After Sluggish Start, Gophers Use Huge 3rd Period to Beat Canisius 9-2
Bryce Brodzinski with a Hat Trick against Canisius. Photo By Craig Cotner Fargo, ND – For about 30 minutes of game time Thursday night, the #16-seed Canisius Golden Griffins were the cinderella story of the NCAA hockey tournament. Canisius jumped out to a 2-1 lead early in the second period, and was looking to play spoiler. Then the Gophers showed up. The #1 overall seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (27-9-1) took a while to heat up, but once they did there was no stopping them, scoring eight unanswered goals in the final 31:45 of play to eliminate Canisius (20-19-3) by a…
For Second Straight Year, Michigan Wins Big Ten Tournament on Mariucci Ice
Brody Lamb gets Minnesota on the board. Photo by Craig Cotner Minneapolis, MN – The Michigan Wolverines might be getting used to the unfriendly confines of Mariucci Arena. For the second straight season, the Wolverines (24-11-3) beat the Minnesota Gophers (26-9-1) in the Big Ten Championship Game to hoist the Big Ten playoff trophy. The Gophers took a 3-2 third-period lead before Michigan scored two unanswered goals to win the game 4-3. Both teams now look ahead to the NCAA tournament, where each will be a #1 seed. Rhett Pitlick celebrates a ridiculous goal. Photo by Craig Cotner The Gophers…
Gophers Overpower Wolverines 5-2
Jan 14, 2017Gophers Rally from Early Deficit to Win Tyler Sheehy’s 2G-1A Lead Team Minneapolis, MN – If the Gophers were rusty following their off-week, they sure did not show it Friday night.…
Gophers Win Mariucci Classic with 4-1 Victory over UMass
Dec 31, 2016Schierhorn Named Tournament MVP Gophers Win First Mariucci Classic Title Since 2012 Minneapolis, MN – This senior class has won a lot of big games in their four-year careers: National Semifinals,…
Gophers Seeking First Mariucci Classic Title Since 2012
Dec 30, 2016Minneapolis, Minn.–Minnesota returned from their 20-day winter break with some rust on their structure, but none on their skill. Brent Gates Jr. tallied his first collegiate hat trick, Leon Bristedt…
Gophers Sweep Sparty with Pair of 4-2 Wins
Dec 10, 2016East Lansing, Mich. — Inconsistency was the buzzword swarming Gopher hockey this week as the Gophers had one more chance before break to correct a trend of seesaw series. Minnesota…
Gophers Beat Spartans 4-2
Dec 9, 2016Minnesota gets production from key players to earn victory over Michigan State East Lansing, MI – After you speak to Don Lucia enough, you start to learn his coaching philosophies. One…