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Gopher Game Notes

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6 months

Jimmy Snuggerud becomes the first #Gophers sophomore to reach the 40-career-goal milestone since Thomas Vanek potted 57 goals in his two seasons with the program from 2002-04. Minnesota gets its first road overtime win against Notre Dame since 1980.

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5 months

Logan Cooley became the 18th former Gopher to record an NHL hat trick last night. Former #Gophers have combined for 51 NHL hat tricks, including three for the #Yotes —Nick Bjugstad (Jan. 13, 2024) and Phil Kessel (March 27, 2021) had the other two.

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4 months

Logan Cooley becomes the fifth former #Gophers player to score 20 goals in his NHL rookie season. Cooley joins Neal Broten (38 in 1981-82), Steve Christoff (26 in 1980-81), Thomas Vanek (25 in 2005-06), and Blake Wheeler (21 in 2008-09).

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5 months

Brock Faber (7g-33a) becomes the fifth former Gopher to reach the 40-point mark in his rookie season in the NHL. Faber joins Neal Broten (98 points in 1981-82), Reed Larson (60 in 1977-78), Thomas Vanek (48 in 2005-06), and Blake Wheeler (45 in 2008-09).

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5 months

Jimmy Snuggerud is the first #Gophers player with back-to-back 20-goal seasons since Nick Bjugstad in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Thomas Vanek was the last Gopher with 20-plus goals in each of his first two seasons, accomplishing the feat in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

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7 months

Jimmy Snuggerud became the first Gopher to record a five-goal series since Ryan Potulny accomplished the feat in a sweep at Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 24-25, 2006.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

That W was Jimmy certified 👍

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4 months

Matthew Wood is set to become the 27th first-round NHL Draft pick to play for the #Gophers . Selected 15th overall in 2023, Wood would be the 12th-highest drafted player in program history.

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5 months

The #Gophers improve to 62-41 in the NCAA Tournament, including 31-10 in tournament openers, and are now 6-1 against NCHC opponents at the event. Justen Close notches his sixth-career NCAA Tournament victory, tying Robb Stauber for the program record.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

5 months

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE BABY

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3 months

Former #Gophers goaltender Jack LaFontaine has helped lead the Kansas City Mavericks to their first-ever ECHL Kelly Cup Final with a 6-1 postseason record. LaFontaine went 3-0 with a 0.94 GAA and a .972 save percentage in the Western Conference Final.

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10 months

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

10 months

〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️

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5 months

A year ago today, the #Gophers played in their 100th NCAA Tournament game and defeated St. Cloud State, 4-1, to reach the Frozen Four for the 23rd time. Jackson LaCombe's third-period goal was Minnesota's 400th, all-time, in the national tournament.

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6 months

The #Gophers clinch third place in the conference with their 150th regular-season victory in Big Ten play. Minnesota reaches 20 wins for the fourth-straight season and for the 44th time in program history.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

6 months

A DOMINANT W 8⃣ in a row on home ice!

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Gopher Game Notes

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5 months

Leo Gruba's 56 points in 2023-24 are the most in a single USHL season by a defenseman committed to the #Gophers . Gruba's 22 goals tie him for the most in a single USHL season by a future Gopher defenseman—Keith Ballard had 22 goals for Omaha in 2000-01.

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4 months

Jaxon Nelson scores his first professional goal. Fifty different former #Gophers have now scored in the professional ranks (NHL, AHL, ECHL, and Europe) in 2023-24.

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8 months

With Team USA's win, 10 #Gophers (players) have now won #WorldJuniors gold: • Jimmy Snuggerud • Ryan Chesley • Sam Rinzel • Oliver Moore • Brock Faber • Ryan Johnson • Jackson LaCombe • Ryan Lindgren • Mike Reilly • Jordan Schroeder

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

8 months

The #Gophers are GOLDEN at #WorldJuniors ! 🇺🇸 🥇 Ryan Chesley 🥇 Oliver Moore 🥇 Sam Rinzel 🥇 Jimmy Snuggerud 🥇 Steve Miller (coach) #PrideOnIce

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5 months

The #Gophers four-year senior class of Mike Koster, Mason Nevers, and Carl Fish wins its 100th game in maroon and gold. The last Minnesota senior class to win 100 games was the 2015 senior class of Kyle Rau, Ben Marshall, Sam Warning, Seth Ambroz, Travis Boyd, and Christian

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

5 months

Game One W ✅ #PrideOnIce

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4 months

After playing in 40 games in his first three seasons with the #Gophers , Carl Fish skated in 38 of the team's 39 games in 2023-24. Fish had 13 points (1g-12a) and a +24 rating as a Gopher. Minnesota was 53-21-4 (.705) with Fish in the lineup.

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7 months

Earlier today, three former #Gophers recorded a point on the same NHL goal for the first time when Casey Mittelstadt's tally against San Jose was assisted by Kyle Okposo and Ryan Johnson.

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8 months

Jimmy Snuggerud becomes the 12th American (first Gopher) to score 10-career #WorldJuniors goals. He joins Jeremy Roenick, James van Riemsdyk, Brian Gionta as the only Americans with five or more goals in multiple WJC tournaments.

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5 months

Bryce Brodzinski becomes the 37th member of the 60-goal club in #Gophers history. Justin Kloos was the last Gopher to reach the milestone when he scored the 60th of his 63-career goals in a 6-3 win at Penn State on Feb. 17, 2017.

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7 months

The #Gophers have now won five-straight games, all by multiple goals, for the first time since Feb. 12-26, 2022. Minnesota sweeps Ohio State for the 15th time and is now 19-3-3 (.820) at 3M Arena at Mariucci against the Buckeyes.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

Back-to-back Battle Hymns! 🧹

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4 months

#Gophers in the NHL 2023-24 Regular Season Review: • Minnesota placed 26 players in the NHL in 2023-24, tying a school record that was set in 2017-18 and matched in 2022-23; former Gophers played in a program-record 1,497 NHL regular-season games • The 185 goals and 573

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6 months

Justen Close ties the #Gophers ' program record with his 13th-career shutout and sets the 3M Arena at Mariucci record with his ninth shutout in the building. Close has posted back-to-back shutouts for the third time in his career and has now saved 85-consecutive shots.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

6 months

Back-to-back shutouts for the SWEEP! 🧹️ CUE BATTLE HYMN 🔊

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4 months

Matthew Knies' OT winner is the fifth overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by a former Gopher—it is the first since Erik Haula's double OT winner for Vegas against Los Angeles in 2018. Former #Gophers have 41 game-winning goals in the NHL playoffs.

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8 months

Ryan Chesley becomes the 49th Gopher to score a #WorldJuniors goal. Chesley is the 14th Minnesota defenseman to find the back of the net at the event.

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6 months

Justen Close in #Gophers History: • Wins: 7th (57) • Save Percentage: 1st (.925) • GAA: 2nd (2.12) • Shutouts: t-1st (13) • Shutouts vs. Ranked Teams (USCHO poll): 1st (6) • Shutouts at 3M Arena at Mariucci: 1st (9) • NCAA Tournament Wins: t-2nd (5)

NCAA Ice Hockey

@NCAAIceHockey

6 months

🧱 POP OFF, JUSTEN! 🧱 With 66 saves and two shutouts to lead @GopherHockey to a sweep over Penn State! Justen Close is that guy! #NCAAHockey

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10 months

Logan Cooley becomes the 85th former Gopher Hockey player to score an NHL goal and the ninth to do it in a #Yotes uniform.

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5 months

Logan Cooley's eight points (3g-5a) in last year's national tournament matched Thomas Vanek's #Gophers record for points by a freshman in a single NCAA Tournament. Vanek had eight points (5g-3a) in Minnesota's 2003 national title run.

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10 months

Jimmy Snuggerud averages one multi-goal game per seven games played (six multi-goal efforts in 42 career games played). Snuggerud's father, Dave, had the same exact average for the #Gophers , scoring multiple goals in 18 of his 126-career contests.

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5 months

Justen Close makes a career-high 46 saves in the 61st win of his career and the #Gophers advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinal round for the 10th time in 11 years.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

5 months

Sweeping our way to the semis! 🧹 #PrideOnIce

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4 months

Last night, Jackson LaCombe scored his second-career NHL goal—it was the 185th and final goal scored by a former Gopher in the 2023-24 NHL regular season. LaCombe later added an assist, giving former #Gophers 573 points on the year.

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9 months

Bryce Brodzinski through 14 games: • 2019-20: 4 points (1g-3a) • 2020-21: 7 points (4g-3a) • 2021-22: 10 points (6g-4a) • 2022-23: 10 points (5g-5a) • 2023-24: 16 points (8g-8a)

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10 months

Jackson LaCombe picks up his first NHL point with a primary assist. LaCombe is the ninth former Gopher to play for the Ducks and the fourth member #Gophers ' 2022-23 team to record an NHL point.

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6 months

Jaxon Nelson led all players in the #Gophers -Michigan series in goals (five), points (six), shots on goal (nine), faceoff wins (26), and plus/minus (+5). The last Gopher to score five goals in a series against Michigan was Phil Verchota in December 1978.

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8 months

After recording a first-period hat trick, Jimmy Snuggerud now has nine-career #WorldJuniors goals, tying Logan Cooley for the most-ever by a Gopher. Snuggerud is the first Gopher to score four or more goals in multiple WJC tournaments.

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8 months

Nine Americans have recorded 20 or more career points at #WorldJuniors . Three of them are #Gophers : • Jordan Schroeder, 27 (7g-20a) • Logan Cooley, 20 (9g-11a) • Jimmy Snuggerud, 20 (10g-10a)

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

8 months

A PATRIOTIC BLAST FROM SNUGGY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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7 months

Jimmy Snuggerud joined Ryan Kraft (three), Brannon McManus, Kyle Rau, Troy Riddle, and Thomas Vanek as the only #Gophers to record multiple hat tricks at 3M Arena at Mariucci and became the first Gopher with a five-goal series at the building. Snuggerud's hat trick last night

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

A quick compilation of Snuggy's goals this weekend 🚨 All 5⃣ were absolute LASERS

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7 months

Nathan Airey picks up a win in his first-career start and #Gophers head coach Bob Motzko earns the 400th victory of his career.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

A Friday night W! ✅ SOG: 57-21 #Gophers

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5 months

Jaxon Nelson has a point on 11 of Minnesota’s last 24 goals (9g-2a). Both Nelson (3g-6a) and Bryce Brodzinski (4g-5a) now have nine points in 10-career NCAA Tournament games. They are two of the 14 #Gophers to record a point in four NCAA Tournaments.

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7 months

Jackson LaCombe becomes the sixth former Gopher to score a goal for the Anaheim Ducks with his first-career NHL goal (joins Jeff Nielsen, Vinni Lettieri, Mike Crowley, Dan Trebil, and Craig Johnson). Former #Gophers have combined for 26 goals for Anaheim.

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6 months

Jaxon Nelson becomes the second Gopher to record a five-goal series at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Jimmy Snuggerud's five-goal series against Colorado College earlier this season was the other.

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7 months

Like his son, Jimmy, did on Monday night, Dave Snuggerud had a hat trick and an assist against Colorado College at home for the #Gophers on Feb. 25, 1989. Dave's four-point night lifted Minnesota to a 7-1 win and a spot in the semifinal round of the WCHA Tournament.

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7 months

The #Gophers get their second-ever overtime win at the Kohl Center. The other came on Jan. 20, 2017 when Justin Kloos scored in OT to give Minnesota a 4-3 victory. Brody Lamb ties Jimmy Snuggerud for the 2023-24 team lead in game-winning goals with his fourth.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

The #Gophers take the W in Madison! 〽️

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7 months

Jimmy Snuggerud averages one multi-goal game per seven games played (nine multi-goal efforts in 63 career games played). Snuggerud's father, Dave, had the same exact average for the #Gophers , scoring multiple goals in 18 of his 126-career contests.

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10 months

Jimmy Snuggerud averages one multi-goal game per seven games played (six multi-goal efforts in 42 career games played). Snuggerud's father, Dave, had the same exact average for the #Gophers , scoring multiple goals in 18 of his 126-career contests.

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10 months

Jimmy Snuggerud has his sixth-career multi-goal game and his second-career four-goal weekend. Snuggerud had four goals in last season's home-and-home series against Minnesota State (hat trick in the first game, one goal in second game).

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10 months

The #Gophers get their second-ever overtime win in a season opener. The other came 35 years ago on Oct. 14, 1988, a 3-2 victory at Wisconsin. Like Jimmy Snuggerud tonight, Grant Bischoff's second goal of the game was the OT winner.

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8 months

Jimmy Snuggerud, who scored five goals at last year's #WorldJuniors , is the 13th Gopher to score in two WJC tournaments.

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8 months

Ben Meyers racked up 11 points (5g-6a) in his last nine AHL games before being called up by the Colorado Avalanche yesterday. Last night, Meyers became the 25th Gopher to skate in the NHL this season and scored a goal in his NHL season debut.

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7 months

Brody Lamb's game-winning goals this season have come against: • No. 5 North Dakota at Ralph Engelstad Arena • No. 8 Michigan at Yost Ice Arena • Ohio State at Value City Arena • No. 4 Wisconsin at the Kohl Center

EVERYTHING COLLEGE HOCKEY

@TeamECH

7 months

Lamber silences the Kohl center and sends the Gophers to the hotel with a Friday “W” 🐑 🎥: @GopherHockey | @B1GHockey

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8 months

With his assist, Jimmy Snuggerud became the second Gopher to record a point in a #WorldJuniors gold medal game. Jordan Schroeder scored a goal in Team USA's 2010 WJC championship win against Canada. Snuggerud's 21-career WJC points are USA's sixth-most at the event, all-time.

IIHF

@IIHFHockey

8 months

🚨 Oh Captain, my Captain! Rutger Mcgroarty extends @usahockey 's lead 6-2 and gets one step closer to the gold medal. #WorldJuniors #USASWE

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6 months

Justen Close picks up his 12th-career shutout, tied for the third-most in program history. The shutout was the #Gophers ' second-ever against Penn State and was Close's eighth at 3M Arena at Mariucci, tying him with Kellen Briggs for the most in the arena's history.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

6 months

A shutout to start the series! 🚫

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5 months

Bryce Brodzinski played 99-career games in a #Gophers uniform at 3M Arena at Mariucci. In those games, Brodzinski notched 32 goals and 63 points. The Blaine native is tied for 10th in goals and 17th in points in the 31-season history of the building.

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6 months

On this day in 1980: After listening to the #MiracleOnIce in the #Gophers ' locker room, Tim Harrer scored two first-period goals in a 7-5 win over Minnesota Duluth at Williams Arena. The tallies were Harrer's 43rd and 44th of the season, breaking the program's single-season

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5 months

Notes from the #Gophers ’ 3-2 win over Omaha: • Minnesota improved to 62-41, all-time, in the NCAA Tournament; the Gophers are now 31-10 in tournament openers and are 6-1 against the NCHC at the event • Justen Close turned aside 34 of 36 shots, including four saves in the

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3 months

Brady Skjei becomes the fifth former #Gophers defenseman—and 23rd former Gopher overall—to score a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Former Gophers have combined for 42 NHL postseason game-winning goals.

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10 months

Under Bob Motzko, the #Gophers are 36-29-5 (.550) in October and November and are 80-34-7 (.690) from December through April.

Barstool Gophers

@BarstoolUMN

10 months

Kind of happy to not have that massive target on our back anymore. Gotta figure things out tho. Revenge Tour marches on

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4 months

Casey Mittelstadt and Tommy Novak became the 75th and 76th former #Gophers to skate in the Stanley Cup Playoffs yesterday. Mittelstadt became the 43rd Gopher to score an NHL postseason goal and the fifth Gopher to score in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut.

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9 months

Rhett Pitlick becomes the first player to record a seven-game goal-scoring streak for the #Gophers since Justin Kloos scored in seven-straight games from Jan. 9 to Jan. 31, 2016.

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6 months

Jaxon Nelson is the 30th different Gopher to earn the Big Ten First Star of the Week. The #Gophers have collected the honor a league-leading seven times this season and a conference-best 53 times since the Big Ten’s inaugural season in 2013-14.

Big Ten Hockey

@B1GHockey

6 months

🏒 #B1GHockey Three Stars 🏒 ⭐️ @GopherHockey 's Jaxon Nelson, F ⭐️⭐️ @MSU_Hockey 's Trey Augustine , G ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @umichhockey 's Seamus Casey, D ➕

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6 months

In 18 starts during the month of February in his #Gophers career, Justen Close is 16-1-1 with a 1.23 GAA, a .959 save percentage, and five shutouts. Eight of those games have come against top-10 opponents.

EVERYTHING COLLEGE HOCKEY

@TeamECH

6 months

Here are your ECH Player Awards of the Week! (Feb 9th-11th) Presented by: @Take_Profit_T

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5 months

The #Gophers ' roster has 16 players with NCAA Tournament game experience. That group has combined for 45 points (20g-45a) in 88 games. Bryce Brodzinski (4g-4a) and Jaxon Nelson (2g-6a) lead the way with eight-career points in nine tournament games.

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5 months

Jaxon Nelson will be the 58th former Gopher to play professionally in 2023-24 and the 19th to skate in the AHL. Eleven former #Gophers have played at least one game for the Providence Bruins. Vinni Lettieri and Mike Reilly played for Providence in 2022-23.

Providence Bruins

@AHLBruins

5 months

Face-off with the Phantoms 🔜

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1 month

Kyle Rau has scored or assisted 4.3 percent of the game-winning goals in the 633 #Gophers games at 3M Arena at Mariucci. In the arena's 31-season history, Rau has the most game-winning goals (15) and third-most game-winning assists (12).

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10 months

The #Gophers are 25-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament games in the state of Minnesota and have won 10 in a row since falling to Boston University in the 1994 national semifinal at the Saint Paul Civic Center. Minnesota is 6-0 in national tournament games at the Xcel Energy Center.

BucciOT.Com

@Buccigross

10 months

Next April.... #cawlidgehawkey #NattyCakeNattyCake

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1 month

@MNHockeyStar With Bryce Brodzinski no longer on the team, the Gophers' 36-year streak of having a Minnesota Mr. Hockey winner on the roster will come to an end. Since Tom Chorske won the first Mr. Hockey in 1985, the only Gopher team without a Mr. Hockey winner was the 1987-88 squad.

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8 months

Jacob Kvasnicka is set to become the 10th former Wayzata High School player to suit up for the #Gophers . Oliver Moore became the 36th full-time USNTDP alum to skate for Minnesota this season and the Gophers' pipeline now includes six National Program players: Kvasnicka, Beckett

USA Hockey’s NTDP

@USAHockeyNTDP

8 months

Congrats, Kwas! #PrideOnIce

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10 months

Brock Faber leads the Minnesota Wild and all NHL rookies in time on ice per game at 23:41. Former #Gophers teammate Jackson LaCombe is the only other NHL rookie averaging over 20 minutes per game at 20:13 (third-highest average TOI on the Anaheim Ducks).

belfryhockey

@belfryhockey

10 months

Impressive rookie Brock Faber uses his outstanding skating agility and stick detail to force stops, initiate contact and is an outstanding transition DZ defender. The idea is to spend as little time in the DZ as you can, transition 1v1 defending is a big part of that.

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5 months

The #Gophers are 5-3-0, all-time, against Omaha and won the teams' only NCAA Tournament game in 2021. Minnesota will play in the state of South Dakota for the first time. South Dakota will become the 27th different U.S. state in which the Gophers have played at least one game.

NCAA Ice Hockey

@NCAAIceHockey

5 months

NEXT STOP: South Dakota! The Sioux Falls Pod! 🏒 #NCAAHockey

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4 months

Brock Faber becomes the #Gophers ' first top-three Calder Trophy finalist. Among the 12 former Gophers to receive votes for the award before 2023-24, Neal Broten finished the highest at fourth place in 1981-82. Broten had 98 points as a rookie for the Minnesota North Stars.

Frank Seravalli

@frank_seravalli

4 months

2024 Calder Trophy finalists, as voted by @ThePHWA : Connor Bedard (CHI), Brock Faber (MIN) and Luke Hughes (NJD).

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2 months

Johnny Pohl entered the 2002 NCAA title game with 197-career points. Pohl scored in the second period, assisted Matt Koalska's last-minute, game-tying goal, and assisted Grant Potulny's OT winner to become the ninth player in #Gophers history to reach the 200-point milestone.

Mariucci Guy

@Mariucci_Guy

2 months

Week 6 of posting a random Gopher hockey goal til the season starts: Throwback to this absolute SHNIPE from Johnny Pohl in 2002.

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3 months

Leo Gruba becomes the 33rd future Gopher to win the Clark Cup and the third to win it with Fargo—Ben Meyers and Robbie Stucker helped the Force capture the 2018 title. Gruba had five points (2g-3a) in the final series and was the only player to record a point in all four games.

USHL

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3 months

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🏆 The @FargoForce cap the best season in USHL history with their second title in member-club history. Congratulations to the players, coaches, staff, and everyone who makes up #ForceNation #Wagon

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

8 months

Per EliteProspects, Ryan Chesley will be the ninth #Gophers player to wear a letter at the #WorldJuniors . Ryan Lindgren, Jordan Schroeder, and Bob Bergloff were also alternate captains, while Brock Faber, Thomas Vanek (Austria), Dave Jensen, Butsy Erickson, and Steve Ulseth wore

USA Hockey

@usahockey

8 months

Introducing Team USA's 2024 #WorldJuniors leadership group! 🇺🇸 Details →

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

5 months

Aaron Huglen becomes the 15th player in #Gophers history to score a goal in three different NCAA Tournaments.

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@GopherGameNotes

10 months

Notes from the #Gophers ' 3-0 win over St. Thomas: • The Gophers have gotten off to a 2-0-0 start for the 52nd time in their 103-year history and the fourth season in a row • The Gophers have now completed 32 sweeps against 11 different teams in the Bob Motzko era •

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

4 months

Brodie Ziemer's goal in the quarterfinal against Switzerland was the 100th by a future Gopher, all-time, at #U18MensWorlds . All three #Gophers at the event this year have at least one goal.

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

5 months

Notes from the #Gophers ’ 5-1 win over Penn State: • Minnesota’s four-year senior class of Mike Koster, Mason Nevers, and Carl Fish won for the 100th time with the program; the last Minnesota senior class to win 100 games was the 2015 senior class of Kyle Rau, Ben Marshall,

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

7 months

Garrett Pinoniemi scores his first goal since he scored in back-to-back games against Michigan State on Jan. 27 and 28, 2023. Sam Rinzel now has 21 assists, the most by a #Gophers freshman defenseman since Mike Crowley had 27 in 1994-95.

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@GopherGameNotes

9 months

Bryce Brodzinski (55g-45a) becomes the 87th player to score 100-career points with the #Gophers . The last Gopher to join the 100-point club was Blake McLaughlin, who accomplished the feat on Feb. 18, 2022 in a 3-1 at Penn State.

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@GopherGameNotes

5 months

Aaron Huglen has four of the #Gophers ' last nine game-winning goals. Huglen's goal against Penn State last Saturday was the latest Minnesota game-winner in regulation since Blake McLaughlin scored with 7.8 seconds left against Notre Dame on Jan. 12, 2019.

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@GopherGameNotes

2 months

Erik Påhlsson is the #Gophers ' second European-born player to be drafted in the seventh round, joining Erik Haula (Minnesota, 2009). Påhlsson and Haula both spent one season in the USHL and posted matching goal (28), assist (44), and point (72) totals.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

2 months

Our super Swede is headed to the Music City! 🎶 Congratulations Erik Påhlsson! 〽️

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Gopher Game Notes

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5 months

Bryce Brodzinski became the 20th Gopher to score four goals in one NCAA Tournament in 2023. Brodzinski's hat trick against Canisius was the #Gophers ' 14th in the tournament and was the first since Grant Potulny's hat trick against Mercyhurst in 2003.

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@GopherGameNotes

7 months

Jimmy Snuggerud secures his second-career hat trick. The hat trick is the #Gophers ' 31st all-time against Colorado College and the first since Kyle Okposo scored three times against the Tigers in an 8-1 win on Oct. 28, 2006.

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@GopherGameNotes

5 months

Jaxon Nelson leads active #Gophers in postseason points with 17 (7g-10a) in 21 games, including nine (5g-4a) in 12 Big Ten Tournament games. Nelson averages 0.48 points per game in the regular season and 0.81 points per game in the playoffs in his career.

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@GopherGameNotes

7 months

Oliver Moore now has 12 points in his last seven games (3g-9a) and has goals in back-to-back games for the first time. Moore had not scored in Big Ten play before this weekend.

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@GopherGameNotes

9 months

Jimmy Clark becomes the second freshman in the last five years to score an overtime winner for the #Gophers (Logan Cooley versus St. Cloud State on Jan. 8 was the other). Minnesota has now won 399 games at 3M Arena at Mariucci (399-167-54).

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@GopherGameNotes

2 months

The 2024-25 roster's 17 drafted players would be the most for the #Gophers since 2011-12. The program record was 23 in 1986-87.

Mariucci Guy

@Mariucci_Guy

2 months

The 2024-25 Gophers as we know right now have: - 11 drafted forwards - 6 drafted dmen I haven’t checked but 17 drafted players has to be a program record @GopherGameNotes

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7 months

Jimmy Snuggerud scores his 17th goal of the season to tie for the national lead. The shot was his 20th of the series. Snuggerud is first Gopher to score 17 goals in his first 22 games since Nick Bjugstad had the same number in 2011-12.

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@GopherGameNotes

7 months

Rhett Pitlick records his first-career hat trick and four-point game (3g-1a). Pitlick, who did not record a point in his first five games of the season, now has a team-high and career-high 27 points (14g-13a) in 23 games.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

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7 months

🚨 #GOPHERS GOAL 🚨 RHETT PITLICK HATTY 🎩🎩🎩 5-1

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5 months

Last year, Luke Mittelstadt became the fourth #Gophers defenseman to score three goals in one NCAA Tournament. Before Mittelstadt, no freshman defenseman in program history had scored more than one goal in the national tournament.

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@GopherGameNotes

10 months

Ryan Johnson collects his first NHL point in his NHL debut. Five members of the 2022-23 #Gophers now have NHL points.

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@GopherGameNotes

10 months

Notes from the #Gophers ’ 4-0 win over North Dakota: • Justen Close’s 25-save shutout was the 11th of his career; it was the first by Minnesota against North Dakota since Nov. 5, 2016 (Eric Schierhorn, 33 saves) and the Gophers’ second-ever shutout at Ralph Engelstad Arena

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7 months

In 240 minutes of regulation play in their regular-season series against Michigan State, the #Gophers led for 175:45 and trailed for 5:09. Minnesota finishes the 2023-24 regular season with a 2-1-1 record against the Spartans.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

A 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 on #HDM2024 !

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

6 months

#Gophers commit L.J. Mooney in 10 games before November: • Points: 3 (2g-1a) • SOG: 10 • Plus/minus: -7 • GWG: 0 In 28 games since the beginning of November: • Points: 29 (15g-14a) • SOG: 76 • Plus/minus: +14 • GWG: 3

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@GopherGameNotes

4 months

Notes on Matthew Wood: • Led Connecticut in scoring each of the past two seasons and was the highest-drafted player in program history • As the youngest player in college hockey, was one of three unanimous Hockey East All-Rookie Team selections in 2022-23 alongside Boston

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@GopherGameNotes

5 months

In 48 starts at 3M Arena at Mariucci, Justen Close went 35-11-1 (.755) with a 1.98 GAA, a .926 save percentage, and nine shutouts. Close holds the arena's record for shutouts and is fourth on the building's all-time wins list.

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@GopherGameNotes

5 months

Jimmy Clark becomes the 181st #Gophers player to score in the NCAA Tournament. The goal is his first since his OT winner against Michigan State on Nov. 26. With his assist, Connor Kurth now has four points (1g-3a) in four-career NCAA Tournament games.

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@GopherGameNotes

4 months

L.J. Mooney's six points (2g-4a) at the #U18MensWorlds were the third-most by a future Gopher as an underage player—only Jordan Schroeder (11 in 2007) and Phil Kessel (10 in 2004) had more. Fourteen future #Gophers have skated in the event as underagers.

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Gopher Game Notes

@GopherGameNotes

7 months

Notes from the #Gophers ’ 1-1 tie against Wisconsin: • Under Bob Motzko, the Gophers are now 10-6-2 on the road against top-five teams, including 2-1-1 this season; in those 18 games, Minnesota has given up more than three goals just once (2.03 team goals against average)

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@GopherGameNotes

7 months

The #Gophers earn their 400th all-time win at 3M Arena at Mariucci and Justen Close becomes the 13th goaltender in program history to record 50-career wins.

Minnesota Men’s Hockey

@GopherHockey

7 months

Look good ✅ Feel good ✅ Play good ✅

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8 months

Oliver Moore becomes the 50th Gopher to score a goal at #WorldJuniors with his first of the tournament. Moore now has three points (1g-2a) in the tournament, including two today. He assisted on the first goal of the game.

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