A native of Hermantown, Minn., Plante has a natural affinity for the Bulldogs. His father, former NHL forward Derek Plante, was a Hobey Baker Award finalist with Minnesota-Duluth in 1992-93.

It’s an 8 p.m. start on the NHL Network. Canada and USA both currently ... Predators last summer in the Andrew Gibson trade.

Max Plante is enjoying the kind of impressive freshman season at Minnesota-Duluth that the Red Wings hoped he would have when ...