THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Drew turns 21 and the Gophers Sweep Michigan

Welcome to Episode 53! Drew turned 21 over the weekend! The Gophers, high off of their sweep of ASU, sweep Michigan in the Big Ten Playoffs!

In This Episode:

  • The Gophers sweep Michigan in the Big Ten Quarterfinals!
  • Player performances
  • Playoff expectations & lineups
  • Attendance at the game, awfully low. But why did the University make season ticket holders buy playoff tickets?
  • Gopher Women update!

That Gopher Hockey Puckcast is a weekly podcast wherein hosts Drew Cove and Nate Wells focus on the University of Minnesota Gopher’s Hockey Teams and the latest College Hockey news.

Nate Wells (@gopherstate) has regularly written in The AthleticMinneapolis Star TribuneSt. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Hockey Magazine, among several other outlets.

Drew Cove (@covedrew) is a reporter for the Minnesota Daily and is currently on assignment for the Pioneer Press.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

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