DULUTH — Everyone wants to know whether the Plante brothers — Zam, Max and Victor — will be teammates next season at Minnesota Duluth.

But could the three brothers have all been on the ice at the same time this season, as opponents?

Zam and Max are sophomores this season for the Bulldogs while their youngest brother, Victor, is in his final season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. Victor’s Under-18 team is playing 15 games against NCAA Division I schools in 2025-26.

Did Zam and Max lobby UMD coach Scott Sandelin to play the NTDP this season?

“Oh, we did. We did try,” Zam Plante said. “We reached out and talked to him, but it just didn't fit in how our schedule is already set up.”

Zam Plante, the oldest of the Plante brothers, joined News Tribune college hoc

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