Mankato, MN – When asked about what the team took away from the game Saturday, Mason Nevers said “it’s gonna be tough to beat teams two nights in a row.” It gets easier if you don’t shoot yourselves in the foot. With a chance to make an early statement against a top-five team, the Minnesota…
Minneapolis, MN – Since the start of the 2014-2015 season, Minnesota State has had the Gophers’ number. The Gophers are 38-18-6 all time against Mankato, but since 14-15 Minnesota State has won 8 of their last 10 games against their ‘bigger brothers’, including dominating victories in the NCAA tournament to end Minnesota’s season the last…
Minneapolis, MN – Coming into the season ranked #1 or #2 in all the polls, expectations are high for this year’s iteration of Gopher Hockey. As well they should be. In head coach Bob Motzko’s fifth season at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, it looks like the team is finally taking…
Boston, MA – For the second-straight season, the Minnesota State Mavericks have ended the Minnesota Gophers’ season in the NCAA Tournament. Last year was a 4-0 drubbing in the regional final, while this year was a 5-1 Mankato victory in the Frozen Four. Although the scoreline looks equally ugly, it’s at least this writer’s contention…
Worcester, MA – Head Coach Bob Motzko and Assistant Coach Garrett Raboin happen to share a birthday, and it happens to be March 27th. The Gophers got their coaches a trip to Boston. Behind stifling team defense, timely offense, and a bit of luck, the Minnesota Gophers (24W-10L-2OT3W-2OT3L) beat the Western Michigan Bronocs (24-11-2-1) by…
Worcester, MA – This time of year, every team is going to face adversity. For the Gophers, they got it out of the way early. After UMass was credited with two goals that could have been waived off in the first period, Minnesota found itself in a 2-0 hole with under five minutes to play….
Minneapolis, MN – Michigan won a 4-3 hockey game Saturday night to claim the Big Ten playoff title. Both teams will move on to play in the NCAA tournament. Those are the facts. There’s a lot to talk about with the Big Ten title game, and only a small portion of it has to do…
Minneapolis, MN – “Hopefully that was our clunker.” Gopher coach Bob Motzko was critical of his Gopher team following their semifinal victory against Penn State Saturday night, and his assessment was not inaccurate. However, despite the shaky performance, Minnesota (22RW-9RL-2OTW-2OTL Overall) was able to sneak past the Nittany Lions (16-19-1-1) to advance to the championship…
