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Nate Wells
Nate Wells co-hosts That Gopher Hockey Puckcast on the Zone Coverage Podcast Network. His writing has regularly appeared in The Athletic, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Hockey Magazine, among several other outlets. Follow Nate on Twitter @gopherstate.
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How St. Thomas Moving Up to Division I Affects the College Hockey Landscape
By Nate Wells - Jul 20, 2020
And the Tommies make it six. A side effect of the University of St. Thomas receiving a waiver to move directly from Division III to Division I […]
Golden Gophers Squander 2-0 Lead, Dim Big Ten Title Hopes in Loss to Nittany Lions
By Nate Wells - Feb 22, 2020
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Minnesota’s opportunity to make a trophy-winning statement disappeared in 31 seconds. Progress turned into disappointment. On the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on […]
Golden Gophers, Nittany Lions Skate to a 3-3 Tie in Battle for Big Ten Supremacy
By Nate Wells - Feb 22, 2020
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — On a night where the Big Ten lead was at stake with a playoff atmosphere in the air, the Minnesota Golden Gophers caught […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: The Penalty That Brought College Hockey Together
By Nate Wells - Mar 20, 2019
Welcome to Episode 54! We discuss the controversial ending to the Minnesota Gophers Men’s Hockey season, our expectations for the 2019-20 season, and talk about the Minnesota […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Drew turns 21 and the Gophers Sweep Michigan
By Nate Wells - Mar 14, 2019
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 […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: ASU Sweep, Big Ten Tournament Preview!
By Nate Wells - Mar 6, 2019
We made it to Episode 52! The Gophers swept Arizona State University in the final series of the 2018-19 regular season! We discuss Senior Night at Mariucci, […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Episode 51 – Justin Emerson
By Nate Wells - Mar 2, 2019
Justin Emerson (@J15Emerson) is currently the Vegas Golden Knights beat writer for the Las Vegas Sun. An alum of Arizona State, he covered the Sun Devils during […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Episode 50 – The Big Ten
By Nate Wells - Feb 26, 2019
We made it to Episode 50! The Big Ten final standings are all but decided, with a multitude of series ending in series splits, the only […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Gophers Sweep Ohio State!
By Nate Wells - Feb 19, 2019
Welcome to Episode 49! The Gophers Men’s team put on a spectacular performance this weekend resulting in a sweep of Ohio State! We discuss some of the […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Split Series, Split Series, and Can We Split the Rest of the Series?
By Nate Wells - Feb 5, 2019
Welcome to Episode 47! The Gopher Men’s team split their series with Michigan, we discuss the ability for opponents to take shots, and take a look at […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Gophers Split Their Series With Wisconsin, The Importance of W’s Going Forward
By Nate Wells - Jan 30, 2019
Welcome to Episode 46! The Gopher Men’s team split their weekend series with Wisconsin, we discuss the positive & negative takeaways from that series and what it […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: Gopher Men Swept by Michigan State, Looking Ahead to Wisconsin
By Nate Wells - Jan 23, 2019
Welcome to Episode 45! The Gopher Men’s team looks to rebound after a disappointing series against Michigan State, we dissect what went wrong as well as what […]