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No. 1 Gophers looking to avoid energy crisis as Big Ten slate begins at Ohio State
With good healthy and the nation's top ranking on their side, the Minnesota Gophers begin defense of last season's Big Ten hockey title at Ohio State where the conference's top goalie and a pumped-up opponent awaits. → Read More
Penalties pile up for Gophers as UND topples No. 1 team in OT
Each team had two-goal leads in the second period of a wild affair that saw North Dakota score last in a 5-4 overtime win, sparked by 37 Drew DeRidder saves. → Read More
Top-ranked Gophers use late-game heroics to sink North Dakota's upset bid
Trailing by a goal with 90 seconds left, the Minnesota Gophers shocked archrival North Dakota, getting a late goal to tie and a winner on the first shift of overtime. → Read More
Even if they know what is coming, Gophers excited to renew their generations-old rivalry with North Dakota
In advance of their border battle with North Dakota, Minnesota Gophers coach Bob Motzko said you do not need to intensely study video on the Fighting Hawks' tendencies, as the have played the same hard, effective game for years. → Read More
Ryan Sandelin's late goal completes Mavs' comeback as Gophers lose their first of the season
Minnesota State Mankato killed a major penalty and took over the momentum in the second period of its non-conference game with the Minnesota Gophers, rallying for a 3-2 win. → Read More
Longtime Hastings-Motzko friendship in focus as Mavericks, Gophers meet again
No matter what happens on the ice in Minneapolis and Mankato this weekend when Minnesota and Minnesota State Mankato square off, coaches Bob Motzko and Mike Hastings will shake hands and maybe even share a hug, as these two true friends have done for decades at dozens of arenas. → Read More
Captain spurs comeback as Gophers rally to sweep Lindenwood
The Minnesota Gophers trailed for the first time this season, but their strength on defense came through as offense from defensemen Mike Koster and Brock Faber spurred a rally and kept their record unblemished. → Read More
Renowned rookie puts on a show as Gophers cruise past Lindenwood in season opener
After much hype prior to his arrival, Logan Cooley was worth the wait, as the rookie scored twice and the Minnesota Gophers spoiled the D-I debut of the Lindenwood Lions. → Read More
Expectations abound as Gophers open their 2022-23 campaign versus D-I newcomer Lindenwood
The first-ever game played by Lindenwood on Saturday will mark 102 seasons of Minnesota Gophers hockey, and with a mostly unknown opponent coming to town, the home club will focus on itself and what it needs to improve with an October schedule that gets tougher quickly. → Read More
Gophers hockey fantastic four: The legend, Thomas Vanek
Twenty years after he burst onto the Minnesota hockey scene and led the Gophers to their most recent NCAA title, Thomas Vanek has found a comfortable life as a full-time hockey dad in his adopted home. → Read More
Gophers hockey fantastic four: The captain, Brock Faber
He played for USA Hockey in Michigan. He accepted a college scholarship in Indiana. He was drafted by a NHL team in California. But through it all, the love of this game and family keep pulling Brock Faber back to the State of Hockey. → Read More
Gophers hockey fantastic four: The goalie, Owen Bartoszkiewicz
Amid all of the mid-season consternation with Jack LaFontaine leaving and Justen Close taking over the Gophers net last January, a tall, quiet kid with orange pads and a long last name arrived from Michigan by way of Ohio and Texas, and has shown skill, size and an unrelenting work ethic as his "real" rookie season approaches. → Read More
New Bally Sports platform will expand access to games, for a fee
Finally, a solution is at hand for those who want Bally Sports North programming but are stuck in a contract with a TV carrier that doesn't offer the channel. The September launch of Bally Sports Plus will allow a direct subscription to the channel. → Read More
Gophers' Big Ten hockey title defense begins Oct. 28 at Ohio State
The release of the full Minnesota Gophers 2022-23 schedule shows a three-week road trip, a pair of exhibition games and a pre-Halloween start to their conference schedule. → Read More
Minnesota's Backyard: Like a beacon, a new campground offers yet another attraction at Split Rock Lighthouse
New in 2022, campers have another option on the North Shore with the opening of Shipwreck Creek Campground inside Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The new facility had been discussed since 1980, but finally opened this year and is all but fully booked for the entire summer. → Read More
Minnesota's Backyard: Steep bluffs and prairies in the sky among the stunning views at Frontenac State Park
This region of Minnesota that has been home to people since 400 B.C. did not officially become a state park until 1957, but today there are 2,600 acres of Mississippi River bluff land preserved, featuring one of the most stunning picnic table views found anywhere. → Read More
Future Gopher Logan Cooley picked third overall by Arizona; two more Gophers go in NHL Draft opening round
Before he will don a NHL sweater for what all expect will be a lengthy and lucrative pro career, Logan Cooley will skate for the Minnesota Gophers for at least one season. But when he is ready to try hockey for a paycheck, it will be as a member of the Coyotes. → Read More
For Rochester native and WMU coach Pat Ferschweiler, getting cut was first step on road to success
Returning to his alma mater for a second coaching stint, Ferschweiler took over the program in the summer of 2021 when Andy Murray stepped away. → Read More
In Theodore Roosevelt National Park's lesser-visited North Unit, solitude and sights to behold
More than a century after a future American President sought solitude, and bison, in what would become western North Dakota, the park named after Theodore Roosevelt offers both to visitors, especially in the North Unit, where the silence and rugged beauty are unparalleled. → Read More
Seeded second nationally, Gophers women stay home and await UMD-Harvard winner
After an odd one-year absence, the Minnesota Gophers are back in the NCAA women's hockey tournament as the number two overall seed, and will host either Harvard or Minnesota Duluth for a trip to the Frozen Four. → Read More