Scott Brown

After Friday’s shootout at Mariucci Arena, both coaches predicted a slower, lower-scoring game in Saturday’s rematch They were right — sort of. Saturday, Minnesota and Colorado College combined for 53 shots and 10 goals, down from 78 and 11 the previous night. This time Minnesota, despite looking flat-footed at times, pulled away late to take … Read more

Colorado College and Minnesota played old-time hockey Friday night, producing a total of 11 goals on 78 shots as CC edged Minnesota 6-5 to take over third place in the WCHA.

Behind two goals from blueliner Keith Ballard and a solid night by netminder Travis Weber, Minnesota ended Denver’s 12-game winning streak, 6-1, Saturday night. The loss was the Pioneers’ first since the Gophers beat them on Dec. 7 in Denver.

Wade Dubielewicz continued his outstanding play with 34 saves, and his Denver teammates scored two shorthanded goals on the same Minnesota power play as No. 1 Denver won its 12th straight, upending No. 4 Minnesota 3-1 Friday night in Minneapolis.

Jordan Leopold and Minnesota gave North Dakota a taste of its own medicine Sunday night, rallying with two goals in the final eight minutes to win 2-1 and split the weekend series. Leopold scored both Gopher tallies to break the school’s career record for defensemen.

Josh Siembida made 37 saves to give North Dakota a chance, and the Sioux capitalized Saturday night with four third-period goals to upend Minnesota 4-3. The rookie netminder now has two wins in two college games, both against ranked opponents.

St. Cloud, led by Dean Weasler’s 37 saves, became the first-ever No. 2 team to beat a No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll. The Huskies upended top-ranked Minnesota 3-2 behind Weasler’s netminder and two redirections off skates for goals.

After a comparatively easy victory Friday over Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota’s players and coaches insisted they would avoid a letdown in the rematch. The Golden Gophers did just that with a 5-3 win Saturday, but not for a lack of effort on the Bulldogs’ part. UMD scored the first goal of the game, then led 3-2 early … Read more

The top-ranked team in the nation, unbeaten Minnesota, put on a special-teams show Friday night at Mariucci Arena, scoring two shorthanded goals on the same power play and adding a man-up goal en route to a 5-1 victory over intrastate rival Minnesota-Duluth. Nick Anthony and Nick Angell scored the shorthanders for the Gophers just 10 … Read more

Minnesota made its case to return to the nation’s number-one ranking, overcoming a stellar performance by Mankato netminder Jon Volp to gain a 4-2 victory Saturday night. Blueliner Keith Ballard netted the winner for the Gophers, who scored four straight goals after being down 2-0 early.

Minnesota continued its unbeaten start Friday night, as Jordan Leopold, John Pohl and Jeff Taffe scored five goals for the second-ranked Gophers, who beat Minnesota State-Mankato 5-3.

One day after suffering an 8-0 rout at the hands of host Minnesota, the Colgate Red Raiders seemed to play harder and with greater determination Saturday night. However, the outcome looked the same. For a second straight night, the Gophers’ offense proved overwhelming and its defense well up to the task, as Minnesota claimed a … Read more

After Minnesota scored an eye-popping seven goals in each of its first three games of the season, most doubted that the Golden Gophers would duplicate that output Friday night against Colgate. They were right: this time, Minnesota scored eight. For the fourth straight game, Minnesota showcased its offense, scoring four goals in the first period … Read more

Propelled by the third line of Stuart Senden, Nick Anthony and Matt Koalska, Minnesota downed Michigan Tech 3-1 Saturday night to claim a berth in the WCHA Final Five. The Senden-Anthony-Koalska line figured in all three Gopher goals, scoring two of them and adding four assists. “That’s big at this time of the season, to … Read more

Earlier this week, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia had concerns about his team’s readiness for the WCHA playoffs after the Gophers lost three of their last four games of the regular season. He needn’t have worried. Minnesota controlled play from the opening drop Friday night, dominating Michigan Tech en route to a 7-2 win. The … Read more

St. Cloud left no doubt about its NCAA intentions, routing Minnesota 6-1 on the strength of Jon Cullen’s natural hat trick Friday night.

Minnesota continued its red-hot play, taking its ninth straight game with a tougher-than-it-sounds 4-1 win over Colorado College. Troy Riddle had two goals in the win.

If you blinked, you might have missed it. Or, in this case, them. Repeatedly slashing through the Colorado College defense, the Minnesota Golden Gophers scored early and often Friday night, overwhelming the injury-depleted Tigers 6-1 at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers notched two goals in the first six minutes of play to establish control, then sealed … Read more

On an afternoon when Minnesota hockey honored its legends of the past, the current crop of Golden Gophers showed that they’re no slouches, either. Riding a two-goal effort from Erik Westrum and the continued strong play of netminder Adam Hauser, the Gophers topped the Michigan Tech Huskies 5-1 in a Saturday matinee at Mariucci Arena. … Read more

Q: What do you, the head coach, do when your team scores two goals in the first 1:17 of the game, then shuts out the opponent for over two periods en route to a five-goal victory? A: If you’re Minnesota’s Don Lucia, you give your players a good dressing-down afterward. That’s exactly what Lucia did … Read more