University of Minnesota must be proud of their hockey team as earlier this week Erik Haula stood outside a bar after closing and urinated on the street for others to watch. It was a classy move by the Finland native forward who was cooperative with police according to the officer who witnessed the event. Haula …
Okay, in all honesty, I think the Gophers are always thinking Hockey, it is there best sport consistently. Anyway, we just received a great tweet from @gophersports with a picture of an artist rendering showing Soldier field (where the Chi Bears play) as a hockey arena for the Hockey City Classic. I love summer, but …
The Minnesota Gophers officially announced their new Athletic Director Norwood Teague to replace Joel Maturi. On February 2nd, Maturi made the announced he is stepping down effective July 1st and the Gophers have been looking for a replacement since. Teague was the AD with Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) since 2006 and helped VCU become a powerhouse in the …
Today, USA Hockey announced 17 players that will compete for the 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship. The tournament will start on May 4th and end on the 20th, in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. There are a few players on this roster with ties to Minnesota hockey and …
Jack Connolly can add another achievement to his list of accolades while playing for the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Hobey Baker award winner. Connolly led the nation in points by racking up 20 goals and 40 assists in his 4th year as a Bulldog. Three of those four years he was elected as an All-American and last …
The Minnesota Gophers defeated North Dakota 5-2 to advance to the Frozen Four. Minnesota will face a tough opponent in #1 Boston College who just came off a dominant 4-0 victory over defending champs Minnesota-Duluth. Take a look at the video to watch the Gophers celebrate.
Fox Sports North has announced it will televise three NCAA hockey regional semifinal games on Saturday. North Dakota vs. Western Michigan will be broadcast on Fox Sports North at 12:30 PM Saturday. Fox Sports North Plus will broadcast Gophers vs. Boston University at 4 PM and Minnesota Duluth vs. Maine at 6:30 PM.
Congrats to the Women Gopher hockey team for winning the NCAA National Championship with a 4-2 win over Wisconsin. This is the Gopher’s 3rd championship but their first since 2004-05 season. Noora Raty was in net and stopped 42 of the 44 shots from Wisconsin. Sarah Erickson was the other star for Minnesota scoring 2 …
