Gopher Puck Live Podcast

We still cannot figure this team out as they split with the BADgers this past weekend. One great win that Motzko said was not great. Followed by a bad game that Motzko said was a really good game for the team. So who knows? We go over it all, and preview the series with Michigan.

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us on the podcast this week as we preview the big BADger series at Mariucci! The bad news is that Minnesota was swept at Michigan State for the fir time in DECADES. We talk about that painful weekend and what the heck went wrong. We also talk about how some new recruiting rules may be coming down the pipeline very soon!

A well earned sweep on the road against Notre Dame. Just what this team needed! We discuss the sweep and the great weekend that Robson, McLaughlin and Novak all had. Though this team is still in pairwise trouble due to the bad losses against FSU & SLU. We discuss all of that along with your questions. And we of course preview the series against Michigan State.

We are without Hammy this week as he battles a cold. But Vegoe & Jup go over the Penn State Split. The World Juniors. Your questions as well as previewed Notre Dame.

After a good weekend against Michigan before the break, the team came back from the holiday break with a win and loss against Ferris State. Not the way to start the 2nd half of the season. We talk all about that along with the return of the Mariucci Classic. The World Junior Tournament and of course the weekend series with Penn State.

After not being on the podcast for 3 years, Jess Myers made his return! We got quite a bit in to the new 3x3 format after the 1st overtime in league play. We also hit Jess up on his thoughts on the state of the program at Minnesota. Specifically how empty Mariucci has become. And of course we recapped the Ohio State games and previewed the series with Michigan.

We had BTN in studio analyst and former Buckeye Paul Caponigri join us on the podcast this week. He gave us a bit of national perspective on the Gopher split with MSU as well as the up and coming series with OSU. We also had a great discussion on the evolution of the BigTen Conference.

A split with St. Lawrence was just not good. Can this team get the season turned around? We talk about those chances.

Still trying to figure this team out as they split with the BADgers. We talk that along with attendance, games on Facebook this weekend, and of course the games with St. Lawrence.

Nate Wells from the Athletic joined us to discuss the Maverick sweep of the Gophers. We dove deep in to your Twitter questions. And of course we previewed the weekend series with the BADgers.

Not a great result in Vegas as the Gophers go down to the Fighting Hawks 3-1. We discuss that along with the proposed recruiting changes that are coming down the pipeline for the NCAA. We then preview the home and home series with Mankato.

Had a great conversation with Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald. We talked quite a bit about his multi part piece on the formation of the NCHC. Reminisced a bit about the great games that MN and UND have had over the years. Our favorite games. And of course we also talked about the big game this weekend.

Great result for the Gophers against the defending champs with tie and a win. Their first win over UMD since 2014. We talk about the games as well as dive in to the ticket situation again at Mariucci. Weekly audio clips from players/coaches can be found on GPL now. I am not longer adding it to the end of the podcast.

We kick off the 2018/19 Gopher Hockey season. New Staff. New attitude. We talk about all that and preview the series against the defending National Champions. The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.

UMD are National Champs, with 5 freshman D. How did that happen? How can Minnesota get to that point again? We talk about that as well as a bunch of other things in the Season Finally.

Don Lucia is out after 19 years. Bob Motzko is the new Gopher head coach. We talk about ALL of that along with our thoughts on Mike Guentzel and a few others that were up for the job. But that is not all. Ryan Lindgren and Casey Mittelstadt have turned pro. 3 of the 4 teams in the Frozen Four are from the BigTen. It has just been a crazy week!

Drew Cove from the Minnesota Daily joins us on the podcast this week as we discuss the Penn State Sweep of the Gophers. We also get in to a few players leaving early and the big topic... Will The Don be coaching this team next year?

Penn State sweeps Minnesota and forces them to come back to Hockey Valley this weekend for the BigTen playoffs. A lot of frustration with the fans over the games against PSU this past weekend. We talk about that as well as the huge effort by the school staff at Minnesota to get the games on TV this weekend. Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Lindgren.

The Gopher offense returns with a sweep of the BADgers. The defense stays strong against OSU as they pick up 4 points on the weekend. Now Minnesota heads to Penn State to close out the BigTen regular season. Bonus audio from Lucia, Robson and Gates.

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us as we talk about the series agains the BADgers. We also get in to Vegoe's article on The Athletic on how the University is dealing with the attendance and atmosphere problems at Mariucci. We also talk about the split with number 1 Notre Dame a few weeks ago. Bonus audio from Lucia, Novak and Szmatula.

The Gophers don't look great, but get the road sweep vs Michigan State. We talk about the recent deaths in hockey. Answer your questions. Preview the Notre Dame Series. Bonus audio from Associate Head Coach Mike Guentzel, Ramsey and Gates.

The Gophers season could be on the brink after getting swept at home by Michigan. Jupiters get a little riled up about ticket prices compared to the cost to go to a game at Wisconsin. Is it time for Lucia to go? We talk about that as well as a few of the other problems with the current state of the program. Bonus audio from Lucia, Mittelstadt and Johnson.

The Gophers finally get a win against a MN school with a split against St. CLoud. With Hammy out this week, Vegoe and Jupiter discuss the split and the up coming series with Michigan. Bonus audio from Lucia, Lindgren, Schierhorn and Robson.

Frank Mazzocco joins the podcast as a guest this week. A lot happened during the break. The Gophers were swept by OSU. Clayton Phillips was added to the team. Robson made his debut in goal. A Sweep of Army. The World Junior Tournament. Not to mention the big series with St. Cloud State. Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Nanne.

BTN Hockey announcer Dan Kelly joins the Podcast as our guest. We hear Dan's thoughts on a variety of things. From social media to bias towards one tean or another. We also dipped in the the coming World Junior Tournament as well. Before Dan, we discuss the split with the BADgers. As always, there is bonus audio from Lucia, Lindgren and Mittelstadt.