Going to Tampa! Photo by Craig Cotner

Tampa Bay Bound! Gophers Beat Huskies 4-1 in Regional Final to Advance to Frozen Four

ByChris Eckes

Fargo, ND – The weather is nice this time of year in Tampa Bay. The Minnesota Gophers are going to be able to enjoy it. The Gophers (28-9-1) advanced to the Frozen Four in Tampa with a 4-1 victory over the St. Cloud State Huskies (25-13-3) in the West Regional final. Minnesota will face Boston…

Bryce Brodzinski with a Hat Trick against Canisius. Photo By Craig Cotner

After Sluggish Start, Gophers Use Huge 3rd Period to Beat Canisius 9-2

ByChris Eckes

Fargo, ND – For about 30 minutes of game time Thursday night, the #16-seed Canisius Golden Griffins were the cinderella story of the NCAA hockey tournament. Canisius jumped out to a 2-1 lead early in the second period, and was looking to play spoiler. Then the Gophers showed up. The #1 overall seed Minnesota Golden…