Bulldog Insider Podcast: From Ivy League to UMD with defenseman Matt Cairns

He spent three years at Cornell before using the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule to come to UMD.

Senior defenseman Matt Cairns takes us through his journey from Cornell to the Bulldogs, starting with what prompted the move. He also shares how the hockey experience here and in the NCHC compares to Cornell and the ECAC.

You can find more episodes of the Bulldog Insider wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes air every Thursday. All episodes are being recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bulldog Insider Podcast is co-hosted by Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens and My9 television voice of Bulldog hockey Zach Schneider. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth News Tribune multimedia producer Samantha Erkkila.

1/2: Minnesota Duluth defenseman Matt Cairns (22) sends the puck past St. Cloud State forward Veeti Miettinen (29) in the third period Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. (Jason Wachter / File / The Rink Live)

2/2: New Bulldogs senior defenseman Matt Cairns.