The Gophers (19-4-4, 11-4-4 WCHA) took on St. Cloud State (17-11-1, 14-6-1 WCHA) tonight at the National Ice Center in St. Cloud.
Let's keep this simple. Here is what I saw.
* Waaaay too many turnovers in the defensive zone!
* Wilcox was stellar, mostly because of the turnovers he had to bail his teammates on. Wilcox faced 24 shots in the game, and it seemed like half of those were difficult saves. He made it look easy.
* Haula had 2 goals after moving back to Center following a couple of weekends at Wing, while recovering from a hand injury. The indication this week is he is almost fully recovered, but not quite 100%. The hand seemed to be functioning well for him tonight.
* St. Cloud native Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist upon his return to the National Ice Center.
The Gophers will take on the Huskies again tomorrow night in St. Cloud. Game time is 7:00 PM (Central). The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports North PLUS.
Let's keep this simple. Here is what I saw.
* Waaaay too many turnovers in the defensive zone!
* Wilcox was stellar, mostly because of the turnovers he had to bail his teammates on. Wilcox faced 24 shots in the game, and it seemed like half of those were difficult saves. He made it look easy.
* Haula had 2 goals after moving back to Center following a couple of weekends at Wing, while recovering from a hand injury. The indication this week is he is almost fully recovered, but not quite 100%. The hand seemed to be functioning well for him tonight.
* St. Cloud native Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist upon his return to the National Ice Center.
The Gophers will take on the Huskies again tomorrow night in St. Cloud. Game time is 7:00 PM (Central). The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports North PLUS.