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The junior forgoes his senior year and signs with the Washington Capitals after successful career at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Junior center Caleb Herbert, a Minnesota native, has chosen to leave UMD, signing with the NHL's Washington Capitals.

Herbert, who scored 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points in the Bulldogs' 36 games this season, was drafted in 2010 by the Caps as the 142nd overall pick.

The 5-foot-11, 185 pound center will report to Washington's AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, as he has sighed a two-year ELC beginning next season.

Herbert's presence will be missed on the ice...  Both his physical presence and ability to score and create scoring chances.  Best of luck to him as the future looks bright.

SBN Article - Washington Signs UMD's Herbert

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Former Minnesota high school hockey players statistics following their team's season finale.  Keep in mind this does not include games played previous to the MSHSL 2013-14 playoffs.  Also, this was a click glance - I may have missed a few individuals.

Name	Pos	High School	USHL Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/GP	(+/-)	College
Avery Peterson	F	Grand Rapids	Sioux City	8	3	7	10	1.25	(+2)	Nebraska Omaha
Phil Beaulieu	D	Duluth East	Waterloo	1	0	1	1	1	(+2)	Nebraska Omaha
Nick Swaney	F	Lakeville South	Waterloo	1	1	0	1	1	(+1)	Minnesota Duluth
Jared Bethune	F	Warroad	Lincoln	4	0	3	3	0.75	(+0)	Minnesota Duluth
Brock Boeser	F	Burnsville	Sioux City	6	2	1	3	0.5	(-1)	Wisconsin
Nick Wolff	D	Eagan	Des Moines	2	1	0	1	0.5	(+1)	Minnesota Duluth
Tye Ausmus	D	East Grand Forks	Lincoln	2	0	1	1	0.5	(-1)	* Undecided
Tyler Nanne	D	Edina	Sioux Falls	2	0	1	1	0.5	(-1)	Ohio State
Jake Wahlin	F	White Bear Lake	Tri-City	3	0	0	0	0	(-3)	* Undecided
Ben Newhouse	D	Blaine	Waterloo	3	0	0	0	0	(+1)	Union
Matthew Freytag	F	Wayzata	Tri-City	3	0	0	0	0	(-2)	Wisconsin
Cole Bjugson	D	Roseau	Fargo	2	0	0	0	0	(-1)	Bemidji State
Colton Poolman	D	East Grand Forks	Fargo	2	0	0	0	0	(-1)	* Undecided
Max Zimmer	F	Wayzata	Sioux City	2	0	0	0	0	(+0)	* Undecided
Jason Krych	D	Totino-Grace	Tri-City	1	0	0	0	0	(-1)	Minnesota State
Mitch Slattery	F	Hill-Murray	Indiana	1	0	0	0	0	(+0)	St. Cloud State
Steven Spinner	F	Eden Prairie	Omaha	1	0	0	0	0	(+0)	Nebraska Omaha
Luc Snuggerud	D	Eden Prairie	Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	(+0)	Nebraska Omaha

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First article I posted on SB Nation College Hockey.  You can find a quick summary and that link below.  There is also recaps to other NCHC games that I posted on SBN College Hockey.

I'll have the Bulldog Post-Season post up soon.

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The Bulldogs were 13-0-3 entering the 3rd period with a lead, while the Broncos were just 2-12-2, but that didn't seem to phase Western Michigan...

Read More -> http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014/3/15/5513558/western-michigan-downs-minnesota-duluth-4-3-to-advance-to-nchc-tourney

Red Hot Redhawks -> http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014/3/15/5513654/miami-university-soars-over-top-ranked-st-cloud-state

Pioneers Prevail Over Mavericks -> http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014/3/15/5513744/denver-pioneers-take-game-3-shutout-nebraska-omaha-nchc-frozen-faceoff

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Jason Krych - Totino-Grace - Minnesota State

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Tyler Nanne - Edina - Ohio State
Phil Beaulieu - Duluth East - Nebraska Omaha
Luc Snuggerud - Eden Prairie - Nebraska Omaha
Steven Spinner - Eden Prairie - Nebraska Omaha
Dylan Malmquist - Edina - Notre Dame
Mitch Reinke - Stillwater - Michigan Tech
Cole Bjugson - Roseau - Bemidji State
Nick Poehling - Lakeville North - St. Cloud State
Jack Poehling - Lakeville North - St. Cloud State
Ryan Poehling - Lakeville North - St. Cloud State