Minnesota Scene: Surgery for U's Parenteau goes well, expected back in eight weeks

Gophers senior defenseman Jake Parenteau announced on Monday night via Twitter that surgery on his broken right leg was successful.

Parenteau was injured while checking a Michigan State player early in Friday night's 2-2 tie on the road. He was helped off the ice and taken to a hospital for X-rays.

Gophers coach Don Lucia said he hopes Parenteau can return in eight weeks. The senior has appeared in 13 of the Gophers' 16 games and has one assist. He's played a big part in the Gophers' power play and penalty kill and has a plus-13 rating.

Senior forward Tom Serratore is also out with a lower-body injury that could keep him sidelined into 2014.

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The Gophers moved up two spots to No. 1 — ahead of Penn State and Iowa — in this week's InterMat college wrestling ratings based on tournament strength.

Three Gophers are rated No. 1 at their weights: juniors Nick Dardanes and Scott Schiller at 149 and 197 pounds, respectively, and two-time defending NCAA champion Tony Nelson, a senior, at heavyweight.

Hugh McCutcheon of the Gophers was named the North Region coach of the year in volleyball, and three of his players — seniors Tori Dixon and Ashley Wittman and junior Adrianna Nora — made the all-region team.

The Gophers, the 10th seed in the NCAA tournament, play No. 7 Stanford at 6 p.m. Friday in the semifinals of the Lexington, Ky., regional.

• Gophers freshman forward Justin Kloos is the Big Ten's third star of the week. He had one goal and two assists as Minnesota tied Michigan State 2-2 — and lost a shootout — and won 3-2. Spartans goalie Jake Hildebrand was the second star with 44 saves in the first game of that series and 35 in the second.

• The Gophers women's hockey team received all 19 first-place votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine's poll. Minnesota has been No. 1 for 38 consecutive polls, dating to March 20, 2012. Wisconsin is ranked second this week, North Dakota fifth.

• Bemidji State goalie Jesse Wilkins is the WCHA's rookie of the week. He had 75 saves as the Beavers tied Michigan Tech twice, each time by a 2-2 score.

• The Gophers' Daryl Turner is the Big Ten freshman of the week in men's swimming. He had six first-place finishes in the Jean Freeman Invitational, which Minnesota hosted last weekend.

• USA Hockey extended its contract with executive director Dave Ogrean through 2018.