Gophers Win and Tie in Madison, but Earn a Disappointing 3 of 6 Big Ten Points
Madison, WI – After an emotional and hard-fought weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (16-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 7-5-2-4 B1G 29 pts) came out of Badger weekend with a win and a tie against #4-ranked Wisconsin (20-6-2 (2-1), 10-3-2-1 35 pts). Typically, a result like that on the road would be something to celebrate. However, two controversially-disallowed goals Saturday took away a win from a clearly stronger Gopher squad, and after Minnesota failed to score in the overtime period, they obviously lost the shootout after failing to score (just like every other shootout this season). Friday’s game started out strong, with Minnesota…
Gophers Bounce Back from Friday Collapse in 5-1 Drubbing of Michigan State
East Lansing, MI – After a Friday night letdown punctuated by a Spartan game-winning goal with four seconds left in the third period, Saturday’s Gopher team meant business. An indication of what this team can be if they play good hockey for 60 minutes, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-7-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 7-5-1-3 B1G) beat the Big Ten-leading Michigan State Spartans (17-6-3 (0-1), 11-2-1-2) 5-1 Saturday night. The win could be a springboard to a second-half surge, if the team can learn the lesson from Friday night’s loss and respond accordingly. Minnesota’s all-business attitude was evident from before the puck…
Gophers Roll Over Irish Saturday To Complete Sweep
Nov 6, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Friday night, Justen Close’s shutout bid was ended with less than a minute to spare in a 4-1 victory. Saturday, the team made sure that nothing got…
Gophers Dominate Irish 4-1
Nov 5, 2022Minneapolis, MN – In the six years since Notre Dame joined the Big Ten conference, they’ve built up a reputation for playing structured hockey. Under coach Jeff Jackson, the Irish…
North Dakota’s Five Good Minutes Good Enough to Down Gophers
Oct 23, 2022Minneapolis, 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…
Minnesota Knies!
Oct 22, 2022Minneapolis, 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.…
Gophers Squander Chances in 3-2 Loss at Mankato
Oct 8, 2022Mankato, 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.”…