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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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Minnesota Men Win 7-1 Exhibition; Prepare For North Dakota
By Nate Wells - Oct 20, 2018
After two consecutive weeks of lopsided exhibition wins, Minnesota is ready to face, in Cullen Munson’s words, “the green team.” The Gophers returned to 3M Arena at […]
Minnesota Women Fall for First Time of the Season in 3-2 Loss to Ohio State
By Nate Wells - Oct 20, 2018
The only thing more difficult for the Minnesota Golden Gophers to read than Ohio State’s numbers was Buckeyes freshman goaltender Andrea Braendli. Despite starting Saturday’s game with […]
Taylor Williamson Scores Twice as No. 3 Minnesota Women Shut Out No. 4 Ohio State
By Nate Wells - Oct 19, 2018
It took one game against Ohio State for the Gophers to accomplish something the team was unable to able to do in four regular season games last […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: The Return of Tom Schreier
By Nate Wells - Oct 16, 2018
In Episode 33; Drew, Nate, AND Tom talk about the remaining exhibition season, Motzko, and the trio catch up after a few weeks apart. Also… Tom brings […]
Gophers Hockey: Emily Oden Gets First Two Goals As Minnesota Sweeps St. Cloud State
By Nate Wells - Oct 13, 2018
Once the first goal went in for Emily Oden, the second came much easier. The freshman forward scored her first two collegiate goals against St. Cloud State […]
THAT GOPHER HOCKEY PUCKCAST: 2018 Gophers Season Opener and Season Expectations
By Nate Wells - Oct 9, 2018
In Episode 32; Drew and Nate discuss Nate’s trip to the University of Minnesota Duluth for the Gophers’ season opener, we break down the series with UMD, and […]
Minnesota Snaps UMD Winless Skid, Defeats No. 1 Team
By Nate Wells - Oct 8, 2018
Opening a new season with a new coach against the defending national champions, No. 13 Minnesota looked to survive the weekend before having two weeks off to […]
Gophers Kick off Motzko Era with Tie on Duluth’s Banner Night
By Nate Wells - Oct 7, 2018
On the night the banner went up at Amsoil Arena before a 1-1 tie game, Minnesota came out of locker room early to sit on the bench. […]
Minnesota Women’s Hockey Comes Back to Tie UMD
By Nate Wells - Oct 6, 2018
The Gophers leave Amsoil Arena Saturday with a glass-half-full attitude. So does the home team after a tie game where neither team felt like it lost. After […]
Gophers Women’s Hockey: Minnesota Rebounds For Top-Five Win Over UMD
By Nate Wells - Oct 5, 2018
DULUTH, Minn. — The Gophers took rebounding to heart on the shores of Lake Superior. Trailing No. 4 UMD 67 seconds into Friday’s WCHA opener, Minnesota responded […]
Minnesota Women Shut Out, Sweep Mercyhurst
By Nate Wells - Sep 29, 2018
Towards the end of the first period, when the shot counter was a lopsided 20-1 for the home team it became apparent that the Gophers had found […]
Familiar Faces Lead Minnesota Women to Season-Opening Win
By Nate Wells - Sep 28, 2018
Opening the season trailing after 20 minutes, the Gophers went to some familiar faces to get on the winning track against No. 10 Mercyhurst. No. 3 Minnesota […]