Gophers Explode for Four Third Period Goals, Beat North Dakota 5-3
Minnesota erased its early season frustrations with a four goal third period Thursday night, defeating No. 3 North Dakota 5-3 in front of a sold out crowd of 10,566 at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The victory was the first for head coach Brett Larson behind the Gopher bench.
After Tanner Henricks gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead late in the first period, North Dakota answered in the second to send the teams into the final 20 minutes tied.
Christian Humphreys changed the game in a hurry. He scored at 2:02 of the third period, and Jacob Kvasnicka followed just 65 seconds…
Ziemer’s Two Goals Help Gophers Salvage 2-2 Tie at UMD
Duluth, MN – When you’re in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
After an opening-weekend sweep at Michigan Tech and a 7-1 drubbing Friday night in Duluth, the Minnesota Gophers finally found something to build on Saturday.
Captain Brodie Ziemer scored twice and Luca Di Pasquo stood tall in net as Minnesota (0-3-1 Overall) erased a two-goal deficit to tie the #9-ranked UMD Bulldogs (3-1-2) 2-2 at AMSOIL Arena. The Gophers then won an exhibition shootout, giving the Maroon & Gold a chance to celebrate despite remaining officially winless on the young season.
Minnesota played a…
#3 Gophers earn split with top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – With top-ranked Ohio State coming to town, everyone knew we were going to learn a lot about this Gopher team this weekend.
“When you play against teams like this, especially early in the year, I think you learn a lot from just a compete standpoint and an effort standpoint,” Head Coach Greg “Boom” May told reporters on Wednesday.
On Friday night, the Gophers jumped all over the #1-ranked Buckeyes early, and cruised to a 6-2 win. Ohio State flipped the script on Saturday. This time it was the Buckeyes who got out to an early lead. The…
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MichiganMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michigan StateMSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MinnesotaMN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Notre DameND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ohio StateOSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Penn StatePSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 WisconsinUW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio StateOSU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
 St. Cloud StateSCSU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
 MinnesotaMN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 Minnesota-DuluthUMD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| WisconsinUW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
 St. ThomasUST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
 Bemidji StateBSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Minnesota StateMNSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Vegoe’s Top 20 Poll
Monday, October 19, 2026
| 1 | Michigan |
| 2 | Michigan State |
| 3 |  North Dakota |
| 4 |  Western Michigan |
| 5 |  Denver |
#3 Gophers move to 4-0 with two wins in East/West Showcase
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The #3 Gopher Women’s Hockey team picked up two wins over the weekend to improve to 4-0. The Gophers defeated the Maine Black Bears on Friday night. On Sunday, the Gophers beat Bemidji State for the third time this season.
Here are four things that stood out to me this weekend.
Defenders…
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#3 Gophers return home for the East/West Showcase
The #3-ranked Golden Gophers went on the road and swept Bemidji State to open the 2026-2027 season. This weekend, the Gophers return home to Ridder Arena for the East/West Showcase.
Know The Opponents
Like the Gophers, Maine began the 2026-2027 season with a new head coach. This past July, Alex Gettens was named the eighth…
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Off and Running: #3 Gopher women sweep Bemidji State to open the season
The Gophers picked up two road wins to begin their 30th season with a sweep of Bemidji State.
On Friday night, the Gophers scored the first five goals of the hockey game. Bemidji State hung around, scoring once late in the second period and again in the third, but the Gophers prevailed 5-2. Saturday afternoon's…
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Frustrating Opening Weekend: No. 14 Gophers Swept in Houghton
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The No. 14 Minnesota Golden Gophers opened their 2026-27 campaign with a difficult road trip to the Upper Peninsula, dropping both games against No. 19 Michigan Tech at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. After Friday night’s scheduled opener was pushed back, the Gophers were unable to find their rhythm across the…
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Opener at Tech Cancelled
Game moved to Sunday at 2pm (Central)
Houghton, MI — Due to unsafe ice conditions, Friday nights game against Michigan Tech was cancelled. It will be moved to Sunday at 2pm with the Saturday game being moved up from 5pm to 3pm.
The rumor is that the arena didn't add that trapezoid lines until recently…
Larson Leads Gophers Into New Season
Minneapolis, Minn. — The churn of men’s college hockey head coaches has been turbulent the last five seasons as 34 new coaches have taken over programs. Brett Larson is one of the latest to take on the challenge this year as he replaces Bob Motzko behind the bench at the University of Minnesota with a…
Minnesota vs. Bemidji State Preview
Greg “Boom” May Q&A Part 2
Greg “Boom” May Q&A Part 1
Minnesota Moves on from Motzko