Losing Streak at 3 as Gophers Swept in State College to Start 2026
State College, PA – Coming off a slow start to the 25-26 season, the Gophers were hoping to turn the season around as the calendar turned the page to 2026.
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Finland Finishes USA World Junior Run
St. Paul, Minn. — The United States were not anointed by many as a favorite for the 2026 World Junior, but exiting the tournament in the quarterfinals with a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland stung the host nation.
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Sweden Spoils USA New Year’s Eve Party
St. Paul, Minn. — The United States was able to outscore their mistakes against Germany during their opening game of the World Junior Championships, but they couldn’t do the same against Sweden on New Year’s Eve resulting in a 6-3 loss in front of 18,618 at Grand Casino Arena.
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USA Gets 2-1 Win Over Swiss, Waits to Find Out Status on Hutson
St. Paul, Minn. — The United States had a scary moment during their preliminary round game with Switzerland Saturday night as Cole Hutson took a puck to the back of his neck midway through the second period. It was a moment that quieted the 13,984 at Grand Casino Arena during the host team’s 2-1 victory as one of the key players for the American squad had to be wheeled off the ice on a stretcher.
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USA Outscores Mistakes in 6-3 WJC Win Over Germany
St. Paul, Minn. — The United States weathered a nervy stretch during the second period against Germany in their opening game of the 2026 World Junior, but outscored any drama with a 6-3 win at Grand Casino Arena in front of 14,276 to start the tournament. The red, white and blue got two goals from Will Zellers, and single tallies from Max Plante, Chase Reid, Will Horcoff and Cole Eiserman during the win.
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Moore’s OT Goal Caps Wild 6-5 Win for Gophers in Denver
Javon Moore scored with 35 seconds remaining in overtime and Luca Di Pasquo made 47 saves on 52 shots, as the Minnesota Gophers (7-9-1 Overall) won a 6-5 thriller over #4 Denver University (9-4-1) Saturday night.
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Gophers Erase 2-0 Deficit, Beat #5 Penn State 3-2
Minneapolis, MN – After going down two goals early, the Gophers got to work, and played a full 60 minute game for perhaps the first time all season.
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Gophers Score Six to Get Series Split with Sharks
Minnesota’s 6-3 win over Long Island University for a series split was important for this team to keep moving forward.
