Brad Rempel—Gophersports.com Minnesota gets a 6th meeting against #1 Wisconsin next Friday The Minnesota Golden Gophers used a pair of Abbey Murphy goals and a goal from former Colgate defender Sydney Morrow to take a 3-0 lead after two periods in their NCAA Quarterfinal against Colgate on Saturday afternoon. The Raiders would mount a comeback and cut the Gopher lead … [Read more...] about Gophers Defeat Colgate 3-2 to Advance to Frozen Four
NCAA Quarterfinal vs Colgate Preview
Brad Rempel—Gophersports.com Can the Gophers earn at least one more game on home ice next weekend? The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team has one advantage that none of the rest of the 10 other teams in the NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament have. As long as they can keep winning, they won’t need to leave their home rink. The #4 seeded Gophers will face #5 seed … [Read more...] about NCAA Quarterfinal vs Colgate Preview
Weekend TV and Streaming Schedule
Christopher Mitchell—Gophersports.com We have NCAA Championship Action this weekend The spring sports schedule continues to go full bore while the winter sports start to slow down and end. We have some NCAA Championship Action with the Gophers pair of weight throwers going for a NCAA title, we have women’s hockey NCAA Tournament action, and baseball and softball kick … [Read more...] about Weekend TV and Streaming Schedule
Ben Johnson Fired
Brad Rempel—Gophersports.com The University of Minnesota made the announcement early in the morning in Thursday The University of Minnesota announced at 1:21 Thursday morning that Ben Johnson had been fired as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball team. The Gophers will begin an immediate national search for his successor. The full statement from … [Read more...] about Ben Johnson Fired
What really matters when look for Minnesota’s next basketball coach?
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Revisiting what was written 4 years ago, it still applies today (mostly). Four years ago, Richard Pitino’s departure was negotiated, and Mark Coyle needed to hire a new coach to lead his men’s basketball program. He hired Ben Johnson and after just four seasons, Coyle is faced with making that same hiring decision again. We wrote here … [Read more...] about What really matters when look for Minnesota’s next basketball coach?