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…
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…
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…
Minneapolis, MN – In a year of chaos and upheaval across nearly all facets of society, it’s nice to know that some things remain the same. Perhaps the weirdest thing about the 2020-2021 Gopher hockey season is how similarly the end of the regular season played out to early 2020. Then, the Gophers hosted Michigan…
Minnesota Inches Further Ahead in the Race for the Big Ten Title; Magic Number at 1.5 Wins Minneapolis, MN – And then, there were two. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota each entered the weekend with a chance to win the Big Ten title still, but after Michigan’s Friday loss to Ohio State, just the Gophers and…
Gophers Bounce Back with Pair of 3-0 Wins South Bend, IN – If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: leaders have to lead, especially at critical moments of the season. Perhaps no juncture of the 2020-2021 Gopher hockey season has been more critical than this weekend’s series against Notre Dame. Minnesota…
8-1 Saturday Win Moves Wisconsin Into 1st Place in Big Ten Minneapolis, MN – The biggest series of the season thus far pitted first-place Minnesota against second-place Wisconsin. The Gophers maintained a five-point lead in the conference standings over the Badgers, and a home sweep would have put Minnesota in the driver’s seat to capture…
5-1, 5-2 Wins keep Minnesota atop Big Ten Standings Columbus, OH – There’s no time like the present to start a new winning streak. After a 10-game jaunt to start the season, Minnesota had lost 3 of 4 to Wisconsin and Notre Dame in mid-January before exploding for 20 goals last weekend against a road-weary…
