Gophers Go Into Holiday Break with Win & Tie in Columbus
Columbus, OH – In an ultimately disappointing showing, the Minnesota Gophers (9-5-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 4-4-1-3 B1G) won Friday and tied Saturday against the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-8-4 (0-0), 0-8-2-0), losing the Saturday shootout to earn a total of four Big Ten points on the weekend. Friday’s first period was a wild one, with five total goals scored. Minnesota scored three of the five to hold a 3-2 lead after the first, with Jimmy Snuggerud netting the first two Gopher goals of the game. Rhett Pitlick scored late in the period to extend his goal-scoring streak to seven games. Minnesota…
Turnovers Costly as Gophers Settle for Weekend Split at Penn State
State College, PA – With a chance to sweep the Nittany Lions and gain some momentum leading into the holiday break, the Gophers shot themselves in the foot Saturday night. Costly turnovers resulted in three of Penn State’s five non-empty net goals in a 6-3 loss. After stealing the game Friday night, Minnesota (8-5-3 Overall (2-0 OT), 3-4-1-2 B1G) found itself on its heels again early, as Penn State (9-5-3 (0-0), 2-3-1) scored twice near the middle of the first period about a minute apart to take a 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lions extended their lead to 3-0 midway through…
Gophers Split vs. Michigan; Wisconsin Wins Big Ten
Mar 6, 2021Minneapolis, MN – In a year of chaos and upheaval across nearly all facets of society, it’s nice to know that some things remain the same. Perhaps the weirdest thing…
Gophers Sweep Spartans
Feb 21, 2021Minnesota Inches Further Ahead in the Race for the Big Ten Title; Magic Number at 1.5 Wins Minneapolis, MN – And then, there were two. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota each…
Shutout Sweep in South Bend!
Feb 13, 2021Gophers Bounce Back with Pair of 3-0 Wins South Bend, IN – If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: leaders have to lead, especially at critical…
Show Me Series with Notre Dame Up Next
Feb 12, 2021Minneapolis, Minn. — Starting the season with ten straight victories raised optimism for Gopher Hockey this year. Coach Bob Motzko had a veteran roster that showed down the stretch of…
Gophers Humbled As Badgers Sweep
Feb 7, 20218-1 Saturday Win Moves Wisconsin Into 1st Place in Big Ten Minneapolis, MN – The biggest series of the season thus far pitted first-place Minnesota against second-place Wisconsin. The Gophers…