COLLEGE MEN'S HOCKEY
MINNESOTA (11-10-3) AT NO. 4 MINNESOTA DULUTH (17-5-3)
What: WCHA MEN'S SERIES
WHEN: 7:07 P.M. TODAY AND SATURDAY
WHERE: AMSOIL ARENA (7,632)
RANKING: UMD NO. 4 AND MINNESOTA NO. 22 IN THE PAIRWISE RANKINGS
RADIO/TV: KZIO-FM 94.1 AND 104.3 (106.5 GRAND RAPIDS AND 106.7 VIRGINIA); MY9; B2LIVE
SERIES: MINNESOTA LEADS 118-78-18.
COACHES
r SCOTT SANDELIN IS 183-195-49 IN 11 YEARS AT UMD.
R DON LUCIA IS 564-310-79 IN 24 SEASONS, THE PAST 12 AT MINNESOTA.
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UMD UPDATE
THE BULLDOGS RETURN TO PLAY AFTER CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS AT MICHIGAN TECH ON JAN. 21-22. SPANNING THREE GAMES, UMD HASN'T ALLOWED A GOAL IN 159 MINUTES AND 5 SECONDS, A PROGRAM RECORD. IN THE WCHA, FOR ALL GAMES, UMD RANKS SECOND IN OFFENSE (3.48) AND DEFENSE (2.28). IN SAVE PERCENTAGE, FRESHMAN AARON CRANDALL IS FOURTH (2.19) AND JUNIOR KENNY REITER FIFTH (2.21). IN WIN PERCENTAGE, CRANDALL IS FIRST (8-2-1) AND REITER THIRD (9-3-2). SENIOR LW KYLE SCHMIDT RETURNS FROM AN INJURY.
MINNESOTA UPDATE
THE GOPHERS ARE 2-3-2 IN SEVEN GAMES SINCE DEC. 12. MINNESOTA IS 5-3 ON THE ROAD, INCLUDING A SWEEP AT COLORADO COLLEGE 4-1 AND 9-4 ON OCT. 29-30 AND A 3-2 WIN AT NORTH DAKOTA ON JAN. 14. SENIOR RW JAY BARRIBALL LEADS IN SCORING AT 11-11-22 AND SENIOR LW JACOB CEPIS IS NEXT AT 7-13-20. JUNIOR G KENT PATTERSON (9-5-2) HAS MARKS OF .920 AND 2.41. SENIOR D CADE FAIRCHILD OF DULUTH HAS PLAYED IN 137 CAREER GAMES. MINNESOTA WON 3-2 AND TIED 2-2 VS. UMD ON DEC. 10, 12 IN MINNEAPOLIS.
UMD PROBABLE LINEUP
FORWARDS
MIKE CONNOLLY-JACK CONNOLLY-DAVID GRUN, JUSTIN FONTAINE-TRAVIS OLEKSUK-J.T. BROWN, KYLE SCHMIDT-KEEGAN FLAHERTY-MIKE SEIDEL, MAX TARDY-JAKE HENDRICKSON-JOE BASARABA
DEFENSEMEN
JUSTIN FAULK-MIKE MONTGOMERY, WADE BERGMAN-BRADY LAMB, DREW OLSON-TRENT PALM
GOALIES
KENNY REITER, AARON CRANDALL
KEVIN PATES, NEWS TRIBUNE
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