This is your chance to help us decide what UMD men’s hockey team is the best one ever.
Three national championships, seven Frozen Four trips, and some legendary stories, but who stands out as the best?
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No. 1 Seed: 2018-19
- 29-11-2 overall, 14-9-1 NCHC
- Won third NCAA title in program history and became the first team since 2005 (Denver) to repeat as national champions.
- Won final eight games starting with first round of the NCHC playoffs
Scoring Leaders
- Parker Mackay: 16-17-33, named Most Outstanding Player of NCAA Midwest Regional and Frozen Four
- Justin Richards: 12-20-32
Goaltending
Hunter Shepard: 29-11-2, 1.76 GAA, .923 save percentage, 7 shutouts, improved to 8-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament
No. 16 Seed: 2015-16
- 19-16-5 overall, 11-10-3 NCHC
- Went on seven-game winning streak at end of regular season to secure NCAA Tournament bid
- Beat defending national champion and top seed Providence in first round before losing 3-2 heartbreaker to Boston College in NCAA Northeast Regional final
Scoring Leaders
- Tony Cameranesi: 11-28-39
- Austin Farley: 15-16-31
Goaltending
Kasimir Kaskisuo: 19-15-5, 1.92 GAA, .923 save percentage, 5 shutouts
No. 8 seed: 1992-93
- 27-11-2 overall, 21-9-2 WCHA
- Remains the last UMD team to win a regular season conference championship
- Went 17-1 at home, the best win percentage in program history
Scoring Leaders
- Derek Plante: 36-56-92
- Chris Marinucci: 35-42-77
Goaltending
Taras Lendzyk: 15-5, 3.28 goals against, .890 save percentage
No. 9 seed: 2011-12
- 25-10-6 overall, 16-7-5 WCHA
- Followed up national championship with strong season, including school record 17-game unbeaten streak (Oct. 21-Jan. 14)
- Jack Connolly closed out stellar four-year career with school’s fifth Hobey Baker Award, as UMD took sole possession of first place all-time
Scoring Leaders
- Jack Connolly: 20-40-60
- Travis Oleksuk: 21-32-53
Goaltending
Kenny Reiter: 23-9-6, 2.43 GAA, .911 save percentage, 3 shutouts
No. 5 seed: 1983-84
- 29-12-2 overall, 19-5-2 WCHA
- First UMD team to play for a national title, lost 4OT epic to Bowling Green
- Defenseman Tom Kurvers became the first UMD player to win the Hobey Baker Award
Scoring Leaders
- Bill Watson: 35-51-86
- Tom Kurvers: 18-58-76
Goaltending
Rick Kosti: 27-9-2, 3.04 GAA, .898 save percentage
No. 12 seed: 1985-86
- 26-13-3 overall, 21-12-1 WCHA
- Considered by many to be the best UMD team that didn’t qualify for the NCAA Tournament
- Matt Christensen was averaging 1.73 PPG (second to Brett Hull on the team) before suffering a stroke that would end his season
Scoring Leaders
- Brett Hull: 52-32-86
- Skeeter Moore: 28-41-69
Goaltending
John Hyduke: 14-7-3, 3.60 GAA, .872 save percentage
No. 4 seed: 2016-17
- 28-7-7 overall, 15-5-4 NCHC
- Third UMD team to reach national championship game, falling 3-2 to Denver in Chicago; seven losses fewest in a full season since the 1960-61 team went 13-3
- Eight players off that team have already played in the NHL, with the potential for more
Scoring Leaders
- Alex Iafallo: 21-30-51
- Adam Johnson: 18-19-37
- Joey Anderson: 12-25-37
Goaltending
Hunter Miska: 27-5-5, 2.20 GAA, .920 save percentage
No. 13 seed: 2019-20
- 22-10-2 overall, 17-5-2 NCHC
- Strong bid for NCAA three-peat came together late, as UMD went 9-1 in its last ten games, but playoffs were cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
- Scott Perunovich became sixth UMD player to win the Hobey Baker Award, tenth Minnesotan
Scoring Leaders
- Scott Perunovich: 6-34-40
- Cole Koepke: 16-17-33
- Noah Cates: 14-19-33
Goaltending
Hunter Shepard: 22-10-2, 2.18 GAA, .918 save percentage
No. 6 seed: 1984-85
- 36-9-3 overall, 25-7-2 WCHA
- Second straight UMD team to make Frozen Four, this time losing in 3OT to RPI in semifinal; set program record for wins in a season along the way
- Bill Watson gave UMD consecutive Hobey Baker winners, only Maine (Scott Pellerin in 1992 and Paul Kariya in 1993) has done it since
Scoring Leaders
- Bill Watson: 49-60-109
- Matt Christensen: 30-47-77
Goaltending
Rick Kosti: 33-9-3, 3.20 GAA, .890 save percentage
No. 11 seed: 2008-09
- 22-13-8 overall, 10-11-7 WCHA
- Seeded 7th in WCHA playoffs, went 5-0 in playoffs to earn automatic bid to NCAA Tournament; allowed just three goals in the five games and posted consecutive shutouts at Final Five
- Last-second goal by Evan Oberg forced OT in NCAA first round vs Princeton before Mike Connolly PPG won it for UMD in one of the legendary victories in program history
Scoring Leaders
- MacGregor Sharp: 26-24-50
- Justin Fontaine: 15-33-48
Goaltending
Alex Stalock: 21-13-8, 2.13 GAA, .924 save percentage
No. 3 seed: 2017-18
- 25-16-3 overall, 13-11 NCHC
- After going 0-2 at NCHC Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, made NCAA Tournament thanks to an RPI advantage of .001 over rival Minnesota
- Fell behind 2-0 early to Minnesota State to open NCAA West Regional, then rallied to win 3-2 in overtime; allowed three goals in remaining three games to secure second NCAA title in school history
Scoring Leaders
- Scott Perunovich 11-25-36
- Peter Krieger 11-19-30
Goaltending
Hunter Shepard: 25-14-1, 1.91 GAA, .925 save percentage
No. 14 seed: 2014-15C
- 21-16-3 overall, 12-9-3 NCHC
- Safely made NCAA Tournament despite going 4-8-1 in last 13 games against NCHC opponents
- Beat rival Minnesota 4-1 in opening round before falling to top overall seed Boston University 3-2 on late and controversial PPG
Scoring Leaders
- Tony Cameranesi: 9-21-30
- Dominic Toninato: 16-10-26
Goaltending
Kasimir Kaskisuo: 18-14-3, 2.30 GAA, .917 save percentage
No. 7 seed: 2003-04
- 28-13-4 overall, 19-7-2 WCHA
- First Frozen Four trip since 1985, and first for fourth-year head coach Scott Sandelin
- Beat rival Minnesota five times in six meetings, including 3-1 in NCAA Midwest Regional final to clinch Frozen Four trip; lost 4-3 to Denver in national semifinal in Boston
Scoring Leaders
- Junior Lessard: 32-31-63
- Evan Schwabe: 19-38-57
Goaltending
Isaac Reichmuth: 23-9-4, 2.64 GAA, .909 save percentage
No. 10 seed: 1978-79
- 22-14-4 overall, 18-10-4 WCHA
- Fell short of NCAA Tournament despite a late-season six-game unbeaten streak; Mark Pavelich and John Harrington would go on to play on 1980 U.S. Olympic Team
- Curt Giles named second two-time All-American in UMD history (Walt Ledingham was the first
Scoring Leaders
- Mark Pavelich: 31-48-79
- John Harrington: 29-43-72
Goaltending
Bill Perkl: 21-10-4, 3.99 GAA, .886 save percentage
No. 2 seed: 2010-11
- 26-10-6 overall, 15-8-5 WCHA
- Secured first NCAA title in program history on OT winner by Kyle Schmidt vs Michigan
- Went 6-2-6 in overtime games, including a 3OT win over St. Cloud State in WCHA playoffs
Scoring Leaders
- Jack Connolly: 18-41-59
- Justin Fontaine: 22-36-58
Goaltending
Kenny Reiter: 16-7-5, 2.30 GAA, .914 save percentage
No. 15 seed: 1982-83
- 28-16-1 overall, 14-12 WCHA
- Earned first NCAA Tournament bid in program history, fell to Providence in two-game first round series
- WCHA MVP goalie Bob Mason went on to play for Team USA in the 1984 Olympics; 1,279 saves in this season remains a program single-season record
Scoring Leaders
- Gregg Moore: 33-39-72
- Dan Fischback: 26-37-63
Goaltending
Bob Mason: 26-16-1, 3.49 GAA, .894 save percentage
