Other Gopher Sports Articles

After a three week layoff, the Gopher hockey team returned to the ice Friday night in the Mariucci Classic, shaking off any rust early, and handily defeating the Purple Eagles of Niagra University by a final score of 5-1 in front of 9,844 at Mariucci Arena. Minnesota (15-5-1, 11-3-0 WCHA) came into the weekend without […] READ MORE

The Gophers and the Huskies got physical late in the game, but Minnesota cruises to a 6-2 win. The #2 ranked Minnesota Gophers (14-5-1, 11-3-0 WCHA) bounced back Saturday night from a deflating 3-2 overtime loss the night before, beating the Michigan Tech Huskies 6-2 in front of 9,771 at Mariucci Arena. The win gave […] READ MORE

Michigan Tech celebrates the stunning victory in OT. When you can gauge which day it is by whether the Gopher Hockey team won or lost, there might be a problem. But that is the reality of the last month for Minnesota, as they can’t seem to get it together on Friday night, and can’t lose […] READ MORE

When you saw the glass shatter behind the Gopher net during pre-game warm ups, and then watched as Minnesota moved the net to the corner to continue getting ready, you felt like something was a little off. Little did the 9,710 fans who braved the weather to witness the game know, that was just the […] READ MORE

Bjugstad came back to the Gophers instead of starting his professional career and Minnesota fans are very happy. READ MORE

Minnesota dominated the entire game and the third period in particular as the two rivals split the weekend series. READ MORE

After a 2-0 shutout on Fridya night, the Gophers won a thrilling 3-2 game for the sweep. READ MORE

In a lopsided affair, the Gophers out-hustled their opponents from start to finish, and defeated Vermont by a final score of 6-0 to improve to 5-0-0 on the season. READ MORE

Director of athletics Joel Maturi announced today that the University of Minnesota has agreed to terms on a contract extension with head hockey coach Don Lucia through the 2014-15 season. READ MORE