Las Vegas, NV – The Gophers did just about everything right in the final of the Icebreaker tournament. The one thing they didn’t do enough of was score. Nebraska-Omaha goalie Simon Latkoczy was outstanding, stopping 53 of 54 shots to lead the UNO Mavericks (2-0-0 Overall) over the Minnesota Gophers (1-1-0) in the championship game…
Las Vegas, NV – It was lucky sevens in the desert to kick off the 2024-2025 season for the University of Minnesota. Behind a hat-trick from Connor Kurth and two goals from d-man Ryan Chesley, the Minnesota Gophers (1-0-0 Overall) beat the Air Force Falcons (1-2-0) 7-1 to open the books on another season of…
St. Cloud, MN – The 2024-2025 Gopher hockey season is underway, and even though it’s only an exhibition game, it always feels good to beat an in-state rival. Behind goals from Aaron Huglen, Jimmy Snuggerud, Ryan Chesley, August Falloon, and Mike Koster, the #6 Minnesota Gophers scored five unanswered goals in the 2nd and 3rd…
With all the conference tournament games in the books, we now know the 16-team NCAA field. Congrats to UMass, narrowly sneaking ahead of Colorado College to nab the last spot in the field (and mess up the brackets a bit, more on that later). I’ve been thinking through what I believe the brackets will look…
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a dominating effort, the Michigan Wolverines (21-13-3) beat the Minnesota Gophers (22-10-5) 2-1 to make the Big Ten title game. Jimmy Snuggerud scored his 21st goal of the season with the goalie pulled at 18:36 of the third period to make it a game, but at the end it was too…
Minneapolis, MN – Behind 5-1 and 3-2 victories this weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (22-9-5 Overall (4-1 OT), #6 Pairwise) swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-18-3 (0-1), #23), ending PSU’s season and moving Minnesota on to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Friday night’s game was a tight affair before Minnesota pulled away…
Minneapolis, MN – After a disappointing first 40 minutes in Saturday’s regular season finale, the Minnesota Gophers (20-9-5 Overall (4-1 OT), 10-6-3-5 B1G (41 pts)) capped off a furious comeback with an extra-attacker goal to send the game to overtime against the Michigan Wolverines (18-13-3 (1-1), 10-10-2-2 (36)). However, a last-minute penalty on Rhett Pitlick…
Minneapolis, MN – After enduring some first-period rust, the Minnesota Gophers (20–8-5 Overall (4-0 OT), 10-6-3-4 B1G 40 Pts) poured it on the Michigan Wolverines (17-13-3 (0-1), 10-10-1-2 34 Pts), scoring four unanswered goals in the second and third to win 6-2 and clinch third place in the Big Ten conference. Jaxon Nelson tallied a…
