Gophers men's hockey to face St. Thomas at Doug Woog Arena

St. Thomas is in its first season as a Division I program and will take on the Gophers in an exhibition game when both teams emerge from winter break.

December 15, 2021 at 4:51PM
Gophers fan Kristian Tharaldson celebrated after a goal against Minnesota Duluth earlier this season. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers men's hockey team will face St. Thomas in a Jan. 2 exhibition game at Doug Woog Arena in South St. Paul, the teams announced Wednesday.

St. Thomas is 1-19 in its first season since moving from Division III to D-I, including a hard-fought 4-3 loss to Michigan Tech last Saturday. This will be the Tommies' first contest against the Gophers (10-8) as a D-I team.

The Gophers and Tommies will both be on winter break until they meet.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m., through the City of South St. Paul or online at GopherSports.com or TommieSports.com.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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