Gophers Shut Down, Shut Out Buckeyes 4-0
Minneapolis, MN – Even with “nothing to play for”, the Gophers sure look ready to play for it all. After a tense opening period, the Minnesota Gophers (24-8-1 Overall (4-3 OT), 16-3-2-2 B1G) took advantage of a parade to the penalty box to bury the Ohio State Buckeyes (18-12-3 (0-0), 11-10-1-1) 4-0 in Friday’s series opener. Ohio State boasts one of the Big Ten’s best defenses, with the nation’s best penalty kill and a great goalie in Jakub Dobes. The Czech sophomore is one of the best netminders in the conference, but is also a bit of an enigma. In…
Knies OT Winner Caps Off Gophers’ Late Happy Valley Rally
State College, PA – One thing we all know about college hockey is that, no matter what happened in the first game of a series, the second game is always a batte. It’s a good thing for the Gophers that Matthew Knies is a warrior. The sophomore forward was electric all night, saving his best until it mattered most as he scored the game-tying goal in the final minute before netting the game-winner in overtime, helping the Minnesota Gophers (23-8-1 Overall (4-3 OT), 15-3-2-2 B1G) come back to beat the Penn State Nittany Lions (19-12-1 (1-3), 9-9-0-4) 3-2 in Saturday’s…
Lucia Signs Two-Year Extension Through 2018-19 Season
Oct 6, 2016Minneapolis, Minn. — As the Gopher athletic department leadership changed from Norwood Teague, to Beth Goetz, to Mark Coyle, their men’s hockey coach Don Lucia continued to work under a…
Gophers Top Big Ten Coaches Poll for 2016-17 Season
Sep 26, 2016Minneapolis, Minn. – Pre-season speculation is underway in college hockey and a Big Ten Hockey Coaches Poll predicted a fourth consecutive regular season title for the Gophers. The coaches also…
Gordon and Millen Join Gopher Hockey Staff for 2016-17 Season
Sep 6, 2016Minneapolis, Minn.–Two alums are joining the Gopher Hockey staff for the 2016-17 season. Ben Gordon will be the Assistant Director of Operations and Corey Millen will be a undergraduate assistant…
Rem Pitlick Will Play for Gophers in 2016-17
Aug 9, 2016Minneapolis, Minn.–Gopher hockey commit Rem Pitlick has had a busy summer and was planning to return to the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) for 2016-17. However, the son of former University of Minnesota…
Campus Sites Coming to Big Ten Hockey Tournament
May 17, 2016After adding Notre Dame as a sports affiliate to men’s hockey in late March, the Big Ten will officially announce sometime this off-season that campus sites are coming to Big…