#3 Gophers return home for the East/West Showcase
The #3-ranked Golden Gophers went on the road and swept Bemidji State to open the 2026-2027 season. This weekend, the Gophers return home to Ridder Arena for the East/West Showcase.
Know The Opponents
Like the Gophers, Maine began the 2026-2027 season with a new head coach. This past July, Alex Gettens was named the eighth head coach in program history. Gettens and the Black Bears have struggled out of the gate; they've won just one of their first four games. Maine played two tight games with #6 Quinnipiac opening weekend, but fell short in both contests. Last weekend, the Black…
Off and Running: #3 Gopher women sweep Bemidji State to open the season
The Gophers picked up two road wins to begin their 30th season with a sweep of Bemidji State.
On Friday night, the Gophers scored the first five goals of the hockey game. Bemidji State hung around, scoring once late in the second period and again in the third, but the Gophers prevailed 5-2. Saturday afternoon’s game was tighter. Minnesota led after one period, and two second-period goals stretched the lead to 4-1. Bemidji State cut the lead to 4-2 early in the third, but Minnesota responded. Ultimately, the Gophers held on to take the game 5-3 and sweep the series.
Frustrating Opening Weekend: No. 14 Gophers Swept in Houghton
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The No. 14 Minnesota Golden Gophers opened their 2026-27 campaign with a difficult road trip to the Upper Peninsula, dropping both games against No. 19 Michigan Tech at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. After Friday night’s scheduled opener was pushed back, the Gophers were unable to find their rhythm across the adjusted weekend slate, falling 3-2 on Saturday and 3-1 on Sunday.
Saturday: Late Third Period Strike Sinks Gophers (3-2)
In Saturday’s opener, Minnesota matched Michigan Tech’s intensity and held a 31-28 edge in shots, but opportunistic transition play by the Huskies ultimately proved to be…
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MichiganMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michigan StateMSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MinnesotaMN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Notre DameND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ohio StateOSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Penn StatePSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 WisconsinUW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MinnesotaMN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Ohio StateOSU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 St. Cloud StateSCSU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 Bemidji StateBSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota-DuluthUMD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota StateMNSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 St. ThomasUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WisconsinUW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Opener at Tech Cancelled
Game moved to Sunday at 2pm (Central)
Houghton, MI — Due to unsafe ice conditions, Friday nights game against Michigan Tech was cancelled. It will be moved to Sunday at 2pm with the Saturday game being moved up from 5pm to 3pm.
The rumor is that the arena didn't add that trapezoid lines until recently…
Larson Leads Gophers Into New Season
Minneapolis, Minn. — The churn of men’s college hockey head coaches has been turbulent the last five seasons as 34 new coaches have taken over programs. Brett Larson is one of the latest to take on the challenge this year as he replaces Bob Motzko behind the bench at the University of Minnesota with a…
Minnesota vs. Bemidji State Preview
The Gophers begin the Greg “Boom” May era this weekend when they travel to Bemidji to take on the Beavers. Minnesota dominated Bemidji State last season, winning all four games by a combined score of 31-8.
Friday night will be the season opener for both teams.
Game One: Friday, October 2nd, 6:00 PM. Watch on…
Greg “Boom” May Q&A Part 2
Diving deep into the 2026-2027 roster.
In part one of my conversation with new Gopher women’s hockey coach Greg “Boom” May, I asked May about his transition to the head coaching role, what Minnesota needs to do to dethrone Wisconsin and Ohio State, and much more.
In part two, I spoke to May about the…
Greg “Boom” May Q&A Part 1
Becoming the head coach of Gopher Women's Hockey and writing a new chapter in the programs storied history.
Game one against Bemidji State will mark the beginning of a new era of Gopher Women's hockey; for the first time in 19 seasons, the Gophers will have a new head coach. In the offseason, the Gophers…
Minnesota Moves on from Motzko
Minneapolis, Minn. — After finishing the 2025-26 season with the fourth-lowest winning percentage in program history at .347, University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle and men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko mutually agreed to part ways after Motzko's eight seasons with the Gophers. Motzko led the program to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances in 2021-22 and…
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