Minnesota-Duluth’s Jack Connolly awarded Hobey Baker
April 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota-Duluth center Jack Connolly won the Hobey Baker Award on Friday night as the top college hockey player. A Duluth native and Dallas Stars draft pick, Connolly had 20 goals and 40 assists in 41 games this season. He had 66 goals and 131 assists in 166 career games, leading the Bulldogs to the national title last year. Continue Reading
Minnesota Duluth’s comeback this afternoon in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five semifinals fell just short as Denver scored at 8:14 of a second overtime to win 4-3 before a crowd of 12,804 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Decorative art was built into the architecture of Minnesota’s two newest college hockey venues. Other open areas inside The Sanford Center in Bemidji and Amsoil Arena in Duluth were left blank and open for an artist’s touch.
The top-ranked University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey team will open the new $80 million Amsoil Arena next door on Dec. 30 against UND.
GRAND FORKS Scott Sandelin said he would have been happy with a tie on Saturday night.
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