For Minnesota (25-10-4 overall) it is the fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA’s 16-team tournament field. They fell to Boston University in the Sioux Falls regional final a year ago.

Minnesota took a 3-1 lead into the third period, but the Minutemen scored three unanswered goals to take a late lead before ...

The Gophers are the #2 seed in the Fargo Regional ... 4 Minnesota State does not pull the upset, the winner of the Minnesota/ UMass game will face #1 seed....you guessed it, Western Michigan.

The Gophers men’s hockey season ended after an overtime loss against the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Fargo Regional semifinals on Thursday.  The Gophers (25-11-4) were the No.

Gophers defenseman Ryan Chesley ... Why so upset? Because UMass scored the game-winning goal in overtime immediately after Minnesota defenseman Ryan Chesley appeared to be tripped while carrying ...

Bob Motzko’s initial trip to the NCAA Frozen Four as head coach at Minnesota came three years ago, when the Gophers beat UMass and Western Michigan at the regional level to reach college hockey ...

Minnesota battled UMass before losing 5-4 in overtime in the first round of the Fargo regional. / Photo by Brad Rempel, University of Minnesota Wally Shaver's call from the final moments of ...

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team was knocked ... The 5-4 loss marked the end of the Gophers' season. UMass will play Western Michigan for a shot at the Frozen Four.

Minnesota kept the pressure going in the second period when Connor Kurth scored for a 3-1 Gophers lead. UMass came flying out the gates in the third period scoring three straight goals.

The Gophers, seeded fifth nationally, will open NCAA tournament play on Thursday at Scheels Arena in Fargo, facing UMass at 7:30 p.m. CT, televised by ESPN2.The early game of the Fargo Regional ...

Gophers forward Jimmy Clark ... but they found out Sunday they will play against UMass in the NCAA Fargo Regional on Thursday. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Wally Shaver's call from the final moments of Minnesota's overtime loss to UMass in the NCAA tournament is one for the ages. Shaver, who has called Gophers hockey games on the radio since the 2001 ...