Ann Arbor, MI – So far into the young 2017-2018 season, the Gophers have started out slow before roaring back into their games, to a good amount of success and #4 ranking in the USCHO poll. Saturday versus Michigan, they tried the opposite tactic, playing well early and jumping out to a lead before settling in and trying to hold it. It did not go very well. After scoring the first three goals of the […]
Schierhorn Makes 21 Saves for 10th Career Shutout Minneapolis, Minn. — It wasn’t exactly a Picasso for the Gophers, but they made enough brush strokes to sweep the Spartans with a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. “We haven’t proven to be an offensive juggernaut,” head coach Don Lucia said. “We just kind of methodically get to 2 or 3 or 4, enough to win games.” No. 5 Minnesota (7-3-0 overall, 3-1-0-0 Big Ten) got the first […]
Minneapolis, MN – Behind another solid effort from Eric Schierhorn and goals by Ryan Lindgren, Brent Gates and Rem Pitlick, the Gophers (6-3-0 Overall, 2-1-0 B1G) beat the Michigan State Spartans (4-3-0, 0-1-0) to improve their winning streak to three games and move atop the B1G Standings early in the season. Unlike the previous few games where the Gophers came out of the gates sluggish and sloppy, Minnesota had jump from the opening puck drop […]