DULUTH — Did you catch the teaser last Saturday at Amsoil Arena?

Maybe you saw it on social media.

Is it true?

You betcha it is. The Maroon Loon will be in attendance this weekend when the No. 3-ranked Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team hosts Omaha in NCHC play at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

Bulldogs athletic director Forrest Karr confirmed the return of the Maroon Loon this week on KDAL’s Bruce Ciskie Show. It is just for this weekend’s series, though, Karr said there may be other events in the future.

“There’s going to be different things for sale at the bookstore,” Karr said. “We’re hoping to do a bobblehead night down the road.”

The Maroon Loon skated and performed at DECC Arena between 1981-2006, and has made sporadic appearances since

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