Your 2011 NCAA Men's Hockey National Champions.The UMD BULLDOGS!

[cbrooks]

Here's a article talks about Duluths 4 OT loss to Bowling Green in 1984

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/196181/group/Sports/

[jwmiller33]

So happy for the bulldogs winning the ship! Even more happy for my good buddy Kyle Schmidt. I grew up with him and he was on just about every one of my youth hockey teams, as well as my high school team for 3 yrs and we graduated together. He is one of my best friends from high school and I am SUPER happy for him! He is a genuine great person, and it really is nice when you see good things happen to good people. It couldn't have happened to a better person, and the storyline couldn't get any better. Senior year, national championship, playing in your home state 2 hrs from home in front of all your friends and family and score the game winning goal in overtime! I still get goosebumps just thinking about it!!! I'm hoping he signs with a team in the NHL, and the exposure and his great play in the frozen four and his senior year open some doors for him.

Go Dogs!

[Bear55]

A little late to the party but what an incredible game, Duluth really played great all game and I just had that feeling that nothing was going to stop them in OT!

Congrats to all UMD fans and the college/city of Duluth, this is a huge deal for a small school to rise up and take this title away from all the big power house programs in NCAA hockey, for sure a unbelievable season you will never forget. Also crazy to have so much local talent get them to and help win the NC.

From a TV perspective did anyone catch the F-bomb at the end of the game. After Schmitd scored and the team mobbed him the camera guys were in there, as they were peeling guys off there was Schmidt on the ice and someone jumps on him and yells out you ^F$*&($&!!!, you could hear it plain as day, I couldn't stop laughing.

[solbes]

Your buddy came through all right, he sounds like a great guy. He was quoted in the paper as saying he needed such an easy shot because of his nerves. I don't buy it. He buried that great feed with a perfect one timer. No chance for Hunwick to slide over to make the save.

[jwmiller33]

He had a really nice goal in the semi final game too! He had a overall great performance in the frozen four.

He was definitely downplaying the GWG too. If you look at the replay, he was working hard down in the corner, cycled the puck down to Oleksuk deep in the corner/behind the net and then swung around the circle and came right out infront of the net looking for a pass. That is exactly how 'cycling' the puck is taught and he pulled it off to a T. Hopefully the youngsters watching take note! It was a great play

[Dylan33]

As a UMD alum I was both extremey thrilled and horribly disappointed Saturday night. Let me explain...when I was at UMD, I rarely missed a game...loved wathing the Dogs, even in the down years...

This past Saturday I got a call from a good friend of mine that I hadn't seen in a couple of years, he was given 2 free tickets to the game, and called to invite me to go with for FREE!

Unfortunately, it was my wifes 30th birthday on Saturday, and since I don't want to get a divorce, I was forced to turn down a chance to be at the game and ended up watching the game at Kierans in mpls. We had a great time, I am still married, and the Dogs are national champs!!

[yakfisher]

You can always find a new wife.

[Dylan33]

You can always find a new wife.

Dude- I'm not good looking, have no personality, no money and spend too much time fishing and golfing. I was lucky to get this one....finding another is a long shot at best.

[solbes]

Dylan, You made the right choice. Marriage trumps hockey. In my case I'd probably be divorced if I didn't take my wife to the game. And to think I had to justify the ticket prices to her after winning the East Regional

On the flip side I can say with certainty we will never get another one at home like this, so I totally understand your frustration. Man what a finish, I still get all goo-ey inside thinking about it. I can't imagine the feeling the players have, especially the ones from Duluth area.

Thanks Travis Oleksuk, Kyle Schmidt, and "Jupiter" from the Penalty Box for the photo. This one will be computer desktop photo for quite awhile.

[OnAFly]

That's a tough choice, but you probably made the right long term decision...still FREE tickets...wow. I hope she knows how good she's got it if a guy turns down FREE tickets to the NCAA Champs game when your School is in it.

That was one of the best games I've seen in a looooong time. Lots of fun to watch.

[Bear55]

The goal itself was fast and slow. I remember seeing the great feed from Oleksuk, but didn't see the quick shot from Duluth native Schmiddy. Saw the puck in the net, seemed like a second ticked by very slowly, saw the red light turn on, and then the place just ERUPTED!!!

There was kind of a long pause there, I remember seeing the back of the net move and I jumped up and yelled!! Then everyone else I was watching the game with and the rest of the arena finally figured out what was going on.

[Bear55]

I don't know Dylan, knowing what we know now giving the wife and rain check and maybe kicking in some extra dollars for a very nice gift and kissing arse for a month might have been the better move.

Then again all women are different, I think I could have pulled it off with my wife but would have certainly taken some heat for it.

[Dylan33]

It would have been nice to see the game live though...Is it bad the the first thought I had when I was offered the ticket was "well, it's been a good run, I'll miss her." ?

What a game....even watching at a bar where 90% of the people had no interest was amazing! So jealous of you guys that went!

[Dylan33]

Thanks for including that picture Solbes--It is now my permanent wallpaper on my computer

[scsavre]

Like brad paisley said. Wel l I'm gonna miss her.

The entire dogs team was in attenence at the wild game last night and had a heck of a standing ovation. Pretty cool moment.

[yakfisher]

My wife probably would have taken the ticket and told me to have a nice evening. Of course I did threaten to host her 30th at a funeral home.

The good news is she is the one who puts in for the tickets every year. Unfortunately this is the third time I have had to watch the Sioux lose in the semis, at least it wasn't BC this time.

[scsavre]

Yakfischer, you just won the award for most disturbed poster in the hockey forums this year.

Party at the funeral home, what was your suggested local for the wedding.......

[yakfisher]

Well so far she has turned 25 more times than I can remeber and she hates birthdays. As for the wedding it was all her's. I may be crazy, but I'm no fool.

[scsavre]

[Northlander]

I have my National Championship Hats and T-shirts sitting by the computer as I type. I wore them down to the cities this week and rubbed it in all the goofers fans faces. LOL.

THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES DOGS! Just think I played basketball in high school/college. Never thought I could be any sort of hockey fan.

[solbes]

Cool video that another Duluth fan at work forwarded on to me this morning. Set to the Foo Fighters, so that's cool. Wish they had switched to game audio for the game winner, but otherwise very well edited.

2011 NCAA Championship Video

[solbes]

Here's another Bulldog F4 video for those with 11 minutes on their hands. Had most of the goals scored for UMD, if not all. I'm sure it gets old for some, but I can keep watching these over and over.

Reminded me how much Reiter completely owned Union, even though they had the highest ranking PP in the nation and were given about a million opportunities. Showed an awesome highlight of MCon's Yale goal at 3:18 mark. And how they took #1 overall ranked team Yalies to school in the 2nd period. Also liked how they switched to Bruce Ciskie's game call at 9:42 for the Michigan OT Winner. Bruce is the play by play radio guy up in Duluth and he goes completely bonkers.

[TSteich]

another great find solbes, still gives me chills.

[solbes]

According to Pates at DNT, here is the resolution that the Minnesota State Senate passed on Monday. In attendance were Sandy, Max Tardy, and Kenny Reiter.

"WHEREAS, three regulation periods found the Bulldogs and Wolverines tied at two, but Kyle Schmidt’s goal at 3:22 into overtime secured the victory and, with it, the first national hockey title for UMD"

Nice!