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Matt Wellens

College hockey reporter

is a college hockey reporter for the Duluth News Tribune covering the He also co-hosts a weekly UMD hockey podcast during the season called

Matt has been covering the Bulldogs since the start of the 2014-15 season. His days covering college hockey go back to the 2003-04 season while a student at Northern Michigan University. It was at the start of the 2018-19 season that he, Zach Schneider of My 9 Sports and News Tribune multimedia producer Sam Erkkila launched the .

Matt also leads coverage of for the Duluth News Tribune.

matt wellens reporting
Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens interviews Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin during NCHC Media Day on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Clint Austin / Duluth Media Group

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Northland Outdoors
Wellens column: Reeling back into fishing with Jack
My oldest son asked me if we could go fishing, but so far I've caught as many fish as I've had answers for his barrage of shoreline questions.
Sep 28, 2024
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By  Matt Wellens
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Beavers Hockey
Former Beaver Sadie Lundquist hired as first director of women's hockey for College Hockey Inc.
Cloquet native and former Bemidji State Beaver Sadie Lundquist is the first director of women's hockey for College Hockey Inc. following an expanded NHL grant to promote college women's hockey.
Jan 17, 2024
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By  Matt Wellens
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Minnesota
Hibbing celebrates quick wit, smile of Adam Johnson
Former standout hockey player remembered after on-ice accident
Nov 7, 2023
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By  Matt Wellens
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Pro
Duluth gives Wild's Mason Shaw a warm welcome back to the ice
Mason Shaw, coming off his fourth ACL tear and surgery, officially made his return to the Minnesota Wild organization on Tuesday, and Amsoil Arena made sure he received a hearty welcome back.
Oct 3, 2023
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By  Matt Wellens
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Badgers 'Jump Around' Buckeyes at Amsoil Arena to win seventh NCAA title
A freshman, Kirsten Simms, scored the lone goal and a first-year starting goalie, Cami Kronish, got the shutout for Wisconsin against Ohio State
Mar 20, 2023
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By  Matt Wellens
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College
University of Minnesota Duluth sends yellow Champ mascot back to doghouse
The University of Minnesota Duluth will form a committee to help create a different Champ costume after facing backlash from fans over the new costume.
Sep 6, 2022
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By  Matt Wellens
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Beavers Hockey
WCHA commissioner Jennifer Flowers resigns for athletic director job at SMSU
Jennifer Flowers helped navigate the WCHA through the COVID-19 pandemic, expansion and the end of the men's WCHA. She also continued the league's winning tradition with back-to-back national championships, and worked to elevate the profiles of the league's student-athletes.
May 11, 2022
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By  Matt Wellens
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Beavers Hockey
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Former Beaver Clair DeGeorge leads Buckeyes to national title
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 want to go out any other way,鈥� Clair DeGeorge said. 鈥淜nowing that we鈥檙e coming out as natty champs, it鈥檚 a good feeling going out this way.鈥�
Mar 21, 2022
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By  Matt Wellens
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Wild assistant GM and Bulldogs hockey legend Tom Kurvers dies at age 58
The Minnesota Wild assistant general manager had been battling cancer since 2019
Jun 21, 2021
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By  Matt Wellens
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Sports
Minnesota Duluth's quest for three-peat ends with OT loss to UMass
Getting outshot 13-2 in the overtime period, UMass junior wing Garrett Wait scored the game-winning goal to keep the Bulldogs from a historic fourth-straight NCAA championship game appearance.
Apr 8, 2021
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By  Matt Wellens
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