Michigan Beats Gophers 2-1 to Advance to Big Ten Championship
Minneapolis, MN – Behind a dominating effort, the Michigan Wolverines (21-13-3) beat the Minnesota Gophers (22-10-5) 2-1 to make the Big Ten title game. Jimmy Snuggerud scored his 21st goal of the season with the goalie pulled at 18:36 of the third period to make it a game, but at the end it was too little too late for the Gophers, who now await their fate a week from now once the conference championships are decided. “I didn’t like us for big stretches tonight,” said coach Bob Motzko. “We lost a lot of draws tonight, we didn’t establish a hard…
Gophers Sweep Penn State, Look Forward to Semifinal
Minneapolis, MN – Behind 5-1 and 3-2 victories this weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (22-9-5 Overall (4-1 OT), #6 Pairwise) swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-18-3 (0-1), #23), ending PSU’s season and moving Minnesota on to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Friday night’s game was a tight affair before Minnesota pulled away late. Sam Rinzel’s huge slapshot at 7:21 of the first period gave the Gophers an early lead, but Penn State tied the game at 10:56. The second period Friday was sluggish for Minnesota, with the Gophers really only finding a spark after Bob Motzko swapped…
Gophers Complete Sweep of St. Thomas with 3-0 Shutout
Oct 14, 2023Minneapolis, MN – Bob Motzko says that Jimmy Snuggerud was “born to score goals.” He lived up to that Saturday night. The sophomore forward was all the offense the Gophers…
Gophers Win a Wild One at the X to Open 23-24 Season
Oct 14, 2023St. Paul, MN – With the Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center this season, the Minnesota Gophers hope to win the final game of the season in St. Paul.…
3M Arena at Mariucci Will Almost Be NHL-Sized for 2023-24 Season
Jun 21, 2023Minneapolis, Minn. — 3M Arena at Mariucci has looked like a sandbox for much of this offseason as a long anticipated project is finally underway reducing the size of the…
Running It Back: Cooley, Snuggerud, Close, Nelson, Brodzinski Returning for Epic 23-24 Season
May 19, 2023Jimmy Snuggerud, Jaxon Nelson, Justen Close and Logan Cooley all returning to the Gophers for the 2023/24 season. Minneapolis, MN – The Bard himself said that “parting is such sweet…
Quinnipiac Stuns Gophers in OT to Win First NCAA Title
Apr 9, 2023Devastating loss for the Gophers. Photo by Craig Cotner Tampa, FL – We had them right where we wanted them, and we let ‘em off the hook. Despite building a…