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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 co-hosted by Ma

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 the Bull

S9 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. Bulldog Insider

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 joined by KDA

S8 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 NCAA regional

S8 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 awards and

S8 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 for the first

S8 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 the UMD me

S8 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 defenseman fr

S8 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 NCAA Tourname

S8 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 Minneapoli

S8 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 Hermantown

S8 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 Baker finalist

S8 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 he wanted to

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 growing 202

S8 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 be ready f

S8 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 committing t

S8 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 Plante's cha

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, Eve Gascon,

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, Bruce Ciskie, M