George “Doc” Nagobads during a celebration for his 100th birthday in September of 2021.
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George “Doc” Nagobads during a celebration for his 100th birthday in September of 2021.

Doc Nagobads, noted physician for Gophers, U.S. hockey, dies at 101

March 31, 2023
Nagobads was also a team doctor for the North Stars and Fighting Saints, and stood alongside Herb Brooks on the bench during the "Miracle On Ice" run at Lake Placid.
Gophers coach Bob Motzko, left, and freshman defenseman Ryan Chesley spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. They’ll face Boston University o

Gophers' Bob Motzko named men's hockey coach of the year

April 5, 2023
Motzko won the Spencer Penrose Award as Division I men's coach of the year, as selected by CCM and the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Boston University celebrated a goal against Western Michigan during the NCAA Manchester regional.

Frozen Four: Three things to know about Gophers and the other 3 teams

April 3, 2023
Minnesota plays Boston University on Thursday. Along with Michigan and Quinnipiac, all four teams have a solid history in the event.
Minnesota Gophers defenseman Brock Faber (14) held up his regional champion's hat after the win over the Huskies. The University of Minnesota Gophers

Captain's quest: NHL-ready Faber leads U back to men's Frozen Four

April 1, 2023
Brock Faber is expected to join the Wild once the Gophers season ends, but first comes his dream of bringing Minnesota another national title.
Gophers sophomore Aaron Huglen took a shot against Michigan goalie Erik Portillo during the Wolverines’ 5-4 overtime victory in Minneapolis on Jan.

Doing the dirty work: Four grinders to watch at the Frozen Four

April 5, 2023
Stars get the headlines, but players who plug away in the background who often decide which team wins. Here's a player on the Gophers and the three other Frozen Four teams who fit that description.
20 years ago: An amazing run of hockey, winning in Minnesota
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20 years ago: An amazing run of hockey, winning in Minnesota

April 4, 2023
The Gophers' last NCAA men's hockey title overlapped with the Wild's only sustained playoff run 20 years ago. Will both teams deliver again and make 2023 another great sports year?
Michigan’s Adam Fantilli celebrated after scoring against Colgate in the NCAA Allentown Regional on March 24.

Dozens of NHL draft picks at Frozen Four. 4 to watch and 1 who'll go high

April 4, 2023
The four teams in the NCAA men's Frozen Four have a combined 41 players who've been drafted by NHL teams — and that doesn't include a player who's expected to go No. 2 overall this year,
Gophers
April 5, 2023
Minnesota men's hockey freshman forward Logan Cooley poses for a portrait Thursday, March 30, 2023 outside 3M Arena at Mariucci. ]

Freshman Cooley delivers Frozen Four flashback of Gophers last title team

Twenty years ago, as an assistant coach, Bob Motzko recruited a freshman who made an immediate impact on the last Gophers men's team to win the Frozen Four. Can Logan Cooley play that role on Motzko's current team?
Gophers
April 5, 2023
Gophers freshman Jimmy Snuggerud has 21 goals and 29 assists this season and plays on the top line with Logan Cooley and Matthew Knies.

It's Frozen Four Thursday. Here's our guide to the semifinals

To-do list for fans: Leave work (or school) in time for Minnesota's 4 p.m. start. Brush up on Boston University. Keep an eye on potential title-game opponents.
Gophers
April 6, 2023
Gophers men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko and players arrived at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday for the Frozen Four semifinal against Boston U

Gophers wish NCAA men's Frozen Four could be in Tampa more often

Coach Bob Motzko advocated for holding the event in Tampa every third year. It's coming back to St. Paul next year.
Gophers
April 6, 2023

Gophers legend Mayasich, 89, joins team on trip to men's Frozen Four

Coach Bob Motzko and players were thrilled to have the program's all-time leading scorer with them for their flight to Tampa, Fla.
Gophers
April 6, 2023
Quinnipiac forward Ethan de Jong (10) celebrates with the bench after his goal against Michigan.

Michigan-Quinnipiac Frozen Four semifinal recap

Quinnipiac sophomore center Jacob Quillan scored two goals and assisted on another.
Gophers
April 6, 2023
Logan Cooley of Minnesota celebrates in front of a friendly crowd after scoring an empty net goal in the third period.

Gophers-Boston University Frozen Four semifinal recap

Freshman defenseman Luke Mittelstadt broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play goal 1:40 into the third period and scored 1:49 later to make it 4-2.
Gophers
April 6, 2023
Can Bob Motzko and the Gophers bring home the team’s first NCAA men’s hockey title dsince 2003?

Scoggins: Carrying weight of history, will U end its 20-year title drought?

College hockey has undergone fundamental change since Minnesota last won an NCAA men's title. While Gophers hockey slumbered as the sport changed, coach Bob Motzko knows the target on the program never faded.
Gophers
April 6, 2023
Michigan goalie Erik Portillo (1) blocks a shot by Collin Graf (11) of Quinnipiac in the second period Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Amalie Arena in Tam

Quinnipiac stops Michigan 5-2, will meet Gophers in Frozen Four final

Jacob Quillan in the first period and Sam Lipkin in the third made good use of Michigan goalie Erik Portillo, banking two shots from below the goal line off him and into the net.
Gophers
April 7, 2023
Gophers hockey: Watching, worrying like a fatalistic Minnesota fan

Gophers hockey: Watching, worrying like a fatalistic Minnesota fan

Host Michael Rand on what it was like to watch the Gophers in the men's Frozen Four semifinals. You know what's coming but you have to watch (and listen to him). Also, Phil Miller on Twins pitching and Jim Souhan from the Masters.
Gophers
April 7, 2023
Logan Cooley of Minnesota celebrates in front of a friendly crowd after scoring an empty net goal in the third period.

Gophers into national title game behind Mittelstadt's quick goals

In a 109-second span, Luke Mittelstadt scored twice to break a 2-2 tie against Boston U; Logan Cooley added two empty-net goals for the 6-2 win and a game against Quinnipiac for the men's Frozen Four title.
Local
April 7, 2023
Crowds got rowdy and police massed in the Dinkytown area after the Gophers lost to Union in the NCAA hockey championship on April 12, 2014.

Minneapolis adds 'multiagency' security around Gophers game

The Gophers' last championship appearance was in 2014 when students climbed cars and threw cans, leading to 19 arrests.
Colleges
April 7, 2023
Adam Fantilli of Michigan was honored with the Hobey Baker Award on Friday in Tampa, Fla.

Michigan's Fantilli wins Hobey Baker Award, nudging out Cooley, Knies

Matthew Knies and Logan Cooley, both Gophers linemates, were the other two finalists.
Gophers
April 7, 2023
Brock Faber, above being greeted during the Gophers’ arrival in Tampa, was one of three Minnesota players named to the West All-America first team.

Make room on the mural: Cooley, Knies, Faber named first-team All-America

The only other time Minnesota had three on the All-America first team was in 1954.