Gopher Puck Live Podcast

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us as we preview the big weekend with the BADgers. Oh... We als o talk about the Irish sweep of the Gophers as well. Bonus audio from coach Lucia, Pitlick and Ramsey.

We discuss the non-conference sweep over Harvard. Preview the huge series with Notre Dame. A bit of talk about our favorite Thanksgiving side dish! Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Mittelstadt.

We talk about the disastrous weekend that was Michigan. We also get in to the recruits that have committed the last few weeks as well as the guys who signed NLI's. A bit of talk about goalies that have come through the U and how we have not had an NHL'er in almost 30 years. We wrap it up with a preview of Harvard coming to Mariucci. Bonus audio from Lucia, Zuhlsdorf and Lindgren.

Hammy is away on business this week, but he did particpate via Twitter. Jup and Vegoe recap the MSU games as well as answer a few listener questions. We then preview the weekend at Michigan. As always, we have bonus audio at the end from Lucia. Schierhorn and Sheehy.

We review the sweep of #9 Clarkson. Then we dive in to the attendance issues at Mariucci. Is there a solution? A preview Michigan State followed by bonus audio from Lucia along with freshmen Reedy and Mittelstadt.

We recap the split in Grand Forks. Talk quite a bit about how bad the power play and penalty kill has been this weekend and what they can do to fix those problems. We also preview the weekend series with #9 Clarkson. Bonus audio from Lucia, Szmatula and Ramsey.

We recap the split with Penn State. Then Brad Schlossman, from the Grand Forks Herald, joins us to discuss the North Dakota series. Bonus audio from Lucia, Lindgren and Novak.

The Gophers lose their 8th game in a row against the Bulldogs. We talk about their woes against Duluth as well as the victory over Union. Then we delve in to the recruiting scene and ponder if anything is going to change or if recruiting 14 year olds will become the norm. Bonus audio from Lucia, Schiehorn and Bristedt.

We kick off season number 7 of the GPL Podcast with guest Nate Wells from The Athletic. We talk extensively about the freshman, returing stars and many other things. We also preview the Ice Breaker Tournament in Duluth. Bonus audio from Lucia, Gates and Johnson.

We wrap up the current season and look forward to next season. We also answer a ton your your questions on the state of the program.

We talk about the BigTen Tournament double OT loss to Penn State. That same PSU team getting their first taste of hardware as a program. We also preview all 4 regions of the NCAA Tournament. Bonus audio from Lucia, Collins and Szmatula.

The Gophers won their 6th straight regular season league title. That is an NCAA record. Lindgren is out for the season, which is a huge blow. Gopher woman going to the frozen Four. The US National Women's Team fighting back! We preview the BigTen Tournament and answer your Twitter questions. Bonus audio from Lucia and Sheehy.

GPL writer Chris Eckes joins us on the podcast. We talk about the split at Michigan. Answer your Twitter questions. A few High School Hockey Tournament memories. Preview the series with Michigan State. Bonus audio from Lucia, Bischoff and Lettieri.

The Gopher's split the weekend against Wisconsin, but are still in 1st place with a 3 point advantage with 4 games to go. We answer quite a few Twitter questons as well as preview a big weekend in the BigTen. And as always we have bonus audio from Lucia and Lettieri

It's BADger week as we are joined my Wisconsin State Journal writer Todd Milewski. He gives us the BADger perspective on their most recent series as well as the big matchup with the Gophers. We also answered a few of your Twitter questions and as alway have bonus audio from Lucia, Kloos, Pitlick and Sheehy.

A high scoring affair in Columbus this past weekend. A 5-4 loss and a 6-5 win with 6 power plays goals Saturday night. How are the Gopher revenues and expenses looking these days? Is UND coming to the BigTen? Can Minnesota put Penn State in the rear view mirror? We discuss all of that along with bonus audio from Lucia, Gates and Sheehy.

No Hammy this week as Vegoe and Jupiter talk about the Gophers sweep of Penn State with solid weekend from Bristedt, Pitlick and Cammarata. We answer quite a few of your Twitter questions. We also preview the series with Ohio State. Bonus audio from Lucia, Schierhorn and Kloos.

The Gophers lost to UMD, then beat BSU to finish 3rd in the final North Star College Cup. We discuss that along with many listener questions. We also preview the series with Penn State. Bonus audio from Lucia, Collins and Romanko.

The Gophers get out of Madison with a split and return to Minnesota to host the final North Star College Cup tournament. We talk about the death of the NSCC. Bonus audio from Lucia and Kloos.

Kyle Oen from Vintage Minnesota Hockey joins us as a guest on the Podcast. We talk about the sweep of Michigan. The season ending injury to Novak. We also preview the series with the BADgers. Bonus audio from Lucia and Lettieri.

The Gophers sweep Michigan State on the road in early December. Follow it up with a Mariucci Classic Title. We also discuss goalie pad sizes. Answer your questions. Team USA wins gold!

We talk about another bad split, this time against OSU. What is with this team? 3000 no shows Friday night? Preview Michigan State. Bonus audio from Lucia and Kloos.

It all started back in September of 2011. But we finally reached out 100th episode! Our very first guest on the podcast, Frank Mazzocoo helped us celebrate 100! We also talked hockey too! Recapped the weekend in Boston. Previewed Ohio State. Jupiter complained. Bonus audio from Lucia, Bischoff and Lettieri.

We recap the terrible performance in Mankato and the better performance at Mariucci from this past weekend. Take quite a few of listener questions. Preview the trip to Boston against Northeastern and Boston College. Bonus audio from Lucia and Szmatula.

Nate Wells joins the podcast as we recap the big series with North Dakota. Talk about the recruits that signed their Letter of Intent. We also preview the home and home series with Minnesota State. Bonus audio of Lucia, Novak and Lettieri.

After a weekend in New York, the Gophers return home to play their old nemesis North Dakota! Tons of bonus audio as well as an exclusive with Jack Ramsey.

A bad weekend for the Gophers as they get swept by St. Cloud. We talk about that as well as the state of the program right now. We also preview the trip out to New York for games with Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Bonus audio from Lucia, Johnson and Ramsey.

Gophers sweep up in Alaska. Destroy team USA u18 team. Now have a home and home with St. CLoud. Bonus audio from Lucia, Lettieri and Bristedt.

We're back for another season! We talk about the incoming freshman. Mariucci upgrades. The trip to Alaska. BigTen preview. Tons of player and coach interviews.

We covered a TON of stuff in this podcast. The Gopher season ended at the B1G Tournament. Brodzinski and Fasching leaving. Attendance problems at Mariucci. Notre Dame coming to the B1G. Women win yet another NCAA Championship. The season didn't end great, but the podcast was outstanding.

After splitting the final series with the BADgers, MN now enters the Big Ten Tournament that they MUST win to get in to the NCAA Tournament.

More inconsistant play at MSU this past weekend. I nice 4-2 win followed by getting shutout 5-0. UGLY! So we talk about that and take many listener questions. A 3rd straight B1G title is almost a guarantee at this point. The wouild be 5 strgith titles going back to the WCHA. The BADgers are still bad, will Eaves sstill be employed next week?

Though the Gophers split with Michigan, they still remain at the top of the standings. We cover that along with the recent article in the Strib from Rachel Blount talking about the "Buzzkill" of the B1G. As usual, we have bonus audio from Lucia, Schierhorn and Bischoff.

Dave Schwartz from KARE11 joins the podcast. Some of the topics we covered. The lack of a real rival in the B1G. Michigan coming to town for the biggest series of the year. The HS State Tournament.

We talk about the split with PSU. Cammy improvements. How do we get the students back to Mariucci? Preview Ohio State.

Hammy is as mad as hell, and is not gonna take it anymore! That's pretty much all you need to know. Definitely NSFW or for the kids!

The Gophers sweep the BADgers in a big way. Dangerous hits and the repercussions. We also talk about the North Star College Cup Tournament this weekend. Bonus audio at the end from Lucia, Brodzinski and Fasching.

We talk about the MSU Sweep. Gentleman's agreement. The BADgers this weekend. Bonus audio as usual from Lucia, Conner Reilly and Leon Bristedt.

City Pages goes after The Don and the players. Makes for some interesting talk to say the least! Nate Wells joins us to talk about the debacle.

After a months off, we return to talk about the split with Michigan and the Mariucci Classic

No Hammy this week as Vegoe and Jupiter discuss the two overtime victories over OSU. Bonus audio at the end from Lucia, Sheehy, CReilly, and Collins.

The Gophers got swept at home by St. Cloud? Ouch! The D stinks. The O is not much better. Bonus audio at the end of the podcast from Lucia, Collins and Sheehy

A great discussion as we talk about the B1G proposal to reduce the maximum Freshman age from 21 to 20. We also talk about the Mankato split and preview the series with St. Cloud State.

Jess Myers joins us on the podcast this week as we talk about the split at Notre Dame and the coming series with Minnesota State Mankato. Bonus audio at the end of the podcast from Bristedt and Schierhorn

We talk about the sweep of Northeastern and the last trip to Notre Dame. Bonus audio of Don Lucia and Brodzinski at the end of the podcast.

The Gophers get swept by the Bulldogs and have ONE goal in three games. Bonus audio of Don Lucia, Seeler and Kloos at the end of the podcast.

Vermont shuts out the Gophers. Preview the Duluth Bulldogs. Bonus Don Lucia audio at the end of the podcast.

We preview the 2015-16 Season. Bonus Don Lucia audio at the end of the podcast.

UMD ended the Gopher season. Two players gone already. We bitch about how bad the team was this year.

The Gophers win the B1G Tournament. We recap that and preview the NCAA Tournament. Bonus audio from media day as well.