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3M Arena at Mariucci Will Almost Be NHL-Sized for 2023-24 Season

June 21, 2023 Eric Vegoe Comments Off on 3M Arena at Mariucci Will Almost Be NHL-Sized for 2023-24 Season

Minneapolis, 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 ice surface from an Olympic sized 200 x 100 to a more NHL sized 200 x 89 with tighter corners. The project includes replacing the refrigeration system for both Mariucci and Ridder Arena from a discontinued R-22 refrigerant to an ammonia based one, updating the […]

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GPL Podcast #220: Guest Brad Schlossman

October 20, 2022 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #220: Guest Brad Schlossman

Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks herald joined us on the podcast to preview the big series with North Dakota. We recapped the previous games for both teams and also got the lay of the land for possible league changes in the future. Fun discussion with Brad! SPONSORED BY… Jerry Peters of First Class Mortgage! Click this link to check out a custom page we have created just for him and First Class Mortgage! Audio […]

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GPL Podcast #176: Season 10 Premiere

October 7, 2020 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #176: Season 10 Premiere

We kick off the 10th season of the GPL Podcast with college hockey finally starting to get some clarity for the 2020-21 season. We talk about the craziness of the last 6+ months. The league only schedule with Arizona State mixed in. The NHL draft and the chances of Minnesota playing at Ridder Arena this season. SPONSORED BY… Jerry Peters of First Class Mortgage! Click this link to check out a custom page we have […]

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GPL Podcast #161 Guest: Todd Milewski

November 20, 2019 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #161 Guest: Todd Milewski

It was a VERY rough weekend for the Gophers against Penn State. We talk about that and all things BADgers with Wisconsin State Journal sports reporter Todd Milewski! You can listen to the podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and NEW for 2019, Spotify! It is also available on just about any podcast website or player.

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GPL Podcast #156 Guest: Charlie Beattie

October 17, 2019 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #156 Guest: Charlie Beattie

The new play-by-play voice of Gopher Hockey on FSNorth, Charlie Beattie, joined us on the podcast! We learn a bit about how he got the job at FSN and how he also plays hockey himself! Of course we go over the road split with Colorado College and preview the Niagara series at Mariucci this weekend as well. You can listen to the podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and NEW for 2019, Spotify! […]

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GPL Podcast #94 – 2016/17 Season Premiere

October 5, 2016 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #94 – 2016/17 Season Premiere

We are back for our 5th season of the GPL Podcast Sponsored By Vintage MN Hockey! We preview the Freshman class (Pitlick, Lindgren and Zuhlsdorf). The addition of Mike Szmatula. Renovations at Mariucci. Recruiting. How the B1G will be this year. The games up in Alaska. There is also a TON of audio that Vegoe captured at media day. 30+ minutes worth. So give it a listen! You can listen to the podcast above, or […]

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GPL Podcast #93 Season Finale

March 23, 2016 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #93 Season Finale

This is the last Podcast for the 2015/16 season. We covered A LOT. The Gopher season ended at the B1G Tournament. Brodzinski & Fasching are leaving. Attendance problems at Mariucci continue. Notre Dame coming to the B1G. Women win yet another NCAA Championship. The season didn’t end great, but the podcast was outstanding. You can listen to the podcast above, or via iTunes / Google Play.Check out older episodes on the Podcast Page.

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GPL Podcast #92 Win B1G or Go Home!

March 16, 2016 Craig Cotner Comments Off on GPL Podcast #92 Win B1G or Go Home!

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 Michigan is definitely in the NCAA Tournament. The rest of the teams are win or the season is over. As […]