Scott Brown

Coming off a 13-goal explosion last weekend, Minnesota again put plenty of shots on net Friday night at Mariucci Arena. Few — two, to be precise — found their way past Colorado College netminder Matt Zaba, but that was enough as the Gophers opened their WCHA season with a 2-0 win over the Tigers. After … Read more

One day after a seven-goal outburst, Minnesota added another element to its offense Saturday. The Golden Gophers got their dormant power play going with three man-advantage goals Saturday night at Mariucci Arena, cruising to a 5-1 win to sweep their weekend series with Wayne State. “We had to work for the goals tonight, and you … Read more

Maine quieted an announced crowd of 15,232 at the Xcel Energy Center Friday, topping Minnesota 3-1 to win the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. No. 11 Maine got its first goal on its first shift, setting the tone for an evening that saw third-ranked Minnesota attack but rarely finish. The Gophers outshot the Black … Read more

In its NCAA tournament opener, among Holy Cross’ best weapons were determination and quiet confidence — not to mention the raucous approval of a record crowd at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Friday, the Crusaders turned those advantages into arguably the greatest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament, stunning top-seeded Minnesota 4-3 in overtime in … Read more

The goal lights might need to be replaced at the Xcel Energy Center, but odds are St. Cloud State wouldn’t mind footing the bill. In a topsy-turvy game with more false leads than an Agatha Christie novel, SCSU fourth-liner Matt Hartman upstaged a four-goal performance by Hobey Baker candidate Ryan Potulny of Minnesota, scoring at … Read more

Friday afternoon, Minnesota unveiled its official campaign on behalf of Ryan Potulny’s Hobey Baker candidacy. Just a few hours later, the junior center gave his bid another boost on the ice. Potulny netted a natural hat trick — including the game winner — in the second period to extend his nation-leading goal total to 34, … Read more

After thrashing Minnesota-Duluth in Friday night’s series opener, Minnesota might have been forgiven for expecting an easy route to the sweep Saturday. That, though, was not the case. In a showcase for both teams’ backup goaltenders, Minnesota prevailed 2-0 behind two goals by Ryan Potulny and a 27-save performance from Jeff Frazee. UMD netminder Nate … Read more

With Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth heading in opposite directions, nothing happened at Mariucci Arena Friday night to change that. The Gophers extended their nation-best unbeaten streak to 11 games with a dominating 7-0 win, keeping their momentum as the WCHA playoffs approach and further cementing their credentials for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. … Read more

Whatever expectations the Minnesota Golden Gophers might have had after Friday’s showdown with Denver, it’s doubtful that they anticipated what they were able to do Saturday in the series finale. One night after going down to the wire in a one-goal win, Minnesota stunned Denver with goals on each of its first two shots on … Read more

With two of the hottest teams in the nation facing off Friday night, something had to give in the battle for first place in the WCHA. That something turned out to be Denver’s seven-game winning streak, as well as the seventh-ranked Pioneers’ grip on the top spot in the conference standings. Short two defensemen and … Read more