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Gophers Get First Conference Sweep of Season with 6-3 Win Over Buckeyes

ByEric Vegoe Sat. Jan 20, 2024Sat. Jan 20, 2024

Minneapolis, Minn. — The expectation for Minnesota from the start of this season was to finish the year across town…

ByEric Vegoe Fri. Nov 24, 2023Sat. Mar 2, 2024

Minneapolis, Minn. — The Gophers threw 80 pucks towards the Sparty net on Friday night and had three leads, but…

ByEric Vegoe Sat. Nov 18, 2023Sat. Nov 18, 2023

Minneapolis, Minn. — Gophers coach Bob Motzko challenged his team to be more mature Saturday after underclassmen made three immature…

ByEric Vegoe Fri. Nov 3, 2023Sat. Nov 4, 2023

Minneapolis, Minn. — Since the breakup of the old WCHA, Minnesota Duluth sure has had Minnesota’s number. The Bulldogs have…

ByEric Vegoe Fri. Oct 7, 2022Mon. Oct 24, 2022

Minneapolis, Minn. — When the University of Minnesota men’s hockey program decided it was time to make a change in…

ByEric Vegoe Fri. Feb 11, 2022Fri. Feb 11, 2022

Gophers have games in hand with Buckeyes, but key upcoming series will have huge implications for conference race and best…

ByEric Vegoe Thu. Jan 20, 2022Fri. Jan 21, 2022

Mistakes During Alaska Loss Drops Minnesota to No. 12 in PWR Minneapolis, Minn. — Bob Motzko’s crew seemed ready to…

ByEric Vegoe Tue. Oct 12, 2021Tue. Oct 12, 2021

Motzko knows he has some work to do with his team to prepare and surely knows he’ll be leaning on…