ByEric Vegoe
GopherPuckLive is going to give you six thoughts to think about a couple times throughout the season as they chase an elusive sixth NCAA Championship. Coach Bob Motzko doesn’t expect that his team will win the league by 19 points again this year, but he’s not shying away from the high expectations either.
ByEric Vegoe
Tampa, Fla. — Coming into the Frozen Four there were high hopes for the pace of play based on the sheer volume of skill amongst the teams in Tampa. The Gophers boasted 14 draft picks in their line-up and the Terriers tallied 11 in theirs. Neither team disappointed during an intense Minnesota 6-2 win over Boston University during the first semi-final of the weekend. However it wasn’t necessarily the Gophers top line or the Terriers heralded freshman defensemen that made the most noise, it came from some of the team’s depth players.
ByEric Vegoe
Minneapolis, Minn. — Looking over a roster of 14 NHL draft picks, plenty of pundits think it is an easy…
ByEric Vegoe
Minneapolis, Minn. — When the University of Minnesota men’s hockey program decided it was time to make a change in…
ByEric Vegoe
Gophers have games in hand with Buckeyes, but key upcoming series will have huge implications for conference race and best…
ByEric Vegoe
Fifth-year goalie will immediately join Carolina taxi squad Minneapolis, Minn. — Gophers men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko was watching the…
ByEric Vegoe
The number of season ticket holders continues its decline, the actual number of fans coming to the rink reversed its trend in 2019-20. The numbers of tickets scanned grew from the 5,284 attending in 2018-19 to 5,799 in 2019-20, a ten percent increase.
ByEric Vegoe
During availability Bob Motzko said after getting five of six from Michigan he did what all old coaches do, go…
ByCraig Cotner
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ByCraig Cotner
The Gopher season ended with a big THUD as they were eliminated in the 1st game of the NCAA Tournament. What went wrong? Blame the refs? It is not that simple. 6 underclassmen players have left to sign pro contracts. 5 players have graduated. There are a lot of spots on the roster for next season. Portal add. New recruits. So much to talk about on the fina show of the season.
ByEric Vegoe
#1 Western Michigan, #2 Denver, #3 Boston University, #4 Boston College, #5 Penn State
ByChris Eckes
Fargo, ND – It’s an age-old tradition that the referees “swallow the whistle” in the 3rd period and overtime, in an effort to not influence the outcome of the game too much.
In Minnesota’s opening NCAA match, it was that lack of calls that factored in the UMass overtime victory.
Immediately after a blatant trip on a rushing Ryan Chesley, UMass turned the puck back up the ice and scored on the ensuing rush, moving on to the regional final and burying the Minnesota Gophers in a weird, wild, ultimately infuriating 5-4 game.
ByCraig Cotner
Former Gopher Mike Carman joined the show as we previewed the NCAA Tournament regionals coming up this weekend. The big guns need to show up if the Gophers are going to advance to the Frozen Four. We cover that as well as the small things that are important to make that happen.
ByEric Vegoe
#1 Michigan State, #2 Boston College, #3 Maine, #4 Western Michigan, #5 Minnesota
ByEric Vegoe
#1 Boston College, #2 Michigan State, #3 Western Michigan, #4 Minnesota, #5 Maine
ByEric Vegoe
#1 Boston College, #2 Michigan State, #3 Western Michigan, #4 Minnesota, #5 Maine
