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.

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College women's hockey: Bulldogs push comes too late as Gophers finish sweep

Bulldogs unable to overcome an 鈥渋ncredibly undisciplined鈥� stint late in the second period of series finale.

Nov 28, 2020

By Matt Wellens / Forum News Service

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NCHC tweaks standings for 2020-21 and sets minimum requirements to play games, win the Penrose Cup

Monday was the first of a two-day virtual NCHC Media Day event, featuring the preseason poll and a press conference by commissioner Josh Fenton.

Nov 24, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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NCHC turns to Omaha, University of Nebraska Medical Center to get 2020-21 season off the ground during COVID-19 pandemic

Puck drop scheduled for Dec. 1, with the league's eight members playing 10 games each in three weeks before returning home.

Oct 16, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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NCAA approves college hockey's move to 3-on-3 overtime across the sport

Five minutes of 5-on-5 eliminated; shootouts will only be used in conference play, regular-season tournaments.

Jul 23, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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Column: Athletes have every right to question safety measures during pandemic

And to not have to put their lives, or their families' lives, at risk

Jul 21, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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College hockey programs look to bolster coaching staff with third assistant

The NCAA only permits college teams to have two full-time assistant coaches on staff, but many in the NCHC would like a third assistant to be permitted in the name of player safety.

Jul 3, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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Non-stop recruiting takes its toll on NCAA men's hockey assistant coaches

While the players they coach take the summer off to recharge, NCAA Division I men's hockey assistant coaches are at camps and clinics in search of players. They miss time with their team in-season to watch junior games and Midget tournaments.

Jul 2, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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Being an NCAA men's hockey assistant coach is one of the sport's most demanding jobs

While professional coaches may grind non-stop in the season, NCAA Division I men's hockey assistants must balance their roles as coaches and scouts, and their season doesn't end when the games do.

Jul 1, 2020

By Matt Wellens

Sports

Column: Sports can take its time coming back while I take trips down memory lane

There's enough nostalgia out there for this sports reporter and fan to keep him plenty occupied while leagues take their time to safely return.

May 31, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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Scott Perunovich becomes the sixth UMD Bulldog to win Hobey Baker

Minnesota Duluth junior defenseman joins Tom Kurvers, Bill Watson, Chris Marinucci, Junior Lessard and Jack Connolly after helping transform the reputation of the UMD program as more than just a producer of Hobey winners, but national championships

Apr 11, 2020

By Matt Wellens

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