Gophers speed past Penn State in Game 1 of Big Ten Playoffs

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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


Justen Close ties program record for most career shutouts with 3-0 win over Penn State

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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



New sticks provide scoring boost for Pitlick and the Gophers

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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

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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


Who is the Gophers new DC Corey Hetherman?

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Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter 25 days after longtime Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi accepted the same position at Michigan State, they’ve found his replacement, as Minnesota hired Corey Hetherman to be the program’s new defensive coordinator Monday afternoon. He comes directly from Rutgers after being the program’s LB coach for the past three seasons, but the […] READ MORE


ROSTER BUILDING: What has PJ Fleck been up to in the Transfer Portal?

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Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter With five different players once “committed” to the Gophers flipping their decisions to other programs, 12 Gophers players of their own entering the portal and seven new transfers “committed” as of now, PJ Fleck and his staff have been incredibly busy in the transfer portal this cycle. Since I have been contributing […] READ MORE


Mistakes outweigh spurts as Gophers fall 6-4 to Colorado College

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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


COLUMN: Do Bowl Games still matter?

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Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Today during the Gophers’ thrilling 30-24 victory over Bowling Green in the prestigious Quicklane Bowl, two things dominated my timeline; Cole Kramer and Katie Miller’s upcoming wedding and people telling me, “It doesn’t matter it’s the Quicklane Bowl.” So I asked myself, like most fans of college football do around this time […] READ MORE


Know Your Opponent: Bowling Green Falcons

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Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Michael Burwell from the Toledo Blade six questions about the Bowling Green Falcons. Minnesota takes on Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl on December 26th on ESPN. Huge thanks to […] READ MORE