Tim BruleOne of college hockey’s most intense rivalries renewed after a two-season hiatus and lived up to the hype, ending in a 5-5 between No. 13 Minnesota and No.3 North Dakota. At 18:42 of the third, Minnesota’s Tommy Novak blasted a shot with the extra attacker and forced overtime. It came just 31 seconds after Tucker … Read more
One of college hockey’s most intense rivalries renewed after a two-season hiatus and lived up to the hype, ending in a 5-5 between No. 13 Minnesota and No.3 North Dakota. At 18:42 of the third, Minnesota’s Tommy Novak blasted a shot with the extra attacker and forced overtime. It came just 31 seconds after Tucker … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — A fast start for No. 15 Minnesota propelled the home team to a 5-0 win over Penn State on Friday night. The win put the Gophers in a tie for first place in the Big Ten with one game to go in the regular season. The tiebreaker goes to Michigan for seeding, but … Read more
Minnesota completed a key sweep in a tightly contested 2-0 victory over No. 12 Michigan at Mariucci Arena. The win propels Minnesota into a tie for first in the Big Ten standings. Adam Wilcox earned his 11th career shutout, stopping all 26 Michigan shots, including a critical save in the last minute just before Kyle … Read more
Kyle Rau netted a hat trick as Minnesota rolled to a 6-2 win over No. 12 Michigan on Friday at Mariucci Arena.
Adam Wilcox and No. 2 Minnesota completed a sweep of No. 10 Michigan, winning 4-1 on Saturday at Mariucci Arena.
No. 2 Minnesota held off a strong third-period surge by No. 10 Michigan for a 5-3 win at Mariucci Arena on Friday.
Minnesota got goals from six different players for the third time in six games this season, and the top-ranked Gophers rode a fast start to a 6-1 victory over No. 5 Boston College on Sunday.
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Minnesota doubled up Bemidji State 6-3 at the Sanford Center Friday night as Sam Warning scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Gopher charge. Leading 3-2 going into the third period, Minnesota did not waste much time getting a critical separation goal. Just 44 seconds into the third, Hudson … Read more
With a total team effort, Minnesota defeated Mercyhurst 6-0 Friday night as six different players scored and Adam Wilcox stopped 25 shots as the Gophers advance to the championship game of the Ice Breaker Tournament at Mariucci Arena. For Gophers’ coach Don Lucia, getting the win was gratifying. “We did a lot of good things … Read more
Minnesota rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to defeat Bemidji State 4-3 on an unassisted goal from Ben Marshall with 53 seconds left. With the win, the Gophers advance to the semifinals of the WCHA tournament in St. Paul, Minn., next weekend. “We played our hearts out tonight and it’s a tough … Read more
Minnesota survived a scare in its opening game in the WCHA tournament Friday night against Bemidji State, but Kyle Rau’s goal at 13:18 of overtime gave the Gophers a 2-1 victory. Andrew Walsh played stellar in goal for the Beavers and made a career-high 49 saves. “It was great to get the win,” said Rau. … Read more
Tied 1-1 going into the third, Minnesota exploded for four goals, led by Zach Budish, who had two assists and a goal in the third to go with a goal in the second. “I just like the way they played,” said Minnesota coach Don Lucia. “I thought it was a much better game on both … Read more
Tenth-ranked Denver skated into Mariucci Arena Friday night and upset No. 2 Minnesota 2-0. Denver goalie Juho Olkinuora recorded the first shutout against Minnesota since Alaska-Anchorage eliminated the Gophers in the 2011 postseason. “You have to play good defensive and you have to take advantage of your situations,” Denver coach George Gwozdecky said. “Both teams … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth rallied to tie No. 2 Minnesota at Mariucci Arena Saturday night, but fell just short of the upset. Even in a tie game, the overtime period was exciting. The Gophers started the extra stanza strong. Minnesota was swarming the net until a bad line change resulted in a too many men on the ice … Read more
Going into the third, you would think the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs had all the momentum against Minnesota. They knotted up the game with 44 seconds left in the second on Austin Farley’s second goal of the game. “We played well enough to win a game; tomorrow night, we have to come to play a 60-minute game, … Read more
Brett Knowles scored with 44 seconds left in the game, propelling No. 14 Minnesota State to a 2-1 upset over top-ranked Minnesota at Mariucci Arena, ending the Gophers’ 10-game unbeaten streak. The goal was Knowles’ second of the year and came of a rebound from a shot from the blue line by Zach Palmquist. Knowles … Read more
Nate Condon scored a short-handed goal in the third period to propel No. 1 Minnesota to a 5-1 win over archrival No. 6 North Dakota on Friday. Adam Wilcox stopped 24 shots as Minnesota took over sole possession of first place in the WCHA. The game was closer than the final score. Three key turning … Read more
Top-ranked Minnesota, on the strength of Kyle Rau’s first collegiate hat trick, routed Alaska-Anchorage 7-1 Saturday night for its first WCHA sweep of the season. Rau completed his hat trick by picking up a loose puck off the right side wall and skating around two defenders creating his own shooting lane and beating Rob Gunderson … Read more
Minnesota scored two power-play goals on a late five minute major and Ben Marshall scored the game-winning goal with under a minute to play as No. 1 Minnesota survived a spirited rally by Alaska-Anchorage. “I give our guys credit; our power play was given an opportunity at the end of the game and each unit … Read more