With all the conference tournament games in the books, we now know the 16-team NCAA field. Congrats to UMass, narrowly sneaking ahead of Colorado College to nab the last spot in the field (and mess up the brackets a bit, more on that later). I’ve been thinking through what I believe the brackets will look…
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a dominating effort, the Michigan Wolverines (21-13-3) beat the Minnesota Gophers (22-10-5) 2-1 to make the Big Ten title game. Jimmy Snuggerud scored his 21st goal of the season with the goalie pulled at 18:36 of the third period to make it a game, but at the end it was too…
Minneapolis, MN – Behind 5-1 and 3-2 victories this weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (22-9-5 Overall (4-1 OT), #6 Pairwise) swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-18-3 (0-1), #23), ending PSU’s season and moving Minnesota on to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Friday night’s game was a tight affair before Minnesota pulled away…
Minneapolis, MN – After a disappointing first 40 minutes in Saturday’s regular season finale, the Minnesota Gophers (20-9-5 Overall (4-1 OT), 10-6-3-5 B1G (41 pts)) capped off a furious comeback with an extra-attacker goal to send the game to overtime against the Michigan Wolverines (18-13-3 (1-1), 10-10-2-2 (36)). However, a last-minute penalty on Rhett Pitlick…
Minneapolis, MN – After enduring some first-period rust, the Minnesota Gophers (20–8-5 Overall (4-0 OT), 10-6-3-4 B1G 40 Pts) poured it on the Michigan Wolverines (17-13-3 (0-1), 10-10-1-2 34 Pts), scoring four unanswered goals in the second and third to win 6-2 and clinch third place in the Big Ten conference. Jaxon Nelson tallied a…
South Bend, IN – This weekend for Minnesota was about facing adversity. The Gophers probably feel like they got a full season’s worth against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Friday and Saturday night. After a brutal 6-1 drubbing at the hands of the hosts, the visiting Minnesota Gophers (19-8-5 Overall (4-0 OT), 9-6-3-4 B1G (37…
Minneapolis, MN – Don’t look now, but the Gophers are rolling. Now 9-1-1 in their last 11 games, the Minnesota Gophers (18-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 11-5-4 B1G) added another quality defensive performance to their recent pile of them, shutting out the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-13-3 (0-0), 4-11-3) by an identical 3-0 scoreline to Friday…
Minneapolis, MN – Rhett Pitlick scored two goals in the first 3:49 of play, Justen Close made 36 saves, and the Minnesota Gophers (17-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 8-5-2-4 B1G (32 pts)) shut out the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-12-3 (0-0), 4-10-2-1 (17)) 3-0 in front of a regular-season record 10,750 fans at Mariucci. The record…
