UND added Carter Wilkie, 23, of Calgary, from Rochester Institute of Technology, who has scored 111 points in three seasons with the Atlantic Hockey Association team.
University of North Dakota matches Denver's portal prize in poaching University of Alaska big D-man Caleb MacDonald, third Nanook the Hawks have added in four years of portal world....
Bemidji State University freshman D phenom, Erik Pohlkamp, to Denver University of NCHC.
Pohlkamp, 20, Brainerd, Minn., member of USA Junior team, property of San Jose Sharks.
No Minnesota teams in Frozen Four. Recap lake State seasons:
Minnesota (Big10) 23-11-5
Bemidji State (CCHA) 20-16-2
Minnesota State (CCHA) 18-15-4
St. Cloud (NCHC) 17-16-5
St. Thomas (CCHA) 15-20-2
Duluth (NCHC) 12-20-5
Bemidji State's Tom Serratore named CCHA coach of the year. Team won MacNaughton Cup season crown. Twenty-win season included 11-game win streak snapped by Michigan Tech for the Mason Cup.
Three Minnesota college players sign professional contracts:
Lleyton Roed, Soph., Bemidji State, Coachella Valley Firebirds, AHL (free agent)
Jack Peart, Soph., St. Cloud State, Minnesota Wild (draft pick, reporting to Iowa on tryout this season)
Ben Steeves, Soph., Minnesota Duluth, Florida Panthers (free agent)
Michigan Tech just knocked off CCHA regular-season champs Bemidji State to end an 11-game tear. I've seen Tech three times this season. The Huskies managed to slow down the Beavers, a team like Boston loaded with speed demons.
CCHA 2024 First Team Selections
Sam Morton (Lafayette, Colo.) Sr F, Minnesota State
Lleyton Roed (White Bear Lake, Minn.) So F, Bemidji State
Jared Westcott (Imperial, Mo.) Sr F, Lake Superior State
Eric Pohlkamp (Brained, Minn.) Fr S, Bemidji State
Kyle Looft (Mankato, Minn.) Gr D, Bemidji State
Mattias Sholl (Hermanson Beach, Calif.) Jr G, Bemidji State
I've coached girls in youth hockey and get to work many college games. Great to see professional opportunities and coaching and on-ice official opportunities for women.