Gophers, Bulldogs Skate to Thrilling 3-3 Tie
Duluth, MN – In an up-and-down affair that featured two overtime power plays, the Minnesota Gophers (4-3-1 Overall, 0-2-0 B1G) settled for a 3-3 tie with the home Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (3-3-3 Overall, 2-3-1-0 NCHC) Saturday night. After being dominated 5-1 on Friday evening in Minneapolis, the Bulldogs needed to come out fast and grab some momentum early. They did just that, scoring the first goal of the game to get the home crowd jumping. UMD’s Jack Smith scored on his own rebound at 12:36 of the opening frame to give the home Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. The second period featured…
Gophers Best Bulldogs 5-1
Minneapolis, Minn. — Since the breakup of the old WCHA, Minnesota Duluth sure has had Minnesota’s number. The Bulldogs have had quite the run going 13-3-2 against the Gophers after the 2013-14 season and Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin has often had a smile on his face when the two teams meet. However, smiles were rare on the No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (3-3-2) bench Friday as the No. 6 Gophers (4-3-0) controlled the game from start to finish winning 5-1 in front of an announced 10,739. Gophers coach Bob Motzko was happy with the Gophers transition game tonight and thought…
Gophers Come Alive to Beat Penn State 4-1
Jan 6, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Bob Motzko has been preaching the need for the Gophers to get that separation goal to put their stamp on games. Saturday night, the Gophers finally met that…
Gopher Woes Continue in 4-2 Loss vs. Penn State
Jan 5, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Halfway through the 2018-2019 season, the two biggest problems for this Gopher team have been costly defensive lapses and lack of finishing. Both were on display Friday…
Gophers drop Series Finale vs Ferris State 3-2
Dec 30, 2018Minneapolis, MN – One step forward… The evolution of this Gopher team under Bob Motzko is a process, and there are plenty of growing pains. Saturday night was one of…
Reedy’s Hat Trick Lifts Gophers past Ferris State
Dec 29, 2018Minneapolis, MN – Scott Reedy waited 16 games to score his first goal of the season. Then, the floodgates opened. The sophomore forward netted a hat trick Friday night, propelling…
Gophers Steal 4-3 Win in Michigan, Go Into Xmas Break on High Note
Dec 9, 2018Ann Arbor, MI – Goaltender Mat Robson made up for a puckhandling error which resulted in goal by stopping 50-of-53 Michigan shots, and the Gophers came back with two goals…