Gophers Shake Off Early Rust, Dominate Wolverines 6-2 Friday
Minneapolis, MN – After enduring some first-period rust, the Minnesota Gophers (20–8-5 Overall (4-0 OT), 10-6-3-4 B1G 40 Pts) poured it on the Michigan Wolverines (17-13-3 (0-1), 10-10-1-2 34 Pts), scoring four unanswered goals in the second and third to win 6-2 and clinch third place in the Big Ten conference. Jaxon Nelson tallied a hat trick, while Oliver Moore added two goals of his own and Bryce Brodzinski recorded three assists on the night. The Gophers will host Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. The teams scored two goals a piece in the first,…
Gophers Thrashed Friday, OT Winners Saturday in South Bend
South Bend, IN – This weekend for Minnesota was about facing adversity. The Gophers probably feel like they got a full season’s worth against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Friday and Saturday night. After a brutal 6-1 drubbing at the hands of the hosts, the visiting Minnesota Gophers (19-8-5 Overall (4-0 OT), 9-6-3-4 B1G (37 Pts) found a way to bounce back, fighting through two separate questionable goalie interference calls and winning in overtime on Jimmy Snuggerud’s first goal since January 19th to take two points from Notre Dame (15-15-2 (2-1), 9-10-1-2 (31)) on the weekend. Coming in one of…
Gophers Play Like Champs in 7-2 Drubbing of Penn State
Feb 17, 2023State College, PA – The hand-wringing from the Gopher faithful this week was almost audible. After a disappointing split in Madison, Minnesota fans were getting a little restless after learning…
Badgers Spoil Banner Saturday for Gophers
Feb 11, 2023Madison, WI – With their first chance to win the Big Ten regular season championship, the Gophers dropped the ball. Despite an overall better effort Saturday night, the Minnesota Gophers…
Close Brilliant as Gophers Beat Bucky 4-1 Friday
Feb 10, 2023Madison, WI – Usually, it’s Minnesota’s high-flying offense or all-time defensive corps that garners headlines for the #1 Gopher hockey team. Every once in a while, though, the goalie makes…
Gophers Overcome Early Struggles to Sweep Spartans
Jan 29, 2023Minneapolis, MN – In Friday’s game between Minnesota and Michigan State, it took all of nine seconds for the Gophers to take control of the contest. Saturday’s game took much…
Cooley’s Early Goal Sets the Tone as Gophers Romp Spartans 8-0
Jan 28, 2023Minneapolis, MN – Michigan State was in it with a chance for 8 seconds in Friday’s affair against the Minnesota Gophers. By the ninth second, the Gophers had taken control.…