Grand Forks, ND – With the football Gophers picking up a win in the longest college football rivalry Saturday afternoon, it was only fitting that another storied Gopher rivalry resumed on the ice. The rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and North Dakota Fighting Hawks was back on display this weekend, as the #11 Gophers…
Minneapolis, MN – For the third time in as many weeks, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers came out of their Big Ten weekend series with a win and a loss. This time, it helped them gain ground on first-place Michigan, who was swept by Notre Dame. The Gophers (7-5-1-1 Overall, 5-2-0-1 B1G) dropped Friday’s…
Madison, WI – The old adage goes ‘split on the road, sweep at home’. Through two weekends of Big Ten hockey, the Gophers have managed to do one point better. After sweeping Notre Dame in the Big Ten opener last weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (6-4-0 Overall, 3-0-0-1 Big Ten) managed to escape from the Kohl…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
