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Minnesota Duluth's hockey season is 10 games old, but the Bulldogs say they're starting over this week in one regard -- penalties.

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UMD is the most-penalized team in Division I and penalties contributed to a 6-2 defeat at Colorado College last Saturday as the Tigers put the game away with three third-period power-play goals.

Part of the fallout from the loss in Colorado Springs is a one-game suspension of UMD junior defenseman Chad Huttel of Hermantown. He was given minor penalties for instigating and roughing, and a 10-minute game misconduct, all with four minutes to play, which meant he was to leave the game. Huttel left the ice, yet had a confrontation with rink officials before reaching the locker room, which led to a review of the situation and the suspension, handed down by UMD. He'll miss Friday's home game with Michigan Tech. WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod said there would be no further sanction from the league.

'The suspension is for unsportsmanlike conduct. We have expectations for our student-athletes that they conduct themselves in a positive way,' UMD athletic director Bob Nielson said Wednesday. 'But sometimes, in the heat of a game, there can be poor judgment, and for Chad, that was the case Saturday.'

Coach Scott Sandelin said he agrees with the sanction: 'Chad made a bad decision and that's the consequence.'

Despite an overabundance of penalties, UMD (6-3-1) is ranked No. 18 in Division I and is tied for fourth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Yet senior captain Drew Akins, UMD's penalty leader last season, says the Bulldogs can't afford to continue their streak of averaging 24.6 penalty minutes per game.

'None of us is satisfied. We just have to say we're starting over; we have to take care of this right now,' said Akins, who has five penalties this season. 'We need a full bench and we can't afford to have players out of the game in the penalty box. We can't have retaliation penalties and after-the-whistle penalties, and let another team get under our skin. Die hard quotes. You need to keep your feet moving -- no hooking, or tripping, or lazy penalties.'

Sandelin talked at length with his team after Saturday's game and addressed the penalty situation again Monday at practice.

'What I told them was the obvious, you can't be the most-penalized team in college hockey and expect to win,' Sandelin said. 'But I don't want to take away from a team being aggressive, intense and tenacious. You have to play hard, and smart.'

Michigan Tech (2-6) comes to Duluth in the same situation. The Huskies are No. 4 in penalty minutes, averaging 22.4 a game, which has led coach Jamie Russell to bench players, including for Saturday's 4-1 home loss to North Dakota.

'It's been a huge issue with us and when words aren't sinking in, taking away ice time gets a player's attention,' Russell said. 'You can't impede the puck carrier; you have to keep sticks off the hands and feet of opposing players.'

Early Signing period

Wednesday was the first day of an NCAA early signing period and UMD received signed letters of intent for 2010-11 from Shattuck-St. Mary's High School forward Joe Basaraba of Fort Frances, Ontario; and forward J.T. Brown of Rosemount, Minn., with Waterloo (Iowa) in the U.S. Hockey League; while forward Max Tardy of Duluth, with Tri-City (Neb.) of the U.S. Hockey League, signed in April. UMD also expects to get letters from defensemen Luke McManus of Rosemount, Minn., and Justin Faulk of South St. Paul, with the U.S. National Team Development Program U-18 team.

Forward Caleb Herbert of Bloomington, Minn., a senior captain at Bloomington Jefferson High School, is expected to come to UMD in 2011-12, but also signed a letter of intent.

'My heart is set on coming to Duluth either next year or the year after, so I thought it was the right time to sign,' said Herbert on Wednesday night.

UMD women stay on road

The No. 5-ranked UMD women (7-5) are on the road for a third straight week in traveling to face Ohio State (5-4-3) in WCHA games Friday and Saturday. The Bulldogs regained two players this week as forward Saara Tuominen and defenseman Mariia Posa returned after playing for Finland in the Four Nations Cup in Finland.

Last Friday, UMD lost 5-1 at St. Cloud State before making a reversal in winning 5-0 Saturday.

'On Friday we brought nothing into the game, showed zero interest and got trampled. We had a video session at 11 [p.m.] after the game,' said UMD coach Shannon Miller. 'On Saturday we had a great deal of energy and intensity. That's what we need.'

Because of injuries, sickness and absences, UMD has had just one full-scale practice each of the past two weeks, during which the Bulldogs have gone 2-2.