Posts About "University of Minnesota"
An Interview with Bobby Smith
September 19th, 2017 The 1977-78 season for the Minnesota North Stars was hockey atrocity. Three coaches, 18 wins, and 53 losses. That kind of futility earned the franchise its first #1 overall pick in the draft, and 1978 was a consensus year, where there is no debate over who goes first: Minnesota chose Ottawa 67's centerman Bobby Smith. " is an excellent...
Casey Mittelstadt: The Makings of a Star
February 8th, 2017 Highlighting the 2017 Draft class is perhaps the most highly sought after North American skater: Casey Mittelstadt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbeBplkrI6g This Eden Prairie, Minnesota native and University of Minnesota commit is unlikely to make his debut in the NHL for a few years, but that does not hurt his case in terms of...
Best Line in Women's College Hockey?
November 8th, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS — The loss of Amanda Kessel and Hannah Brandt might be the biggest offseason loss for any women's college hockey team this year. But the Gopher offense doesn't appear to be in trouble. The top line of Dani Cameranesi, Kelly Pannek and Sarah Potomak may be the best line in the WCHA through the season's first month....
UND vs. UMN, 3 Things
November 7th, 2016 Oh, what a difference a year makes. In the past two weeks, the University of North Dakota Hockey team has come up empty. The Fighting Hawks are 0-3-1 in their last four games and have been outscored 7-15. They've also been shutout twice. That's the first time that UND has been shut out on consecutive weekends since November...
Sidney Peters Thrives in Gopher Sweep of St. Cloud
October 30th, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers have come out of yet another weekend with a series sweep. This time it was against an outmatched St. Cloud State, who put just 21 shots on net through two games. It was nonetheless a test for the Gophers, whose lines continue to coalesce with this season's roster. Slow starts...
Gophers Find Positives in Sweep of Duluth, Despite Slow Starts
October 16th, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS - Despite some tense moments, the Gophers women's team took home a pair of wins against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs over the weekend. The Gophers owned a cumulative shot lead of 86-40, but only eeked out a 4-3 win Friday and needed overtime to seal the deal Saturday. Both games were nail-biters in spite of it...