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 Get First Conference Sweep of Season with 6-3 Win Over Buckeyes
Minneapolis, Minn. — The expectation for Minnesota from the start of this season was to finish the year across town playing at the Frozen Four. Numerous dropped points throughout the first half served as a reminder just how difficult replacing a bunch of NHL regulars was going to be for the Gophers, but No. 10 Minnesota’s (14-6-4, 7-4-3) sweep over Ohio State (9-11-4, 1-11-2) kicked off the second half of the Big Ten conference schedule with a promising showing. The Gophers got goals throughout their lineup Saturday in a 6-3 win as all four lines chipped in with scoring from…
Boston-Bound! Gophers Win, Advance to Frozen Four
Mar 27, 2022Worcester, MA – Head Coach Bob Motzko and Assistant Coach Garrett Raboin happen to share a birthday, and it happens to be March 27th. The Gophers got their coaches a…
Gophers Advance to Regional Final on Meyers’ OT Winner
Mar 25, 2022Worcester, MA – This time of year, every team is going to face adversity. For the Gophers, they got it out of the way early. After UMass was credited with…
Big Ten Black Eye
Mar 19, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Michigan won a 4-3 hockey game Saturday night to claim the Big Ten playoff title. Both teams will move on to play in the NCAA tournament. Those…
Gophers Advance to Big Ten Title Game with 3-2 Win Over Penn State
Mar 13, 2022Minneapolis, MN – “Hopefully that was our clunker.” Gopher coach Bob Motzko was critical of his Gopher team following their semifinal victory against Penn State Saturday night, and his assessment…
Gophers Sweep Badgers to Win Title
Feb 26, 2022Minneapolis, MN – For the first time since 2017, the Minnesota Gophers are Big Ten regular season champions! The Gophers (21RW-9RL-2OTW-2OTL Overall, 17-4-1-2 B1G) won their last eight regular season…