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 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…
Robson Brilliant Again, Steals Point in 2-2 Tie at Michigan
Dec 8, 2018Ann Arbor, MI – Goaltender Mat Robson was the best Gopher on the ice for the third game in a row, and just like the previous two contests, Friday’s matchup at…
Mirror-Match: Gophers, Buckeyes Tie 2-2 Again
Dec 1, 2018Minneapolis, MN – A pair of ties at home to The Ohio State University would once have been considered an abomination of a result for the Gophers. Times have changed.…
Pitlick’s Last-Minute PP Goal Gives Gophers 2-2 Tie vs #5 Buckeyes
Dec 1, 2018Minneapolis, MN – Nearly all coaches seem to have some unique variant of the ‘big players make big plays’ mantra in their quote arsenal. Despite a sluggish second period, the Minnesota…
Gophers Give Up Four Unanswered Saturday, Settle for Spartan Split
Nov 25, 2018Minneapolis, MN – “We let that one slip through our fingers tonight.” First-year head coach Bob Motzko lamented the one that got away, as the Gophers blew a 2-0 lead and…