Gophers Give Up Three Leads to Sparty, End Up with One Point
Minneapolis, Minn. — The Gophers threw 80 pucks towards the Sparty net on Friday night and had three leads, but only came away with one conference point in a 3-3 tie after losing the shootout. No. 8 Minnesota (6-4-3, 2-3-2) got nice goals from Connor Kurth, Bryce Brodzinski and Rhett Pitlick that all came from great plays getting the puck to right player in the right spot, but No. 7 Michigan State (10-3-2, 5-0-2) found ways to equal those tallies and then capitalize in the shootout. “I liked everything about our game tonight except for giving up the two leads…
Gophers Earn Series Split with Fighting Irish
Minneapolis, Minn. — Gophers coach Bob Motzko challenged his team to be more mature Saturday after underclassmen made three immature mistakes to feed the Fighting Irish offense in Friday’s 4-2 loss. No. 6 Minnesota’s (6-4-2, 2-3-1) response satisfied their coach during their 4-1 win over No. 17 Notre Dame (7-4-2, 3-1-2). The Gophers got a pair of goals from Rhett Pitlick, one from Jaxon Nelson and one from Ryan Chesley to split the series with Notre Dame. “We were okay last night, but okay doesn’t cut it,” said Motzko. “We made some critical mistakes last night on three of their…
Gophers Sweep #6 Buckeyes Behind 10-Goal Weekend Outburst
Jan 31, 2020Minneapolis, MN – After a rocky start to the first half of the 2019-2020 season, the Gophers may finally be showing some life. Minnesota (10-10-4 Overall, 5-5-4-3 B1G) put itself…
Gopher Scanned Tickets Declined 24% in 2018-19
Jan 24, 2020Minneapolis, Minn. — Bob Motzko’s first season behind the bench for the Gophers started off hot with a tie and win against in-state rival Minnesota-Duluth, but then the rollercoaster dipped…
Gopher Team and Player Grades at the Break
Jan 6, 2020After a successful Mariucci Classic and another week off, the Minnesota Gophers (7-9-4 Overall, 2-4-4-3 B1G) start up the second half of the season in earnest on January 10th. With…
Gophers Sweep to Mariucci Classic Victory
Dec 29, 2019Minneapolis, MN – For the first time in what feels like a very long time, the Minnesota Gophers have come out on top in a clash of the state’s college…
Gophers Swept by Visiting Nittany Lions
Nov 21, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Coming off a successful weekend at Michigan, the Gophers were looking to continue climbing the Big Ten standings as they hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions for…