Gophers Seek “Revenge” In Big Ten Title Tilt vs. Wolverines
Nelson with the Gopher’s first goal getting the Gophers going over the Spartans. Photo by Matt Krohn of Gopher Sports. Minneapolis, MN – Playoffs are upon us, and the Gophers still have a sour taste in their mouths after the way the Big Ten tournament ended last year. Minnesota’s newly-minted Big Ten Hockey honorees spoke about last season’s 4-3 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten playoff championship this week, while looking forward to making this year’s rematch a different outcome. Matthew Knies was looking forward to the “revenge” game against the Wolverines, describing last year’s conference championship game as…
Gophers Win Saturday for Senior Day Sweep
Logan Cooley with the game winning goal after an amazing pass from Matthew Knies Minneapolis, MN – As far as finales go, this one had everything: a two-goal deficit, physical play, exhilarating offensive chances, and a win on Senior Night. After giving up two 5-on-3 goals to Ohio State, the Minnesota Gophers (25-8-1 Overall (4-3 OT), 17-3-2-2 B1G) responded, scoring two goals in 13 seconds and adding three more to sweep the Buckeyes (18-13-3 (0-0), 11-11-1-1) in the final game of the regular season. The first period was defined by penalties. Through the first 16 minutes of play, Minnesota had…
Minnesota Woes Continue as Gophers Lose to Yet Another In-State Rival
Nov 19, 2016Mankato’s Brad McClure celebrates the first of his two goals on the night.Mankato beats Minnesota 4-1, drops Gophers to 1-15 in their last 16 against MN…
Rivalry Renewed Weekend Ends With Gopher 2-0 Win
Nov 5, 2016Kloos and Sheehy celebrate with Szmatula as he puts Minnesota up 1-0 Minneapolis, Minn — Ryan Lindgren and Tyson Jost scrapped along the boards as the…
Gophers Rally, Force Tie with Fighting Hawks
Nov 5, 2016Power play goals, scrums, comebacks, overtime and a very loud arena. “That had a little bit of everything” said a fairly happy coach Lucia, post-game. …
Gophers Steal 2-2 Tie at St. Lawrence
Oct 29, 2016Update: Minnesota’s first goal at 19:00 of the third period has now been credited to Jack Sadek for the sophomore defenseman’s first career goal. Assists on the play went to…
Gophers Rally for 4-3 OT Win Over Clarkson
Oct 28, 2016Potsdam, N.Y. – It looked like the Gophers let their endgame against St. Cloud State carry over into their weekend in upstate New York after giving up three first period…