Grand Forks, ND – Eric Schierhorn stood on his head, stopping 34 of 35 shots as the Minnesota Gophers (3-2-0 overall, 1-1-0 B1G) eked out a 2-1 win over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (3-2-0 overall, 0-0-0 NCHC). The 10-minute game has been a constant mantra for head coach Don Lucia in the young season, but…
Minneapolis, MN – Gopher fans are accustomed to seeing exciting hockey at Mariucci arena. Quick passes, fast skating, and quality goal-scoring chances are all commonplace within the walls of Gopher Hockey’s home turf. Fans who purchased a ticket tonight were treated to some pretty exciting hockey – it just happened to come from the visiting…
Duluth’s Parker Mackay Scores 1:45 into Overtime to Down Minnesota Duluth, MN – Heading into this college hockey season, many fans and prognosticators gave the Minnesota Gophers a good shot to advance to the final weekend of the season and be playing for the national championship at the Frozen Four. It’s only October and April is…
Minnesota blows two-goal lead to set up early NCAA exit Manchester, NH – Despite a successful regular season and a great start to their opening-round NCAA tournament game, the Minnesota Gophers (23-12-3) let it slip through their collective fingers on Saturday, blowing a two-goal lead to the fourth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-11-5) to end…
PSU advances to face UW for B1G Tourney title PSU PP Goal wins it in 2OT Detroit, MI – Despite a valiant effort, the Minnesota Gophers (23-11-3) fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions (23-11-2) in 2OT Friday night, ending their run at their second-ever B1G Tournament title. PSU started fast, getting a goal in the…
Minnesota’s 4-0 Victory over Michigan State gives them at least a share of the B1G Title Six Consecutive Conference Championships Sets NCAA Record Minneapolis, MN – Don Lucia’s feeling following the Gophers’ victory over Michigan State? “Relief. Spoken like a true coach!” Lucia might have been relieved, but his players were nothing short of ecstatic…
Three Michigan Goals with less than four minutes remaining down Minnesota Ann Arbor, MI – Hockey teams like to be playing at their best late come March. The Michigan Wolverines (11-17-3 Overall, 4-11-2 B1G) won’t be playing much longer barring several major upsets, but they played their best hockey late in Friday night’s game against…
Minnesota and Wisconsin Tied Atop B1G Standings Minneapolis, MN – Don Lucia likes to talk about process, about doing the right things on the ice and trusting that results will follow. Unfortunately for the Gophers, individual hockey games aren’t always that cut-and-dried. Minnesota (20-9-2 Overall, 11-4-0 B1G) played a pretty good hockey game Friday night versus…
