March 8th, 2023: Rhett Pitlick and Carl Fish each recorded two points in the Gophers’ 5-1 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – For the last two years the Gophers sat out round one of the Big Ten Playoffs and waited for their opponent, this year it […] READ MORE
Dylan Loucks Articles
Justen Close ties program record for most career shutouts with 3-0 win over Penn State
February 10th, 2023: Gophers goaltender Justen Close picks up back-to-back shoutouts to tie a school record for most in program history. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – The story of Justen Close continues. Just over three seasons ago Close was the Gophers’ third-string goaltender. He had played four games in his career for […] READ MORE
Pinoniemi picks up his first goal of the season as the Gophers complete the sweep over Ohio State
January 20th, 2023: The Gophers start the second half of the Big Ten schedule with a big sweep over the Ohio State Buckeyes. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – The biggest focus coming into tonight was for the Gophers to finish off a complete 120-minute effort. They looked great in Friday’s 5-2 win […] READ MORE
New sticks provide scoring boost for Pitlick and the Gophers
January 19th, 2023: Rhett Pitlick’s three-goal and four-point game helps push Gophers past Buckeyes 5-2. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – Sometimes a new stick can be a nice way to change your play or provide a different feel when you might be in a slump. In this case, a new all-white stick […] READ MORE
Gophers defeat Robert Morris 4-1 for their first home sweep of the season
January 13th, 2023: Mason Nevers and Mike Koster each got their first goals of the year in what was their first home sweep of the season for the Gophers. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – In what was their most complete game of the year, the Gophers capped off the sweep over Robert Morris […] READ MORE
Mistakes outweigh spurts as Gophers fall 6-4 to Colorado College
January 7th, 2024: The Gophers played a great game in spurts tonight but ultimately start the new year with a 6-4 loss to Colorado College. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – A lot of what has hurt this Gophers team this year has been costly mistakes that the other team capitalizes on. Tonight […] READ MORE
Gophers score four unanswered goals en route to a 4-1 over Penn State
December 1st, 2023: Rhett Pitlick stays hot with another multi-point effort helping the Gophers cruise past the Nittany Lions. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Penn State loves to shoot the puck. They have played like this for years and years and tonight was another example of that. The Nittany Lions opened the first period with […] READ MORE
Gophers’ Brodzinski, Nelson carry Minnesota to a 6-5 overtime win against Michigan State
November 26th, 2023: Jimmy Clark scored the overtime game winning goal in another back-and-forth game against Michigan State. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis – There is no denying this team is pretty young with 17 under-classmen on the roster and only eight upper-classmen. But four of the eight are graduate students and all four […] READ MORE
Gophers only get one point against Michigan State despite outplaying the Spartans
November 24th, 2023: Gophers blow three, one-goal leads and fall in a shootout against Michigan State despite outshooting the Spartans 47-28. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis – The Gophers came out with some extra jump in the first period. It seemed like it was one of their best starts of the year and they […] READ MORE
Gophers strong defensive play led to offense, earning series split against Notre Dame
November 18th, 2023: Rhett Pitlick’s two goal game propels Minnesota past Notre Dame avoiding the sweep, as the Gophers played a much better defensive game than yesterday’s. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis – The Gophers played a good game against Notre Dame on Friday but walked away with a 4-2 loss. What costed them […] READ MORE