Gophers Jack LaFontaine Signs A One-Year Entry-Level Deal With The Carolina Hurricanes

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Jan. 9th, 2022: Gophers Goaltender Jack LaFontaine leaves the team after signing a one-year ELC with the Carolina Hurricanes. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that the team has signed goaltender Jack LaFontaine to a one-year, entry-level contract. The current deal will pay LaFontaine $750,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 […] READ MORE


Gophers Men’s Hockey End 2021 With A Series Split In Michigan

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Dec. 4th, 2021: Before the series against North Dakota, the Gophers lost on three consecutive Friday nights. The boys of Maroon and Gold have now won on back-to-back Friday nights following their 5-1 win over Michigan. But eventually end 2021 with another series split.  –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Inconsistent has been a word that […] READ MORE


Comeback Comes Up Short As Gophers Fall To North Dakota

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Nov. 27, 2021: After flying by the University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Friday, the Gophers will settle for another series split despite a late comeback attempt.  –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter Grand Forks, N.D. – A weekend full of holiday cliches resulted in a very important Gophers Friday night win. Head coach Bob Motzko […] READ MORE


Message Received: Gophers Answer 5-3 Loss With An Impressive 4-2 Saturday Win Over Penn State

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Nov. 21, 2021: Gopher captains Sammy Walker and Jack LaFontaine lead the way in the series split over the Penn State Nittany Lions. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter MINNEAPOLIS, MINN – The Gophers Friday night woes continue following their third straight Friday night loss to open the weekend series. Coming into Friday’s game the Gophers had […] READ MORE


Series Split: Two Highlight-reel Goals Help Propel Gophers Over Ohio State

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Nov. 13, 2021: Freshman forward Matthew Knies records a goal and an assist in the series split. –> Follow @Dylanloucks4 on Twitter MINNEAPOLIS, MINN – After an impressive first period of play in game one, the Gophers carried a 3-0 lead into the second period but eventually watched it slip away. Earlier in the week […] READ MORE


Gophers Avoid The Sweep With A Win In Game Two

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Follow Dylan on Twitter –> @DylanLoucks4 MADISON, WIS. – Through the first period and a half of game one in Wisconsin, the Gophers looked like the much better team. Firing pucks from every angle and playing a strong physical game, the Gophers had themselves a 2-0 lead halfway through the second. But the Gophers’ defensive game […] READ MORE


Gophers Open Big Ten Play With A Sweep Over Notre Dame

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Follow Dylan on Twitter –> @DylanLoucks4 MINNEAPOLIS- When the Gophers got swept by the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs last weekend, Gophers head coach Bob Motzko said despite two losses he liked the way his team played. The result wasn’t what they had envisioned but the overall structure of the game they played was what he […] READ MORE


Minnesota-Duluth Completes Series Sweep Over The Gophers

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Follow Dylan on Twitter –> @DylanLoucks4 University of Minnesota drops to 3-3-0 on the year following 5-3 and 2-1 losses against the Bulldogs.  Nearly 8,000 fans packed the great Amsoil arena on Saturday night to witness University of Minnesota-Duluth complete a weekend sweep over the Gophers. Duluth has had the Gophers’ number since 2013 when the […] READ MORE


Gophers Split The Series On The Heels Of A Sammy Walker Overtime Winner

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Follow Dylan on Twitter –> @DylanLoucks4 There were plenty of storylines coming into the home-and-home against the No. 2 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies. Whether it be the battle of the brothers with the Perbix’s and the Brodzinski’s or Bob Motzko’s return to St. Cloud, we were in for a treat.  One thing is for […] READ MORE


Three Takeaways On The Gophers Sweep Over The Mercyhurst Lakers

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Follow Dylan on Twitter–> https://twitter.com/DylanLoucks4 The Minnesota Golden Gophers opened the season with a sweep over the Mercyhurst Lakers. The Gophers outshot the Lakers 88 to 44 and out scored them 12-7. As we look ahead to what’s next for the Gophers, take a look at my three takeaways from the weekend series against the […] READ MORE