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The first three Gopher Hobey Baker winners! A star soccer player, Brian Bonin made a named for himself as a sophomore hockey player in 1989, when he totaled 25 goals and 28 assists in leading the Bears to the State Tournament. The team lost 5-1 in the opening round to eventual champ Roseau, but rebounded […] READ MORE
A huge fan favorite more than 20 years later, Burton returned to the Barn on graduation day last month. He’ll no doubt return again when his jersey is retired by the Gophers. When Willie Burton broke his nose the night before the start of the 1989 NCAA tournament, he put on a bulky, burdensome mask […] READ MORE
Jim Brower capped off his Gophers career by being named All-Big Ten as a junior and awarded the Dave Winfield award in 1994 as the Gophers top pitcher. Jim Brower played for the 1985 East Tonka Little League World Series squad, and by the time he was a sophomore, had lettered in five sports – […] READ MORE
Rickey “Sweet Feet” Foggie is still a Gophers fan favorite. The Career That Was is a new GopherHole series dedicated to digging up the professional careers, both major and minor, of former Gophers players. We have already taken a look at the career of Courtney James and Walter Bond. Have a Gopher with a pro […] READ MORE
Former Gopher Walter Bond with the Utah Jazz. The Career That Was is a new GopherHole series dedicated to digging up the professional careers, both major and minor, of former Gophers players. Last week we took a look at the career of Courtney James. Have a Gopher with a pro career you want to see […] READ MORE
Courtney James won an Indiana state championship and a Big Ten title, played in the Final Four, and paid his bills for a decade playing basketball all over the world. The Career That Was is a new GopherHole series dedicated to digging up the professional careers, both major and minor, of former Gophers players. This […] READ MORE
If you didn’t know any better, you’d think Mike Carman was the product of a military family. The Defenseman turned Center has certainly gotten around for a young man. Born in Augusta, Georgia in 1988, he started his hockey days in Texas at the age of five, before moving to England a year later. His […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? Gopher fans remember him for his red hair, they remember him for his unique last name, and they certainly remember him as one of the cornerstones that took a program on the verge of destruction to a mere two points from the Final Four. When Jim Shikenjanski (Shik) chose to play […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? When Minnesota high sports historians discuss the greatest all-around athletes in state history, the names Joe Mauer and Dave Winfield will undoubtedly monopolize the conversation. But one name that will also carry heavy weight for all Minnesota high school athletic afficinados is Barry Wohler. And Wohler’s success didn’t end in high […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? On Sunday, February 18, the Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball program will celebrate the 25 Year Anniversary of the 1982 Big Ten Championship ““ a feat that Dinkytown has not “œofficially” experienced since. Minnesota fans will have the opportunity to applaud some legendary Gopher names: Randy Breuer, Trent Tucker, Darryl Mitchell, Gary […] READ MORE