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…
Minnesota scored 10 goals in back-to-back games to trounce Arizona State Minneapolis, MN – After last weekend’s disappointing losses to Notre Dame, Minnesota needed a good weekend to get back on track. Boy, did they get it. The team’s first losing streak of the season ended with a bang, as the Gophers (13-3-0 Overall, 9-3-0…
Fighting Irish Stifle Gopher Offense En Route to Mariucci Sweep Minneapolis, MN – For the first time all season, the Gophers lost two games in a row last weekend. Notre Dame (5-4-1-1-0-1 Big Ten, 7-6-1 Overall) came into Mariucci Arena and swept Minnesota (9-3-0, 11-3-0), handing the Gophers their first sweep of the season, and…
Road Split Means Gophers Keep Pace in Big Ten Standings Madison, WI – All good things must come to an end. Not since Cornell in 1970 has an NCAA Men’s hockey team gone undefeated. Minnesota’s bid for a perfect season ended in their 11th game, as the Gophers fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 3-1 Saturday…
Minnesota’s 8-0 Start is Best Since 87-88 Ann Arbor, MI – Jack LaFontaine started his career wearing Maize and Blue and playing home games at Yost Arena. He leaves Yost with an emotional shutout victory for the visiting team, capping off a perfect 8-0-0 start for the University of Minnesota. The Gophers (8-0-0 Overall, 8-0-0-0-0-0…
3-1, 4-2 Wins Give Minnesota First 6-0 Start Since 01-02 East Lansing, MI – Another weekend, another sweep for the Gopher Men’s Hockey team. Building upon their 4-0 start with home sweeps of Penn State and Ohio State, the Minnesota Gophers (6-0-0 Overall, 6-0-0 B1G) went into East Lansing and swept the Michigan State Spartans…
Minnesota Starts 4-0 for 1st Time Since 14-15 Minneapolis, MN – Normally, Gopher fans have to wait a whole week to see their team take the ice again. 2020 has disrupted everything, included the beloved Friday-Saturday cadence of college hockey. The Minnesota Gophers (4-0-0-0 B1G, 4-0-0 Overall) hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes (0-2-0-0, 0-2-0) in…
