The University of Minnesota has invested more than $1 million in renovations to two areas Gopher Football players utilize heavily. The varsity weight room at the Bierman Field Athletic Building and the outdoor practice fields at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex were both recently upgraded at a total of cost of just more than $1.135 million. [...]
Incoming freshmen Kyle Rau, Seth Ambroz and Travis Boyd were selected on the second day of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Rau was taken in the third round by the Florida Panthers with the 91st overall pick. He joins sophomore Nick Bjugstad as property of the [...]
University of Minnesota men’s hockey coach Don Lucia announced today that assistant coach John Hill will not return for the 2011-12 season.”I appreciate all the hard work John gave to Gopher Hockey,” said Lucia. “I wish John nothing but success in the future and thank him for his commitment to Gopher Hockey.” Hill was a [...]
The University of Minnesota baseball program will host the 15th-annual Dan Morgan Golf Open, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Willinger’s Golf Club in Northfield, Minn. The event will be sponsored by the Golden Gopher Baseball Dugout Club.The event is named after Dan Morgan, a First-Team All-American pitcher in 1977, who passed away on May 31, 1996. [...]
Just days prior to last year’s season-opening football game at Middle Tennessee State University, then-senior fullback Jon Hoese got a phone call that nobody wants to receive. His father Terry had suffered a massive stroke. With his father in a medically-induced coma, Hoese decided his father would want him to play. His performance against the [...]
The University of Minnesota men’s hockey program will hold the 38th Annual John Mariucci Golf Open on Monday, August 15, at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Stillwater, Minn. Registrations are being accepted now for the event, which benefits Golden Gopher Hockey.The cost to participate is $175, which includes green fees, golf cart, on-course beverages, gifts, [...]
Courtesy: University of Minnesota Release:06/06/2011 Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Sunday that the Council of Presidents/Chancellors approved a recommendation from university administrators for the cities of Chicago, Hoffman Estates and Indianapolis to rotate as the host sites for the Big Ten Football Championship Games and Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments for [...]
Throughout the spring and summer Gopher Athletics will bring you documentary-style webisodes that take Minnesota Football fans behind the scenes for an unprecedented, all-access look at the Golden Gopher football program. This Week’s Webisode: Webisode 11 – The Minnesota Way
The Minnesota baseball program announced its 2011 team awards at the annual season-ending banquet on Tuesday, May 31, in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium. The Golden Gophers gave out eight awards: the Richard “Chief” Siebert Most Valuable Player, the Dianne Olson-Ficenko Dugout Club Player of the Year, the Paul Molitor Batting Champion, the Dave Winfield [...]
Head coach Jerry Kill kicked off his state tour today with a breakfast stop an hour west of the Twin Cities at the Crow River Country Club in Hutchinson. This was the first of three stops for Coach Kill with visits to Willmar and Mankato to round out the day. In addressing the sold out [...]
