Ducan to return to North Dakota

When I heard that Ryan Ducan the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial trophy winner was coming back to UND I was ecstatic. I think it will help UND a lot having one of their top offensive stars back in the line up next season. I am already hoping and dreaming that next season the Fighting Sioux coaches put Ducan on a line with David Toews and Evan Trupp. That line could probably score 75-100 goals.

Duncan to return for senior season
Brad Elliott Schlossman
After Ryan Duncan won the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, some thought there wasn’t anything left for him to accomplish in college hockey.

To the contrary, the standout winger will have several milestones sitting in front of him this fall, when he returns for his senior season.

Duncan has informed UND that he will be back to complete his college career rather than sign a free-agent pro contract.

That means he will have a chance to further solidify himself among the program’s best.

Despite playing in an era when scoring is at a record low, the 5-foot-6, 159-pound forward from Calgary only needs 20 points to move into the top 20 in all-time scoring at UND. He currently ranks 38th with 133 points.

Duncan also could break the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s record for most consecutive games played. Duncan has never missed a game at UND, playing 132 in a row. His former teammate, Chris Porter, holds the record at 175.

Duncan could become the first player ever to win the Hobey Baker Award twice and just the third player in the last decade to leave college hockey with both the Hobey and a national championship trophy, which has eluded Duncan’s Sioux teams.

“He’s already created a lot of great memories,” UND coach Dave Hakstol said earlier this season.