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…
Sluggish Gophers Drop Series Opener 4-2 to Notre Dame
Minneapolis, MN – Behind 33 saves by 1st Team Big Ten goaltender Ryan Bischel alongside a bevy of blocked shots, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish spoiled the homecoming for the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4-1 Overall, 1-3-0-1 B1G), taking the lead in the 3rd and never letting go to win Friday’s contest by a 4-2 margin. Minnesota was giftwrapped a golden opportunity early in the first, when two Notre Dame players went to the box within the first few minutes of action. Unfortunately for the Gophers, despite good quality chances, they could not take the lead on the man advantage. Minnesota…
Young Gophers Swept by Veteran Bulldogs
Oct 29, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota is the youngest team in the nation, boasting 11 freshmen and only eight upperclassmen. There are bound to be growing pains as the team acclimates not…
Gophers Face the 2x Champs
Oct 25, 2019Minnesota Duluth has started their quest to 3-Peat as National Champions. But that quest has had a bit of a bumpy start as they are 1-3 and probably a bit…
Gophers Sweep Niagara
Oct 21, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Former Gopher coach Doug Woog often said that ‘split on the road, sweep at home’ was a recipe for a successful season. By that metric, the Gophers…
Niagara comes to town
Oct 16, 2019The Gophers open up their home schedule with the Purple Eagles of Niagara. After as split with Colorado College this past weekend, the Gopher now face Niagara as they kick…
19-20 Regular Season Kicks Off with Split @ CC
Oct 14, 2019Colorado Springs, CO – Minnesota Golden Gophers: Get To Know ‘Em? Lots of new names and faces dotted the Gopher lineup for their first weekend of action in the 2019-2020…