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
Bob Motzko 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’ 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
‘Elementary’ level mistakes lead to the Gophers latest 4-2 loss to Notre Dame
November 17th, 2023: Gophers made Elementary level mistakes in their 4-2 loss to Notre Dame which seems to be the same way they have lost almost all of their games this season. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Minneapolis – The Gophers have lost four regulation games this year out of the 11 they have […] READ MORE