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…
Snuggerud Stays Hot and Gophers Stay Inconsistent in Split with Tigers
Minneapolis, Minn. — As the No. 12 Gophers (10-6-4) kicked off the second half of their season against No. 17 Colorado College (10-7-1) there were concerns about whether Minnesota could put together an entire weekend and whether the four players returning from winning a gold medal at the World Junior Championship in Sweden would have anything left in the tank. Getting a split against the Tigers means the Gophers fell short on one concern, but a five goal weekend from Jimmy Snuggerud left no doubt about the other. “They have a game changer in their lineup to say the least.…
Gophers Get 4 Points in Madison
Nov 6, 2021Madison, WI – The old adage goes ‘split on the road, sweep at home’. Through two weekends of Big Ten hockey, the Gophers have managed to do one point better.…
Gophers Swept by Bulldogs
Oct 25, 2021Minneapolis, MN – It has certainly been the best of times for the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s hockey team recently. Perennially mired in mediocrity, UMD’s fortunes have changed since winning their…
Gophers Split Entertaining Weekend Set with St. Cloud
Oct 17, 2021Minneapolis, MN – The “speed limit” certainly increased on the Gopher season this weekend. After the Mercyhurst series, coach Bob Motzko mentioned several times that the sledding got tougher for…
Minnesota Sweeps Mercyhurst as College Hockey Season Routine Returns for Motzko
Oct 12, 2021Motzko knows he has some work to do with his team to prepare and surely knows he’ll be leaning on them as an emotional series comes up in St. Cloud…
Gophers Kick Season Off Right With 7-4 Win Over Mercyhurst
Oct 8, 2021Bryce Brodzinski gets the Gophers on the board! Photo by Craig Cotner Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota Gophers were set to begin their 2021-2022 season a week ago with a…