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…
After splitting the final series with the BADgers, Minnesota now enters the Big Ten Tournament that they MUST win to get in to the NCAA Tournament. No Hammy this week, so it’s just Vegoe and myself. We talk about that split with UW. B1G Tourney attendance. Mariucci renovations. Preview the games this weekend where only…
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…
Vegoe is out sick this week, so it’s just Hammy and myself. We talk about the jekyll & hyde weekend that has become pretty typical with this team. The team owns their destiny right now. They lead the B1G and can stay there if they want. Hammy and I also talk a bit about Rachel…
Big Ten conference lead at stake, final stretch before the playoffs, and home ice on a Thursday night – most would have figured this would have brought out the best effort from the Gophers. While the team did a nice job in holding down the CCM line for a large portion of the game, we…
Gophers Give Up Goal With 0.1 Seconds Left but Bounce Back with Kloos OT Goal Columbus, OH – There’s a saying in golf that ‘there’s no pictures on the scorecard’, meaning it is the end result that counts and not the way you arrived at it. Tonight, the Gophers (15-13-0 Overall, 10-2-0 B1G) are glad…
Minneapolis, Minn. – Minnesota spotted Penn State two goals before finding their game. The Gophers (14-13-0, 9-3-0) rallied for a brief third period lead, but Penn State (17-8-3, 7-5-0-0) capitalized on their opportunity late to win 5-3 at Mariucci Arena in front of 10,151. The Nittany Lions tried and failed to match Minnesota’s speed and…
Cammarata #1 Star with GWG and an Assist Minneapolis, MN – What a difference a week can make. After a disappointing, winless weekend at the North Star College Cup, the Gophers (14-12-0 Overall, 9-2-0 B1G) rode the best game of the year from Taylor Cammarata, along with a fair number of excellent saves by Eric…
