We’ve seen teams in the past rely on their conference’s strength-of-schedule to get them in the tourney. Penn St finished 5th in the B1G last year and still qualified. In 2023 they finished 6th and were a 2 seed nationally. Middle of the pack in the B1G can still get you there.

You guys are good now you can play a real schedule 😭🙏

Cooley is in town for the UMD series. Does he stop by Friday night to see LJ carve up the dawgs?

What made the MacNaughton cup such a big deal to win was because the WCHA was a gauntlet. Beating out the likes of Denver, Wisconsin, North Dakota, UMD, St. Cloud, etc. was no small feat. I feel the Big 10 has now reached this level. Every program is so strong. No easy nights.

All that’s left to do is have a traveling trophy for the conference champ. No more of this new trophy every year BS. My choice has always been the Berenson cup because he’s the biggest Big 10 hockey legend with actual ties to the conference (coached & worked in league office)

Number updates: Whipple 3 ➡️ 4 Hendrickson 14 ➡️ 7 (Darby’s number) Pritchard 3 Rombach 5 Harris 10 Mooney 18 McLaughlin 24 Moore 27 Di Pasquo 31 I assume Ziemer will be changing from 74 to 2 but I can’t confirm that one. Haven’t heard Ludtke, Townsend or Moe either.

Gopher Hockey 365 We have all of the numbers here except for Harris. Assuming Ludtke will keep his Omaha # gopherpucklive.com/roster/

Also scored one of the best goals in NCAA history

Congrats on a fantastic career Mr. Wheeler. Gopher legend! 〽️〽️

Wheeler is one of 9 Gophers to hit the 1,000 game mark in the NHL, leading all NCAA programs. The list goes: Minnesota 9 Wisconsin 7 North Dakota 7 Michigan State 5 Boston University 5 Boston College 4 Denver 3 Michigan 3

Week 12 of posting a random Gopher hockey goal til the season starts: 2014-15

The 2014-15 Gophers had NINE NHL drafted defensemen: Reilly (CBJ), Skjei (NYR), Brodzinski (SJS), Marshall (DET), Bischoff (NYI), Collins (CBJ), Glover (WPG), Johnson (LAK), Seeler (MIN) I haven’t looked it up but I have to imagine that’s an NCAA record.

Mike Reilly with the no-look pass to assist Jimmy Clark 👀 #daBL2025 | Minnesota Men’s Hockey

New Minnesota Men’s Hockey ➡️ Former Minnesota Men’s Hockey Tanner Ludtke and Jimmy Snuggerud connect for another Team Walser goal! 🐿️ #daBL2025 | St. Louis Blues

Throwback to the last ever game at Williams Arena (1993), a 5-4 OT win over North Dakota to end their season and advance to the Final Five, which the Gophers would send up winning. Can’t think of a better way to send off a legendary barn. #tbt

NEWS: I am told that defenseman Mace’o Phillips will play for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) in the 2025-26 season. Phillips had 4 goals and 9 points with the NTDP U18s last year and was taken by the Calgary Flames in the third round, No. 80 overall, in the 2025 NHL Draft.