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 […]