Minneapolis, MN – Self-pitying Gopher fans (or “fans” like a certain Mr. Reusse) were getting ready to wring their hands and decry the state of the program when highly-touted sun-belters Arizona State came to town to end the regular season. Unfortunately for them (and fortunately for the rest of us) Minnesota didn’t play to that…
Minneapolis, MN – Coming into the weekend series against Notre Dame, the Gophers knew a few things to be true: 1) They just about needed to win out to have a chance at an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. 2) They had a good chance to play the first round of the Big Ten tournament…
Columbus, OH – For twenty seconds, Ohio State and Minnesota were tied in Saturday’s rubber match in Columbus. One early goal, and the Gophers never looked back. Buoyed by their fastest goal of the season, Minnesota (13-14-4 Overall, 10-9-3 B1G) swept the class of the Big Ten Ohio State Buckeyes (19-7-4, 12-5-3) to remain in second…
Columbus, OH – A week removed from a road sweep at the hands of Penn State, the Gophers faced another steep road test at the #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. What a difference a few days makes. Relying on simple passing, timely scoring, and shutdown defense, the Minnesota Gophers (12-14-4 Overall, 9-9-3 B1G) took a…
State College, PA – When Penn State visited Mariucci Arena in early January, the Gophers held the nation’s top offense to just five goals over two games. The Nittany Lions all but made up for that Friday evening in State College. Penn State’s offense erupted for seven goals against the normally-stingy Gophers (11-13-4 Overall, 8-8-3…
Minneapolis, MN – Throughout the season, the Gopher hockey team has leaned heavily on goaltender Mat Robson to keep them in the game long enough to have a chance. Unfortunately, Robson can’t score goals as well. Minnesota again looked competent on the powerplay, but the lack of five-on-five scoring came back to haunt the team…
Minneapolis, MN – Splits aren’t going to cut it. Needing wins to get back into the race for the NCAA tournament, the Minnesota Gophers (10-11-4 Overall, 7-6-3 B1G) came up one goal short Saturday evening against the Wisconsin Badgers (9-11-4, 5-5-4). In a game that saw four lead changes and four ties, the Badgers had…
Minneapolis – Coming off a road sweep at the hands of the lowly Michigan State Spartans, the Gophers needed a good result to get right heading into the end of the year. Friday’s game should help. The Gophers (10-10-4 Overall, 7-5-3 B1G) scored early and late, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first and…
