Doc Nagobads, noted physician for Gophers, U.S. hockey, dies at 101
Nagobads was also a team doctor for the North Stars and Fighting Saints, and stood alongside Herb Brooks on the bench during the "Miracle On Ice" run at Lake Placid.
Gophers' Bob Motzko named men's hockey coach of the year
Motzko won the Spencer Penrose Award as Division I men's coach of the year, as selected by CCM and the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Frozen Four: Three things to know about Gophers and the other 3 teams
Minnesota plays Boston University on Thursday. Along with Michigan and Quinnipiac, all four teams have a solid history in the event.
Captain's quest: NHL-ready Faber leads U back to men's Frozen Four
Brock Faber is expected to join the Wild once the Gophers season ends, but first comes his dream of bringing Minnesota another national title.
Doing the dirty work: Four grinders to watch at the Frozen Four
Stars get the headlines, but players who plug away in the background who often decide which team wins. Here's a player on the Gophers and the three other Frozen Four teams who fit that description.
20 years ago: An amazing run of hockey, winning in Minnesota
The Gophers' last NCAA men's hockey title overlapped with the Wild's only sustained playoff run 20 years ago. Will both teams deliver again and make 2023 another great sports year?
Dozens of NHL draft picks at Frozen Four. 4 to watch and 1 who'll go high
The four teams in the NCAA men's Frozen Four have a combined 41 players who've been drafted by NHL teams — and that doesn't include a player who's expected to go No. 2 overall this year,
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Freshman Cooley delivers Frozen Four flashback of Gophers last title team
Twenty years ago, as an assistant coach, Bob Motzko recruited a freshman who made an immediate impact on the last Gophers men's team to win the Frozen Four. Can Logan Cooley play that role on Motzko's current team?
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It's Frozen Four Thursday. Here's our guide to the semifinals
To-do list for fans: Leave work (or school) in time for Minnesota's 4 p.m. start. Brush up on Boston University. Keep an eye on potential title-game opponents.
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Gophers wish NCAA men's Frozen Four could be in Tampa more often
Coach Bob Motzko advocated for holding the event in Tampa every third year. It's coming back to St. Paul next year.
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Gophers legend Mayasich, 89, joins team on trip to men's Frozen Four
Coach Bob Motzko and players were thrilled to have the program's all-time leading scorer with them for their flight to Tampa, Fla.
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Michigan-Quinnipiac Frozen Four semifinal recap
Quinnipiac sophomore center Jacob Quillan scored two goals and assisted on another.
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Gophers-Boston University Frozen Four semifinal recap
Freshman defenseman Luke Mittelstadt broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play goal 1:40 into the third period and scored 1:49 later to make it 4-2.
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Scoggins: Carrying weight of history, will U end its 20-year title drought?
College hockey has undergone fundamental change since Minnesota last won an NCAA men's title. While Gophers hockey slumbered as the sport changed, coach Bob Motzko knows the target on the program never faded.
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Quinnipiac stops Michigan 5-2, will meet Gophers in Frozen Four final
Jacob Quillan in the first period and Sam Lipkin in the third made good use of Michigan goalie Erik Portillo, banking two shots from below the goal line off him and into the net.
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Gophers hockey: Watching, worrying like a fatalistic Minnesota fan
Host Michael Rand on what it was like to watch the Gophers in the men's Frozen Four semifinals. You know what's coming but you have to watch (and listen to him). Also, Phil Miller on Twins pitching and Jim Souhan from the Masters.
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Gophers into national title game behind Mittelstadt's quick goals
In a 109-second span, Luke Mittelstadt scored twice to break a 2-2 tie against Boston U; Logan Cooley added two empty-net goals for the 6-2 win and a game against Quinnipiac for the men's Frozen Four title.
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Minneapolis adds 'multiagency' security around Gophers game
The Gophers' last championship appearance was in 2014 when students climbed cars and threw cans, leading to 19 arrests.
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Michigan's Fantilli wins Hobey Baker Award, nudging out Cooley, Knies
Matthew Knies and Logan Cooley, both Gophers linemates, were the other two finalists.
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Make room on the mural: Cooley, Knies, Faber named first-team All-America
The only other time Minnesota had three on the All-America first team was in 1954.
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