It is now back-to-back trips to the NCAA Frozen Four for the Minnesota men’s hockey team thanks to a decisive, 4-1 win over No. 6 St. Cloud State in the 2023 NCAA Fargo Regional Final from Scheels Arena. The No. 1 Golden Gophers are making their 23rd trip to the NCAA Frozen Four, this year […]
#1 Gopher men’s hockey beat Canisius 9-2 (AUDIO)
Bryce Brodzinski scored a third-period hat trick as the overall top seed Golden Gophers men’s hockey team poured on the offense to erase a one-goal deficit and overpowered No. 4 Canisius in a 9-2 victory during the 2023 NCAA Fargo Regional inside Scheels Arena. Minnesota (27-9-1 overall) scored six times in the final frame and […]
Gustavus Adolphus wins D-III Women’s Hockey National Title in triple OT
For the first time in program history, the Golden Gusties of Gustavus Adolphus College are women’s hockey national champions. Gustavus’ run to the title did not come easily, as the Gusties endured the longest weekend in NCAA Division III Women’s Frozen Four history. The Gusties outlasted Plattsburgh State in two overtimes in the national semifinals […]
Plitzuweit is new Gopher women’s basketball coach
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Dawn Plitzuweit has been named head women’s basketball coach. The University and Plitzuweit have agreed to a six-year term, which is pending Board of Regents approval and the completion of a background check. She will be formally introduced on Monday on campus. Plitzuweit will […]
#2 Gopher women lose in Frozen Four semifinals to #6 Badgers
The No. 2 Gopher Women’s hockey team saw its season come to an end, 3-2, in an overtime thriller in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at the hands of the Wisconsin Badgers. Just over three minutes into the opening period, Taylor Heise buried a wrist shot for her 30th goal of the season to open […]
Saints to have new ownership group
In 1992, Marv Goldklang, Mike Veeck, and Bill Murray had the wild idea of bringing a baseball team into the Twin Cities, a market that already had a Major League team in the Minnesota Twins. The epitaph of that team was already written before they played their first game in June, 1993. Yet, more than […]
#1 Gopher hockey team dominates Big Ten honor squad
The No. 1 University of Minnesota men’s hockey team was well represented on the list of Big Ten Conference postseason honors Tuesday as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media voting panel. The Golden Gophers set Big Ten records for wins (19) and points (57) in a conference season this year and it showed […]
Gopher volleyball adds transfer from PAC 12
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of outside/opposite Lydia Grote (Burbank, Calif. / California). She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining when she arrives on campus this summer. “Along with her extensive experience in one of the nation’s top conferences, Lydia brings an ability to score in both volume and […]
Wild Beat Jets But Kaprizov Injured
(Winnipeg, Manitoba) — The Minnesota Wild extended their point streak to 11 as they beat the Jets 4-2 in Winnipeg on Wednesday night. The Wild got goals from Marcus Foligno, Freddy Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw to go along with 46 saves by Marc Andre Fleury. The Wild are 9-0-2 in their last 11 […]
Boys Hockey Tourney Preview ***AUDIO***
>>Boys Hockey Tourney Is Set (St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota State High School boys hockey tournament is set to begin today at Xcel Energy Center. The single A competition will get things underway starting at 11 this morning followed by the double A field taking the ice starting tomorrow. Both classes will compete in […]