Quote: frozen 4 champsSnuggy and Ava Lindsay got engaged. Now we wait for the next future legacy Gopher.
Matthew Kneis and Ella Huber are still dating so there’s another potential legacy.
Hopefully they don’t pull a Pohl.
Quote: ZwakThe one vague memory I have of him in high school is I think he was given a penalty for wearing a gold necklace in a game. Maybe @iceburg can confirm/deny.
That sounds vaguely familiar. I do have one story. One of the few times I went to the post season banquet was Scott’s senior year. As @xyz noted above Scott’s 
career was kind of up and down. His skating held him back a bit at the collegiate level. He was strong on his skates but his point “A” to point “B” speed wasn’t great. As noted above he came on and had a great senior season. Anyway, getting back to the banquet (at Jax Cafe if I recall correctly) all the seniors spoke and then Wooger spoke after each speech. After several flowery speeches about how much their Gopher careers meant to them, Scott kind of lit into the staff for basically giving up on him and how hard he worked (by himself) to have the season he did. Doug, to his credit, said every word Scott said was true. The room got pretty quiet at first, but Scott and Doug both got good applause. It was an interesting evening.
Quote: ZwakQuote: frozen 4 champsSnuggy and Ava Lindsay got engaged. Now we wait for the next future legacy Gopher.
Matthew Kneis and Ella Huber are still dating so there’s another potential legacy.
Also Michael Brodzinski and Dani Cameranesi
Nathan Airey has a new home.
https://twitter.com/CurtisPashelka/status/2093384574399369531
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Quote: frozen 4 champsNathan Airey has a new home.
https://twitter.com/CurtisPashelka/status/2093384574399369531
You must be so proud of your relative! 🤭
Amanda and Phil Kessel grew up together in Madison, Wis., and both played college hockey for the Gophers before going on to impressive pro careers.
Now the siblings will go into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame together.
The Kessels will join another Madison native, former Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, in the Class of 2026, which also includes Warroad’s T.J. Oshie and longtime athletic trainer Stan Wong.
Induction ceremonies will be Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C. The Hall of Fame is in Eveleth, Minn.
Amanda Kessel, 35, is a three-time Olympian, winning a gold medal in 2018. She was a three-time national champion with the Gophers, and won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2013 after scoring 46 goals and 101 points in 37 games.
In addition to playing in seven world championships (winning four golds and three silvers) she had a pro hockey career before the PWHL was formed. She’s now a manager of minor league operations for the Penguins.
Phil Kessel, 38, won three Stanley Cups and holds the NHL record for consecutive games played (1,064). He had 413 goals over 17 NHL seasons after being drafted No. 5 overall by Boston in 2006, and won the Bill Masterton Award in his rookie season after overcoming testicular cancer.
He was the WCHA rookie of the year in his lone season with the Gophers, and played on two U.S. Olympic teams, winning silver in 2010. Phil Kessel won Cups with Pittsburgh (2016, 2017) and Vegas (2023).
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Quote: gopher6Amanda and Phil Kessel grew up together in Madison, Wis., and both played college hockey for the Gophers before going on to impressive pro careers.
Now the siblings will go into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame together.
The Kessels will join another Madison native, former Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, in the Class of 2026, which also includes Warroad’s T.J. Oshie and longtime athletic trainer Stan Wong.
Induction ceremonies will be Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C. The Hall of Fame is in Eveleth, Minn.
Amanda Kessel, 35, is a three-time Olympian, winning a gold medal in 2018. She was a three-time national champion with the Gophers, and won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2013 after scoring 46 goals and 101 points in 37 games.
In addition to playing in seven world championships (winning four golds and three silvers) she had a pro hockey career before the PWHL was formed. She’s now a manager of minor league operations for the Penguins.
Phil Kessel, 38, won three Stanley Cups and holds the NHL record for consecutive games played (1,064). He had 413 goals over 17 NHL seasons after being drafted No. 5 overall by Boston in 2006, and won the Bill Masterton Award in his rookie season after overcoming testicular cancer.
He was the WCHA rookie of the year in his lone season with the Gophers, and played on two U.S. Olympic teams, winning silver in 2010. Phil Kessel won Cups with Pittsburgh (2016, 2017) and Vegas (2023).
Should be hosting induction ceremonies in Eveleth, not Washington DC. At worst it should at least be in the Cities if they can't make Eveleth work due to logistical/travel stuff
Agreed. Part of the charm is that it’s in a small town in the iron range. Regardless, congrats to Phil and Amanda!
Bjuggy will miss 4 to 6 months after surgery. You would think his career is about over.
https://twitter.com/JamesNicholsNHL/status/2100633009128927350
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That’s tough. Coming back from that at this stage in his career will be a tough task. Hoping this isn’t it for him.
Moore gets paid.
https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/2103143428406100321
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Quote: frozen 4 champsMoore gets paid.
kind of would be interesting had he stayed, dev one more year, and hit that payscale next year, what would that contract look like? good for him either way making it to that money.
Rinzel and Levshunov both are in their last year this year. I'll be curious to see what happens to their contracts as well.
Knies with 2 goals tonight so far for his new team.
https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/2105819529238516076
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Love Knies, man. Favorite Gopher of the 2020’s (so far😉)
I know this thread has been mostly (all?) for former men’s team players, but I’m putting this here anyway 😛
https://mndaily.com/sports/302271/10/09/2026/eicmndaily-com/
Quote: Snowcool08Ryan Johnson on the move.
https://twitter.com/penguins/status/2109751992654369058?s=46
An underappreciated core player on those Frozen Four teams, maybe Pittsburgh finally gives him a real extended look at the NHL level. If not, at least Huglen is there.
Kinda funny Laatsch is going the other way, I wonder what their respective +/- totals looked like in their college head-to-head matchups.
This is a great move for Johnson. He’ll get better looks with Pittsburgh than he did with Buffalo for sure.
Per his instagram, Aaron Huglen has announced his retirement from hockey.
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Quote: frozen 4 champsPer his instagram, Aaron Huglen has announced his retirement from hockey.
One of my favorite Gophers of the Motzko era. Roseau Rams and the University of Minnesota go together like peanut butter and jelly. Best of luck to Aaron!
Quote: IceburgQuote: ZwakThe one vague memory I have of him in high school is I think he was given a penalty for wearing a gold necklace in a game. Maybe @iceburg can confirm/deny.
That sounds vaguely familiar. I do have one story. One of the few times I went to the post season banquet was Scott’s senior year. As @xyz noted above Scott’s
I think this Scott was Scott Bloom and I was at that banquet. Many people were surprised with the words Scott spewed out. I was shocked that he took that time to display such animosity. WOW.
Yes, I was talking about Scott Bloom. That post was during a series of posts about Scott when he passed a month or so back.
It is official. The Farm Kid has retired from pro hockey. As a Farmer myself, he was always a fan favorite of mine. Followed his career from Luverne to Sioux Falls to Omaha to the Gophers and in the minors. Had a solid career with the Gophers.
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Good for Jaxon. Great to hear he's coming back to the farm.
The Hellebuyck trade brings Bjugstad (or at least his contract) back into the division.
Cooley hat trick tonight, including the game tying goal with 1 second left on the clock
Happy for him and my fantasy team lol, was cool to see him have a big day in front of his family at home.