College men’s hockey

MICHIGAN TECH (11-12-1) AT NO. 1 MINNESOTA DULUTH (17-4-3)

What: WCHA series

When 7:07 p.m. today and Saturday

Where Amsoil Arena (6,726)

Ranking Minnesota Duluth is No. 1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll.

Radio/TV: 4X-FM (94.1 in Duluth-Superior, 104.3 in surrounding area), KQ 105.5 (Grand Rapids) and KQ 106.7 (Babbitt and Ely); My9

Series Michigan Tech leads 118-86-18.

COACHES

Scott Sandelin is 209-204-55 in 12 years at UMD.

Mel Pearson is 11-12-1 in first year at Michigan Tech.

UMD UPDATE

The Bulldogs are 11-3-2 in the WCHA, their best league mark after 16 games. In his last 19 games (15-1-3), senior G Kenny Reiter has marks of .934 and 1.79. UMD’s power play is 0-15 the last four games. The Bulldogs finished 6-1-1 in nonleague games, the best mark since 1995-96 (4-0); UMD was 5-1-1 last season. Sophomore W J.T. Brown leads in plus-minus at plus-21 and in shots taken at 104.

MICHIGAN TECH

The Huskies are playing at Amsoil Arena for the first time. Michigan Tech is 3-7 the last 10 games overall, and has lost seven straight to UMD and is 2-11-2 the last 15 games in the series. In a single game last weekend, the Huskies lost 5-2 at home to Upper Peninsula rival Northern Michigan. Senior C Brett Olson of Superior leads in scoring at 6-15–21 and has 84 points in 112 career games.

UMD PROBABLE LINEUP

Forwards

Mike Seidel-Jack Connolly-Joe Basaraba; Caleb Herbert-Travis Oleksuk-J.T. Brown; Justin Crandall-Jake Hendrickson-David Grun; Dan DeLisle-Max Tardy-Keegan Flaherty

Defensemen

Wade Bergman-Brady Lamb; Scott Kishel-Chris Casto; Drew Olson-Derik Johnson

Goalies

Kenny Reiter; Aaron Crandall

KEVIN PATES, NEWS TRIBUNE

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