Month: December 2022

Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota coach Bob Motzko has elected to fill the late December portion of the schedule with exhibition games the last several years, and with four Gophers at the World Junior tournament, this year is no exception. The Gophers scheduled two exhibitions in late December, with Minnesota hosting the US National U-18 Team Thursday before traveling to Bemidji to face the Beavers on Saturday. Gopher fans in attendance for Thursday’s contest against the […]

Minneapolis, MN – For six minutes straddling the first and second periods, the Gophers were unstoppable, scoring six goals between 17:37 of the first and 3:30 of the second to turn a 2-0 deficit into a commanding 6-2 lead. For the rest of the game, Wisconsin had the better of the play. Thankfully for Minnesota, the mountain was just too tall for the Badgers to climb. The Minnesota Gophers (14-3-1-2 Overall, 10-2-0-0 B1G) won their […]

Minneapolis, MN – For the sixth-straight Big Ten game, the Gophers have emerged victorious. The Minnesota Gophers (13-3-1-2 Overall, 9-2-0-0 B1G) scored early and often on the Wisconsin Badgers (6-10-1-0, 1-8-0-0), putting up four goals in the first period and never looking stressed in an emphatic 7-1 victory. Logan Cooley got the Gophers on the board just 4:01 into the game, weaving through Wisconsin’s defenders before backhanding the puck into a dislodged net. The referees […]

East Lansing, MI – After a disappointing weekend in the desert against Arizona State, the Minnesota coaching staff probably had a lot of videotape to go over with the players as they prepared for their third weekend on the road at Michigan State. After this weekend’s performance, the coaches might struggle to find much to nitpick. The #4 Minnesota Gophers (12-3-1-2 Overall, 8-2-0-0 B1G) dominated the #13 Michigan State Spartans (11-6-1-0, 5-4-1-0) by a 6-3 […]

East Lansing, MI – The complaint after last weekend’s effort at Arizona State was that the Thanksgiving series felt like a vacation. If Friday’s Gopher effort was any indication, the team traveled to East Lansing on business for this weekend’s set. The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-3-1-2 Overall, 7-2-0-0 B1G) methodically picked apart a surprisngly strong Michigan State team (11-5-1-0, 5-3-1-0), playing solid team hockey en route to a 5-0 triumph at Munn Ice Arena. The […]