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Brock Faber leads the Gophers to a Frozen Four. Photo by Craig Cotner

Defense Delivers on Great Expectations for Gophers

ByEric Vegoe Tue. Apr 4, 2023Tue. Apr 4, 2023

When Minnesota AD Mark Coyle introduced Bob Motzko as his next head men’s hockey coach in March 2018, Motzko took the podium and immediately acknowledged the expectations for the job.

Opportunity to Improve Against In-State Rivals Ahead

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 leadership behind the bench, it wasn’t necessarily because the team was losing the majority of their games, it was because they were losing the wrong ones. The Gophers seemed to struggle on the biggest stages…