Month: October 2016

Update: Minnesota’s first goal at 19:00 of the third period has now been credited to Jack Sadek for the sophomore defenseman’s first career goal. Assists on the play went to Jake Bischoff and Mike Szmatula. Additionally, a secondary assist on Minnesota’s second goal at 19:37 of the third period has been credited to Bischoff. The game-tying goal now reads Szmatula from Justin Kloos and Bischoff.  Canton, N.Y. — Minnesota had only one player on their […]

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 sports fans could believe possible.  The Gophers methodically built a 5-2 lead through 50 minutes of solid, exciting, fast-paced hockey, […]

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 in Alaska, the Gophers put on an exhibition in their exhibition game against the U-18 team, netting four goals in […]

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 6-0. The Gophers got on the board in the first period, with freshman defenseman Ryan Zuhlsdorf scoring the first Gopher […]