U of M Golden Gophers Mar 2nd Rinkytown blog: Gigi Marvin joining FOX Sports North's Wild broadcast team
U of M Golden Gophers Mar 2nd Grace Zumwinkle's offense is surging just as Gophers open playoffs vs. Wisconsin
BSU Beavers Feb 17th WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Bemidji State to battle former netminder Lauren Bench, Gophers Former BSU goalie Lauren Bench will return to the Sanford Center this weekend as a member of the Minnesota Gophers.
MN High School Feb 14th For the Cassano and Engstrom clans, family and fun are found at the rink Siblings Tracy Cassano and Lee Engstrom learned to love hockey at a neighborhood rink, and in their unfinished basement at home in Willmar, Minn. Today, they are head coach and assistant coach, respectively, for two of the metro area's better high school hockey programs, and got there by relying on their love of family, and of the game.
U of M Golden Gophers Feb 12th Sluggish start dooms Gophers women in loss to Buckeyes Since ascending to the no. 1 ranking in the nation last month, the Minnesota Gophers women's hockey team has gone 1-5-1. A sluggish loss to Ohio State on Friday was the latest bit of trouble for coach Brad Frost's crew.
U of M Golden Gophers Feb 10th Earning her keep: Rochester Mayo grad Makayla Pahl has become a confident go-to stopper for No. 2-ranked Gophers Makayla Pahl has learned how to overcome doubts and nerves and even home-sickness over the past year and a half at the University of Minnesota. With a new-found confidence, the Rochester Mayo grad is shaping up to be the next in a long line of standout goaltenders for the Gophers.
U of M Golden Gophers Jan 28th Gophers women’s hockey team faces bounce-back series against ‘sleeping giant’ Minnesota (8-3), now No. 2, prepares to take on No. 3 Ohio State (8-4), making up a series that was postponed last month due to COVID-19 issues within the Ohio State program.
U of M Golden Gophers Jan 14th A month later, Gophers-Badgers women's showdown on tap again A month ago, the second-ranked Minnesota Gophers were set to face the top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Then the pandemic got in the way. So this weekend the nation's top two women's hockey programs will try it again, with their respective spots in the national polls flip-flopped.
U of M Golden Gophers Jan 11th Rinkytown blog: Gophers men & women sit atop the national polls for the first time since 2014 The center of the college hockey universe is on a street in Minneapolis, where the nation's top-ranked teams in men's and women's hockey share a weight room. With a combined season record of 19-2-0, the Minnesota Gophers men and women sit at the pinnacle in their respective worlds, for this week anyway. Also, a Fogerty Arena fundraiser update, the newest Gopher's unique route to a spot on the team, and the effort to bring the World Juniors back to Minnesota.
U of M Golden Gophers Jan 7th Grace Zumwinkle, Gophers finish strong in win over Huskies The game, which was added to the Gophers’ schedule after their scheduled series with Minnesota-Duluth was scrapped because of COVID-19 issues within the Bulldogs’ program, is the first of three against St. Cloud State (2-5-0) in a four-day span.
U of M Golden Gophers Jan 5th On-ice success, and Edina connections, foster friendships between Gophers men's and women's programs The Minnesota Gophers men's and women's hockey programs have lost just once, collectively, this season and are ranked first and second in the nation, respectively. And off the ice, there is a respect and friendship between the teams, thanks in part to relationships that go back to one Minnesota high school.
UMD Bulldogs Dec 31st UMD women's hockey: Bulldogs' series next week with Gophers postponed; UMD unable to meet minimum number of players required Citing privacy concerns, UMD athletics would not confirm whether positive COVID-19 test results within the women's hockey program forced the postponement.
UMD Bulldogs Dec 16th UMD women's hockey: Bulldogs, Gophers to restart season against each other Jan. 4-5 in Minneapolis Women's WCHA releases the 2021 portion of its schedule Wednesday
U of M Golden Gophers Dec 10th Gophers’ freshman class moves in and steps up Women’s hockey team finally back in action after past four games were postponed by opponents’ COVID outbreaks
U of M Golden Gophers Dec 4th COVID-19 postpones women's hockey Border Battle, shuffles Gophers' schedule Less than 12 hours before they were to hit the ice, the showdown between Wisconsin and the Gophers was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests among the Badgers. Having also lost their series at Ohio State the following weekend, the Gophers picked up a home-and-home series with Minnesota State, Mankato before the holiday break.
U of M Golden Gophers Dec 3rd Gophers, Badgers ready for another premier women’s hockey weekend Minnesota's series with Wisconsin will close out their first half of the season after three weekends of play
UMD Bulldogs Nov 28th College women's hockey: Bulldogs push comes too late as Gophers finish sweep Bulldogs unable to overcome an “incredibly undisciplined” stint late in the second period of series finale.
UMD Bulldogs Nov 27th College women's hockey: Gophers rally to spoil Bulldogs' return to play at Amsoil Arena Klein and Hanley staked UMD to a 2-0 lead in the first, but Minnesota scores one in the second and three in the third to take the series opener.
UMD Bulldogs Nov 26th Hockey returns to Amsoil Arena when Bulldogs host Gophers in WCHA showdown UMD women's hockey program is the first Bulldogs team to play at home since the pandemic shut down college sports in March.
U of M Golden Gophers Nov 20th As Gophers women’s hockey team opens season Saturday, flexibility is key The Gophers are set to begin its season on Saturday against Ohio State at 3:07 p.m. at Ridder Arena, almost two months later than the season normally would have been scheduled to start. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
U of M Golden Gophers Nov 4th Rinkytown blog: Gophers women, men getting some love in the polls The first national college hockey poll says the WCHA women's race will look similar to last season. Also: Former St. Cloud Cathedral star considering his options, World Juniors schedule creates an issue for some collegians and the Wild stays in Texas for its ECHL team.
U of M Golden Gophers Oct 26th Dani Cameranesi, Katie Million talk about USA National Team Evaluation Camp, the state of women's hockey, a couple big announcements and more Episode 52: The Rink Live video podcast for Oct. 26, 2020
U of M Golden Gophers Oct 19th Rinkytown blog: 11 current, former Gophers named to USA Hockey women's world championships tryout camp Minnesota Gophers women's hockey coach Brad Frost is originally from Canada, but could have plenty of Americans to root for in the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championships, as nearly a dozen of his current or former players are trying out for Team USA. Also, Sid Hartman remembered as a friend of the Gophers, and America's voice of hockey calls it a career.
