# 2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 76th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth and were coached by Scott Sandelin, in his 20th season.
On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.

## Roster

As of September 8, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3 North Dakota † | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 86 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 135 | 68 |
| #5 Minnesota–Duluth | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 89 | 53 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 114 | 77 |
| #6 Denver | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 67 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 81 |
| #16 Western Michigan | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 84 | 73 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 125 | 101 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 108 |
| Omaha | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 75 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 107 |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 92 | 127 |
| Colorado College | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 96 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 86 | 123 |
| Championship: Cancelled † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Alberta* | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Exhibition) | | Patt | L 3–5 | 4,883 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:12 PM | vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN | Shepard | L 2–3 | 6,041 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 7:07 PM | vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | NESN+ | Shepard | W 2–1 | 6,142 | 1–1–0 |
| October 18 | 7:02 PM | at #17 Wisconsin* | #3 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN+ | Shepard | L 2–6 | 10,410 | 1–2–0 |
| October 19 | 7:02 PM | at #17 Wisconsin* | #3 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN+ | Shepard | L 1–3 | 13,296 | 1–3–0 |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at #20 Minnesota* | #8 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+ | Shepard | W 5–2 | 9,407 | 2–3–0 |
| October 26 | 7:07 PM | vs. #20 Minnesota* | #8 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 2–0 | 6,655 | 3–3–0 |
| November 8 | 7:07 PM | vs. #1 Denver | #7 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 5,374 | 3–3–1 (0–0–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:07 PM | vs. #1 Denver | #7 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 5–2 | 5,874 | 4–3–1 (1–0–1–0) |
| November 15 | 6:05 PM | at Miami | #6 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Shepard | L 1–3 | 2,416 | 4–4–1 (1–1–1–0) |
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | at Miami | #6 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Shepard | W 3–2 | 2,879 | 5–4–1 (2–1–1–0) |
| November 22 | 7:07 PM | vs. Colorado College | #9 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 4–3 | 5,574 | 6–4–1 (3–1–1–0) |
| November 23 | 7:07 PM | vs. Colorado College | #9 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 5–0 | 5,781 | 7–4–1 (4–1–1–0) |
| November 29 | 7:07 PM | vs. #1 Minnesota State* | #8 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | L 1–4 | 5,494 | 7–5–1 (4–1–1–0) |
| November 30 | 7:07 PM | vs. #1 Minnesota State* | #8 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | L 1–3 | 5,103 | 7–6–1 (4–1–1–0) |
| December 6 | 7:07 PM | at #18 Omaha | #14 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Shepard | W 6–3 | 5,299 | 8–6–1 (5–1–1–0) |
| December 7 | 7:07 PM | at #18 Omaha | #14 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Shepard | W 4–3 | 5,312 | 9–6–1 (6–1–1–0) |
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | at Merrimack* | #10 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Shepard | W 4–1 | 1,903 | 10–6–1 (6–1–1–0) |
| December 30 | 4:05 PM | at Merrimack* | #10 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Shepard | W 5–1 | 1,707 | 11–6–1 (6–1–1–0) |
| January 10 | 7:07 PM | vs. Western Michigan | #9 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN | Shepard | W 6–3 | 5,864 | 12–6–1 (7–1–1–0) |
| January 11 | 7:07 PM | vs. Western Michigan | #9 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 6,012 | 12–6–2 (7–1–2–0) |
| January 17 | 7:37 PM | at St. Cloud State | #8 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Shepard | L 1–2 | 4,166 | 12–7–2 (7–2–2–0) |
| January 18 | 4:07 PM | at St. Cloud State | #8 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Shepard | L 0–2 | 5,199 | 12–8–2 (7–3–2–0) |
| January 24 | 7:07 PM | vs. #2 North Dakota | #11 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | CBSSN | Shepard | W 7–4 | 7,016 | 13–8–2 (8–3–2–0) |
| January 25 | 7:07 PM | vs. #2 North Dakota | #11 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | L 2–3 | 7,711 | 13–9–2 (8–4–2–0) |
| January 31 | 8:07 PM | at #4 Denver | #10 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude2 | Shepard | W 3–2 | 6,477 | 14–9–2 (9–4–2–0) |
| February 1 | 7:07 PM | at #4 Denver | #10 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude2 | Shepard | W 4–1 | 6,181 | 15–9–2 (10–4–2–0) |
| February 7 | 7:07 PM | vs. Omaha | #6 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 3–2 | 6,194 | 16–9–2 (11–4–2–0) |
| February 8 | 7:07 PM | vs. Omaha | #6 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 4–1 | 6,642 | 17–9–2 (12–4–2–0) |
| February 21 | 6:00 PM | at #19 Western Michigan | #4 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | CBSSN | Shepard | L 3–5 | 3,200 | 17–10–2 (12–5–2–0) |
| February 22 | 6:05 PM | at #19 Western Michigan | #4 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Shepard | W 2–1 | 3,667 | 18–10–2 (13–5–2–0) |
| February 28 | 8:37 PM | at Colorado College | #5 | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Shepard | W 4–2 | 2,883 | 19–10–2 (14–5–2–0) |
| February 29 | 7:07 PM | at Colorado College | #5 | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | Shepard | W 6–1 | 3,043 | 20–10–2 (15–5–2–0) |
| March 6 | 7:07 PM | vs. St. Cloud State | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN+ | Shepard | W 4–1 | 6,024 | 21–10–2 (16–5–2–0) |
| March 7 | 7:07 PM | vs. St. Cloud State | #5 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Shepard | W 6–1 | 6,579 | 22–10–2 (17–5–2–0) |
| NCHC Tournament ||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Scott Perunovich | D | 34 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 64 |
| Cole Koepke | LW | 34 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 16 |
| Noah Cates | LW | 34 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 35 |
| Nick Swaney | RW | 31 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 |
| Justin Richards | C | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 |
| Jackson Cates | C | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 |
| Kobe Roth | F | 34 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| Dylan Samberg | D | 28 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| Tanner Laderoute | F | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 40 |
| Quinn Olson | LW | 31 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| Nick Wolff | D | 33 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| Jade Miller | F | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Koby Bender | F | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Luke Loheit | RW | 33 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Louie Roehl | D | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Jesse Jacques | F | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Jarod Hilderman | D | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Brandon Puricelli | RW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Anderson | D | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Hunter Lellig | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Ben Almquist | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hunter Shepard | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brady Meyer | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Rosenbaum | D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 114 | 190 | 304 | 405 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Hunter Shepard | 34 | 2032 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 826 | 2 | .918 | 2.18 |
| Empty Net | - | 17 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2050 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 77 | 826 | 2 | .915 | 2.25 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| USA Today | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 3 | 81 | Wyatt Kaiser† | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | 102 | Jack Smith† | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | 109 | Blake Biondi† | Montreal Canadiens |
† incoming freshman