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

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 and were members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Season

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.

Departures

Drew Akins Forward Graduation (signed with Gwinnett Gladiators)
Forward Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks)
Jordan Fulton Forward Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
Brady Hjelle Forward Returned to juniors (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders); transferred to Ohio State
Defenseman Left mid-season (signed with Chicago Blackhawks)
Chase Ryan Defenseman Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks)

Recruiting

Joe Basaraba Forward 18 Fort Frances, ON
selected 69th overall in 2010
Forward20 Burnsville, MN
Aaron Crandall Goaltender 20 Lakeville, MN
Defenseman 18 South St. Paul, MN
selected 37th overall in 2010
Christian Gaffy Goaltender 18 Coon Rapids, MN
red shirt
Luke McManus Defenseman 20 Apple Valley, MN
Max Tardy Forward 19 Duluth, MN

Roster

Source:[3] |}Note: a knee injury forced Cody Danberg to miss the entire season.[4]

Schedule and results

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National Championship game

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stalign=center style=";" UMBen Winnett (5)Rustalign=center 14:42align=center 1–0 UM
2ndalign=center style=";" UMDTravis Oleksuk (14)Lamb and Brownalign=center 21:39align=center 1–1
align=center style=";" UMDMax Tardy (1) – PPSeidel and Lambalign=center 29:31align=center 2–1 UMD
align=center style=";" UMJeff Rohrkemper (3)Pateryn and DeBloisalign=center 37:46align=center 2–2
align=center 3rdNone
1st OTalign=center style=";" UMDKyle Schmidt (11) – GWOleksuk and Lambalign=center 63:22align=center 3–2 UMD
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stalign=center style=";" UMBen WinnettInterferencealign=center 5:46align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMDJake HendricksonBoardingalign=center 9:22align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMChris BrownChargingalign=center 11:35align=center 2:00
2ndalign=center style=";" UMKevin ClareHitting After Whistlealign=center 24:10align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMDBrady LambTrippingalign=center 25:41align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMMac BennettHookingalign=center 29:09align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMChris BrownObstruction-Interferencealign=center 32:26align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMKevin ClareTrippingalign=center 34:08align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMDJ. T. BrownUnsportsmanlike Conductalign=center 35:04align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMShawn Hunwick (Served by Louie Caporusso)Unsportsmanlike Conductalign=center 35:04align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMDJack ConnollySlashingalign=center 35:18align=center 2:00
3rdalign=center style=";" UMMac BennettHoldingalign=center 42:23align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMDBrady LambHitting After Whistlealign=center 49:19align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMJon MerrillHoldingalign=center 49:27align=center 2:00
align=center style=";" UMKevin LynchBoardingalign=center 51:32align=center 2:00
Shots by period
Team123OTT
align=center style=";" Minnesota–Duluth align=center 12 align=center 15 align=center 9 align=center 2 align=center 38
align=center style=";" Michigan align=center 8 align=center 9 align=center 6 align=center 1 align=center 24
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
align=center style=";" UMD align=center 22 align=center 2 align=center 63:22
align=center style=";" UM align=center 35 align=center 3 align=center 63:22

Statistics

Skaters

C Jr 42 18 41 59 34 7 1 3
W Sr 42 22 36 58 42 12 1 3
W Jr 42 28 26 54 67 7 4 3
RW Fr 42 16 21 37 50 5 0 2
C Jr 42 14 19 33 33 3 1 7
D Fr 39 8 25 33 47 6 0 2
W Sr 35 11 11 22 22 3 0 2
W So 41 8 6 14 37 2 0 3
D So 17 1 12 13 8 1 0 0
D So 40 3 7 10 20 0 0 0
D Jr 37 1 9 10 42 1 0 0
D Sr 41 0 10 10 6 0 0 0
W Jr 42 3 5 8 36 1 0 0
W So 41 0 7 7 36 0 0 0
C So 31 4 2 6 12 0 0 0
RW Fr 36 3 2 5 0 1 0 1
W So 38 1 4 5 8 0 0 0
D So 34 1 3 4 18 0 0 0
C Fr 26 1 2 3 14 1 0 0
G Sr 31 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
D Sr 28 0 2 2 55 0 0 0
D Jr 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
D Sr 11 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
G Fr 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 42 143 255 398 603 50 7 26

Goalies

Sr 31 1744 16 7 5 67 2.30 716 0.914 3
Fr 16 861 10 3 1 40 2.79 338 0.894 2

Rankings

See main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

PollWeek
Pre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final)
USCHO.com8763 2 2 1 1 1 2 4bgcolor=FFFFFF-5555435711111111bgcolor=FFFFFF-1
USA Today9753 2 2 1 1 1 2 33555443 671111111231
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11, or 24.[5]

Awards and honors

Kyle SchmidtDerek Hines Unsung Hero Award[6]
J. T. BrownNCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player[7]
Jack ConnollyAHCA West First Team All-American[8]
Mike ConnollyAHCA West Second Team All-American[9]
Jack ConnollyAll-WCHA First Team[10]
Mike Connolly
Justin FontaineAll-WCHA Second Team[11]
Justin FaulkAll-WCHA Third Team[12]
Justin FaulkWCHA All-Rookie Team[13]
J. T. Brown
J. T. BrownNCAA All-Tournament Team[14]
Kyle Schmidt
Justin Faulk

Players drafted into the NHL

2008 NHL Entry Draft

= NHL All-Star team= NHL All-Star[15] = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL
3 83 Andy Welinski† Anaheim Ducks
5 130 Tony Cameranesi† Toronto Maple Leafs
† incoming freshman

Source:[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connelly . Jim . Jack Connolly goal helps Minnesota-Duluth edge Notre Dame . USCHO.com . September 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140915050728/http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2011/04/07/jack-connolly-goal-helps-minnesota-duluth-edge-notre-dame/ . September 15, 2014 . live . April 7, 2011 . mdy .
  2. Web site: Connelly . Jim . Minnesota-Duluth wins its first national championship, beating Michigan in OT . USCHO.com . September 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140915025751/http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2011/04/09/minnesota-duluth-wins-its-first-national-championship-beating-michigan-in-ot/ . September 15, 2014 . live . April 7, 2011 . mdy .
  3. Web site: Minnesota-Duluth Men's Hockey 2010-2011 Roster . USCHO.com . September 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140915050648/http://www.uscho.com/stats/roster/minnesota-duluth/mens-hockey/2010-2011/ . September 15, 2014 . live . mdy .
  4. Web site: Injury may sideline UMD hockey player in final season . Duluth News Tribune . October 12, 2011 . January 11, 2023 .
  5. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  6. News: AWARDS - NCAA DEREK HINES UNSUNG HERO AWARD . eliteprospects.com. 2018-04-26.
  7. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. June 18, 2013.
  8. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 18, 2013.
  9. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 18, 2013.
  10. News: All-WCHA Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-13.
  11. News: All-WCHA Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-13.
  12. News: All-WCHA Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-13.
  13. News: Hockey East All-Rookie Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-06.
  14. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.
  15. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  16. News: 2011 NHL Entry Draft . Hockey DB . September 24, 2022.

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