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Ohio State holds off U women's hockey for weekend series split
Ohio State scored twice in the game's first 10 minutes and held on to defeat the Gophers women's hockey team 2-1 Sunday.
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Gophers women's hockey shuts out Ohio State to open season
The fourth-ranked Gophers, outshot 36-18 by the Buckeyes, got a goal on their first shot of the game by senior co-captain Grace Zumwinkle and another on their sixth shot on goal by freshman center Josey Dunne
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U hockey holds on for season-opening sweep over Penn State
Brannon McManus and Sammy Walker each had a goal and an assist in Minnesota's 3-2 afternoon victory.
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Gameday preview: Gophers men's hockey vs. Ohio State
Minnesota (2-0, 2-0 Big Ten) completes a four-game homestand with its second series over the span of six days.
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Mankato-Bemidji State hockey game called after positive virus test
A positive coronavirus test result within the Mavericks program prompted Monday afternoon's game in Bemidji to be called off. There were no positive tests before Sunday's series opener.
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Gophers women's hockey team picks up where it left off
Minnesota was about to play Ohio State in the NCAA quarterfinals when COVID-19 forced sports to shut down. Eight months later, the Gophers and Buckeyes meet to open the season.
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Gophers men's hockey opens season with 4-1 rout over Penn State
Goals from Jonny Sorenson, Scott Reedy, Cullen Munson and Sampo Ranta led the 11th-ranked Gophers over the No. 10 Nittany Lions
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3 takeaways from Gophers men's season-opening hockey win
This season's conference favorite defeated the defending Big Ten champion in the season opener. Here are things that caught the attention of Gophers coach Bob Motzko.
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At long last, college hockey is back in Minnesota tonight
The Gophers men open their season Thursday night, and the women follow on Saturday. It's a welcome sight for college hockey fans .
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WCHA women's coaches pick Wisconsin in tight race over Gophers
The Badgers got four votes in the preseason coaches poll, while Minnesota garnered the other three. Ohio State and Minnesota Duluth round out the top four.
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Gophers men's hockey getting throwback jerseys to mark 100th year
The alternate uniform will be worn occasionally and has the look of what standouts such as Doug Woog and Lou Nanne wore in the 1960s.
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Wild's new alternate jersey features a North Stars theme
The NHL and adidas released throwback uniforms for all 31 teams on Monday morning ... but still doesn't have a plan for the return of the season.
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Motzko knows Gophers have strong hockey team returning
They advanced to the Big Ten tournament semifinals, which were wiped out by COVID-19, and return nine of the top 10 scorers and all three goaltenders from that team.
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As college hockey returns, virus will be a constant foe
After an eight-month hiatus, the puck will drop again beginning Friday. It's welcome news, but reality says we should expect more turbulence from the pandemic.
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Gophers hockey signs Lucius, Broz, Pitlick to letters of intent
The Gophers men's hockey team on Wednesday signed forwards Chaz Lucius, Tristan Broz and Rhett Pitlick to national letters of intent. Lucius is playing at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, while Broz and Pitlick are in the USHL.
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NHL team gives up draft rights, UND removes player in racist bullying case
The Arizona Coyotes have renounced draft rights to Mitchell Miller, who was also kicked off the UND hockey team, over a conviction for repeatedly abusing a Black schoolmate with a developmental disability.
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Six Gophers men's games in first portion of season will be on BTN
Minnesota opens its season Nov. 19-20 -- a Thursday and a Friday -- against Penn State at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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Tight race expected, but Gophers are preseason pick in men's hockey
A repeat of 2019-20, when six hockey teams finished within six points of each other, wouldn't surprise the conference's coaches.
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Reusse: Grading which sports dealt best with the coronavirus
The financial hits have been onerous and TV ratings plunged, but how have the sports entities handled holding competition at a time when the biggest foe has been the coronavirus.
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Hockey and humor collide for sports marketing and advertising gurus
John King, creator of the "State Tournament All-Hockey Hair Team" videos, and Tom Garrity, commissioner of the USHL, have launched a sports and entertainment website with Minnesota and hockey in prominent roles.
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Around the NHL
- Boeser, Lindholm score 2 each as Canucks beat Oilers 4-3 to take 2-1 lead in West playoff series
- The coaching carousel spins fast in the NHL: Job security just doesn't exist
- Disputed tying goal helps Panthers beat Bruins 3-2 and take 3-1 lead in East semifinal series
- Finland shuts out newcomer Britain, Slovakia tops Kazakhstan at hockey worlds
- Seguin, Stankoven score two goals each to power Stars' 4-1 win over Avalanche for 2-1 series lead
- Taylor Wenczkowski scores in 3rd OT, Boston beats Montreal 2-1 in Game 2 of PWHL semifinal series
- Skjei ends Carolina's power-play woes, helps Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-3 to extend 2nd-round series
- PWHL New York changing coaches with mutual agreement with Draper to step down and return to Alberta
- Bouchard scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Canucks in Game 2 to even playoff series
- Panthers take a 2-1 series lead over the Bruins, scoring 4 power-play goals in a 6-2 victory
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