Gophers to Battle Central Michigan on Tuesday
GAME DAY TID-BITS • The matchup between the Gophers and Chippewas will be the third between the programs. It will be the second time Tubby Smith has coached against Central Michigan. • The Chippewas traveled to Minneapolis during the 2007 non-conference schedule. It was the third game of the season for Minnesota, its first under the direction of Smith. • Central Michigan is led by sophomore Trey Zeigler, the son of head coach Ernie Zeigler. As a freshman, Zeigler was the third highest scoring newcomer in Division I. • The Chippewas are coming off of a 65-57 loss on Saturday at Tennessee State. Central ...
Coach Lucia Discusses The First Half Of The Season
The Gophers are 14-5-1 overall and 11-3-0 in the WCHA at the winter break. They are tied for first in the league and ranked No. 2 in the nation. We recently talked with coach Don Lucia about this year's team, exceeding expectations and what player has turned his head this year. We asked him a bunch of other questions too. GopherSports: At the end of Last season, you said you felt the team was close to returning to form despite the disappointing end to the year. Is this year's team where you thought it would be or have they exceeded your ...
Kill Hoping Christmas Comes Early for Seniors
When I was growing up (way, way back in the 1970s) we didn't start to think about Christmas until about this time of year. Once a little snow had fallen and Turkey Day was in the offing, looking forward to Christmas was allowed. These days, you barely get to mid-October and the Christmas decorations are already overtaking the Halloween stuff at your local department or home improvement store. Can we at least get through Halloween before the retailers start pushing Christmas stuff at us? This is really bothersome to me. And about this Black Friday stuff starting on Thursday night ... But I ...
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Gophers to Battle Central Michigan on Tuesday
GAME DAY TID-BITS • The matchup between the Gophers and Chippewas will be the third between the programs. It will be the second time Tubby Smith has coached against Central Michigan. • The Chippewas traveled to Minneapolis during the 2007 non-conference schedule. It was the third game of the season for Minnesota, its first under the direction of Smith. • Central Michigan is led by sophomore... [Read more]
Coach Lucia Discusses The First Half Of The Season
The Gophers are 14-5-1 overall and 11-3-0 in the WCHA at the winter break. They are tied for first in the league and ranked No. 2 in the nation. We recently talked with coach Don Lucia about this year’s team, exceeding expectations and what player has turned his head this year. We asked him a bunch of other questions too. GopherSports: At the end of Last season, you said you felt the team was... [Read more]
Kill Hoping Christmas Comes Early for Seniors
When I was growing up (way, way back in the 1970s) we didn’t start to think about Christmas until about this time of year. Once a little snow had fallen and Turkey Day was in the offing, looking forward to Christmas was allowed. These days, you barely get to mid-October and the Christmas decorations are already overtaking the Halloween stuff at your local department or home improvement store.... [Read more]
Weekend Preview: Michigan State
Last Time Out: Minnesota split last weekend in a home-and-home series with rival St. Cloud State, as each team won its home game. The Gophers outshot the Huskies 43-18 on Friday, but fell 4-3. Scoring for Minnesota was Nick Bjugstad, Tom Serratore and Kyle Rau. On Saturday, Minnesota bounced back in a big way with a dominating 5-0 win. Kent Patterson made 30 saves to set a school record with six shutouts... [Read more]
Gophers, Badgers Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are back home Saturday for a Big Ten Conference matchup with the nationally-ranked Wisconsin Badgers Saturday. The game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff at TCF Bank Stadium. Wisconsin-Minnesota is the most-played rivalry in all of college football, with Saturday’s game being the 121st meeting. It will also be for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, one of four trophy... [Read more]
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