Pitlick’s Hat Trick Helps Gophers Blitz Buckeyes 5-2
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a Rhett Pitlick hat-trick, the Minnesota Gophers (13-6-4 Overall, 5-4-1-3 B1G) beat the cellar-dwelling Ohio State Buckeyes (9-10-4, 1-10-2-0) by a 5-2 score Friday night. Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel each picked up three assists for the Maroon and Gold. Minnesota opened play with a strong first period, putting 17 shots and 3 goals on the Buckeyes in the first 20 minutes of action. Pitlick scored the first goal of the game at 11:32 of the period, with Oliver Moore picking up his first assist of the game. Moore also assisted on Connor Kurth’s goal at…
Gophers Close Out Non-Conference Schedule with Sweep of Robert Morris Colonials
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a barrage of 101 total shots on goal over the weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (10-6-2-2 Overall, 4-4-1-3 B1G) beat the Robert Morris Colonials (6-15-0-3, 3-9-1-1 AH) 4-2 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday for just their second weekend sweep of the season. Despite the eye-popping shot totals, the games on the ice were not quite the total domination that the stats would lead the casual observer to believe. Robert Morris actually led the game (albeit briefly) Friday night when a Robert Morris point-shot snuck through a screen and past goalie Nathan Airey’s glove to give the…
Gophers Get 2 of 6 Points vs. Michigan
Jan 23, 2022Minneapolis, MN – With a team as talented as Michigan, it doesn’t take much to create scoring opportunities. The Wolverines have seven first-round NHL draft picks on their roster, including…
Minnesota Seeks Consistency with Michigan Coming to Mariucci
Jan 20, 2022Mistakes During Alaska Loss Drops Minnesota to No. 12 in PWR Minneapolis, Minn. — Bob Motzko’s crew seemed ready to stay the course this past weekend despite dealing with a…
Gophers Kick Off 2nd Half With 4-1 Win at MSU
Jan 7, 2022East Lansing, MI – A lot has happened since the Gophers last won in Michigan just a month ago. A 5-1 Friday clinic was followed up by a disappointing 6-2…
Gophers Get Split vs. Fighting Hawks at The Ralph
Nov 28, 2021Grand Forks, ND – With the football Gophers picking up a win in the longest college football rivalry Saturday afternoon, it was only fitting that another storied Gopher rivalry resumed…
Gophers Split with Penn State
Nov 20, 2021Minneapolis, MN – For the third time in as many weeks, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers came out of their Big Ten weekend series with a win and a…