March 30th, 2024: It stings. The Gophers season has come to an end but the leadership core has left a great culture in place that could and will take this team far for years. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter SIOUX FALLS – A few Gophers underclassmen sat in their stalls after the game in defeat. […] READ MORE
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Gophers leadership group pushes Minnesota past Omaha
March 28th, 2024: The Gophers leadership group stood out in their 3-2 win over Omaha in the Sioux Falls Semi Regional game. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter SIOUX FALLS – Mason Nevers scored his first two collegiate goals with the Gophers back in 2021 at the NCAA West Regional in Loveland, Colorado. It was against […] READ MORE
‘One in this is like Ten in the Regular Season’: Gophers set for another chance at the Title where heroes are made
March 25th, 2024: The NCAA Tournament is set and the Gophers will get another chance at history. It all starts Thursday. Who will be the hero? –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter MINNEAPOLIS – Senior assistant captain Mason Nevers stood at the podium on Monday and said last year’s loss to Quinnipiac still looms over a […] READ MORE
A look at the Gophers NCAA Tournament Regional Opponent: The Omaha Mavericks
March 25th, 2024: The NCAA Tournament is set. The Gophers will travel to the Sioux Falls Regional to face off against the Omaha Mavericks. Here is a scouting report on the Mavericks. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – The NCAA has announced the 16 teams competing in the College Hockey Tournament. The Gophers […] READ MORE
Gophers fall to Michigan in Big Ten playoffs for third straight season
March 16th, 2023: The Gophers are now 0-3 against Michigan in the Big Ten Playoffs in the last three years, all of which have been at home. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis, Minn – The Gophers and the Wolverines have met in the Big Ten Playoffs the past three seasons. The last two years […] READ MORE
Gophers speed past Penn State in Game 1 of Big Ten Playoffs
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
Gophers in Hockey Day Minnesota: A Decade Recap
What started with the Minnesota Wild’s marketing department looking for a unique way to promote hockey in the North Star State has since become an iconic tradition beloved by fans from Worthington to Warroad. It’s hard to imagine hockey in Minnesota without Hockey Day, and the Golden Gophers have been a part of the event […] READ MORE
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