Send the Minnesota Gophers off tomorrow, Tuesday April 8, at 11:00am as they leave for Philadelphia. Head out to Mariucci Arena at the Sundet Entrance to wish the Gophers luck!
Frozen Four
The Minnesota Gophers hold a record of 27-6-6 this season and they finished 14-3-3 in the B1G Ten Conference. The Minnesota Gophers are heading to Philadelphia to compete in the Frozen Four. Information on the Frozen Four can be found here. Thursday's games will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Boston College and Union will faceoff at 4:00pm CT. Minnesota and North Dakota will follow at 7:30pm CT. The Gophers' game will also be streamed (listen) on 1500 ESPN. The NCAA Championship game will be broadcast live on ESPN on Saturday, April 12, at 6:30pm CT.
Boston College
The Boston College Eagles are 28-7-4 this season and ended 16-2-2 in conference play. Minnesota and Boston College spent much of the year trading off at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the nation. Earlier this season in October, the Gophers and Eagles tied 3-3 the first night of the series. However, the second night the Gophers defeated Boston College 6-1. Boston College has the top two point leaders in the nation. Hobey Baker favorite Johnny Gaudreau is 35-42--77 this season while his linemate, Kevin Hayes, is 27-36--63.
Union
Union is 30-6-4 overall this season and ended their conference play 18-3-1. Going into Thursday's game, Union is on a 10 game win streak. Union defeated Providence 3-1 to advance to the Frozen Four. This will be Union's second appearance in the Frozen Four after making their debut in 2012. Union and Boston College have only played each other once in their history, last year in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Union Dutchmen defeated the Eagles last season 5-1 before being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Quinnipiac.
North Dakota
As the Gophers punched their ticket to the Frozen Four, they also punched their ticket straight to an old WCHA rivalry. North Dakota is 25-13-3 overall this season and they finished 15-9-0 in NCHC conference play. Earlier this season, Minnesota and North Dakota announced that they would renew their rivalry starting in the 2016-2017 season. However, the Hockey Gods had other plans in mind. Minnesota and North Dakota have played each other 283 times in their storied history, and this year the freshmen will get to experience the rivalry for themselves.
Iron Man
Adam Wilcox, the Big Ten Player and Goaltender of the Year, is a finalist for the Mike Richter Award.
Wilcox ranks second nationally in save percentage (.934), third in goals against average (1.89), third in wins (25) and eighth in shutouts (4). Wilcox has a 25-5-6 overall record this season and is 50-13-11 in his career with Minnesota. He notched his 50th win at Minnesota in the Gophers shutout win against St. Cloud State in the West Region Championship game. Wilcox was a five-time Big-Ten Star of the Week.
The Kloos is Loose
Adam Wilcox, the Big Ten Player and Goaltender of the Year, is a finalist for the Mike Richter Award.
Wilcox ranks second nationally in save percentage (.934), third in goals against average (1.89), third in wins (25) and eighth in shutouts (4). Wilcox has a 25-5-6 overall record this season and is 50-13-11 in his career with Minnesota. He notched his 50th win at Minnesota in the Gophers shutout win against St. Cloud State in the West Region Championship game. Wilcox was a five-time Big-Ten Star of the Week.
The Kloos is Loose
Justin Kloos (@jkloos15) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Region after he scored three goals in the games against Robert Morris and St. Cloud State. The freshman not only leads the Gophers in goals scored this season, but he also leads all of the Big Ten freshmen in goals scored. The Lakeville native is 15-15--30 so far this season.
Captain Condon
The senior captain notched 100 career points this season after the Gophers West Regional games. Nate Condon (@Condo16) has skated in 156 consecutive games for the Gophers and 157 games in his career at Minnesota. He is 40-62--102 in his career at the University of Minnesota. Condon is only the third non-Minnesotan to wear the C on his jersey.
Coach Lucia
Coach Don Lucia notched his 650th career win after the Gophers victory against SCSU. Lucia's record is 371-190-65 since coming to Minnesota in 1999. Lucia was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year after its inaugural season.
City of Brotherly Love
The senior captain notched 100 career points this season after the Gophers West Regional games. Nate Condon (@Condo16) has skated in 156 consecutive games for the Gophers and 157 games in his career at Minnesota. He is 40-62--102 in his career at the University of Minnesota. Condon is only the third non-Minnesotan to wear the C on his jersey.
Coach Lucia
Coach Don Lucia notched his 650th career win after the Gophers victory against SCSU. Lucia's record is 371-190-65 since coming to Minnesota in 1999. Lucia was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year after its inaugural season.
City of Brotherly Love
The Frozen Four is taking place in none other than Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. Three of the four teams appearing in the Frozen Four feature brothers on their roster. Boston College has the Gaudreaus, Johnny and Matthew. North Dakota has the MacMillans, Mark and Mitch. And last but not least, Minnesota has the Reillys, Connor, Ryan, and Mikey.
Good luck to the Gopher Men's Hockey team as they face North Dakota this Thursday in the Frozen Four. They play Thursday at 7:30pm. Thursday night's game will be broadcast (watch) on ESPN2 and streamed (listen) on 1500 ESPN. The NCAA Championship game will be played on Saturday night at 6:30pm and will be broadcast on ESPN.
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