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 Blow Another 3rd Period Lead, Lose Late at Michigan State
East Lansing, MI – After building a 2-0 lead heading into the third period, the Minnesota Gophers (14-7-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 6-5-1-3 B1G) collapsed in epic fashion, failing to score on three third-period powerplay chances and giving up three goals (the last one with just 4 seconds remaining) to steal defeat from the jaws of victory against the league-leading Michigan State Spartans (17-5-3 (0-1), 11-1-1-2). Minnesota controlled nearly the entire game, with Mike Koster scoring on the team’s first shot of the game at 1:28 of the opening period. As has been a common theme this season, the Gophers had…
Gophers Beat Mavericks 4-1
Oct 7, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Since the start of the 2014-2015 season, Minnesota State has had the Gophers’ number. The Gophers are 38-18-6 all time against Mankato, but since 14-15 Minnesota State…
Gophers Kick Off 22-23 Season with Sweep of Lindenwood
Oct 5, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Coming into the season ranked #1 or #2 in all the polls, expectations are high for this year’s iteration of Gopher Hockey. As well they should be.…
Gophers blank Lindenwood 4-0
Oct 1, 2022Gallery from the game. Matthew Knies ready for a face off.Close with the save.Cooley hoping for a reboundJaxon Nelson celebrates his 1st period goal.Logan Cooley waiting for the puckKnies tries…
COVID Cools Crowds Until Gophers Heat Up
Apr 15, 2022Minneapolis, Minn. — The Gophers men’s hockey program welcomed a venue record crowd of 10,744 fans for their final home game of the season as the host of the Big…
Gophers Fall to Mankato in Boston
Apr 7, 2022Boston, MA – For the second-straight season, the Minnesota State Mavericks have ended the Minnesota Gophers’ season in the NCAA Tournament. Last year was a 4-0 drubbing in the regional…