St. Cloud State in the first round, before being upset by tenth-seed Bemidji State in the quarterfinal. UMD received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third seed in the East Regional. The Bulldogs upset regional No. 2 seed Union and No. 1 seed Yale on the way to the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the national semifinal, UMD defeated Notre Dame, 4–3, on the back of 3 power play goals and 31 saves from goaltender Kenny Reiter.[1] With a Kyle Schmidt goal at 3:22 in overtime, the Bulldogs defeated Michigan to win the school's first National Championship.[2] Forward J. T. Brown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while defenseman Justin Faulk and forward Kyle Schmidt were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Roster

Source:[3]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Alberta Lamb, BradyBrady Lamb Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-08-15 Calgary, Alberta Calgary (AJHL)
5 Minnesota Palm, TrentTrent Palm Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-06-10 Edina, Minnesota U.S. Under-18 Team (USHL)
6 Minnesota Kishel, ScottScott Kishel Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-21 Virginia, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
7 Minnesota Schmidt, KyleKyle Schmidt Senior W 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-04-30 Hermantown, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
8 Minnesota Olson, DrewDrew Olson Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-04-04 Brainerd, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)
10 Minnesota DeLisle, DanDan DeLisle Sophomore C 6' 5" (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-09-24 Arden Hills, Minnesota Totino-Grace HS (USHS–MN)
11 Ontario Oleksuk, TravisTravis Oleksuk Junior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-02-03 Thunder Bay, Ontario Sioux City (USHL)
12 Minnesota Connolly, JackJack Connolly (A) Junior C 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1989-08-15 Duluth, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
14 Minnesota Flaherty, KeeganKeegan Flaherty Sophomore W 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-03-25 Duluth, Minnesota Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL)
15 Minnesota Hendrickson, JakeJake Hendrickson Sophomore W 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-10-02 Savage, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
17 Illinois Seidel, MikeMike Seidel Sophomore W 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-04-04 Darien, Illinois Cedar Rapids (USHL)
18 Ontario Basaraba, JoeJoe Basaraba Freshman RW 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-05-02 Fort Frances, Ontario Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHS–MN)
19 Minnesota Tardy, MaxMax Tardy Freshman C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-10-27 Duluth, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL)
20 Saskatchewan Danberg, CodyCody Danberg Senior W 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-03-05 Canwood, Saskatchewan Nanaimo (BCHL)
21 Minnesota McManus, LukeLuke McManus Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-05-09 Apple Valley, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL)
22 Alberta Connolly, MikeMike Connolly (A) Junior W 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-03-07 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL)
23 Minnesota Brown, J. T.J. T. Brown Freshman RW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-07-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL)
24 Minnesota Montgomery, MikeMike Montgomery (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-10-10 Lino Lakes, Minnesota Southern Minnesota (NAHL)
25 Minnesota Faulk, JustinJustin Faulk Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-03-20 South St. Paul, Minnesota U.S. Under-18 Team (USHL)
26 Minnesota Huttel, ChadChad Huttel Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-12-05 Hermantown, Minnesota Hermantown HS (USHS–MN)
27 Minnesota Grun, DavidDavid Grun Junior W 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-12-17 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
28 Alberta Bergman, WadeWade Bergman Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990-09-09 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
30 Minnesota Gaffy, ChristianChristian Gaffy Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-10-14 Scandia, Minnesota Forest Lake HS (USHS–MN)
31 Minnesota Crandall, AaronAaron Crandall Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-03-25 Lakeville, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL)
35 Pennsylvania Reiter, KennyKenny Reiter Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-11-24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fairbanks (NAHL)
37 Alberta Fontaine, JustinJustin Fontaine Senior W 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-11-06 Bonnyville, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 8 6:05 pm at Lake Superior State* #8 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Superior Showcase) Reiter T 6–6 OT 2,069 0–0–1 (0–0–0)
October 9 6:35 pm at Northern Michigan* #8 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Superior Showcase) Reiter W 3–2  2,849 1–0–1 (0–0–0)
October 15 7:05 pm Providence* #7 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 5–3  4,523 2–0–1 (0–0–0)
October 16 7:05 pm Providence* #7 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Crandall W 7–1  4,584 3–0–1 (0–0–0)
October 22 7:05 pm Alaska–Anchorage #6 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 3–2 OT 5,076 4–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 23 7:05 pm Alaska–Anchorage #6 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Crandall W 6–0  5,481 5–0–1 (2–0–0)
October 29 7:35 pm at Bemidji State #3 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Crandall W 3–2 OT 3,876 6–0–1 (3–0–0)
October 30 7:05 pm at Bemidji State #3 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Reiter T 1–1 OT 3,611 6–0–2 (3–0–1)
November 5 7:35 pm at #9 North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Crandall L 2–4  11,638 6–1–2 (3–1–1)
November 6 7:05 pm at #9 North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Reiter W 3–2 OT 11,731 7–1–2 (4–1–1)
November 12 7:05 pm Michigan Tech #2 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Crandall W 5–3  5,035 8–1–2 (5–1–1)
November 13 7:05 pm Michigan Tech #2 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 4–2  5,060 9–1–2 (6–1–1)
November 19 7:05 pm at #15 Wisconsin #1 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin Crandall W 6–5 OT 11,125 10–1–2 (7–1–1)
November 20 7:05 pm at #15 Wisconsin #1 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin Crandall W 3–2 OT 13,163 11–1–2 (8–1–1)
December 3 7:05 pm #10 Denver #1 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter L 4–5 OT 5,165 11–2–2 (8–2–1)
December 4 7:05 pm #10 Denver #1 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 2–1  5,409 12–2–2 (9–2–1)
December 10 7:05 pm at Minnesota #2 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis Reiter L 2–3  9,805 12–3–2 (9–3–1)
December 12 4:05 pm at Minnesota #2 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis Crandall T 2–2 OT 9,847 12–3–3 (9–3–2)
December 30 7:35 pm #3 North Dakota* #4 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Crandall L 0–5  6,764 12–4–3 (9–3–2)
January 3 6:00 pm at Clarkson* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York Reiter W 4–1  1,900 13–4–3 (9–3–2)
January 4 6:00 pm at Clarkson* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York Crandall W 4–2  1,943 14–4–3 (9–3–2)
January 8 7:05 pm US Under-18 Team* #5 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Exhibition) Reiter W 4–1  6,139 14–4–3 (9–3–2)
January 14 7:05 pm #9 Wisconsin #5 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 2–0  6,405 15–4–3 (10–3–2)
January 15 7:05 pm #9 Wisconsin #5 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter L 2–3  6,668 15–5–3 (10–4–2)
January 21 6:05 pm at Michigan Tech #5 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Reiter W 5–0  2,010 16–5–3 (11–4–2)
January 22 6:05 pm at Michigan Tech #5 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Crandall W 3–0  2,153 17–5–3 (12–4–2)
February 4 7:05 pm Minnesota #4 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter T 2–2 OT 6,764 17–5–4 (12–4–3)
February 5 7:05 pm Minnesota #4 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Crandall W 6–4  6,764 18–5–4 (13–4–3)
February 11 7:05 pm St. Cloud State #3 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter L 2–8  6,530 18–6–4 (13–5–3)
February 12 7:05 pm St. Cloud State #3 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter T 3–3 OT 6,764 18–6–5 (13–5–4)
February 18 7:35 pm at Minnesota State #5 Alltel Center • Mankato, Minnesota Reiter L 1–3  3,875 18–7–5 (13–6–4)
February 19 7:05 pm at Minnesota State #5 Alltel Center • Mankato, Minnesota Crandall W 6–2  4,690 19–7–5 (14–6–4)
February 25 8:35 pm at #19 Colorado College #7 Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Crandall L 4–5  7,163 19–8–5 (14–7–4)
February 26 8:05 pm at #19 Colorado College #7 Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Reiter T 3–3 OT 7,262 19–8–6 (14–7–5)
March 4 7:05 pm #12 Nebraska–Omaha #11 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter W 4–1  6,497 20–8–6 (15–7–5)
March 5 7:05 pm #12 Nebraska–Omaha #11 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Reiter L 2–5  6,764 20–9–6 (15–8–5)
WCHA Tournament
March 11 7:05 pm St. Cloud State* #11 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (WCHA Tournament First Round) Reiter W 4–2  5,070 21–9–6 (15–8–5)
March 12 7:05 pm St. Cloud State* #11 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (WCHA Tournament First Round) Reiter W 3–2 OT 5,076 22–9–6 (15–8–5)
March 17 3:35 pm vs. Bemidji State* #11 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, Minnesota (WCHA Tournament Quarterfinal) Reiter L 2–3 OT 13,131 22–10–6 (15–8–5)
NCAA Tournament
March 25 2:00 pm vs. #8 Union* #11 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (NCAA East Regional Semifinal) Reiter W 2–0  7,671 23–10–6 (15–8–5)
March 26 5:30 pm vs. #3 Yale* #11 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (NCAA East Regional Final) Reiter W 5–3  7,816 24–10–6 (15–8–5)
April 7 4:00 pm vs. #9 Notre Dame* #11 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, Minnesota (NCAA Tournament Frozen Four) Reiter W 4–3  19,139 25–10–6 (15–8–5)
April 9 6:00 pm vs. #6 Michigan* #11 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, Minnesota (NCAA Tournament Final) Reiter W 3–2 OT 19,222 26–10–6 (15–8–5)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[4]

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 North Dakota†* 28 21 6 1 43 112 62 44 32 9 3 178 94
#7 Denver 28 17 8 3 37 93 75 42 25 12 5 136 113
#14 Nebraska–Omaha 28 17 9 2 36 94 69 39 21 16 2 128 99
#1 Minnesota–Duluth 28 15 8 5 35 91 73 42 26 10 6 143 108
Minnesota 28 13 10 5 31 91 78 36 16 14 6 113 102
#11 Colorado College 28 13 13 2 28 83 84 45 23 19 3 143 131
Wisconsin 28 12 13 3 27 75 72 41 21 16 4 129 98
Alaska–Anchorage 28 12 14 2 26 62 78 37 16 18 3 89 106
St. Cloud State 28 11 13 4 26 84 80 38 15 18 5 112 113
Bemidji State 28 8 15 5 21 62 78 38 15 18 5 89 102
Minnesota State 28 8 16 4 20 67 90 38 14 18 6 105 116
Michigan Tech 28 2 24 2 6 49 124 38 4 30 4 75 169
Championship: North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Statistics

Skaters

Player[5] Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Connolly, JackJack Connolly C Jr 42 18 41 59 34 7 1 3
Fontaine, JustinJustin Fontaine W Sr 42 22 36 58 42 12 1 3
Connolly, MikeMike Connolly W Jr 42 28 26 54 67 7 4 3
Brown, J.T.J.T. Brown RW Fr 42 16 21 37 50 5 0 2
Oleksuk, TravisTravis Oleksuk C Jr 42 14 19 33 33 3 1 7
Faulk, JustinJustin Faulk D Fr 39 8 25 33 47 6 0 2
Schmidt, KyleKyle Schmidt W Sr 35 11 11 22 22 3 0 2
Seidel, MikeMike Seidel W So 41 8 6 14 37 2 0 3
Olsen, DylanDylan Olsen D So 17 1 12 13 8 1 0 0
Bergman, WadeWade Bergman D So 40 3 7 10 20 0 0 0
Lamb, BradyBrady Lamb D Jr 37 1 9 10 42 1 0 0
Montgomery, MikeMike Montgomery D Sr 41 0 10 10 6 0 0 0
Grun, DavidDavid Grun W Jr 42 3 5 8 36 1 0 0
Flaherty, KeeganKeegan Flaherty W So 41 0 7 7 36 0 0 0
DeLisle, DanDan DeLisle C So 31 4 2 6 12 0 0 0
Basaraba, JoeJoe Basaraba RW Fr 36 3 2 5 0 1 0 1
Hendrickson, JakeJake Hendrickson W So 38 1 4 5 8 0 0 0
Olson, DrewDrew Olson D So 34 1 3 4 18 0 0 0
Tardy, MaxMax Tardy C Fr 26 1 2 3 14 1 0 0
Reiter, KennyKenny Reiter G Sr 31 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Palm, TrentTrent Palm D Sr 28 0 2 2 55 0 0 0
Kishel, ScottScott Kishel D Jr 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Huttel, ChadChad Huttel D Sr 11 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Crandall, AaronAaron Crandall G Fr 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 42 143 255 398 603 50 7 26

Goalies

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Reiter, KennyKenny Reiter Sr 31 1744 16 7 5 67 2.30 716 0.914 3
Crandall, AaronAaron Crandall Fr 16 861 10 3 1 40 2.79 338 0.894 2

References

  1. ↑ Connelly, Jim (April 7, 2011). "Jack Connolly goal helps Minnesota-Duluth edge Notre Dame". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Connelly, Jim (April 7, 2011). "Minnesota-Duluth wins its first national championship, beating Michigan in OT". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota-Duluth Men's Hockey 2010-2011 Roster". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota-Duluth Men's Hockey 2010-2011 Schedule and Results". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Men's Hockey 2010-2011 Team Statistics". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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