Cooley’s Early Goal Sets the Tone as Gophers Romp Spartans 8-0
Minneapolis, MN – Michigan State was in it with a chance for 8 seconds in Friday’s affair against the Minnesota Gophers. By the ninth second, the Gophers had taken control. Logan Cooley scored on a partial breakaway at 0:09 of the first period, and Minnesota never looked back, scoring eight unanswered goals to dominate the Michigan State Spartans by a 8-0 margin on Friday night. After Cooley’s goal, the game settled down a bit, with the Gophers (19-7-1 Overall (3-3 OT), 12-2-1-2 B1G) mostly controlling play in the first period but without another goal to show for it. That changed…
Gophers Tie It Late Again; Michigan Flips Script to Win 5-4 in OT
Minneapolis, MN – At the end of the day, it was a split in this weekend’s series between the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Gophers. It felt more like a slugfest. After an emotional overtime win Friday night, the Gophers (15-4-3-3-1 Overall, 11-2-1-2 B1G) found themselves down a goal late in the third once more. Like Friday night, they were able to score late to tie the game and force overtime. Unlike Friday, Michigan (11-7-3-2-1, 4-6-2-2) controlled the overtime period, scoring to win the extra point and earn a split on the weekend. Michigan came out firing in the first…
Gophers Rally for 3-2 OT Win Over Buckeyes
Dec 4, 2015Novak feeds Fasching for OT winner Eric Schierhorn makes OSU’s Matt Weis fly through the air! (Photo by Craig Cotner) Minneapolis, Minn.—A two goal Buckeye lead…
Gopher Hockey Ticket Usage
Mar 27, 2015The Big Ten Hockey Tournament experienced dismal paid attendance and actual attendance this past weekend. The conference reported paid attendance as 25,933 for the five games, but anyone watching knew…