Author: Chris Eckes

Minneapolis, MN – When you outshoot a team 41-20 in a hockey game, something weird needs to happen for your team to lose. Unfortunately for the Gophers, North Dakota brought five minutes of weird to squeak out a win. In a dominating effort, Minnesota (4-2-0) lost to North Dakota (3-2-1) by a 5-4 overtime score….

Minneapolis, MN – When Minnesota and North Dakota get together, the intensity always seems to get turned up to 11. It’s nice when the game lives up to the bill. In front of a lively Mariucci crowd, the Minnesota Gophers (4-1-0 Overall) beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-2-1) in dramatic fashion, scoring with the…

Mankato, MN – When asked about what the team took away from the game Saturday, Mason Nevers said “it’s gonna be tough to beat teams two nights in a row.” It gets easier if you don’t shoot yourselves in the foot. With a chance to make an early statement against a top-five team, the Minnesota…

Minneapolis, MN – Since the start of the 2014-2015 season, Minnesota State has had the Gophers’ number. The Gophers are 38-18-6 all time against Mankato, but since 14-15 Minnesota State has won 8 of their last 10 games against their ‘bigger brothers’, including dominating victories in the NCAA tournament to end Minnesota’s season the last…

Minneapolis, MN – Coming into the season ranked #1 or #2 in all the polls, expectations are high for this year’s iteration of Gopher Hockey. As well they should be. In head coach Bob Motzko’s fifth season at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, it looks like the team is finally taking…

Boston, MA – For the second-straight season, the Minnesota State Mavericks have ended the Minnesota Gophers’ season in the NCAA Tournament. Last year was a 4-0 drubbing in the regional final, while this year was a 5-1 Mankato victory in the Frozen Four. Although the scoreline looks equally ugly, it’s at least this writer’s contention…