MINNESOTA DULUTH (17-10-1) AT MICHIGAN TECH (4-21-1)
What: WCHA SERIES
WHEN: 6:07 P.M. TODAY, 4:07 P.M. SATURDAY
WHERE: MACINNES STUDENT ICE ARENA (4,128), HOUGHTON, MICH.
RANKING: UMD IS NO. 6 IN THE PAIRWISE RANKINGS
RADIO/TV: KQDS-AM 1490; LIVE STREAMING VIDEO AT MICHIGANTECHHUSKIES.COM
SERIES: MICHIGAN TECH LEADS 117-75-18.
COACHES
r SCOTT SANDELIN IS 161-183-46 IN 10 YEARS AT UMD.
R JAMIE RUSSELL IS 65-156-33 IN SEVEN YEARS AT MICHIGAN. TECH.
UMD UPDATE
THE BULLDOGS ARE 5-2-3 THEIR PAST 10 GAMES IN HOUGHTON. IN WCHA PLAY, UMD HAS THE NO. 2 OFFENSE (3.50) AND NO. 4 DEFENSE (2.65), AND NO. 1 POWER PLAY (25.6 PERCENT). UMD IS 6-4-1 ON THE ROAD. JUNIOR W KYLE SCHMIDT (PINCHED NERVE) AND D CHAD HUTTEL (CONCUSSION) REMAIN SIDELINED. SOPHOMORE G KENNY REITER IS EXPECTED TO START TODAY. HIS 47 SAVES LAST FRIDAY AGAINST WISCONSIN WERE THE MOST IN A REGULAR-SEASON, NON-OVERTIME UMD GAME SINCE 1999.
MICHIGAN TECH UPDATE
MICHIGAN TECH'S FOUR WINS THIS SEASON HAVE COME ON FRIDAYS. THE HUSKIES ARE 3-9-1 AT HOME (2-8 IN THE WCHA), WITH THE ONLY ROAD WIN NOV. 13 AT THE DECC, 3-2 OVER MINNESOTA DULUTH. SENIOR RW MALCOLM GWILLIAM HAS FIVE POINTS THE PAST THREE GAMES AND IS SECOND IN SCORING WITH 21 POINTS. SOPHOMORE C BRETT OLSON OF SUPERIOR LEADS IN SCORING AT 15-10-25. FRESHMAN G KEVIN GENOE (3-14-1) HAS A .902 SAVE PERCENTAGE. THE HUSKIES ARE 72-40-10 DURING WINTER CARNIVAL.
UMD PROBABLE LINEUP
LINES
MIKE CONNOLLY--JACK CONNOLLY-DAVID GRUN, JORDAN FULTON-DREW AKINS-JUSTIN FONTAINE, ROB BORDSON-TRAVIS OLEKSUK-MIKE SEIDEL, CODY DANBERG-DAN DELISLE-KEEGAN FLAHERTY
DEFENSIVE PAIRS
MIKE MONTGOMERY-DYLAN OLSEN, SCOTT KISHEL-DREW OLSON, WADE BERGMAN-BRADY LAMB,
GOALIES
KENNY REITER, BRADY HJELLE
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