Justen Close shuts out Notre Dame. Photo by Craig Cotner

Close Brilliant in Gophers 3-0 Shutout Over Irish

South Bend, IN – It was a weekend for the goalies. In Friday’s contest, it was Notre Dame’s goaltender Ryan Bischel who stole the show, stopping 36 of Minnesota’s 38 shots along with all three shootout attempts to steal two points for the outplayed Fighting Irish. In Saturday’s affair, Minnesota’s Justen Close answered back. The…

Jackson Nelson just misses. Photo by Joseph Weiser

LaCombe’s Late Goal Gives Gophers Tie vs. Notre Dame

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….

Cooley’s OT Winner Pushes Gophers Past Huskies 2-1

Cooley’s OT Winner Pushes Gophers Past Huskies 2-1

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…

Aaron Huglen

Gophers Win 3-2 Exhibition Tilt vs. US U-18s

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…

Nevers celebrates his 2nd period goal

Gophers Score 6 Goals in 5:53 and Hang On to Sweep Badgers

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,…