South Bend, IN – It’s been a slow start to the second half for the Gopher offense. After two total goals last weekend against St. Cloud State, Minnesota’s high-flying forwards were once again quiet Friday night against Notre Dame. The Gophers needed a late extra-attacker goal from Jackson LaCombe to tie it up at 2-2….
Minneapolis, MN – In front of a sold-out Mariucci Arena, Logan Cooley delivered. The freshman phenom, just back from an epic World Junior tournament performance, delivered the knockout blow with less than 20 seconds left in overtime on Sunday, scoring in the 3×3 overtime period to lift the Minnesota Gophers (14-4-2-2 Overall, 10-2-0-0 B1G) to…
St. Cloud, MN – In the first of two heavyweight bouts, St. Cloud delivered a haymaker. The hometown #4 Huskies (14-4-1-0 Overall, 6-3-1-0 NCHC) rode a second period goal all the way to victory, tacking on two empty netters at the end to beat the visiting #3 Gophers (14-4-1-2, 10-2-0-0 B1G) by a 3-0 score….
Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota coach Bob Motzko has elected to fill the late December portion of the schedule with exhibition games the last several years, and with four Gophers at the World Junior tournament, this year is no exception. The Gophers scheduled two exhibitions in late December, with Minnesota hosting the US National U-18 Team…
Minneapolis, MN – For six minutes straddling the first and second periods, the Gophers were unstoppable, scoring six goals between 17:37 of the first and 3:30 of the second to turn a 2-0 deficit into a commanding 6-2 lead. For the rest of the game, Wisconsin had the better of the play. Thankfully for Minnesota,…
Minneapolis, MN – For the sixth-straight Big Ten game, the Gophers have emerged victorious. The Minnesota Gophers (13-3-1-2 Overall, 9-2-0-0 B1G) scored early and often on the Wisconsin Badgers (6-10-1-0, 1-8-0-0), putting up four goals in the first period and never looking stressed in an emphatic 7-1 victory. Logan Cooley got the Gophers on the…
East Lansing, MI – After a disappointing weekend in the desert against Arizona State, the Minnesota coaching staff probably had a lot of videotape to go over with the players as they prepared for their third weekend on the road at Michigan State. After this weekend’s performance, the coaches might struggle to find much to…
East Lansing, MI – The complaint after last weekend’s effort at Arizona State was that the Thanksgiving series felt like a vacation. If Friday’s Gopher effort was any indication, the team traveled to East Lansing on business for this weekend’s set. The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-3-1-2 Overall, 7-2-0-0 B1G) methodically picked apart a surprisngly strong…
