Minneapolis, MN – It has certainly been the best of times for the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s hockey team recently. Perennially mired in mediocrity, UMD’s fortunes have changed since winning their first NCAA championship at the Xcel Energy Center in the 2010-2011 season. Over the past 10 years, it would be hard to argue that any team has had more success on the ice than the Bulldogs, who have won three national championships and played in […]
Minneapolis, MN – The “speed limit” certainly increased on the Gopher season this weekend. After the Mercyhurst series, coach Bob Motzko mentioned several times that the sledding got tougher for this Minnesota team immediately, with home-and-homes against #2 St. Cloud and #5 Minnesota-Duluth before launching into their Big Ten schedule. The Gophers (3-1-0) split with the St. Cloud State Huskies (4-2-0), with both teams winning on the road. St. Cloud came out on top Friday […]
Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota Gophers were set to begin their 2021-2022 season a week ago with a series against the Alaska Nanooks. COVID concerns meant the Nanooks never made it out of Fairbanks, and Minnesota was forced to remain idle one more long week before finally squaring off against the Mercyhurst Lakers. It was worth the wait. The Gophers experienced it all in Friday’s season-opener – power plays and penalty kills, big leads and […]
Minnesota State Advances to Frozen Four Gophers Shut Out for First Time All Season Eyes on Talented Gopher Youngsters who may Turn Pro Loveland, CO – Sometimes you run into a buzzsaw. With a chance to advance to the Frozen Four, the #1 seed Minnesota Gophers (24-7-0 Overall) were outclassed by the #2 seed Minnesota State Mavericks (22-4-1) in every facet of the game. Mankato scored the first two goals of the game midway through […]
Minnesota to face Minnesota State in the West Regional Final Gophers win First NCAA Tourney Game since 0.6 Seconds Game vs. North Dakota in 2014 Loveland, CO – It has been almost seven years since Minnesota’s last NCAA Tournament win, a Frozen Four thriller against North Dakota where the Gophers scored with 0.6 seconds left to win the game. Since then, Minnesota lost in the 13-14 Championship game against Union and has lost in the […]
Victory over Wisconsin likely seals #1 Seed in NCAAs; Jack LaFontaine Named Tournament MVP South Bend, IN – For the first time since 2016-2017, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will be hanging a banner. The Gophers (23-6-0 Overall) used a big second period to jump out to a commanding 5-1 lead, hanging on to win 6-4 over the Wisconsin Badgers (20-9-1). Wisconsin drew within one at 5-4 in the final minutes of the game, […]
Minnesota came back to win a game from two-goals down for the first time all season; Brock Faber back in the lineup South Bend, IN – After coming from behind again with a berth in the Big Ten Playoff championship game on the line, perhaps it’s time to stop calling this Gopher team ‘good with the lead’. The Minnesota Gophers (22-6-0 Overall) came back from a two-goal third period deficit against the Michigan Wolverines (15-10-1) […]
Gophers Advance to face Michigan in Tournament Semifinal Monday at 7:30PM; Defenseman Faber Hurt South Bend, IN – It’s never easy ending another team’s season. I don’t think anyone thought it would be this hard against Michigan State, though. The Gophers (21-6-0 Overall) looked like they might get shut out by league cellar-dwellers Michigan State (7-18-2) before scoring late to tie and then again to win in overtime. The quarterfinal victory sets up an exciting […]
