Red Wave Crashes Minnesota’s Border Battle Opener
Minneapolis, MN – When the #1-ranked Gophers scored 15 seconds into the game, it seemed like it might be a romp. It ended up being one, just for the visitors. Minnesota (3-2-0 Overall, 0-1-0 B1G) didn’t get anything going after the first-shot tally, looking sloppy and sluggish and generally inferior to an improved #14 Wisconsin (6-1-0, 1-0-0) in a 5-2 defeat. The win was UW’s first over the Gophers under new coach Mike Hastings, who has his team ranked just three weekends into the season. Jaxon Nelson’s tip-in goal at 15 seconds of the first period really was one of…
North Dakota Fights Back to Take Split with Minnesota
Grand Forks — During the GPL Podcast Thursday night all three of the crew predicted splits for the weekend. Was it the easy way out? Maybe, but sure enough that’s what the 11,636 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena saw Saturday night when No. 5 North Dakota salvaged the weekend with a 2-1 win over No. 1 Minnesota to split. North Dakota came into Saturday night with a different game plan trying to create chaos and traffic in front of Gophers goalie Justen Close. Especially on the power play opportunities, the Fighting Hawks weren’t looking to seam pucks through the penalty…
Sheehy’s 3rd Period Brace Beats Badgers
Feb 10, 2018Madison, WI – It’s about as hackneyed a cliche as there is, but Don Lucia always talks about his best players needing to play their best as the season winds…
Fighting Irish Find Four Goals in Win Over Minnesota
Jan 28, 2018Minneapolis, Minn. — When it comes to conference play, Gophers coach Don Lucia has often said you want to sweep at home and split on the road. No. 13 Minnesota…
Mittelstadt’s OT Winner Lifts Gophers over Irish
Jan 27, 2018Star Freshman Breaks 0-0 Tie with OT Game Winner Minneapolis, MN – After playing good hockey in South Bend in November with nothing to show for it, the Minnesota Gophers were…
Late Sheehy Goal gets Gophers past Spartans
Jan 18, 2018East Lansing, MI – Wins away from home have been awfully difficult to come by this season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Usually a tough draw on the road, the Gophers…
Guentzel Audio Interview
Jan 18, 2018Associate Head Coach Mike GuentzelPhoto by Craig Cotner Due to a glitch in the radio broadcast tonight, an interview with Mike Guentzel never made it to…