Chris Eckes

Mason Nevers embraces Brock Faber after the Gophers are beaten in overtime. Photo by Craig Cotner
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Quinnipiac Stuns Gophers in OT to Win First NCAA Title

April 9, 2023 Chris Eckes 1

Tampa, FL – We had them right where we wanted them, and we let ‘em off the hook.

Despite building a two-goal lead early in the second period, the Minnesota Gophers (29-10-1) couldn’t score that next goal to put the Quinnipiac Bobcats (34-4-3) away for good. Quinnipiac mounted a furious charge after the second Gopher goal, outshooting Minnesota 26-8 after the first period and potting three unanswered goals, the last just 10 seconds into overtime, to win their first national championship 3-2. […]

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GPL Celebrates 15 Years!

April 9, 2018 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Celebrates 15 Years!

Happy 15th Birthday to GPL! It was on this day, back in 2003, that GPL was created! It was not actually Gopher Puck Live back then. The first few months it was just a message board that I hosted on my family website. I created the message board because our favorite Gopher website at the time, PrideOnIce.com (POI), was down. That site went down during the Frozen Four in Buffalo as our Gophers were going […]

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The Slimmest of Margins: Gophers Lose 4-3 On Disallowed Goal with 5 Seconds Left

March 11, 2016 Chris Eckes Comments Off on The Slimmest of Margins: Gophers Lose 4-3 On Disallowed Goal with 5 Seconds Left

Minnesota Called Offside on Tying Goal, Drop Opener to Wisconsin Minneapolis, MN – “[The referees] told me he was offsides.  I got a chance to look at the replay, and he was offsides.” Gopher coach Don Lucia has a gift of keeping an even keel in emotional situations.  He’s the sort of guy that never gets too high and never gets too low. Friday’s game between the Minnesota Gophers (18-16-0 Overall, 13-6-0 B1G) and the Wisconsin […]