Minneapolis, MN – In Friday night’s tilt between the Minnesota Gophers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Minnesota built a huge early lead and salted the clock away in the final 40 minutes. In Saturday’s series finale, the Gophers chased the Irish the whole way. Former UMD Bulldog Blake Biondi beat Gopher goalie Liam Souliere…
Minneapolis, MN – After an uncharacteristic 5-1 loss a week ago in Columbus, Minnesota was searching for answers. It seems like they may have found them. Behind a five goal first period, the Minnesota Gophers (19-4-2 Overall (1-1 OT), 9-2-1-1 B1G) trounced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-15-1 (1-2), 1-10-2-2) 5-2 Friday night. The drama…
Columbus, OH – Following what coach Bob Motzko characterized as the worst performance by a Gopher team that he’d seen in his seven seasons as head coach, everyone was curious what to expect in Saturday’s rubber match against #11 Ohio State. Fortunately for Minnesota fans, the Gophers returned to normal. After a sluggish 5-1 defeat…
Columbus, OH – The Minnesota Gophers welcomed back Oliver Moore, Brodie Ziemer, and Mason Nevers to their lineup, marking the first time since Minnesota’s 6-0 win over Michigan on 12/6 that the Maroon and Gold fielded a full roster. Based on the way the game turned out, it seems like Minnesota may not have been…
Minneapolis, MN – Against last-place in the Pairwise Mercyhurst Friday night, the Lakers kept the game close for long stretches, drawing within one goal in the second period before Minnesota pulled away late in the game. Saturday evening, the Gophers jumped on the Lakers right from the puck drop. Matthew Wood scored 9 seconds into…
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a 3-point night from Erik Pahlsson in his first game back from injury since early November and 20 saves by Nathan Airey, the #3 Minnesota Gophers (16-3-2 Overall (1-1 OT), 7-1-1-1 B1G) beat the Mercyhurst Lakers (2-16-3 (1-1), 1-10-2-1 Atlantic Hockey) 6-2 Friday night. Mercyhurst is ranked #64 out of 64…
Minneapolis, MN – Just one night ago, 9 Gopher forwards battled #3 ranked Michigan State to a hard-fought draw, coming back in the third period to do so. Saturday, all that hard work finally caught up to them. After building a 3-1 lead into the middle of the third period, the wheels fell off for…
Minneapolis, MN – At this point of the college hockey season, seemingly everyone is dealing with a trickle of bumps and bruises. For the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, it’s been more like a tsunami. In Friday night’s heavyweight fight, the #1 Minnesota Gophers (15-2-2 Overall (1-1 OT), 7-0-1-1 B1G) had to make do with…
