Jess Myers
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'Senseless plays' sink Gophers at Wisconsin, Big Ten title celebration stays on hold for another week
A pair of second period goals by the Badgers, and a controversial disallowed Minnesota goal, helped Wisconsin snap a six-game losing streak and keep the conference title up for grabs, for now. → Read More
Logan Cooley starts a scoring parade as Gophers dominate Michigan State
It took only nine ticks of the clock for Minnesota Gophers rookie Logan Cooley to give his team a lead, and that was just the beginning of their dominance of the Spartans on Friday. → Read More
Gophers' opportunistic offense, stellar goaltending produce important win at Notre Dame
While the Minnesota Gophers were scoring even strength, power play and shorthanded goals, Justen Close was posting his fourth shutout of the season in the other end of Notre Dame's rink. → Read More
Late goal salvages Gophers tie at Notre Dame
The Minnesota Gophers hopped back into Big Ten play for the first time in 2023 with the hard-fought battle versus defense-first Notre Dame, getting a tying goal in the final seconds to grab a point. → Read More
Top-ranked in one poll, the Gophers are a study in contrasts as they visit new-look Spartans
Michigan State has a new coach, a new attitude and a familiar name in goal, but don't tell the Spartans that it's a big deal to have Minnesota -- ranked atop one national poll -- visiting this weekend. They're all about getting better, no matter the foe. → Read More
Logan Cooley's must-see goal propels Gophers to hard-fought win at Arizona State
Playing in what may be his professional home someday, Gophers rookie Logan Cooley put on a show, while Justen Close made an emphatic return from illness as Minnesota survived a strong challenge from the Sun Devils. → Read More
Minnesota's Backyard: The best of the highlands and shore can be found at Tettegouche State Park
It's a far cry and a long plane ride from California, but at Tettegouche State Park, visitors to the North Shore can find both the water and as close as we get to the mountains in Minnesota. → Read More
Minnesota Gophers assistant, Detroit Lakes native Garrett Raboin tabbed to start Augustana hockey program
After a decade as an assistant coach with Bob Motzko, first at St. Cloud State and now with the Gophers, Garrett Raboin is getting the opportunity of a lifetime, heading to Sioux Falls to start the new Augustana men's hockey program. → Read More
Ben Meyers bound for Colorado after signing free-agent pact with Avalanche
The Gophers co-captain and Big Ten most valuable player last season was one of the most sought-after undrafted players in college this season, and joins a Minnesota Wild division rival. → Read More
Frozen Four notebook: Mavericks' Reggie Lutz has his hockey hero at home
Long before Reggie Lutz was born, his father Danny faced a medical challenge that he has stared down and never let affect what he does as a hockey dad. Also: Gophers forward Schmidt honored for classroom work, and Denver is a surprisingly good seafood town. → Read More
Gophers freshmen emerge at the right time to fuel second-half surge and Boston trip
When it appeared the sky was falling on the Minnesota Gophers in January, their coach stayed calm, installed a new goalie and got vital contributions from a talented group of rookies, earning the program's first Frozen Four trip since 2014. → Read More
Short trips, tall expectations as Gophers opponent UMass works to defend its first NCAA hockey title
The Minnesota Gophers haven't seen much of the UMass Minutemen, and vice-versa heading into their NCAA regional showdown on Friday. While the Gophers are the higher seed, UMass will be the true home team, which suits Minnesota coach Bob Motzko just fine. → Read More
B1G Ben! Gophers' Meyers named Big Ten Player of the Year
The former Fargo Force star was honored by the conference for leading the Minnesota Gophers in points despite missing five games while at the Olympics. Defenseman Brock Faber and coach Bob Motzko also grabbed individual awards from the conference. → 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
Gophers score early and late, sending Bulldogs home to await their NCAA tourney fate
The Gophers’ 5-1 win in the opener of the WCHA Final Faceoff puts them into Sunday’s title game, and puts the Bulldogs into “wait and see” mode pending the announcement of the NCAA tournament field on Sunday night. → Read More
Motzko says Gophers 'kept getting better' as team claims first B1G regular season title since 2017
The conference title race was over before the first period ended on Saturday, as the Minnesota Gophers got some help to win the Big Ten for the first time since 2017. Then they took care of their own business in a sweep of Wisconsin. → Read More
Many happy returns as Gophers blitz Wisconsin to move atop B1G standings
Jaxon Nelson is back from an injury, Ben Meyers is back from the Olympics and the Minnesota Gophers are back on top of the Big Ten with one game left in the regular season after they won their seventh in a row on Friday. → Read More
Badgers' weekend visit means one Moe reunion of current and former Gophers goalies
Last season, Wisconsin goalie Jared Moe and Minnesota goalie Justen Close spent 1,700 minutes on the Gophers' bench, making small talk while Jack LaFontaine occupied the crease. This season they will face each other on the ice with vital Big Ten points up for grabs. → Read More
The freshmen finish as Gophers rally, beat Michigan State in series opener
Trailing by a pair halfway through their game with Michigan State, the Minnesota Gophers got a trio of goals from rookies and rallied for their eighth consecutive win versus the Spartans. → Read More
Gophers are shooting stars, firing 60 shots to come from behind and sweep at Michigan State
For 30 minutes it looked like the troubles of 2021 had carried over to 2022 for the Minnesota Gophers. But trailing by two goals on the road, in search of their first sweep since October, the Gophers put 60 shots on the Michigan State net and scored six times, rallying to win game two of their weekend series, and to take over the top stop in the Big Ten. → Read More