Notre Dame used some timely five on five goals and their superb defense to the tune of a 5 – 2 win on Saturday night to lock up a sweep of the Gophers. Cale Morris stopped 40 shots (84 over the weekend series) for the Irish and was certainly a difference maker again tonight as…
South Bend, IN – Some games, the bounces just don’t go your way. Hockey games are often decided “on a bounce of the puck,” but not many adhere to that maxim as literally as Friday night’s top-10 matchup between #6 Minnesota and #4 Notre Dame. The Gophers outshot Notre Dame 44-23 on the evening, but…
We discuss the non-conference sweep over Harvard. Preview the huge series with Notre Dame. A bit of talk about our favorite Thanksgiving side dish! Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Mittelstadt. You can listen to the podcast above, or via iTunes / Google Play.Check out older episodes on the Podcast Page.
Pitlick Scores Seventh Goal, Sheehy Finds Fourth Goal Minneapolis, Minn. — Harvard goaltender Merrick Madsen made Minnesota anxious Saturday as he stonewalled the Gophers for over 54 minutes, but late goals by Rem Pitlick and Tyler Sheehy earned No. 7 Minnesota the sweep in front of 8,845 at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Madsen made 48…
Minneapolis, MN – After a weekend of blown leads at Michigan, Minnesota fans could not be blamed for wondering whether this Gopher team had it in them to convert leads into victories. Friday’s Harvard game provided a good test. After losing three- and four-goal leads last weekend, the #7-ranked Gophers (8-4-1 Overall, 3-2-1-1 B1G) salted…
We talk about the disastrous weekend that was Michigan. We also get in to the recruits that have committed the last few weeks as well as the guys who signed NLI’s. A bit of talk about goalies that have come through the U and how we have not had an NHL’er in almost 30 years….
Not entirely sure where to start with one. Because as bad as some of it looked, there was a lot of good to come from it. It wasn’t a loss (technically tonight’s result is a 6 – 6 tie) and they ended up getting an extra point in the standings, which we may look back…
Ann Arbor, MI – So far into the young 2017-2018 season, the Gophers have started out slow before roaring back into their games, to a good amount of success and #4 ranking in the USCHO poll. Saturday versus Michigan, they tried the opposite tactic, playing well early and jumping out to a lead before settling…
