Scott BrownIt took Minnesota 25 minutes to get going, but once the Gophers found their bearings, they never looked back. With Minnesota State ahead by a goal on Brad Thompson’s power-play tally 5:54 into the second period, the Gophers struck for six unanswered goals, cruising to a 7-2 win in Game 1 of their WCHA first-round … Read more
The CHA packs all the excitement into just three days, with an NCAA tournament bid the prize at the end of the rainbow. Scott Brown previews this weekend’s playoff championship.
During the second half of the season, Minnesota has seemed to forget how to hold onto a late lead. Friday night at Mariucci Arena, the Gophers remembered how to take one back. Leading by a pair of goals after two periods, Minnesota (21-12-1, 14-10-1 WCHA) watched visiting St. Cloud State (14-19-2, 8-17-0 WCHA) score three … Read more
It went into the books as a tie, but neither team felt that way about it. One day after a school-record 57 saves for netminder John DeCaro helped topple Minnesota, the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves found a new way to frustrate the host Gophers. Down a goal with seconds remaining, UAA knotted up the score on Martin … Read more
In the critical moments Friday night, Minnesota couldn’t buy a goal. That’s because John DeCaro wasn’t selling. DeCaro, Alaska-Anchorage’s backup netminder, made every kind of save on his way to a mind-numbing total of 57, and UAA built a three-goal lead before hanging on for a 3-2 win before a disbelieving crowd at Mariucci Arena. … Read more
Minnesota and Wisconsin have taken different paths to get here, but both are poised for postseason play amidst the renewal of a storied rivalry.
It’s not that Minnesota didn’t want it. Minnesota-Duluth just wanted it more. The Bulldogs put 45 shots on goal Saturday night, getting the eventual game winner from captain Evan Schwabe early in the second period in a 3-2 win over the Gophers before a lively sellout crowd of 10,303 at Mariucci Arena. Schwabe’s winner notwithstanding, … Read more
Both teams badly needed the win, for very different reasons. Minnesota entered Friday night on a four-game home losing streak in the wake of a sweep by last-place Michigan Tech; Minnesota-Duluth had just started to dig out from a disastrous first half with a three-point weekend against Colorado College. Friday, Minnesota exploded for three goals … Read more
“Home” wasn’t that sweet for Minnesota State Friday night. Taking on Minnesota at the Xcel Center — in a game originally slated for the Midwest Wireless Center in Mankato — the Mavericks gave up a hat trick to Minnesota’s Danny Irmen as the Gophers posted a 9-6 win. In a wide-open contest devoid of defense … Read more
In a fitting end to a marquee matchup, national scoring leader Marty Sertich’s goal at 2:43 of overtime gave No. 2 Colorado College a thrilling 3-2 win over No. 1 Minnesota Saturday afternoon at Mariucci Arena. With the faceoff in the Minnesota zone, Sertich won the draw and Brett Sterling threw the puck on net, … Read more
Night and day. Or twilight and evening, at least. That was the difference between the Dodge Classic’s Wednesday afternoon opener — a scoreless draw won by Northern Michigan in a shootout — and the nightcap, in which host Minnesota barreled past Merrimack, 6-2, in the first-ever meeting between the Gophers and the Warriors. A balanced … Read more
Neither Harvard’s Dov Grumet-Morris nor Northern Michigan’s Tuomas Tarkki deserved to lose Wednesday’s opener at the Dodge Classic holiday tournament. Officially, neither did. A sparse early crowd at Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena was treated to a spectacular display of goaltending, as Grumet-Morris and Tarkki matched each other shot for shot, stopping a combined total of 70 … Read more
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Dec. 22-23 Northern Michigan vs. Harvard, Wednesday, 5:05 p.m. CT Minnesota vs. Merrimack, Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. CT Consolation/Championship: Thursday, 5:05 p.m. CT and 8:05 p.m. CT Television: Games involving Minnesota will be telecast on Fox Sports Net North (DirecTV ch. 641, Dish Network ch. 436). Minnesota Kellen Briggs has given Minnesota a … Read more
One night after his penalty-shot heroics helped beat Wisconsin, Danny Irmen again provided the offensive firepower for Minnesota, scoring two goals to lead the Gophers to a series sweep. Minnesota claimed a 4-2 win Saturday before a record crowd of 10,587 at Mariucci Arena, dominating the first two periods, then holding off mounting pressure from … Read more
Entering the third period Friday night, Minnesota needed a spark. The Gophers got it, then watched it turn into a full-fledged blaze. Down 2-1 to archrival Wisconsin after two periods, Minnesota tied the score 11 seconds into the final stanza on Gino Guyer’s first goal of the season. And then, with Wisconsin threatening to retake … Read more
If the first game of the season is any harbinger, Minnesota will be in fine form this year. In a marquee matchup of the last two teams to win an NCAA championship, Minnesota and Denver struggled a bit early, thanks to the rust of a season opener, and to a pile of penalties called under … Read more
Everything seemed to be falling into place for the Gophers, but something funny happened along the way…
After a tough loss, UMD rallies — and looks ahead.
The lights are shining bright for these underdog Seawolves.
Four times in the regular season, Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota met, and four times the Bulldogs walked away winners. Friday at the WCHA Final Five, the Gophers made sure the fifth game would be different. Down two goals early, Minnesota reversed the momentum on a pair of goals by Danny Irmen, then pulled away late for … Read more