Vegoe’s Top 20 – 12/2/2024
1- Michigan State, 2- Boston College, 3- Maine, 4- Western Michigan, 5- Minnesota, 6- Denver, 7- Michigan, 8- Dartmouth, 9- Boston University, 10- St. Cloud
Show Me Series with Notre Dame Up Next
Minneapolis, Minn. — Starting the season with ten straight victories raised optimism for Gopher Hockey this year. Coach Bob Motzko had a veteran roster that showed down the stretch of the pandemic shortened 2019-20 season that they were starting to understand the style of play preferred by their coach and it seemed like banners were…
Sheehy Overtime Goal Gets Gopher Sweep Over Harvard
Pitlick Scores Seventh Goal, Sheehy Finds Fourth Goal Minneapolis, Minn. — Harvard goaltender Merrick Madsen made Minnesota anxious Saturday as he stonewalled the Gophers for over 54 minutes, but late goals by Rem Pitlick and Tyler Sheehy earned No. 7 Minnesota the sweep in front of 8,845 at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Madsen made 48…
Four-Goal Third Helps Gophers Beat Ohio State 4-2
Minnesota Advances to B1G Tournament Final vs Michigan with Season on the Line Minneapolis, MN – “We needed the one goal to kind of get us going.” Coach Don Lucia knows that his team needs a spark sometimes to kickstart the offense. Trailing 1-0 to The Ohio State University after two periods at the Xcel Energy…
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…