Tim Brule

Holding a 2-0 lead entering the third, Minnesota suddenly found itself on its heels. The Falcons started the stanza strong, outshooting Minnesota, 6-2, in the first six minutes. Until this stretch, the Gophers had controlled play, but quality chances by Stephen Carew on a breakaway and point-blank shot by Cole Gunner where turned aside by … Read more

Jerry York won his 925th game as a college hockey head coach, surpassing Ron Mason as the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history, as No. 1 Boston College beat Alabama Huntsville, 5-2, in the first game at the 2012 Mariucci Classic on Saturday. [scg_html_york925]York has never strived for personal goals, but rather championships. He credits … Read more

“Resilient; we talked about that after the game,” said Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves. “This group was tonight. Because of that fact, we were able to squeeze out a point.” Every time the Minnesota Golden Gophers seemed to be taking over the game, the Badgers fought back. “I thought at a couple key points of the … Read more

Second-ranked Minnesota outpowered Minnesota State 3-2 on the strength of three power-play goals in a tightly-contested battle Friday night at Mariucci Arena. “It was a good hockey game,” said Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings. “We have to find a way to kill a penalty.” Minnesota took its first lead of the game at 5:40 of … Read more

Minnesota scored on the first shift of the game Sunday and then held on for the remaining 59:48 to topple Canisius 1-0 at Mariucci Arena. Just 12 seconds into the game, Kyle Rau tipped a wrist shot by Jake Parenteau from the top of the left circle past Canisius goalie Tony Capobianco. Nick Bjugstad earned … Read more

No. 5 Minnesota stormed back from a two-goal deficit midway through the game to rout Alaska-Anchorage 7-3, earning its first appearance at the WCHA Final Five since 2009. “It’s definitely very exciting, I can’t wait,” said Minnesota forward Erik Haula on his first trip to the Final Five. “I can’t say how excited our team … Read more

Erik Haula scored two goals and Kent Patterson stopped 16 shots as the Minnesota Golden Gophers held off a last-second attempt by Alaska-Anchorage. With four seconds left, Alaska-Anchorage’s Daniel Naslund split the Gophers’ defensemen to put a point-blank shot on Kent Patterson. The puck ended up in the corner, but a penalty was called on … Read more

After being swept at Denver last week, the Minnesota Golden Gophers found their five-point WCHA lead had slipped to just one point. They also found themselves on the bubble in the PairWise, and were facing a hot Bemidji State team. The Beavers were 4-1-1 in their last 6 games. “I was really pleased with the … Read more

The No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers rebounded to split the weekend series against the Michigan Tech Huskies, getting four third period goals to win 6-2. “It was a great feeling,” said Mark Alt, who ignited the flurry. “We struggled last night. We had a long meeting today and knew what we had to do.” The … Read more

Michigan Tech senior captain Brett Olson scored 33 seconds into overtime to give the Huskies a 3-2 victory on the road against No. 2 Minnesota. It was Olson’s second game-winner in overtime this season. “Our best win,” said Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson. “Our best team win this year no question. By far, this is … Read more

Alaska-Anchorage advanced to the WCHA Final Five for the second time in school history after breaking away from Minnesota in the third period Saturday for a 2-0 victory at Mariucci Arena. Anchorage’s Mickey Spencer scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway at 2:32 of the third. Jordan Kwas hit Spencer in stride … Read more

After trailing 3-0 midway through the opener of a best-of-three WCHA first-round playoff series Friday, Minnesota battled back to start the third period trailing Alaska-Anchorage by a goal. The Gophers’ Kevin Wehrs tied the game at 11:18 of the third on an unassisted goal. “I thought when Kevin scored 3-3, okay now we are in … Read more

Nick Bjugstad scored two short-handed goals in the third period Friday to propel No. 20 Minnesota to a 5-2 win over Michigan Tech at Mariucci Arena. Down by two entering the third period, Michigan Tech needed to get the next goal to get back into the game. The Huskies had jump, outshooting the Gophers 7-1 … Read more

Alaska-Anchorage freshman goaltender Chris Kamal earned his first career shutout as the Seawolves blanked Minnesota 1-0 on Saturday to split the weekend series. “We gutted it out; we got some great goaltending by Chris Kamal,” said Seawolves coach Dave Shyiak. “A total team effort. Just a good solid character win against a very good opponent.” … Read more

The series of games between Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin held at Thanksgiving time is a critical measuring stick for the four Big Ten programs for the last 18 years, but Sunday afternoon marked the end of the Showcase. “We like the competition; we like the games against Big Ten programs, and it is … Read more

Michigan State ended a three-game skid with just their second win in eight games, beating No. 15 Minnesota 5-2. The loss was the first by Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson (6-1-1). The Spartans tallied three goals on six shots to chase Patterson from the net at just 8:48. “We have not been scoring much and then … Read more

One goal was all it took. When Wisconsin freshman Michael Mersch scored on his third attempt with just 43 seconds left in the first period, the Badgers—dominant throughout the initial frame—finally had the goal long sought. And they never looked back. They added four more tallies in the second and one in the third, shutting … Read more

Jay Barriball made key plays on the offensive and defensive ends of the ice Sunday, helping No. 20 Minnesota get its first WCHA win of the season. Barriball scored the game-winning goal late in the first period and blocked a shot with 20 seconds left to cement a 2-1 victory over No. 14 St. Cloud … Read more

Coming into Friday’s game, St. Cloud State had struggled to score goals. The Huskies managed only tallied nine times in four games while allowing 14 goals to their opponents. “We hadn’t been scoring many goals,” remarked Bob Motzko.  “Guys need to get that first goal to feel good about their season and march on.” It … Read more

The No. 17 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks dominated the game, but found themselves leading by only a goal with 3:17 remaining. The Gophers rally was led by senior Kevin Wehrs. Wehrs scored a goal and had a key assist on one-time plays from the left point. “They did not give up; they got momentum from the first … Read more