The Bulldogs lose 7 seniors to graduation, including 2 defensemen and 5 forwards.  Add that to the loss of Chris Casto and the Dogs need to replace 8 skaters.  Before chaos erupts, these "expected arrivals" are not a sure thing.  The official roster hasn't been released at this point.

Expected Arrival: 2013-2014

Dominic Toninato

Photo: M. Joy Photography

Forward - Fargo Force (USHL)
Birthdate: March 9th, 1994
Height: 6-1  Weight: 168
Hometown: Duluth, MN

Dom Toninato, a Duluth East alum, has had a very successful first year in the USHL.  As a member of the Fargo Force, Toninato has scored 27 goals for 67 points in the 59 games he's played in this season.  The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect is +25 on the year while only spending 42 minutes in the penalty box.

Toninato recently broke the Fargo Force regular season scoring record, as he now stands as the all-time single season record holder with his 67 points.  That story can be found here.


Sammy Spurrell

Photo: Emily Van Ee

Center - Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
Birthdate: October 5th, 1992
Height: 5-11  Weight: 180
Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB

Sammy Spurrell has spent his last few seasons in the AJHL with the Spruce Grove Saints.  Spurrell has tallied 16 goals, 12 assists for 28 points in the 25 games he's played in.  He sustained an injury during the year, resulting in the low amount of games he's participated in.  Overall, Spurrell has earned 114 points in the 148 games hes wore a Spruce Grove sweater.

"I am very excited for the opportunity to go down there (Minnesota) next year, it has been a dream of mine for about 5 years now," says Spurrell.  It was harder than I anticipated but I just had to be patient and it finally came along. I had some injury trouble this year but I kept at it and was rewarded with a scholarship to Minnesota-Duluth."

"Sammy is a tireless worker in regards to improving his game," proclaims Head Coach and General Manager Jason McKee. "We couldn't be happier to see Sammy moving on to play at the Division 1 level. Sam has the ability to change the game in a variety of ways which has included very timely scoring for the Saints throughout his career."

For Spurrell's roster information click here.  For the story on Spurrell's recent commitment, click here.

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It's been one hell of a season.

(Photo: Dave Harwig)

As Bulldog fans we've been blessed over the last few seasons to be able to watch our team play well into March.  I mean off the top of their heads, can anyone tell me the last time the Bulldogs were swept, away from home in the first round of WCHA playoffs?

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This is gold.  If you're not a Gopher fan, or a western college hockey person, than this is just the video for you.  Behold, exactly what went through each Gopher hockey fan's head during the selection show:

Enjoy.  :D

Welcome to the Bulldog Country NCAA Tournament overview.  Below, you'll be able to find team statistics, history, and some information on how each team has been doing this year.  Finally, on the bottom of the page is a list of what games ESPN will air.  Enjoy.

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Team Statistics

	League	Enroll.	Win %	GF/G	GA/G	PP%	PK%	SOG/G	PIM/G
Quinnipiac	ECAC	8,400	0.756	3.00	1.62	13.8%	91.0%	34.1	16.3
Minnesota	WCHA	52,557	0.731	3.51	1.97	24.7%	86.5%	34.7	9.1
Mass-Lowell	H. East	16,330	0.711	2.97	2.08	16.7%	85.7%	31.7	11.9
Niagara	Atlantic	4,200	0.689	3.11	2.51	15.3%	83.9%	34.6	12.6
Miami	CCHA	20,126	0.663	2.52	1.73	15.8%	88.1%	32.6	13.5
Notre Dame	CCHA	11,773	0.663	2.95	2.15	18.1%	82.2%	31.6	12.6
Boston College	H. East	9,110	0.649	3.43	2.76	22.1%	84.8%	30.3	12.5
Minnesota State	WCHA	15,649	0.638	3.17	2.38	23.4%	83.3%	33.5	13.1
Wisconsin	WCHA	42,595	0.622	2.71	2.02	12.9%	80.8%	29.0	14.1
Union	ECAC	2,194	0.618	3.08	2.08	23.0%	86.7%	33.8	11.8
North Dakota	WCHA	15,250	0.613	3.30	2.45	20.5%	83.6%	31.5	14.6
New Hampshire	H. East	12,218	0.608	3.16	2.32	19.0%	89.7%	34.0	9.3
St. Cloud State	WCHA	16,457	0.603	3.36	2.49	17.6%	82.2%	30.0	8.5
Denver	WCHA	11,476	0.592	3.39	2.71	21.9%	85.4%	31.5	16.3
Yale	ECAC	5,379	0.591	2.82	2.76	20.9%	83.3%	35.4	13.6
Canisius	Atlantic	3,381	0.512	2.62	2.38	18.8%	90.5%	30.0	11.0

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Confirmation by his twitter account and from multiple source, UMD Sophomore defenseman Chris Casto has reportedly signed with the Boston Bruins today (Monday).

The 6-2, 210lb blue-liner is to report to Providence tomorrow (Tuesday) to join Boston's AHL team, the Providence Bruins, after signing his ELC earlier today.  I would assume the official announcement from the team would be later tonight or tomorrow morning.

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Minnesota's Under-18 team roster was finalized for the 2013 CCM National Invitation Tournament in late April at the Plymouth Ice Center.

Minnesota will play Massachusetts, North Dakota and Michigan, in that order, throughout the dates of April 25th-28th.

Below is the roster with college commitments, if they've made the decision.

* = Not Committed

Player	POS	School	College
Willie Brown	F	Hill-Murray	*
Tyler Cline	F	Blaine	*
Tyler Funk	F	Hill-Murray	*
Westin Michaud	F	Cloquet	*
Spencer Naas	F	Benilde-St. Margaret's	*
Brandon Notermann	F	Blaine	*
Johnny Panvica	F	Bloomington Jefferson	*
Chris Pohlkamp	F	Brainerd	*
Logan Rivard	F	Brainerd	*
Tyler Sheehy	F	Burnsville	Ohio State
Steven Spinner	F	Eden Prairie	Nebraska Omaha
Tyler Tomberlin	F	Andover	*
Johnny Austin	D	Benilde-St. Margaret's	*
Cole Bjugson	D	Roseau	*
Teemu Kivihalme	D	Burnsville	Colorado College
Derek Olmschenk	D	Cretin-Derham Hall	*
Ian Scheid	D	Blaine	*
Alex Trapp	D	Duluth East	*
Hunter Shephard	G	Grand Rapids	*
Grant Martens	G	Bloomington Jefferson	*

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