Minneapolis, Minn. — The transfer portal was originally put into place in October 2018 by the Division I Council to allow student athletes the ability to transfer to a different school and receive a scholarship without asking their current school for permission. The whole concept was to allow players to transparently publicize their desire to…
Minneapolis, Minn. — It seems simple that when you have more players on the ice than your opponent, it should be easier to score goals. Unfortunately sometimes the extra space and all the coaching that comes with a power play can almost have the opposite effect. The Gophers didn’t have any complications when Tommies were…
Here is the video recap of media availability from Coach Bob Motzko, Mike Koster, Jimmy Snuggerud and Ryan Chesley as they get us ready for the new season!
Minneapolis, Minn. — The expectation for Minnesota from the start of this season was to finish the year across town playing at the Frozen Four. Numerous dropped points throughout the first half served as a reminder just how difficult replacing a bunch of NHL regulars was going to be for the Gophers, but No. 10…
Minneapolis, Minn. — The Gophers threw 80 pucks towards the Sparty net on Friday night and had three leads, but only came away with one conference point in a 3-3 tie after losing the shootout. No. 8 Minnesota (6-4-3, 2-3-2) got nice goals from Connor Kurth, Bryce Brodzinski and Rhett Pitlick that all came from…
Minneapolis, Minn. — Gophers coach Bob Motzko challenged his team to be more mature Saturday after underclassmen made three immature mistakes to feed the Fighting Irish offense in Friday’s 4-2 loss. No. 6 Minnesota’s (6-4-2, 2-3-1) response satisfied their coach during their 4-1 win over No. 17 Notre Dame (7-4-2, 3-1-2). The Gophers got a…
Minneapolis, Minn. — Since the breakup of the old WCHA, Minnesota Duluth sure has had Minnesota’s number. The Bulldogs have had quite the run going 13-3-2 against the Gophers after the 2013-14 season and Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin has often had a smile on his face when the two teams meet. However, smiles were…
There have only been four Big Ten conference games played so far this season, but it’s a little odd to see Wisconsin on top of the league standings to start the season. The Badgers came to Mariucci and left with all six points by sweeping Minnesota last weekend. “Guys… it’s October,” said Wisconsin coach Mike…
