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Gophers Earn Series Split with Fighting Irish

November 18, 2023 Eric Vegoe 0

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 pair of goals from Rhett Pitlick, one from Jaxon Nelson and one from Ryan Chesley to split the series with […]

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Tampa Bay Bound! Gophers Beat Huskies 4-1 in Regional Final to Advance to Frozen Four

March 25, 2023 Chris Eckes Comments Off on Tampa Bay Bound! Gophers Beat Huskies 4-1 in Regional Final to Advance to Frozen Four

Fargo, ND – The weather is nice this time of year in Tampa Bay. The Minnesota Gophers are going to be able to enjoy it. The Gophers (28-9-1) advanced to the Frozen Four in Tampa with a 4-1 victory over the St. Cloud State Huskies (25-13-3) in the West Regional final. Minnesota will face Boston University on Thursday, April 6th. After a slow start in Thursday’s first-round game against Canisius, Minnesota looked like they were […]

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Minnesota Seeks Consistency with Michigan Coming to Mariucci

January 20, 2022 Eric Vegoe Comments Off on Minnesota Seeks Consistency with Michigan Coming to Mariucci

Mistakes During Alaska Loss Drops Minnesota to No. 12 in PWR Minneapolis, Minn. — Bob Motzko’s crew seemed ready to stay the course this past weekend despite dealing with a tidal wave of unexpected news. The Minnesota men’s hockey team played a solid game against Alaska Friday night in a 4-1 win. However, undercurrents that frustratingly have yet to disappear grabbed ahold of them Saturday when a crucial early mistake forced them to chase the […]