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Matt Wellens
@mattwellens
College hockey reporter for @duluthnews covering the UMD Bulldogs men's and women's hockey programs. Co-host of the Bulldog Insider Podcast.
Duluth, Minnesota
Joined January 2009
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    Dylan Samberg has now won four-straight titles. Back-to-back Minnesota Class A state titles with Hermantown in 2016 and 2017. Back-to-back NCAA Division I titles with Minnesota Duluth in 2018 and 2019.
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    Dylan Samberg has informed the Winnipeg Jets that he will NOT be signing this spring. The defenseman from Hermantown will be returning to UMD for his junior season.
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    Minnesota f***ed around after taking that 2-0 lead … and found out. Quinnipiac joins the club. So much for that B1G takeover of the sport.
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    Props to the North Dakota fans in attendance at Xcel Energy Center for the Frozen Faceoff -- and they are plentiful. You're probably going to take some crap that your season is over, but you're here anyways. That's cool to see.
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    The ice at @XcelEnergyCtr right now, 2.5 hours before puck drop of the NCAA championship. A salute to the Humboldt Broncos.
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    Bulldogs senior defenseman Will Francis, a three-time cancer survivor, will be signing with the San Diego Gulls in the AHL. Bulldog Bites Blog:
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    The 17-18 NCAA champion Bulldogs received their championship rings Thursday. Also receiving a ring is the family of former captain Andrew Carroll, who died in January.
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    FINAL: Minnesota Duluth 2, Northeastern 1 Double overtime.
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    UMD's Noah Cates, Western Michigan's Ronnie Attard and Denver's Bobby Brink all in the lineup tonight for the Philadelphia Flyers. If you missed the @TheNCHC Frozen Faceoff this year, just go catch a Flyers game.
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    Scott Perunovich becomes the sixth Hobey Baker Award winner for Minnesota Duluth, joining Tom Kurvers, Bill Watson, Chris Marinucci, Junior Lessard and Jack Connolly.
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    Me: Cole, how many more overtimes could you have played tonight? Cole Koepke: I don't know, how many did we play?
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    Via his Instagram, Grand Forks native and former North Dakota recruit Cole Spicer is going to be a Bulldog. Center just wrapped up his time playing with future Bulldog Issac Howard on the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
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    FINAL: Minnesota Duluth 3, UMass 0. The Bulldogs repeat at NCAA champions, the first team to do so since Denver in 2004 and 2005. Scott Sandelin is a three-time national championship coach. #umdmhky
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    Good afternoon from Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. Third-seeded Minnesota Duluth is taking on third-seeded Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA regional semifinals. Winner gets either North Dakota or AIC in Saturday’s regional final.