Gophers' Leddy gets metal brace for broken jaw

The freshman defenseman had surgery Monday.

By FROM STAFF and WIRE REPORTS

Last update: November 2, 2009 - 11:33 PM

Nick Leddy, injured in the Gophers' hockey victory over Alaska Anchorage on Friday, had surgery Monday to insert a metal brace in his broken jaw. The freshman defenseman was checked by Jade Portwood of the Seawolves on a shoulder-to-head hit as Leddy crossed the neutral zone. No penalty was called, although Gophers coach Don Lucia said Sunday he thought the hit was illegal and asked the WCHA to review it.

Leddy, who led Eden Prairie to the Class AA state title last season and was a first-round draft pick of the Wild, is expected to return to action in mid-December.

ROMAN AUGUSTOVIZ

U tennis concludes season

The Gophers men's tennis team concluded the fall portion of its schedule at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Sunday.

Phillip Arndt, Julian Dehn and Jonathan Hadash each went 3-2 in singles at the double-elimination tournament.

In doubles, Dehn and Derek Peterson won the A flight consolation title by beating Michael Sicora and Arndt of the Gophers in the final 8-4. Hadash and Connor Roth of Illinois won the B flight consolation title with an 8-3 victory over Brandon Ruddock and Eddie Svenda of the Gophers.

Etc.

• The Gophers volleyball team fell five spots to No. 12 in the AVCA Top 25. The Gophers (17-7, 8-4 Big Ten) lost to top-ranked Penn State and Ohio State last week.

• The Gophers wrestling team will hold a public practice on Saturday. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be in the Bierman Field Athletic Building starting at 9 a.m.

• Minnesota Swarm defenseman Joe Cinosky has been selected to the final 23-man roster for the U.S. Men's National Lacrosse Team that will compete in the 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England.

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