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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Minnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC

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Fargo Force forward Zam Plante of Hermantown has scored a goal in three consecutive games. The 5-foot-10, 169-pound Bulldogs recruit has 40 points, including 15 goals, and is plus-20 in 33 games. He is tied for fifth in USHL scoring. Meanwhile, Plante's younger brother, Max, who also has committed to the Bulldogs, has 29 points (eight goals) and plus-11 in 26 games for the U.S. National Under-18 team. Zam and Max are expected to join the Bulldogs next season.

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Prep Boys Basketball

Grand Rapids at Hermantown

Cook County at Duluth Marshall

Prep Girls Basketball

Cloquet at Grand Rapids

Chisholm at Cromwell-Wright

Boys Hockey

Hermantown at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton

Proctor at Superior

Girls Hockey

Brainerd at Hermantown-Proctor

Hibbing-Chisholm at Grand Rapids-Greenway

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