Gophers Blow Three-Goal 3rd Period Lead, Lose in OT to Huskies

SCSU’s Jake Wahlin Scores OT Game Winner to Complete Huge Husky Comeback Minneapolis, MN – This is not the article I was hoping to write tonight.  This one’s gonna sting for a while. The University of Minnesota Gophers (2-1-0 Overall) lost to the St. Cloud State University Huskies (1-2-0 Overall) in a way that only Minnesota…

Gophers Put on Exhibition in 9-0 Shutout of US U-18 Team

Pitlick Records Hat Trick in Gopher Blowout Minneapolis, MN- Over the past several years, the Minnesota Gophers (2-0-0) have played exhibition games to warm up prior to their season.  This year, Minnesota already had played two regular season games to tune up for their exhibition-tilt against the United States Under-18 Team. Coming off of a season-opening sweep…

Gophers Get 16-17 Season Off on the Right Foot

Defensemen, Freshmen Power Minnesota to 6-0 Victory Anchorage, Alaska – The Minnesota Golden Gophers opened last season at home against Vermont, and went down in a disappointing 3-0 game. This year started out a little better. Minnesota (1-0-0 Overall) got off to a solid start, beating their former WCHA foes the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves…

Lucia Signs Two-Year Extension Through 2018-19 Season

Minneapolis, Minn. — As the Gopher athletic department leadership changed from Norwood Teague, to Beth Goetz, to Mark Coyle, their men’s hockey coach Don Lucia continued to work under a contract set to expire after the 2016-17 season. That uncertainty was resolved Thursday morning as Lucia signed a two-year extension worth $621,250 per year keeping…