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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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That Gopher Hockey Puckcast: A Harvard Sweep and Mike Eidelbes on Notre Dame Hockey
By Nate Wells - Nov 21, 2017
Nate Wells and Drew Cove dish on the Gophers sweep of Harvard over the weekend before Mike Eidelbes of InsideCollegeHockey.com to preview the Notre Dame series this […]
11/18 RECAP: Tyler Sheehy Scores in OT as Gophers sweep Harvard
By Nate Wells - Nov 19, 2017
On shot No. 44, Merrick Madsen made his first mistake. He didn’t make many Saturday night in a game where Minnesota continuously tested the Crimson defense. Unfortunately […]
11/18 RECAP: Gopher Women Jump for Joy in Sweeping St. Cloud State
By Nate Wells - Nov 18, 2017
She jumped for joy. Sixteen games into her freshman season, Minnesota defender Emily Brown had her first collegiate goal. Coming 6:04 into the third period, Brown’s goal […]
11/17 RECAP: Casey Mittelstadt, Minnesota Get Highlight-Reel Win Over No. 13 Harvard
By Nate Wells - Nov 17, 2017
Casey Mittelstadt bounced right back from a rough weekend. So did the Gophers. Minnesota scored four times in the first two periods on Friday, and held on for […]
That Gopher Hockey Puckcast: A Tough Trip to Michigan, Previewing Haavahd
By Nate Wells - Nov 13, 2017
Nate Wells and Drew Cove break down the Gophers overtime loss and tie to Michigan in Ann Arbor this weekend before previewing the Harvard games at Mariucci […]
11/11 RECAP: Minnesota Hangs on to Tie Michigan
By Nate Wells - Nov 11, 2017
Yost Arena was eerily quiet in the third period before the comeback. Before another comeback. For a second consecutive evening, the Gophers could not hold onto a […]
11/10 RECAP: Michigan Completes Comeback, Bounces Minnesota in Overtime
By Nate Wells - Nov 10, 2017
Michigan’s Alex Roos took a puck to his helmet that was a punch to the gut of Minnesota. The thwack of a puck bouncing off plastic saved Roos’ […]
That Gopher Hockey Puckcast: Paula Weston on Michigan and Weird Hockey
By Nate Wells - Nov 7, 2017
Paula Weston of USCHO.com joins Nate Wells and Drew Cove to preview Gophers vs. Michigan before the guys dive into some weird hockey. Boston College “kick” So […]
Strong Start Propels Gophers to Sweep of Michigan State
By Nate Wells - Nov 4, 2017
Aware of the quick turnaround Saturday afternoon, Minnesota worked to avoid an early letdown against Michigan State in the team’s second game in less than 24 hours. […]
Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota D Shines in 3-1 Win Over Michigan State
By Nate Wells - Nov 3, 2017
At the same end of the Mariucci Arena rink where he had to be helped off the last time Michigan State was in town, a healthy Ryan […]
That Gopher Hockey Puckcast: A Sweep of Clarkson, Drew’s Take on Cloning
By Nate Wells - Oct 30, 2017
Nate Wells and Drew Cove discuss the Gophers’ sweep of Clarkson at Mariucci and preview the Michigan State games before Drew offers his cloning expertise in response […]
Minnesota Women’s Hockey Swept by Wisconsin in Overtime Loss
By Nate Wells - Oct 29, 2017
Sidney Peters said it happened both pretty quickly and frustratingly slow. In an instant, the Gopher goaltender saw Wisconsin’s Baylee Wellhausen celebrate a goal and Sunday’s game […]