Former Bulldogs captain Dominic James scored his first NHL goal and picked up his first NHL assists with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. Bulldog Bites Blog:

Bulldogs junior goaltender Eve Gascon and sophomore center Caitlin Kraemer both made their debuts with Canada’s National Women’s Team on Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the United States in Game 1 of the Rivalry Series in Cleveland, Ohio. Bulldog Bites Blog:

Not a bad night, eh? 👀

Thursday Throwfact: St. Cloud State head coach and former Bulldog Brett Larson skated with both Greg Hanson (Ty Hanson's dad) and Derek Plante (Zam and Max's dad) during the McNaughton Cup winning season of 1992-93.

UMD sophomore Ty Hanson of Hermantown has emerged as one of the NCAA's top defensemen to start 2025-26. He's been a workhorse for the Bulldogs offensively, defensively and on special teams. UMD-SCSU series preview:

Bulldogs sophomore Adam Gajan of Slovakia has been added to the U.S. Collegiate Selects Team for the 2025 Spengler Cup. He'll bring a dose of international experience to the college all-stars. Bulldog Bites Blog:

You had questions — a lot of them — and the “Insiders” who cover the Bulldogs hockey teams have answers. Some of them may actually be good answers. @BruceCiskie returns to the podcast this week. Bulldog Insider Podcast and Q&A:

The freshmen line of Ryan Zaremba, Daniel Shlaine and Hunter Anderson are back together as No. 7-ranked UMD prepares to host St. Cloud State in NCHC play Friday and Saturday in Duluth. Injury report over on the Bulldog Bites Blog:

These four started the season on fire to earn October honors from #theNational! 🔥 📰: https://t.co/CjXgf4qeMN

We've gotten a bunch of really good questions already, so this is your LAST CALL to get in a question for this week's podcast. We record this afternoon. Thanks to everyone who has submitted questions so far.

🏒𝗪𝗖𝗛𝗔 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 🏒 Sophia Villanueva earns her first WCHA weekly honor after her starting debut for @UMDWHockey! 🗞️ https://t.co/H5E3IQEtB7 Presented by @OsHockeyMN

UMD's Caitlin Kraemer and Eve Gascon will play for Canada against the United States in the first two games of the Rivalry Series at 6 p.m. CT Thursday in Cleveland and at 5 p.m. CT Saturday in Buffalo. Bulldog Bites Blog:

This week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast it's #AsktheInsidersAnything. @BruceCiskie will join Zach and I to help answer all your questions on anything and everything about the Bulldogs men's and women's hockey teams. Reply, DM or email your questions: mwellens@duluthnews.com.

Saints sports week: CSS sweeps first series with Brodt coaching

North Dakota chased Adam Gajan from the net and kept the Bulldogs' top line in check to win the NCHC-opening series for the third year in a row. How will UMD respond to just is second loss in 10 games? Story:

Villanueva, Johansson lead Bulldogs to sweep of Huskies

.@WCHA_WHockey No. 5 @UMDWHockey 3, No. 10/11 @SCSUHuskies_WHK 2, FINAL Shots: UMD 35, SCSU 33 Power plays: UMD 0-4, SCSU 0-2 Faceoffs: UMD 32-26

North Dakota tied the game late, but Hermantown's Ty Hanson scored in OT to give the Bulldogs a big win to open NCHC play, snapping a lengthy losing streak vs. the Fighting Hawks. Recap:

Bulldogs take series opener at St. Cloud State

Manion picked for U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team roster