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Drew Cove
Drew covers everything from the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Twins to a mix of Gophers sports at Zone Coverage.
He has bylines in the Minnesota Hockey Magazine and Pioneer Press, among many others. Drew also is currently an editor for SportsEngine locally, working with the Star Tribune's prep sports hubs. He is especially proud of his days working for the Minnesota Daily at the University of Minnesota.
Follow Drew on Twitter @covedrew for his coverage here and unapologetic love for St. Paul.
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Gophers Collapse in Third Period, Lose 4-2 Against Michigan State
By Drew Cove - Feb 8, 2020
“That’s hockey.” Head coach Bob Motzko said that a few times in his opening statement after the Michigan State Spartans came back in the third period to […]
Minnesota Tops Michigan State for Sixth Straight Win, 4-1
By Drew Cove - Feb 7, 2020
The Minnesota Golden Gophers entered one of their most pivotal weekends of the season as the underdog against one of the surprises successes of the Big Ten […]
Break Out The Brooms: Minnesota Sweeps Ohio State With 4-1 Victory
By Drew Cove - Jan 25, 2020
Reserved for only the most special occasions, one of the Minnesota Golden Gophers mascot’s most seldom used accessories was out on the ice in full force after […]
‘It’s Fuel for These Guys’: Explosive Offense Leads Minnesota to Surprising Victory
By Drew Cove - Jan 24, 2020
No leading scorer? That was no problem for the Minnesota Golden Gophers against the Big Ten’s top team. Without leading scorer Scott Reedy due to an injury […]
Gopher Women Hold Off Ohio State For 2-1 Hockey Day Victory
By Drew Cove - Jan 18, 2020
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team capped their first-ever game on Hockey Day Minnesota with a victory. Many men’s and women’s college teams in Minnesota have […]
Fundamental Style Change Leads Blake Over Blaine 3-2 on Hockey Day
By Drew Cove - Jan 18, 2020
Blake head coach Rob McClanahan doesn’t like dump-and-chase hockey. His systems fundamentally disagree with it. But when his No. 8-ranked team was down by a goal to […]
Warroad Takes Hockey Day Victory Over Host Minneapolis, 5-1
By Drew Cove - Jan 18, 2020
It was the beginning to a frigid, snowy, windy day. Usually, that’s an indication to stay inside. For Minnesota hockey fans, many bundled up and braved the […]
Gophers Drop Exhibition Contest to USA Under-18 Team
By Drew Cove - Jan 17, 2020
Officially, I was never there. So, too, were all of the fans that braved the treacherous snowstorm to see Minnesota play an exhibition contest against the USA […]
Golden Gophers Tame Tigers 31-24 in Outback Bowl
By Drew Cove - Jan 1, 2020
The wide receiver from north Minneapolis had a few more things to show in his last collegiate game. Tyler Johnson played his final game for the Minnesota […]
Outback Bowl 2020: How Does Minnesota Compare to Auburn?
By Drew Cove - Dec 30, 2019
Minnesota is headed to its second bowl game in as many years when the Golden Gophers take on the Auburn Tigers in the Outback Bowl on Wednesday […]
Second-Period Flurry Leads to Minnesota’s Mariucci Classic Championship
By Drew Cove - Dec 29, 2019
A slow, chippy first period changed the tone quickly for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the form of a three-goal flurry in 1:40 to pad a lead […]
Minnesota Rallies to Beat Bemidji State in Mariucci Classic Semifinal
By Drew Cove - Dec 28, 2019
It’s been nearly a month since the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team played a game, but the second half of the season kicked off with some […]