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Bulldog Insider
The Duluth News Tribune's weekly college hockey podcast hosted by reporter Matt Wellens and My9 commentator Zach Schneider featuring University of Minnesota Duluth hockey players, coaches and alumni.
Episodes
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S9 E7: Is UMD's Second Period Slump Real?
This week on the Bulldogs Insider Podcast, the 'Insiders' answer questions about UMD's second periods and its record on Saturdays. Bulldog Insider is co-hosted…
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S9 E6: Axelsson Off to Strong Start as NCHC Begins
Matt, Zach and Bruce answer questions from Bulldogs fans this week about goaltender Carl Axelsson, 'holding the line' minus Max Plante and our preseason NCHC…
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S9 E5: Minus Max, UMD is Finding Depth
Matt, Zach and Bruce answer questions from Bulldogs fans this week about UMD's forward depth, the starting goaltender competition, the atmosphere at Amsoil…
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S9 E4: Do UMD Fans Need to R-E-L-A-X?
UMD fans have some questions after an overtime loss and overtime tie at Augustana, with Minnesota up next at Amsoil Arena. Bulldog Insider is co-hosted by Matt…
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S9 E3: How will Max Plante's Injury Impact UMD?
This week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, we discuss Max Plante's injury and how UMD will adapt in its road series against Augustana. Bulldog Insider is…
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S9 E2: Who is the Most Competitive Plante Brother?
The Bulldog Insiders take your questions before the UMD men's hockey season opener against Long Island, and share your questions for Zam, Max and Victor during…
Bulldog InsiderS9 E1: 2026-27 UMD Hockey Season Preview & Predictions
The Bulldog Insiders Matt, Zach and Bruce preview and predict what's to come for UMD hockey in 2026-27, and answer your questions before the puck drops…
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The Insiders Return for 2026-27' UMD Hockey Season
Season 9 of Bulldog Insider begins with episode 1 premiering Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. In the premiere episode, co-hosts Matt Wellens and Zach Schneider are…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E27: Season finale and Q&A with the insiders
The memorable run for the University of Minnesota Duluth mens hockey team ended this past Sunday with a 4-3 loss to the No. 1 overall seed, Michigan, in an…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E26: Awards to the max with Max Plante
Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Max Plante has been hearing 'congratulations' a lot lately, but he isn't always sure what for. Sure, he has been collecting…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E25: Shattuck, Russia and NCHC playoffs with Daniel Shlaine
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, the University of Minnesota Duluth mens hockey team will hear their name called during the 2026 NCAA tournament selection show on ESPNU…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E24: Grayden Siepmann and the Bulldogs are cooking
The second part of a "double dog week" is here for the Bulldog Insider podcast with another episode, this one featuring freshman defenseman Grayden Siepmann of…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E23: Ashley Messier makes an impact
The season is not done for Ashley Messier and the UMD womens hockey team! They earned a sixth-consecutive NCAA tournament berth. Messier, a Graduate Student…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E22: Bulldog Bracketology with Matt and Zach
The NCHC playoffs begin this week and regardless of the outcome of their quarterfinal series, the UMD mens hockey team appears to have secured a spot in the…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E21: She's the Gopher Killer! Catching up with UMD's Tova Henderson
Minnesota Duluth senior defenseman Tova Henderson scored in overtime in back-to-back games as the Bulldogs swept the University of Minnesota at Ridder Arena in…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E20: Senior blueliners Pierce, Bodnarchuk reflect on UMD journeys
They're both defensemen, both in their fourth seasons in Bulldog Country and it has been a memorable ride for both Joey Pierce and Riley Bodnarchuk. Pierce, a…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E19: Derek Plante: Bulldogs Player, Coach, and Now Dad
Derek Plante has worn many hats at UMD. He's played hockey for the Bulldogs, coached the Bulldogs and now when he's not scouting in the NHL, the 1993 Hobey…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E18: Red Wings Let Brady Cleveland Make His Own Life Decisions
Bulldogs defenseman and Detroit Red Wings prospect Brady Cleveland is a two-time transfer, who took a long and winding road to finally reach the college team…
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S8 E17: Bechen, Bentz Jumped at Chance to Be Bulldogs
When Minnesota Duluth associate head coach Adam Krause came calling, wingers Blake Bechen and Harper Bentz answered to join their junior hockey teammates on a…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E16: Gajan Let His Play Make His Case for 2026 Olympics
UMD starting goaltender Adam Gajan quietly played his way this season onto Slovakia's 2026 Olympic men's hockey team for the Winter Games in Italy, where he'll…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E15: Freshmen Anderson, Bibby Made Blind Commitments to UMD
The final two pieces of the Bulldogs' 2025-26 roster, Hunter Anderson and Luke Bibby, didn't come to Duluth, or meet with the UMD coaches face-to-face before…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E14: Your Questions About Ireland, Second Half Answered
KDAL's Bruce Ciskie, Zach Schneider of My 9 Sports and the News Tribune's Matt Wellens answer your questions about the Bulldogs in Ireland, Saturdays and Max…
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Bonus Questions w/ O'Brien, Gascon, Parkkonen, Johansson, Villanueva, Kraemer
This special episode includes the bonus segments recorded during the breaks of episodes 2, 5, 7, 10 and 11 with UMD women's hockey players Mary Kate O'Brien…
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BONUS: What Limits Should NCAA Have on Pro Athletes?
Should athletes who have played in professional leagues be allowed to play in the NCAA? While recording season 8 episode 8 of the Bulldog Insider podcast…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E13: Max Plante Ready for Final Run with USA at World Juniors
After winning gold in 2025 in Ottawa, Hermantown native and UMD wing Max Plante is after another gold medal at the 2026 World Junior Championship in Minnesota…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E12: Kleber Previews 2026 World Juniors in Minnesota
Team USA's big man on the blue line, UMD defenseman Adam Kleber, previews the upcoming 2026 World Junior Championship that is coming to Duluth, Minneapolis and…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E11: Kraemer Chases Olympic Dreams
The No. 5-ranked Minnesota Duluth women's hockey program has one more WCHA series scheduled this weekend at Bemidji State before it begins a three-week holiday…
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Bonus Questions w/ Sandelin, Arnott, Shaugabay, Zam Plante and Hanson
This special episode includes the bonus segments recorded during the breaks of episodes 3, 4, 6 and 9 with UMD men's hockey head coach Scott Sandelin, and…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E10: First Texan Bulldog - Villanueva's Unlikely Goaltending Origin
Sophia Villanueva is the first Bulldog — men or women — to call Texas home. However, Texas is just one of the plethora of places the Minnesota Duluth freshman…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E9: Ty Hanson Is Leading From Blue Line
UMD sophomore defenseman Ty Hanson is one of the top scoring defensemen in the NCAA, and an alternate captain of a No. 3-ranked Bulldogs team that's having a…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E8: We Answer Your Burning Questions
You had questions — a lot of them — and the "Insiders" who cover the Minnesota Duluth men's and women's hockey teams have answers. Some of them may actually be…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E7: Scandinavian Rivals Become Teammates at UMD
Finland's Krista Parkkonen and Sweden's Thea Johansson transferred to Minnesota Duluth not only to improve themselves as hockey players, but their national…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E6: Zam Plante Takes On Hockey, Hunting, His Family
UMD's Zam Plante joins the Bulldog Insider Podcast to talk hockey, hunting and the competitive nature of his family. The Hermantown native also answers the…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E5: Eve Gascon Balances Olympic Dreams and UMD Hockey
UMD junior goaltender Eve Gascon is juggling more than just pucks in the crease this season, backstopping the Bulldogs while trying to make the 2026 Canadian…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E4: Arnott & Shaugabay Strike Lightning
UMD sophomore wingers Callum Arnott and Jayson Shaugabay return to the podcast to break down Tampa Bay Lighting development camp, the Bulldogs' trip to Alaska…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E3: Scott Sandelin Reflects on 26-Years - And Why He's Not Done Yet
There has been a wave of retirements by veteran college hockey coaches in recent years. Is Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin anywhere close to joining in? What…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E2: TikTok Tips from UMD's Most Viral Captain
Bulldogs captain Mary Kate O'Brien is kind of a big deal on the ice and off it, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a college hockey players on…
Bulldog InsiderS8 E1: Inside the 2025-26 UMD Hockey Season: Preview & Predictions
The Bulldog Insider Podcast is back for Season 8. The 'Insiders' Matt, Zach and Bruce preview the upcoming 2025-26 UMD men's and women's hockey seasons, and…
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S7 E24: Answering Your Questions About the 2024-25 Season and Beyond
The 'Insiders' answer your questions about the 2024-25 season and the future of the UMD men's and women's hockey programs in Part II of the two-part Season 7…
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S7 E23: Did the Bulldogs Meet Our Expectations in 2024-25?
Duluth's UMD hockey "Insiders" evaluate the 2024-25 Bulldogs men's and women's hockey seasons, and look ahead to 2025-26, in Part I of the two-part Season 7…
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S7 E22: Sadura Was An Early Recruiting Target For UMD
Bulldogs sophomore Grace Sadura shares her journey from Minnetonka to UMD, tells us what it was like as a sophomore going through the coaching change and…
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S7 E21: Carter Loney, Owen Gallatin Relive First Day as Bulldogs
Seniors Carter Loney and Owen Gallatin share memories from their four years at UMD, including what that first day was like back in 2021-22. Who were the…
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S7 E20: Who Said It? with Nina Jobst-Smith and Clara Van Wieren
Fifth year seniors Clara Van Wieren and Nina Jobst-Smith return to Bulldog Insider to look back on their five years as Bulldogs, and figure out who said what…
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S7 E19: Lawry, Fuhrman Look Back on Careers at UMD
Bulldogs seniors Jenna Lawry and Brenna Fuhrman take a look back at an eventful four years at UMD as they try to make one last run at an NCAA Frozen Four berth…
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S7 E18: Klayton Knapp's Patience Pays Off at UMD
Bulldogs freshman goaltender Klayton Knapp only got one start in his first three months of college hockey. Since Christmas, the man known as Knapper, Napkin…
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S7 E17: Hanna Baskin Navigates Future in Pro Hockey
Like every senior in college, UMD defenseman Hanna Baskin has to start thinking about what life after college is going to look like. As a future professional…
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S7 E16: Recruiting Major Junior with Adam Krause
Associate head coach Adam Krause discusses how the Bulldogs men's hockey team is recruiting major junior leagues in Canada now that the NCAA has lifted the ban…
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S7 E15: Molenaar Just What Young Bulldogs Needed
Former Husky Joe Molenaar is just what UMD was looking for with 11 freshmen on the roster this season. The Bulldogs are exactly what Molenaar was looking for…
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S7 E14: Hanson, Kleber Came Prepared to UMD
Minnesota Duluth freshmen defensemen Adam Kleber and Ty Hanson may still be teenagers, but they both know what it's like to live and play hockey away from…
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S7 E13: Holm, Mobley Transfer to UMD for the Culture
Goaltender Tindra Holm and forward Olivia Mobley entered the transfer portal seeking a school that would push them as hockey players. The culture of the…
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The Best of Season 7's First Half
This week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, we're rewinding the tape and reliving our favorite moments from the first half of Season 7 and the 2024-25 season…
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S7 E12: The 'Insiders' Break Down First Half of 2024-25
UMD men's and women's hockey is at the holiday break. One team has struggled to start the 2024-25 season. Another is on track to host an NCAA tournament game…
Bulldog InsiderS7 E11: Slovakia's Gajan Proving Doubters Wrong in U.S.
Slovakian goaltender Adam Gajan kept getting overlooked in his home country. That is until he came to the United States to play in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A…
Bulldog InsiderS7 E10: Pierce, Pionk Share Impact of Adam Johnson
Like many, former UMD and Hibbing forward Adam Johnson made an impact on the lives of Bulldogs defenseman Joey Pierce and Aaron Pionk, both in life and death…
Bulldog InsiderS7 E9: The Perfect Crime with Gabby Krause
UMD senior forward Gabby Krause was forced to medically retire this fall, giving up her dream of playing hockey to preserve another dream of becoming a K9…
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S7 E8: Arnott, Shaugabay Take Different Paths to UMD
Roommates Callum Arnott and Jayson Shaugabay, both freshmen forwards for the Bulldogs, share their path from King City and Warroad to UMD, as well as what it's…
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S7 E7: Kraemer Enjoying Life as a Rookie Again
While most people dread starting from the bottom again, Bulldogs freshman center Caitlin Kraemer is relishing the challenge of once again working her way up…
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S7 E6: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down from Start of 2024-25
Bruce Ciskie of KDAL joins Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune and Zach Schneider of My9 Sports this week to answer listener and viewer questions on this…
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S7 E5: Michelle McAteer Goes from 'OG' Bulldog to WCHA Commissioner
This week on the News Tribune's Bulldog Insider Podcast, it wasn't just the new WCHA commissioner joining Matt Wellens and Zach Schneider. Michelle McAteer is…
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S7 E4: Dominic James Made Blind Commitment to UMD
Minnesota Duluth's senior captain Dominic James had only been to the state of Minnesota once in his entire life growing up, coming to the Twin Cities when he…