DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – The UMD men’s hockey team faced off with the Minnesota Gophers on Friday, October 16th. Scott Sandelin has owned a 15-6-2 record against Minnesota since they joined the Big Ten in 2013. This rivalry game has an extra twist, with Sandelin’s former player Brett Larson leading the charge as the bench boss for Minnesota.
Max Plante was out again with an injury — so somebody needed to step up for the Bulldogs. Luke Bibby answered the call, launching one from inside the blue line to score in the 2nd minute.
The ambush would continue as Braden Fischer converted on a one timer, the transfer from Virden scored his first as a Bulldog. But that wouldn’t be the only first, Zam Plante dropped it off to his younger brother Victor Plante…