MARK ALT RUMORS & GOSSIP
Gophers stave off UNO, zero in on WCHA title
OMAHA, Neb. -- Minnesota's men's hockey squad staved off Nebraska-Omaha, 3-2, Saturday, putting a WCHA title within its reach with one weekend of conference play remaining. The Gophers now have 38 points in WCHA play, while second-place Minnesota-Duluth has 36. That means Minnesota can clinch a league title next weekend, when it hosts rival Wisconsin. "You can't...
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February 25, 2012
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Patterson must shut out thoughts of shutouts
MINNESOTA There's a certain philosophy to it all, the fundamental problem of puck in net, of learning to stop something that should be inevitable.
Being an effective goalie involves more than brute strength and hours of conditioning. It's beyond just sharp vision and a keen sense of space. Succeeding in goal is, to a large extent, a mindset, and negotiating the mental aspect...
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February 12, 2012
Why the 2011-12 Gophers are getting closer to restoring the title of Minnesota's 'Pride on Ice'
While I mainly focus on the Minnesota Wild here at the State of Hockey News, I am also an avid college hockey fan and being from the land of (over) 10,000 lakes gave me plenty of options as there are now five Division I teams and ten Division III teams for men and women. That's 30 college hockey teams in one state! Just as the NHL's Wild have marketed Minnesota as the State...
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January 28, 2012
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January 28, 2012
The types of hits that need to be eliminated from hockey
Tom Serratore of Minnesota hit UND defenseman Andrew MacWilliam up high in the head with with an elbow, this is the types of hits that the NHL is cracking down on, this is also a play needs to be more than a 2 minute minor penalty.This is hit is a text book example of what should be a five minute major and a game misconduct. With Jenna Privette of Burnsville and Jack Jablonski of...
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Mark Alt's CFB on Michael Parks
We have discussed the Kristo hit on Marshall the night before; these are the types of hits that the NHL, NCAA, Jr's and High School hockey want to eliminate from the game of hockey. I don't know why the on ice officials discussed this hit for so long before they decided to toss the Gophers defenseman Mark Alt from the game.
The NCAA needs to go back to the five and a game...
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January 15, 2012
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January 15, 2012
Offense, goaltending have powered Gophers
The University of Minnesota men's hockey squad has headed into a nearly three-week holiday layoff with a 14-5-1 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the WCHA. The latest USCHO national poll has the Gophers ranked No. 2, behind in-state rival Minnesota-Duluth.
After last weekend's split at Mariucci Arena against Michigan Tech, Minnesota coach Don Lucia looked back on a successful...
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December 15, 2011
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