Men's Hockey

The No. ? University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team will have to wait until the new year to grab its second National Collegiate Hockey Conference series sweep after Arizona State University defeated the Bulldogs 6-3 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. Saturday night.

Ahead of his 1,000th career game at the helm of the University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey program, head coach Scott Sandelin repeatedly said all he wanted was a win. Friday night, UMD's longest tenured coach in program history got just that.

The No. 4/5 University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team's 2025 portion of the current season will come to a close this weekend when the Bulldogs host Arizona State University at AMSOIL Arena in a National Collegiate Hockey Conference series. The Friday game will get underway at 7:07 p.m. and will feature the annual Teddy Bear Toss after the first period intermission. All stuffed toys will be donated to the Salvation Army. Saturday, the game will get underway at a notably early 5:07 p.m. time slot. The DECC area is expected to be extremely crowded this weekend -- fans should allow plenty of time to find parking.

The good news for the No. 4 University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team was the four National Collegiate Hockey Conference points in hand it had after existing the ice of Lawson Arena in Kalamzoo, Mich. Saturday. The bad news for the Bulldogs was that No. 7 Western Michigan University managed to push past them 3-2 in overtime.