The Gophers will play host to Michigan in a Big Ten hockey tournament semifinal on Saturday night. They can thank Ohio State for the opportunity to play at least one more game this season at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Gophers men’s hockey will play Michigan at home in Big Ten semifinals
Wisconsin’s loss to Ohio State means the Gophers get one more home game this season Saturday night.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 11, 2024 at 2:07AM
The seventh-seeded Buckeyes beat No. 2 seed Wisconsin 3-1 on Sunday in Madison to claim the best-of-three quarterfinal series in three games. That sends Ohio State (14-19-4) to a one-game semifinal at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at No. 1 seed Michigan State (22-9-3), which as regular-season champion received a bye into the semifinals.
The third-seeded Gophers (22-9-5) swept Penn State 5-1 and 3-2 in the quarterfinals Friday and Saturday and will face No. 4 seed Michigan (20-13-3) at 8 p.m. Saturday in a game televised by BTN. The Wolverines swept Notre Dame 5-4 and 4-3 in the quarterfinals.
The championship game will be played March 23 at the site of the highest remaining seed.
The Big Ten finalized the league schedule for next season, with some interesting twists for the Gophers.
