Western Collegiate Hockey Association
A great University on a Great Lake. For more than 100 years, the modest teachers college that has grown and evolved into the University of Minnesota Duluth has been offering students of all ages, and all interests, a window into the opportunities that come with knowledge.
AC: 218
Location: Duluth, MN 55812
Founded: 1895
Enrollment: 10,500
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon, Gold & White
Arena: DECC (190 x 85)
Arena Capacity: 5,294
Press Box Phone: 727-7939
Early defections were something the University of Minnesota Duluth hockey program had the good fortune of avoiding in recent times. That all changed, however, last spring, when a pair of All-WCHA First Teamers and the centerpieces of a highly touted 2005-06 recruiting class - left wing Mason Raymond and Matt Niskanen - elected to trade in their final two years of college eligibility for the bright lights of the National Hockey League.
WWhen Scott Sandelin accepted his first collegiate head coaching job with the University of Minnesota Duluth shortly after the new millennium, he had already earned a reputation as one of the profession's more promising up-and-comers. It didn't take long for him to live up to that billing in his new surroundings.