Pitlick Records Hat Trick in Gopher Blowout Minneapolis, MN- Over the past several years, the Minnesota Gophers (2-0-0) have played exhibition games to warm up prior to their season. This year, Minnesota already had played two regular season games to tune up for their exhibition-tilt against the United States Under-18 Team. Coming off of a season-opening sweep…
Anchorage, Alaska — Minnesota completed a weekend sweep of Alaska schools Sunday by defeating Alaska Fairbanks 6-3 with 13 Gophers contributing points in front of 1,682 at Sullivan Arena. Tyler Sheehy had two goals, Mike Szmatula had two assists, and Anchorage native Eric Schierhorn had an assist and made 17 saves for Minnesota (2-0-0) during…
Defensemen, Freshmen Power Minnesota to 6-0 Victory Anchorage, Alaska – The Minnesota Golden Gophers opened last season at home against Vermont, and went down in a disappointing 3-0 game. This year started out a little better. Minnesota (1-0-0 Overall) got off to a solid start, beating their former WCHA foes the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves…
Minneapolis, 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 contract set to expire after the 2016-17 season. That uncertainty was resolved Thursday morning as Lucia signed a two-year extension worth $621,250 per year keeping…
We are back for our 5th season of the GPL Podcast Sponsored By Vintage MN Hockey! We preview the Freshman class (Pitlick, Lindgren and Zuhlsdorf). The addition of Mike Szmatula. Renovations at Mariucci. Recruiting. How the B1G will be this year. The games up in Alaska. There is also a TON of audio that Vegoe…
Minneapolis, 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 noted Justin Kloos, Jake Bischoff, Leon Bristedt and Eric Schierhorn on the Big Ten Watch List. Minnesota has won all three conference titles in the…
Minneapolis, 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 for the program while working toward his degree in recreation, park, and leisure studies. Gordon is returning to campus following a successful stint assistant coaching…
Minneapolis, 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 defenseman Lance Pitlick is now going to be playing for Don Lucia in the maroon and gold for the 2016-17 season, and is expected to…
