Gopher Puck Live Podcast

#310: Season Finale

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:44:56 -0500

We closed out season 15 of the Gopher Puck Live podcast with quite a bit of chaos happening in college hockey. Denver is the Champ again. The Transfer Portal was/is crazy. Minnesota will look completely different next season and will be a top contender. On top of all of that is the new 5 for 5 NCAA eligibility that is likely coming next fall!

We get in to all of it along with an interesting overtime with beverages! Another great Gopher Puck Live season is in the books!

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#309: Brett Larson joins the show!

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:26:56 -0500

We had brand new Gopher Hockey Coach Brett Larson on the show. We spent about 20 minutes getting to know Brett and what some of his goals are for his first season behind the Minnesota bench. We also learned what he'd like to see for the NCAA regional format as well. Fun to have him on the show and cannot wait to have him on again!

We also recapped the regionals and preview the Frozen Four with Denver vs Michigan and Wisconsin vs North Dakota!

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#308: Brett Larson is the new coach | NCAA Preview

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:58:38 -0500

Brett Larson has been hired away from St. Cloud and is your NEW Gopher Men's Hockey coach! How did this all come together? How does affect the roster? Who is coming and going? So many questions need to be answered.

It is NCAA Regional weekend, the best 4 days of hockey each season. We preview all 4 regions and give you our thoughts.

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Special: Brett Larson introduced to the media.

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:25:27 -0500

New Gopher Men's Hockey coach was introduced to the media this afternoon. Took questions. Mark Coyle also took questions as well.

Special: Mark Coyle on the Men's Hockey Search

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:16:58 -0500

Audio of Minnesota Athletic Director, Mark Coyle, talking about the search to replace Bob Motzko as the Men's Hockey coach.

#307: Bob Motzko OUT at Minnesota

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:10:50 -0500

Minnesota and coach Bob Motzko have "mutually agreed to part ways." Some expected this and some did not, but we had Paul Caponigri on to help us figure it all out. Who will replace Bob? So far the two most prominent names are Garrett Raboin and Ben Barr. We expect a replacement to be named very quickly.

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#306: Do or Die at Penn State

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:50:00 -0500

The Gophers head to Penn State to keep their season going in a single game winner take all in the BigTen Tournament quarterfinals. We get in to that as well as the recently completely High School Hockey Tournament.

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Special: Brian Bonin

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:00:00 -0500

A special episode at the Pulltab Sports booth from Let's Play Hockey Expo. Former Gopher Brian Bonin joined us to talk all things youth and college hockey. Brian is super passionate about community hockey support and how it has been a huge blessing for Minnesota Hockey.

Post Game: Michigan State (3/6)

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Coach Motzko, Zach Wiese and Brodie Ziemer talk about the Shootout win over Michigan State.

Post Game: Michigan State (3/5)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:00:00 -0500

Coach Motzko talks about the 7-1 loss to Michigan State.

#305: Connor Earegood

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:20:00 -0500

We had Connor Eargood join the podcast from the Detroit News to catch up on Michigan State as Minnesota faces the Spartans for the final regular season series this weekend.

#304: USA! USA! USA!

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:40:00 -0500

We celebrated double Gold medals for the US Hockey Teams at the Olympics with BTN's Ben Holden. 46 years in the making for the men's team and boy did it feel good! We also got in to what happened at Notre Dame a few weeks ago by the Gophers. Can they turn it around the next 2 weeks against the best 2 teams in the country?

#303: USCHO’s Tim Brule

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:25:00 -0500

USCHO.com’s Creator and President Tim Brule joined us on the podcast to talk about a season that has not gone well at all this year for Minnesota. We get in to that Ohio State sweep of the Gophers and preview this coming weekend with Notre Dame. But USCHO has been THE source for College Hockey in the internet for 30 years now due to the work Tim has put in over the years. We also get heavy in to the new NPI rankings as well.

#302: Big Sweep of UW with Cappy

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0500

BTN's Paul Caponigri joined the show as our guest as Minnesota gets a very encouraging sweep of Wisconsin. The power play is now the 2nd best in the country, are things finally coming together? What is happening with Gavin McKenna? Penn State or State Penn? We get in to all of that along with a preview of the Ohio State series this weekend.

#301: Milewski and the Badgers

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:45:00 -0500

Wisconsin State Journal's Todd Milewski made his 20th podcast appearance as we get ready for the Wisconsin Badgers this weekend. While Minnesota is on a 7 game losing streak, the Badgers are on a 4 game losing streak themselves. So it will make for an interesting weekend as the two teams will face each other for the first time in history with both teams having lost 4 or more games in a row.

#300: A milestone show with Pat

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:15:00 -0500

Though the Gophers are not having a good season, especially here in January. We had fun celebrating our 300th podcast with Gopher Legend Pat Micheletti! But it did turn in to a what felt like a therapy session has the Gophers grabbed only a single point against the Wolverines. I HIGHLY recommend checking out the full show on YouTube. We had a 2 hour overtime that included Nate Well, Drew Cove, Eric Schierhorn, Craig Flor, Brian Deutsch and Ben Holden.

#299: We need an Angell

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:15:00 -0500

Not a great start for Minnesota in 2026 as they get swept by Penn State. We had former Gopher Nick Angell to survey the situation. Nick went in to detail on what it takes to turn a team around and he shared a lot of it with us on the show. We also got an update on the Golden Helmet Collective initiative from Nick. Oh... Number 1 Michigan is also in town this weekend as January looks to be a super tough road ahead for Minnesota.

#298: Back from the break

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:15:00 -0500

After the long December break, we are back at full strength and ready for the 2nd half of the season! We recapped the OSU series in early December and got heavily in to the World Junior Tournament that just finished up. The Gophers are on the road at Penn State this weekend to kick off a very tough January schedule.

#297: Dan Woog Reminiscing

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:30:00 -0500

Dan Woog, the son of former coach Doug Woog, joined the GPL podcast to reminice about his Dad. Great stories about "Wooger" from "Boomer". We also got in to the big win over Denver this past weekend and previewed the road series with Ohio State.

#296: Turkey fit for a Kinger?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:30:00 -0500

John King is back on the show and he is a bit concerned with this years team. Last week did look a lot better with the split of Penn State. This week they head west to play Denver in the Hall of Fame game. We get in to all of that and more on the show this week.

#295: Riding the rollercoaster with Cappy

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:25:00 -0500

This Gopher team has been nothing but ups and downs so far this season. We have BTN's Paul Caponigri on to discuss what has been a down season so far for the team. After splitting with LIU, Minnesota now faces Penn State on home ice. We get in to all of it this week.

#294: Fighting Irish Sweep with Rossini

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0500

We have former Gopher Sam Rossini on the show to recap the bounce back sweep of Notre Dame. No suspensions from the Wisconsin/Michigan series? How can that be? Who is Long Island University?

#293: Therapy Session

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:40:00 -0500

Swept by the Badgers in Madison makes it 4 losses in a row for Minnesota. They have not done this since the end of the Don Lucia era in 2018. So we needed a therapy session to help us work up our confidence for the coming weekend against Notre Dame.

#292: BADger week with Milewski

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:20:00 -0500

The Wisconsin State Journal's Todd Milewski joins the show as we preview the upcoming series against the Badgers in Madison. But first we get in to the debacle that was the weekend sweep of the Gophers by Minnesota-Duluth.

#291: UND, UMD and Schierhorn

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:20:00 -0500

Former Gopher goaltender, Eric Schierhorn, joined the show as we talked about the split at North Dakota. Still a lot of up and down with this young team so far this season. How will they do against Minnesota-Dululth? We get in to that as well.

#290: UND Week With Schlossman

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:45:00 -0500

The amazing shootout streak is OVER! We had Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald on to talk about that big streak and also talk about the series this weekend along with how much college hockey has changed. For those of you that watch on YouTube, we had an extended Overtime segment as well.

#289: Jack Ramsey is back!

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:30:00 -0500

Former Gopher and current part time radio analyst, Jack Ramsey, is back on the GPL Podcast. We spoke about the very inconsistent play by the Gophers in the split with Michigan Tech. So we got in to the good and back of the weekend. We also previewed the big weekend with Boston College coming up!

#288: Season 15 Premiere

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:55:00 -0500

We kicked off Season #15 of the GPL Podcast with a special guest as Frank Mazzocco joined the show! He will be calling the games on TV for the first time since 2010 this weekend and we are very excited to have him back! We had a bunch of topics for the first show of the season. New comers. NPI. B1G. Top 20. And of course we previews the series with Michigan Tech.

Summer 2025

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:55:00 -0500

Former Gopher Nick Angell along with lawyer and 20+ year GPL'er Eric Brever joined the show to talk about NIL and their new collective, Golden Helmet Collective. With all the craziness with NIL and college hockey happening over the summer, it was a great learning experience to hear from the both of them. Much of the show was NIL related, but we did get in to some off-season hockey talk and things happening at the U.

#287: Season Finale

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0500

The Gopher season ended with a big THUD as they were eliminated in the 1st game of the NCAA Tournament. What went wrong? Blame the refs? It is not that simple. 6 underclassmen players have left to sign pro contracts. 5 players have graduated. There are a lot of spots on the roster for next season. Portal add. New recruits. So much to talk about on the final show of the season.

#286: It’s Tourney Time with Carman!

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:45:00 -0500

Former Gopher Mike Carman joined the show as we previewed the NCAA Tournament regionals coming up this weekend. The big guns need to show up if the Gophers are going to advance to the Frozen Four. We cover that as well as the small things that are important to make that happen.

#285: Venting frustration with Micheletti

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:45:00 -0500

The Gophers not only get knocked out of the Big Ten playoffs by Notre Dame. They lose Senior Aaron Huglen for the season to a broken leg in the process. We have Pat Micheletti on to vent all of our frustrations on this weeks show.

#284: The B1G Tournament begins, with Jack Ramsey

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0500

The Gophers earn a share of the Big Ten Title, but also will not have to sit idol this week and will face Notre Dame at 3M Arena at Mariucci this weekend. We cover the 4 out of 6 points they earned at Penn State and also previewed the rest of the Big Ten Tournament as well.

#283: Back in the driver seat with an OSU sweep

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:30:00 -0500

A big sweep at home over Ohio State sets up and even bigger weekend at Penn State with a small 2pt lead over Michigan State for the Big Ten Title!

#282: Chilling from a Fish House with Cappy

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:00 -0500

We did this show from a fish house on Fish Lake in Maple Grove for the Fiber to the Fish House event by Gateway Fiber and Pulltab Sports! BTN's Paul Caponigri was our guest to help us preview the big weekend with Ohio State.

#281: It’s good to be the Kinger

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:30:00 -0500

We are back from the bye week and ready for the stretch run! We thought it was a great chance to get John King from Pulltab Sports on for his yearly appearance on the podcast! We've got BADger sweep. Gum Chewing. 3 class State Tournament. Just to name a few of the topics! Fun show as we also previewed the big weekend at Michigan!

#280: BADger week with Milewski

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:15:00 -0500

It's BADger week, so of course we are going to have Todd Milewski on from the Wisconsin State Journal! We covered the terrible weekend in East Lancing against Michigan State. Is that rock bottom? Hope so! Beyond that, we get in to how much better Wisconsin is playing these days, will it be enough to get in the the NCAA Tournament? What happens between Minnesota and Wisconsin this weekend? We cover all of it!

#279: Micheletti Musings

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0500

A big series with Michigan State also means we need a big guest to cover all of it. So former Gopher and current TV & Radio analyst Pat Micheletti is on the show to cover all of it. We get deep in to the 4 points against Notre Dame. Penalty kill issues. Goaltending. And what Minnesota needs to do this weekend against MSU.

#278: Hanging out with Jack Ramsey

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:30:00 -0500

Former Gopher Jack Ramsey was back with us for the first time in a year! He helped us recap the OSU weekend and preview the home series with Notre Dame. He may have some answers to help the Gopher power play too!

#277: Back from the break with Cappy

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:45:00 -0500

We are back from our winter break to kick off the 2nd half of the season with BTN analyst and former Buckeye Paul Caponigri! We covered the MSU series from December. The Mercyhurst sweep. The World Junior's Gold Medal for Team USA! And of course the resurgent Ohio State Buckeyes.

#276: Eric Schierhorn helps us celebrate a double shutout SWEEP of Michigan.

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:45:00 -0500

Former Gopher goalie Eric Schierhorn is back on the show at the perfect time! Right after Minnesota pulls a double shutout SWEEP of the Wolverines of Michigan. But the injuries are stacking up right before the winter break as Minnesota faces #3 Michigan State just as the Gophers take over the #1 spot MSU just occupied.

#275: Sam Rossini joins the show for the first time!

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:45:00 -0500

This season former Gopher Sam Rossini is helping out as an analyst on the Gopher Radio broadcast. So we thought it would be fun to get him on the show! We talked about the big series with Michigan this weekend as well as the win and tie with Alaska.

#274: Jordan Leopold & Nick Angell

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:15:00 -0500

Former Gophers Jordan Leopold and Nick Angell joined us for a special Thanksgiving episode of the podcast. Both Nick & Leo think they would not be good enough to make the current D for the Gophers when they were that age. The puck skills and the skating skills of the players these days has advanced a ton since they played. We did cover a little bit of the current team on the show, but this turned out to be story time from Nick & Leo.

#273: Mike Carman and his new podcast

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:45:00 -0500

Former Gopher Mike Carman is on the show to talk about his new podcast that talks about life after the game. It's called "When The Game Ends" podcast. We get deep in the a lot of issues that players can have after leaving the game. We did still get in to plenty of Gopher talk. The split with BSU. Vegoe's Top 20. All the recruits that signed their NLI. And of course we preview the Notre Dame series as well.

#272: Sweep in Madison!

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:45:00 -0500

The Gophers get two 3-2 weekend wins in Madtown to extend their winning streak to 8 games! Jimmy Snuggerud was big on the weekend earning the BigTen 1st Star of the week! But not all the news was good. We talk about the loss of Påhlsson until what sounds like January. Falloon & Thomas still out for a bit as well. AIC is dropping from D1 to D2 hockey. So a lot is going on for this episode.

#271: Milewski and the Badgers

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:45:00 -0500

Todd Milewski from the Madison State Journal is back for a record 16th appearance on the GPL Podcast. He gives us the scoop on what appears to be a down year for the Badgers? But is it really bad? We will just have to wait and see.

#270: Paul Caponigri helps us preview the Big Ten Season.

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0500

Cappy is back on the GPL Podcast to give us his thought on the upcoming Big Ten season as well as this weekend against Penn State. He thinks Minnesota is the best team in the country right now, but there are a lot of good teams out there!

#269: Tommie PxP guy Sam Ekstrom is our guest

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:30:00 -0500

Former Gopher hockey TV announcer and current St. Thomas play by play guy Sam Ekstrom is on our show! He goes in to what happened when he was replaced by Fox9 in the booth, but also gave great insight on the Tommies and Gophers! We recapped the big sweep in Duluth which was a first since the 2011-12 season!

#268: U.N.Oh no

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers started strong at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Vegas, but didn't finish well. We talk about the 54 shot, 2-1 loss against UNO as well as the win over Air Force. Also get in to the coming weekend in Duluth!

#267: Pat Micheletti is our guest.

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0500

Pat Micheletti is back on the GPL Podcast as the team heads to Vegas for the Ice Breaker Tournament. We covered that along with the new rules for this season. The exhibition win over St. Cloud. Even got in Name Image Likeness (NIL) and how National Letter of Intent (NLI) may be going away as well.

#266: Season Premiere

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0500

We are back for season number 14 of the GPL Podcast! A lot has happened. Pitlick to Minnesota State. Guys leaving. New guys from the transfer portal. 6 players with letters. We covered a lot!

Summer 2024

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:30:00 -0500

A special summer GPL Podcast as we test new streaming software that we will start using next season. We talk about Snuggerud's return, Matthew Wood coming over from UConn and Liam Souliere from Penn State. Current gopher hitting the transfer portal. The non-conference schedule. Basically an off-season update for the Gophers.

#265: Season Finale with John King

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0500

John King, from Pulltab Sports, joined us to recap the season and preview next year! A lot of Transfer Portal talk. Pino, Strobel, Fish and Barto gone. Wood and Souliere in. Snuggerud is back. So much to talk about so many things along with the opponents for next season.

NCAA Sioux Falls Regional Semi

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:30:00 -0500

The Gopher's come back and get the 3-2 win over Omaha. We did a quick 15 minute wrap of the big win.

#264: NCAA Tournament Preview

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:30:00 -0500

We dig in to this years NCAA Tournament and give our predictions to what we think is going to happen. But really it is just a celebration of the best 4 days of the season as the teams go from 16 to 4!

#263: Great stories with Nick Angell

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:30:00 -0500

Former Gopher Nick Angell joined the show to share some great stories of hockey in the KHL, The Wooger, Guentzel, The Don. This is definitely an episode where watching overtime on YouTube is worth your while!

#262: Talking BigTen Tournament with Todd Milewski

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:45:00 -0500

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joined us to talk about the BigTen Semi-Finals this week. We get in to how the Badgers got knocked out by Ohio State. We also got in to the Minnesota struggle with Penn State, but did advance.

#261: BigTen Preview with Cappy

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:15:00 -0500

BTN's Paul Caponigri joins the show to help us preview the BigTen Tournament starting this weekend. Cappy is hoping for a 3 game weekend, whereas we believe this will be a Minnesota sweep! We also get in to the bizarre 5min major call on OSU this past as well.

#260: Disingenuous

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:15:00 -0500

We have both Adam Wodon and Brad Schlossman on the podcast to talk about the NCAA Regional format. Adam did’t like Vegoe’s word of Disingenuous, so I thought it made a great title to the show. Did we come up with a solution? No. But we are keeping the conversation going! We also got in to the 2pts in South Bend against Notre Dame. Previewed the final BigTen regular season series with Michigan as well.

#259: Drew Cove

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0500

Writer and Podcaster Drew Cove joined us on the show this week to recap the Penn State series and preview the road games at Notre Dame. We also answered quite a few listener/viewer questions.

#258: PSU Hockey Voice Brian Tripp

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500

A brand new guest joined the podcast this week as Brian Tripp, the voice of Penn State hockey as well as the Frozen Four on Westwood One, joined the show! We are still trying to figure out what goalie interference is after the BADger series. We also got a bit in to the struggles Minnesota has with the shootout. We also previewed the weekend against Penn State.

#257: Todd Milewski is back to talk about a VERY resurgent Badger team

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

We have Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal on to talk about a Badger team that has really turned it around this season. We get in to the real reason that the series is not on TV this weekend. We also get Todd's thoughts on the NCAA Regional format.

#256: OSU Sweep, Regionals, MSU preview

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

We recap the sweep over Ohio State. Get more in to the weeds with the NCAA Regional format and how the Maryland Heights Regional site only holds 2500 fans. Preview a HUGE weekend at Michigan State.

#255: Paul Caponigri is back!

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:00:00 -0500

Cappy is back to help us preview the OSU series at 3M Arena at Mariucci this coming weekend. We also got quite a bit in to the NCAA Regional format that Brad Schlossman talked about in his great article this week. We also recapped the sweep of Robert Morris.

#254: Brian Deutsch is our guest

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:30:00 -0500

Former Minnesota & Robert Morris SID, Brian Deutsch, joined the show to give us a bit of a behind the scenes look at both programs. We also covered the CC series and previewed the games with Robert Morris.

Special Episode from Tom’s Watch Bar

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500

Did a fun pregame show at Tom's Watch Bar in Minneapolis along with Dinkytown Athletes, Grey Duck Spirits and their Duck Duck Beer as well as Pulltab Sports! Some great help from Luke Buer of the Gopher Gridiron Podcast.

#253: Eric Schierhorn & Jack Ramsey joins the show

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0500

Former Gophers, Eric Schierhorn and Jack Ramsey joined us on the GPL Podcast! We covered all things from Gopher hockey to the World Junior Tournament.

#252: Paul Caponigri from BTN

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:15:00 -0500

Big Ten Network’s Paul Caponigri joined the show for the 12th time. We talked about the split at Penn State. What Bob is wishing for Christmas. And previewed the weekend against Ohio State.

#251: John King from Pulltab Sports

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:15:00 -0500

Always fun to have the "Kinger" on the podcast. The show and overtime never lets us down. We recapped the Michigan State series. Previewed the Penn State series. Also got in to a few interesting topics with John as well.

#250: Pat Micheletti joins us for our 250th show

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0500

We celebrated 250 episodes of the podcast with Gopher Hockey legend, Pat Micheletti! Talked about the split vs Notre Dame. The slow start for the team. And previewed the series with Michigan State.

#249: A Successful Trip to Yost

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:30:00 -0500

The Gophers get 4 out of 6 points in Michigan which is always a good thing! Still struggle on the shootout. We talk about all that as well as the newly signed recruits and preview the weekend against Notre Dame.

#248: Duluth & Michigan

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:30:00 -0500

We recapped the win and tied with Duluth. Talked about the new 4 year contract with UMD that eliminates the home/home. We also previewed the series at Yost this coming weekend.

#247: Marissa Voss is our guest.

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:45:00 -0500

Marissa Voss joins the show as we recapped the BADger sweep of the Gophers and previewed the home and home with Minnesota- Duluth.

#246: BADger week with Todd Milewski

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:45:00 -0500

We are so happy that Todd Milewski is back covering hockey after spending half of last year on Basketball. We recap last weekend. Talk about their new coach Mike Hasting. And of course preview the weekend.

#245: Live from Ralph Engelstad Arena with Brad Schlossman

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:45:00 -0500

We preview the big weekend between MN and UND live from the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald joins us for the show.

#244: Guest: Derek Burns

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 23:45:00 -0500

Derek Burns from Dinkytown Athletes joined us to talk everything "NIL" related that is happening down at the University of Minnesota. We also got in to the BSU exhibition game and previewed the series with St. Thomas this coming weekend.

#243: Season Premiere

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:59:00 -0500

We kick off the 13th season of the GPL Podcast by joining the Pulltab Sports family! Great to be part of their family! But a lot of other changes this season too! We cover all of the off-season news with Gopher Hockey and preview what should be a very exciting season!

#242: Gopher goalie Justen Close joins the podcast

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:00:00 -0500

Returning Gopher goalie Justen Close joins us for this special offseason podcast. He is enjoying the last few weeks of his summer break at his family cabin 3 hours north of his hometown of Kindersley, Saskatchewan. We get in to the disappointment of losing the National Championship game. The new NIL opportunities with Dinkytown Athletes as well as some of his favorite cooking.

#241: Shrink The Rink!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:00:00 -0500

A lot happening at Mariucci during the offseason. So we thought we would get the main architect behind all of the changes. So a few weeks ago we visited 3M Arena at Mariucci and had Tom Betti from JLG Architects joined us to talk about the changes being made to the arena this offseason. This is more of a vidual podcast, so it is recommended that watching on our YouTube channel may be a better result.

#240: Season Finale

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:45:00 -0500

We recap the devastating National Championship game lost to Quinnipiac. Talk about the players that have signed contracts and look ahead a bit to next season.

Live Frozen Four Championship Post Game

Sat, 08 Apr 2023 23:45:00 -0500

A short post game segment after Minnesota lost to Quinnipiac in the National Championship game.

Live Frozen Four Semi Final Post Game

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:45:00 -0500

This is a short post game segments that we did after the Frozen Four Semi Final victory over Boston University.

#239: Live from Amalie Arena in Tampa

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:00:00 -0500

We were live from Amalie Arena and the Frozen Four in Tampa. Todd Milewski was our main guest, but we also had Mike Grimm join early on in the show as well. We previewed the two big semi final matchups with MN vs BU and MI vs QU. Should be a great Frozen Four.

#238: Frozen Four bound with John King

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:15:00 -0500

John King from Pulltab Sports joins us to talk about the big NCAA regional wins for the Golden Gophers as they now head to the Frozen Four in Tampa.

#237: NCAA Preview with Nate & Drew!

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:15:00 -0500

Nate Wells and Drew Cove joined the podcast to preview the NCAA Tournament this weekend. We gave our predictions on the tournament, but also looked back on the Big Ten title game that Minnesota lost.

#236: Big Ten Championship with Connor Earegood

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 01:15:00 -0500

We had Connor Earegood from the Michigan Daily join us to preview the Big Ten Championship game this weekend. He also gave us a bit more insight on former Michigan coach Mel Pearson who is still showing up to home games.

#235: Big Ten Semifinal preview

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:00:00 -0500

After a week off, the Gophers head full speed in to the Big Ten Semifinals at Mariucci this weekend. We preview that along with all that happened or will happen this weekend in the Big Ten.

#234: Former Gopher Jack Ramsey is back!

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Jack Ramsey helps us recap the OSU sweep and get us ready for the other BigTen games this weekend. With a bit of Minnetonka Skippers talk as well!

#233: Paul Caponigri from BTN joins the show.

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Former Buckeye and current BTN analyst, Paul Caponigri joined the show to recap a fun weekend at Penn State and preview the weekend with Ohio State. Fun show as always with Cappy.

#232: Split at Madison? Not good!

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:45:00 -0500

The Gophers did not look great at all in Madison against the BADgers this past weekend. We covered that along the injuries to Faber and Chesley. Arena changes at 3M at Mariucci as well as at Ohio State. And of course we previewed the games at Penn State this coming weekend.

#231: Pat Micheletti joined the show

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Pat Micheletti joined us to give us his insight on the Gophers this season and help us preview the series in Madison this weekend!

#230: Michigan Split... Fun weekend of hockey!

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:45:00 -0500

The Gophers split with Michigan after two great overtime games with a victory a piece! We get in to that, the Hobey Baker candidates and of course the Michigan State series this weekend.

#229: Connor Earegood from the Michigan Daily is our guest.

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Connor Earegood from the Michigan Daily was our guest as we talked about the state of Michigan Hockey before the big series at Mariucci this weekend. Got a few good tidbits about their former coach Mel Pearson too! FUN guest! Hope to have him on again in the future!

#228: Guest - Eric Schierhorn

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Former Gopher goalie Eric Schierhorn joined us to give us his perspective on the team this season. We recapped the split with St. Cloud State. Talked about a few new NCAA changes coming in July. And the consensus was that the Gopher should sweep Notre Dame this weekend. Let's go!

#227: We preview the SCSU series with Drew Cove.

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:45:00 -0500

Drew Cove returns to the GPL Podcast to help us preview the big home and home series with St. Cloud State. Other topics we covered. The UW Sweep. USA vs Canada. When will the Junior Tournament come back to Minnesota?

#226: Todd Milewski helps us preview the Badger series

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:45:00 -0500

Always fun have Todd Milewski, from the Wisconsin State Journal, on to help us preview the series with the Badgers. We got in to the Minnesota series with Michigan State and the Badger series with Michigan. Of course we had a look at the series this weekend at Mariucci.

#225: BTN’s Ben Holden joins the podcast

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:45:00 -0500

Play by play announcer from the Big Ten Network, Ben Holden joined us as we previewed the big series at Michigan State.

#224: Former Gopher Jack Ramsey joins us.

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:00:00 -0500

Former Gopher Jack Ramsey joined us on the podcast this week. We covered a bunch of topics from the Michigan sweep. The Jagger Joshua situation. As well as the Thanksgiving series at Arizona State.

#223: Jess Myers from The Rink Live joins us!

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:45:00 -0500

Jess Myers from The Rink Live joined us for an update on the state of the Gopher Hockey program. He also gave us some great insight on the Mel Pearson situation that happened over the summer. Of course we talked PSU and this week's games against Michigan.

#222: Back to #1 after a sweep of Notre Dame

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:45:00 -0500

We are back after a week off. The Gophers earned a split at Ohio State and then followed it up with a home sweep of Notre Dame in very impressive fashion. We talked about those 4 games as well as which players are playing well and which ones we are just waiting for an explosion. It's just a matter of time!

#221: Guest Paul Caponigri

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:45:00 -0500

Former OSU player Paul Caponigri made his 10th appearance on the GPL Podcast to help us preview the series with the Buckeyes. Always fun to get him worked up about the hockey facilities at "The" Ohio State... But we did talk a lot of hockey. Like the spectacular weekend of hockey we just had with North Dakota.

#220: Guest Brad Schlossman

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:45:00 -0500

Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks herald joined us on the podcast to preview the big series with North Dakota. We recapped the previous games for both teams and also got the lay of the land for possible league changes in the future. Fun discussion with Brad!

#219: Guest Pat Micheletti

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:45:00 -0500

Always fun having former Gopher Pat Micheletti on the GPL Podcast! We recapped the Lindenwood series. He gave his thoughts on quite a few players. Of course we previewed the big home and home series with Minnesota State as well!

#218: Season Premiere

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:45:00 -0500

We kicked off the 12th season of the GPL Podcast with a 2022-23 Gopher Hockey preview. We cover all the offseason news. Introduce all the Freshman. Talked about the current lines and pairings in practice so far as well.

#217: Season Finale

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:00:00 -0500

We wrapped up the Gopher Hockey season during the show. Covered everything from who is staying and who is going. What went wrong at the Frozen Four and previewed next season!

#216: Frozen Four!

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 23:00:00 -0500

The Gophers have advanced to the Frozen Four in Boston where they will face the Mavericks of Minnesota State. We cover ALL of that as well as the regional victories and the big Denver vs Michigan match up.

#215: On to the NCAA Tournament!

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers lose to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship and now must forget and leave that loss behind. They now head to the NCAA Regional where they will face UMass and hopefully either Western Michigan or Northeastern. We cover all of that in the podcast.

#214: Guest Ben Holden

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:45:00 -0500

We had BTN's Ben Holden on the podcast this week to preview the BigTen Championship game! It should be quite the game this weekend. A sold out Mariucci will be rockin!

#213: Guest Randy Johnson

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:30:00 -0500

Making his 2nd appearance on the GPL Podcast is Randy Johnson from the Star Tribune. We talked about the previous BigTen first round games and also previewed this weekends semifinal games.

#212: Guest Pat Micheletti

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:15:00 -0500

We celebrate a regular season BigTen Championship with the one and only Pat Micheletti! The Gophers blanked the BADger over the weekend with a combined score of 13-0! We cover that along with some speculation on what is happening with Wisconsin with their huge drop this season.

#211: Guest Todd Milewski

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:30:00 -0500

Another big sweep and the Gophers killed some demons at Penn State. They also signed probably the biggest recruit for next season as well, so things are going well. BUT... It's BADger week and of course that means that we get Todd Milewski on the show to talk about all things Wisconsin Hockey.

#210: Sweep of the Buckeyes!

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

The Gophers hit the road and got a HUGE sweep against Ohio State. We cover that great result as well as a bit of the US Team falling in the Olympics. Now the team heads to Hockey Valley and we’ll see if they can slay some ghosts.

#209: Guest Paul Caponigri

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:45:00 -0500

Former Buckeye and one of our favorite guests in Paul Caponigri joined this week! We talked about the sweep of MSU. The troubles in Michigan. And of course the big weekend coming up against Ohio State.

#208: Guest Eric Schierhorn

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Former Gopher goalie Eric Schierhorn joined us for the second time to give us his thoughts on the crazy goalie situation that Minnesota has found themselves in the last month. Gophers are still splitting weekends, it’s about time that they start putting a winning run of games together. They are going to need it to make the NCAA Tournament.

#207: Guest John King (has bad Wifi)

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

It was fun to have John King on the podcast for the 2nd time, at least after he fixed his Wifi issues. We got in to yet another up and down by the Gophers against Michigan. Got a bit in to what we would like to see while Faber, Knies and Meyers are gone for the Olympics. We also preview the games with Notre Dame this weekend.

#206: Guest Chris Long

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 01:15:00 -0500

A very disappointing weekend after the Gophers split with a not very good Alaska Fairbanks team. We talk about that debacle with Chris Long from KSTP TV Sports along with a preview the big weekend with Michigan.

#205: Guest Jess Myers - LaFontaine leaves for NHL

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:15:00 -0500

What we thought would be a simple recap of Michigan State and preview Alaska with our guest Jess Myers… Turned in to a big news show when earlier this week Jack LaFontaine left the team to play with the Carolina Hurricanes. We cover that along with how the Gophers will pick up the pieces and keep moving forward. Just a very packed episode with goalie news, Covid, Injuries…. Oh and the team swept MSU!

#204: Don’t be the hero. Let the hero come to you.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:15:00 -0500

I came to the conclusion during the podcast that this team needs to stop having players "be the hero". Just play smart hockey and the hero will come to you. Hopefully that starts happening this weekend! But this was a packed show as we talked about the Michigan split before the break. The cancelled World Junior Tournament. The Michigan blunder when they cancelled on Western Michigan. We even got a bit in to the exhibition games, the Michigan State series and also who from this team is expected to leave to play with Team USA for the Olympics. So a very busy episode!

#203: Guest Jack Ramsey

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 01:30:00 -0500

Former Gopher Jack Ramsey joined us to close out the first half of the hockey season. Fun to have a recent Gopher on to give a bit of a different perspective on the split with UND and the up coming series with Michigan.

#202: Guest Brad Schlossman

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:30:00 -0500

The best journalist in college hockey and one of our favorite guests, Brad Schlossman, joined us this week. We had a great show with him previewing the big Thanksgiving weekend series with North Dakota!

#201: Another bad Friday night for the Gophers!

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:45:00 -0500

The Gophers once again came out on a Friday night and laid an egg! This time against Ohio State. We go over this, yet again, and tried to diagnose. We also got in to the jersey situation again. Of course we also preview the games with Penn State this weekend!

#200: We made it to 200!

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:30:00 -0500

We celebrated our 200th show with with one of our favorite guests in Paul Caponigri. We also had a special appearances by Hammy, Cardinal and Frank Mazzocco to celebrate!

#199: Guest Todd Milewski

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:45:00 -0500

We had Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal on to preview the big series in Madison against the BADgers.

#198: Guest Eric Schierhorn

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:45:00 -0500

Former Gopher goalie Eric Schierhorn joined us for the first time on the podcast. We got a great perspective from a goalie mind on the Bulldog sweep of the Gophers and the up and coming series with Notre Dame.

#197: Guest Bruce Ciskie

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:45:00 -0500

A very controversial ending to the Saturday night game vs St. Cloud State, we try to put it all together with the voice of UMD hockey, Bruce Ciskie. And of course we talk about the up and coming home an home series with Minnesota-Duluth as well.

#196: Guest Pat Micheletti

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 23:45:00 -0500

The one and only Pat Micheletti joined us again to talk all things Gopher hockey! But we also discussed the sweep of Mercyhurst and of course previewed the big home and home series with St. Cloud State. Great insight from Pat this episode!

#195: Guest Nate Wells

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:45:00 -0500

After having a false start to the season last week when Alaska had to reschedule the games with Minnesota due to Covid. We HOPE the season starts this weekend when Mercyhurst comes to town. So we brought our old friend, Nate Wells, to talk about that series and give us a bit of national perspective

#194: Season Premiere

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:45:00 -0500

We kicked off the new season of the GPL Podcast on a somber note as we discussed the terrible tragedy of Mack Motzko's death. But things perked up quickly with the return of Jack LaFontaine! We previewed a few of the freshman and also talked about a few returning players that need to step up their game. This team should be really good this year, can't wait for the season to start!

#193: Season Finale

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:45:00 -0500

A disappointing finish to the season for the Gophers. We talk about what went wrong against Minnesota State and what they could have done differently. The craziness of the transfer portal. Is LaFontaine coming back? So many things we covered in the season 10 finale.

#192: Guest Nate Wells

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:45:00 -0500

Our good friend, Nate Wells, joined us to recap the Big Ten Tournament title for the Gophers and helped us preview the NCAA Regional this weekend.

#191: Guests Paul Caponigri and Todd Milewski

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:15:00 -0500

We had 2 big hitters on the podcast to preview the Big Ten Tournament. Both Paul Caponigri and Todd Milewski joined the podcast for a fun show and previewing this coming weekend.

#190: Bring on the Wolverines!

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:45:00 -0500

Vegoe and Jup previewed the HUGE series with the Michigan Wolverines this weekend. Will it be another regular season title for the Gophers or will Wisconsin take it?

#189: Guest John King

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:45:00 -0500

You know him from the State Hockey Tournament "All Hair Team" videos and the "Bevvy with Bob Motzko" videos from last season. John King joins us to talk about all that and more!

#188: Guest Frank Mazzocco

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:45:00 -0500

Frank was back for the 9th time as a guest of the GPL Podcast. He was our very first guest back in Episode #2 in October of 2011. We talked about the bounce back against Notre Dame. Answered a few of your questions and previewed the MSU series.

#187: Beatdown by the BADgers

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:30:00 -0500

The Gopher get swept at Mariucci by the BADgers and it was really close in game 2 as Bucky killed the Gophers. We talk about that debacle as well as preview a big series with Notre Dame.

#186: Guest Todd Milewski

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:45:00 -0500

We had Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal join us once again to preview the BADger series this weekend. Big weekend with the top 2 teams in the BigTen. Should be a fun weekend!

#185: Guest Paul Caponigri

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:45:00 -0500

Paul Caponigri from the BigTen Network joined us for the podcast this week. We talked about the 20 goals Minnesota put up against Arizona State. Previewed the series at Ohio State and talked about quite a few other topics.

#184: Guest Drew Cove

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:15:00 -0500

Drew Cove from the Zone Coverage joins us to discuss the Notre Dame lockdown of the Gophers and subsequent sweep of our favorite team. Then we preview the non-conference games with Arizona State this weekend.

#183: One streak ends, another begins?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:45:00 -0500

The win streak to begin the season ends at 10 as the Gophers lose the first game of the season against Wisconsin. But they got back to their winning ways for game two against the BADgers. We talk about all that and preview the series with Notre Dame.

#182: Guest Todd Milewski

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:45:00 -0500

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us again to preview the series with the BADgers. We kicked off the show with quite a bit of talk about the Gold Medal won by Team USA. We also talked a bit about the regional sports network issues. And of course we talked Gophers/BADgers!

#181: Guest Randy Johnson

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:30:00 -0500

We had Randy Johnson from the StarTrubune join us on this episode of the podcast. He has been covering the Gophers for the Strib for quite a few seasons. We talked about the sweep of Michigan and previewed the Arizona State series.

#180: Guest Wally Shaver

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:30:00 -0500

Long time Gopher hockey radio announcer, Wally Shaver, joined us on the podcast. We had a great discussion with Wally about this current team as well as his problems getting out of the U parking lot!

#179: Guest Pat Micheletti

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:30:00 -0500

Hold on to your seats because we had Pat Micheletti on the podcast and we just let him go!

#178: Guest Paul Caponigri

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:45:00 -0500

BTN’s Paul Caponigri joins us on the podcast to talk about the SWEEP of the Nittany Lions at Mariucci and preview the Mon/Tue matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

#177: Let’s Get This Season started!

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:45:00 -0500

After a very long layoff due to COVID19, the season is FINALLY starting for the Gopher Hockey team! So we preview the series with Penn State. Answer your Twitter and YouTube Chat questions. And just get you ready for the first block of the season!

#176: Season Premiere

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:30:00 -0500

We kick off the 10th season of the GPL Podcast with college hockey finally starting to get some clarity for the 2020-21 season. We talk about the craziness of the last 6+ months. The league only schedule with Arizona State mixed in. The NHL draft and the chances of Minnesota playing at Ridder Arena this season.

#175: Season Finale

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:30:00 -0500

We looked forward to season #100 for Gopher Hockey. Talked about the likely incoming Freshman. Possible departures. Players that need to step up next season. We also speculated on some of the changes we may see in special teams. It was a fun year on the podcast, can't wait for next season!

#174: The NCAA season comes crashing down.

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:15:00 -0500

The last few days were the craziest days in all of sports history. We just saw every sport close down due to the Coronavirus. And that included all of college hockey. There will be no NCAA Hockey Champion for the 2019-2020 season. That pretty much says it all.

#173: The CoronaVirus just changed everything

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:15:00 -0500

We dive heavily in to the affects of the CoronaVirus is going to have on the end of the College Hockey season. And the affects to Minnesota are immediate as they will play in front of an empty Pegula Arena this weekend when they face Penn State. We cover all that as well as how the Gophers took out Notre Dame in order to get to play PSU. Also, just before we went on air, Bob Motzko signed a recruit! We have it all covered this week!

#172: Michigan, Attendance, and Fighting Irish

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 23:30:00 -0500

It was a rough close to the season for the Gophers as they only managed 1 point against Michigan and finished 4th in the B1G. We talked all about the series as well as the new season ticket prices, anticipated attendance this weekend, recruiting and flight risks. Then we get in to the do or die weekend against Notre Dame. It was a full show!

#171: Guests Drew Cove and Nate Wells

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500

It was fun to have both Drew Cove and Nate Wells on the podcast! We talked about the 1 point weekend at Penn State. The terrible power play. Vegoe has some interesting insight with the 2020-21 Season Ticket prices. And we of course preview the series with Michigan.

#170: Notre Dame, Special Teams and Nittany Lions... Oh my!

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:30:00 -0500

The Gophers get 5 out of 6 points in South Bend, but now the real fun begins! A HUGE weekend at the house of horrors for Minnesota as they head to Penn State! We cover all that along with special teams, the CCHA and the rest of the BigTen!

#169: Split with MSU. Heading to South Bend.

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:30:00 -0500

The weekend started out great for the Gophers against Michigan State with a win on Friday and a great start on Saturday. But that final period did them in and they settled for a split. We go over the entire weekend. Get in to how LaCombe, Johnson and Burke have been doing. Then we preview the series with Notre Dame.

#168: BADger sweep!

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 23:15:00 -0500

The Gophers went in to Madison and swept the BADgers for their second consecutive sweep! The team looks like they are coming together at the right time! Can they continue that success this weekend against Michigan State? We discuss that as well as the big wins over Wisconsin.

#167: Guest Todd Milewski

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:45:00 -0500

It’s BADger week as the Gophers head to the Kohl Center for a matchup with Wisconsin. So of course we had Todd Milewski on from the Wisconsin State Journal on to preview that series. We also covered that wonderful sweep over Ohio State as well!

#166: Guest Paul Caponigri

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:45:00 -0500

BTN’s Paul Caponigri is back with us again to talk all things BigTen Hockey. We go over the series with Michigan State and of course preview the Ohio State series. Some fun stories from Paul as well.

#165: Back from the break

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:15:00 -0500

We are back after the December break to talk about the successful Mariucci Classic for the Gophers! We talk about that as well as answer quite a few of your questions. Then we preview the big road series with Michigan State.

#164: The Wooger 1944-2019

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:15:00 -0500

We celebrate the life of Doug Woog after his passing on Saturday. Frank Mazzocco joins us to talk share his stories about The "Wooger". It was a treat to be able to have someone who will alway be linked to Doug on the show. Maybe my all time favorite podcast.

#163: Guest Paul Caponigri

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:45:00 -0500

Former Ohio State Buckeye and BTN analyst Paul Caponigri joined us on the podcast as we talked about the terrible weekend against North Dakota and previewed the weekend against Ohio State.

#162: Guest Brad Schlossman

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 23:45:00 -0500

We kick off a huge weekend of sports down at the U with one of our favorite guests! Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald joined us as we previewed the big series with North Dakota!

#161: Guest Todd Milewski

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:30:00 -0500

It was a VERY rough weekend for the Gophers against Penn State. We talk about that and all things BADgers with Wisconsin State Journal sports reporter Todd Milewski!

Quick Shift: Mike Carman

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:15:00 -0500

Something new from the GPL Podcast! A Quick Shift Podcast! From time to time we will have these Quick Shift Podcasts that are different from a regular GPL Podcast. They will be more of a single focus and allow us to have guests that would not normally be on a regular GPL Podcast. I had the opportunity to have former Gopher, Mike Carman on this new format for GPL. We talked about his recent frustrations he put out on Twitter and to talk about the current state of the program. We also went down memory lane a bit as well.

#160: Great weekend in Michigan and the return of Hammy!

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:30:00 -0500

It was nice to have Hammy back on the podcast after a few weeks off! It was also a great weekend for the Gophers earning 5 out of 6 points on the road at Michigan. But, the offense continues to struggle and the power play must get better as Penn State comes to town this weekend. We cover all of that!

#159: Guest Frank Mazzocco

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:30:00 -0500

One of our favorite guests joined us for the 7th time on the GPL Podcast! Frank Mazzocco! We got a few fun stories out of Frank, so it is always a joy to have him on! We also covered the weekend against Notre Dame and previewed the Michigan series.

#158: Champs take it to the Gophers

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:30:00 -0500

The Gophers had a rough weekend with the Bulldogs. Getting beat handly Friday night 5-2, but played much better Saturday up in Duluth losing 2-0. Vegoe and Jupiter go over that along with the special visitor at the rink this week. Notre Dame comes to town this weekend, so it does not get any easier.

#157: Guest Bruce Ciskie

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:30:00 -0500

We had the voice of Bulldog hockey, Bruce Ciskie, join us for the podcast this week. It was fun to get his perspective on the current state of UMD hockey as they try to get the “Three Peat” after winning back to back NCAA titles. So a lot of Gopher/Bulldog talk this week as we prep for the home and home series between the two long time rivals.

#156: Guest Charlie Beattie

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:45:00 -0500

The new play-by-play voice of Gopher Hockey on FSNorth, Charlie Beattie, joined us on the podcast! We learn a bit about how he got the job at FSN and how he also plays hockey himself! Of course we go over the road split with Colorado College and preview the Niagara series at Mariucci this weekend as well.

#155: Season Premiere

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:30:00 -0500

We are back for season 9 of the GPL Podcast. We cover the departures and well as all of the new guys on the roster this season. Preview the CC series as well. Post show there is coach Motzko's audio from the weekly media briefing.

#154: Notre Dame ends the Gopher season

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:30:00 -0500

Not quite the ending we had hoped for huh? A few terrible calls. The one in OT was just BRUTAL. We talk about all that. The Robson departure. The possible departure of Pitlick. What's the plan for next season? All that and more!

#153: Still Alive

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:45:00 -0500

The Gophers swept the Michigan Wolverines in their BigTen quarter final matchup. Is this team coming together at the right time? It looks like it! Unfortunately, the fans were not there to support them this weekend. There were record low crowds for a Gopher home series. We get heavily into the reason why the U may be in panic mode. We then get into the weekend BigTen semi-final games.

#152: Guest Paul Caponigri

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 23:30:00 -0500

BTN's Paul Caponigri joined us to talk about the Big Ten Tournament. We also discussed the Arizona State sweep this past weekend by the Gopher's as well as what what lost due to how ASU played against Minnesota. (Dirty play) We also preview the big playoff series with Michigan.

#151: At least they secured home ice

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 23:30:00 -0500

A split with Notre Dame as our favorite team is still very hit or miss this season. But they DID at least secure home ice for the first round of the BigTen Playoffs. Now who they will end up playing is anyone's guess with how messed up the B1G standings are with 1 week to go. But this week Minnesota has a non-conference game against Arizona State. We discuss all of this on the podcast this week.

#150: A sweep of the Buckeyes

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:30:00 -0500

We celebrate the 150th episode of the GPL Podcast with a big road sweep of the Buckeyes! This team is hard to figure out, but we attempt to do it. We also jumped in to the Robson situation and how he is likely gone after this season and who is coming in to replace him, and Schierhorn. Then we get in to the big weekend against Notre Dame. Bonus audio from coach Motzko.

#149: Swept by Penn State

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:30:00 -0500

It was an UGLY weekend in "Hockey Valley" for the Gophers as they lose for the 6th straight time at Penn State over the last 2 season. We talk about that as well as the 2020-22 regional bids that just closed this past week. Then we preview the series at Ohio State.

#148: Split with Michigan and the return of Cardinal.

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:45:00 -0500

We had a blast from the past as one of the original co-hosts, Ryan Cardinal, filled in for Hammy for the Podcast this week. We discuss yet another home split this season, this time against Michigan. The state of the attendance problems and what the U is doing to fix it. We also preview the weekend with Penn State.

#147: Split with Bucky

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:30:00 -0500

We still cannot figure this team out as they split with the BADgers this past weekend. One great win that Motzko said was not great. Followed by a bad game that Motzko said was a really good game for the team. So who knows? We go over it all, and preview the series with Michigan.

#146: Guest: Todd Milewski

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:30:00 -0500

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us on the podcast this week as we preview the big BADger series at Mariucci! The bad news is that Minnesota was swept at Michigan State for the fir time in DECADES. We talk about that painful weekend and what the heck went wrong. We also talk about how some new recruiting rules may be coming down the pipeline very soon!

#145: Sweep of the Irish!

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:30:00 -0500

A well earned sweep on the road against Notre Dame. Just what this team needed! We discuss the sweep and the great weekend that Robson, McLaughlin and Novak all had. Though this team is still in pairwise trouble due to the bad losses against FSU & SLU. We discuss all of that along with your questions. And we of course preview the series against Michigan State.

#144: Split with Penn State

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:30:00 -0500

We are without Hammy this week as he battles a cold. But Vegoe & Jup go over the Penn State Split. The World Juniors. Your questions as well as previewed Notre Dame.

#143: Back from the holiday break

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 23:30:00 -0500

After a good weekend against Michigan before the break, the team came back from the holiday break with a win and loss against Ferris State. Not the way to start the 2nd half of the season. We talk all about that along with the return of the Mariucci Classic. The World Junior Tournament and of course the weekend series with Penn State.

#142: Guest: Jess Myers

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:30:00 -0500

After not being on the podcast for 3 years, Jess Myers made his return! We got quite a bit in to the new 3x3 format after the 1st overtime in league play. We also hit Jess up on his thoughts on the state of the program at Minnesota. Specifically how empty Mariucci has become. And of course we recapped the Ohio State games and previewed the series with Michigan.

#141: Guest: Paul Caponigri

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:45:00 -0500

We had BTN in studio analyst and former Buckeye Paul Caponigri join us on the podcast this week. He gave us a bit of national perspective on the Gopher split with MSU as well as the up and coming series with OSU. We also had a great discussion on the evolution of the BigTen Conference.

#140: Gobble This!

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 23:15:00 -0500

A split with St. Lawrence was just not good. Can this team get the season turned around? We talk about those chances.

#139: Split with Bucky

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:15:00 -0500

Still trying to figure this team out as they split with the BADgers. We talk that along with attendance, games on Facebook this weekend, and of course the games with St. Lawrence.

#138: Guest: Nate Wells

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:45:00 -0500

Nate Wells from the Athletic joined us to discuss the Maverick sweep of the Gophers. We dove deep in to your Twitter questions. And of course we previewed the weekend series with the BADgers.

#137: Vegas Let Down

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 22:45:00 -0500

Not a great result in Vegas as the Gophers go down to the Fighting Hawks 3-1. We discuss that along with the proposed recruiting changes that are coming down the pipeline for the NCAA. We then preview the home and home series with Mankato.

#136: Guest: Brad Schlossman

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:00:00 -0500

Had a great conversation with Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald. We talked quite a bit about his multi part piece on the formation of the NCHC. Reminisced a bit about the great games that MN and UND have had over the years. Our favorite games. And of course we also talked about the big game this weekend.

#135: Success against UMD

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 22:45:00 -0500

Great result for the Gophers against the defending champs with tie and a win. Their first win over UMD since 2014. We talk about the games as well as dive in to the ticket situation again at Mariucci. Weekly audio clips from players/coaches can be found on GPL now. I am not longer adding it to the end of the podcast.

#134: 2018/19 Season Premiere

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 22:45:00 -0500

We kick off the 2018/19 Gopher Hockey season. New Staff. New attitude. We talk about all that and preview the series against the defending National Champions. The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.

#133: Now what? (Season Finale)

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:30:00 -0500

UMD are National Champs, with 5 freshman D. How did that happen? How can Minnesota get to that point again? We talk about that as well as a bunch of other things in the Season Finally.

#132: The Don is out. Motzko is in.

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 23:45:00 -0500

Don Lucia is out after 19 years. Bob Motzko is the new Gopher head coach. We talk about ALL of that along with our thoughts on Mike Guentzel and a few others that were up for the job. But that is not all. Ryan Lindgren and Casey Mittelstadt have turned pro. 3 of the 4 teams in the Frozen Four are from the BigTen. It has just been a crazy week!

#131: Guest: Drew Cove.

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:45:00 -0500

Drew Cove from the Minnesota Daily joins us on the podcast this week as we discuss the Penn State Sweep of the Gophers. We also get in to a few players leaving early and the big topic... Will The Don be coaching this team next year?

#130: All about Penn State.

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:45:00 -0500

Penn State sweeps Minnesota and forces them to come back to Hockey Valley this weekend for the BigTen playoffs. A lot of frustration with the fans over the games against PSU this past weekend. We talk about that as well as the huge effort by the school staff at Minnesota to get the games on TV this weekend. Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Lindgren.

#129: BADgers and Buckeyes. Preview Penn State.

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:00:00 -0500

The Gopher offense returns with a sweep of the BADgers. The defense stays strong against OSU as they pick up 4 points on the weekend. Now Minnesota heads to Penn State to close out the BigTen regular season. Bonus audio from Lucia, Robson and Gates.

#128: Guest: Todd Milewski.

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us as we talk about the series agains the BADgers. We also get in to Vegoe's article on The Athletic on how the University is dealing with the attendance and atmosphere problems at Mariucci. We also talk about the split with number 1 Notre Dame a few weeks ago. Bonus audio from Lucia, Novak and Szmatula.

#127: MSU Sweep. Fighting Irish come to town.

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers don't look great, but get the road sweep vs Michigan State. We talk about the recent deaths in hockey. Answer your questions. Preview the Notre Dame Series. Bonus audio from Associate Head Coach Mike Guentzel, Ramsey and Gates.

#126: Swept by Michigan. Time for Lucia to go???

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers season could be on the brink after getting swept at home by Michigan. Jupiters get a little riled up about ticket prices compared to the cost to go to a game at Wisconsin. Is it time for Lucia to go? We talk about that as well as a few of the other problems with the current state of the program. Bonus audio from Lucia, Mittelstadt and Johnson.

#125: Split with St. Cloud. Michigan coming to town.

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:30:00 -0500

The Gophers finally get a win against a MN school with a split against St. CLoud. With Hammy out this week, Vegoe and Jupiter discuss the split and the up coming series with Michigan. Bonus audio from Lucia, Lindgren, Schierhorn and Robson.

#124: Guest: Frank Mazzocco

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Frank Mazzocco joins the podcast as a guest this week. A lot happened during the break. The Gophers were swept by OSU. Clayton Phillips was added to the team. Robson made his debut in goal. A Sweep of Army. The World Junior Tournament. Not to mention the big series with St. Cloud State. Bonus audio from Lucia, Sheehy and Nanne.

#123: Guest: Dan Kelly

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:30:00 -0500

BTN Hockey announcer Dan Kelly joins the Podcast as our guest. We hear Dan's thoughts on a variety of things. From social media to bias towards one tean or another. We also dipped in the the coming World Junior Tournament as well. Before Dan, we discuss the split with the BADgers. As always, there is bonus audio from Lucia, Lindgren and Mittelstadt.

#122: Guest: Todd Milewski

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#121: Harvard Sweep! Thanksgiving favorites. Notre Dame Preview.

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#120: Michigan disaster. Recruiting and goalie talk. Harvard preview.

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#119: MSU Sweep. Listener Questions. Michigan Preview.

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:45:00 -0500

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.

#118: Clarkson Sweep. Attendance Problems. MSU Preview.

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:45:00 -0500

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.

#117: UND Review. Specialty teams stink. Clarkson preview.

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:30:00 -0500

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.

#116: PSU review. UND preview with guest Brad Schlossman

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#115: Ice Breaker recap. Young Recruiting.

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#114: 2017/18 Season Premiere with Guest Nate Wells

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#113: 2016/17 Season Finale

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:30:00 -0500

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.

#112: B1G Tournment wrap up. NCAA Tournament Preview.

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:30:00 -0500

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.

#111: BigTen Title. Lindgren out for season. US and MN Women’s Teams. BigTen Tourney Preview.

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:30:00 -0500

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.

#110: Guest: Chris Eckes. Michigan Split. HS Tourney Memories. Weekend preview.

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#109: BADger Split. Twitter Questions. B1G Weekend preview.

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:15:00 -0500

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

#108: Guest: Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500

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.

#107: Split at OSU. Gopher Finances. UND to B1G? PSU Preview.

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#106: Gophers sweep PSU. Twitter questions. Preview OSU.

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#105: Gophers lose/win in the final NSCC.

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#104: BADger split and the death of the North Star College Cup.

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#103: Guest: Kyle Oen from VintageMNHockey. Michigan Sweep! Novak out.

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#102: Sweep of MSU and Mariucci Classic. USA! Goalie Pads. Preview Michigan

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 23:30:00 -0500

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!

#101: Another Jekyll and Hyde weekend against OSU.

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#100: Guest: Frank Mazzocco helps us celebrate our 100th podcast!

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:30:00 -0500

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.

#99: Mankato Split. Trip to Boston.

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#98: Guest: Nate Wells from SB Nation, PPress and Strib

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#97: Bring on the Bison!

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:00:00 -0500

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.

#96: Swept by the Huskies. Road trip out to New York.

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:00:00 -0500

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.

#95: Sweep in Alaska. Home and Home with St. Cloud State

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:00:00 -0500

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.

#94: 2016-17 Season Premiere

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#93: 2015-16 Season Finale

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#92: Win B1G or Go Home!

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:00:00 -0500

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.

#91: Bad split with MSU. BADgers come to town.

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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?

#90: Still atop the B1G Standings

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#89: Guest: Dave Schwartz from KARE11 TV

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#88: PSU Split

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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

#87: Hammy is pissed!

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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!

#86: BADger Sweep!

Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#85: MSU Sweep

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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

#84: Guest: Nate Wells. City Pages Causes A Stir!

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#83: Back from winter break!

Wed, 06 Jan 2016 23:00:00 -0500

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

#82: Overtime Sweep for Minnesota

Wed, 09 Dec 2015 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#81: Swept by the Huskies!

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 23:00:00 -0500

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

#80: New Freshman Age Restrictions? MSUM Split. SCSU Preview.

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#79: Guest: 1500ESPN writer Jess Myers

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:00:00 -0500

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

#78: Northeastern Sweep. Off to Notre Dame for the last time.

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 23:00:00 -0500

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.

#77: Swept by the Dogs

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:00:00 -0500

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.

#76: Vermont Blanks MN

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:00:00 -0500

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

#75: Season Premiere

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:30:00 -0500

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

#74: Season Finale

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:00:00 -0500

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

#73: NCAA Tournament Preview

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 22:00:00 -0500

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

#72: B1G Champs! B1G Tourney.

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:00:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep Penn State and win the regular season B1G Title. They now move on to the B1G Tournament and hopefully the NCAA Tournament.

#71: MSU Split. Lehr gets his 1st start. Go away Miller.

Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:45:00 -0500

Gophers with another split. This time against MSU. Nick Lehr gets his firt start in goal. Shannon Miller, go away!

#70: Split with PSU. Wilcox out?

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:45:00 -0500

Gophers split with PSU. Sounds like Wilcox may be out against MSU. Bad audio for this Podcast!

#69: Guest: Frank Mazzocco

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:15:00 -0500

Frank Mazzocco joins us as we discuss the sweep over Michigan and the trip to Penn State.

#68: Are the Gopher’s back???

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:45:00 -0500

The tean looked much better in a sweep over Ohio State, but are they back? We'll see after they play Michigan this weekend.

#67: BADger post mortem

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:45:00 -0500

BADgers take a few points. Conner Reilly out for the year?

#66: Guest: BTN’s Rick Pizzo

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:00:00 -0500

BTN Network Studio host, Rick Pizzo, joins the GPL Podcast to talk about what is wrong with the Gophers.

#65: BADgers. North Star Cup

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:45:00 -0500

We talk about the 4 points against the BADgers and preview the 2nd annual North Start Cup.

#64: Guest: SB Nation’s Nate Wells

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:00:00 -0500

SB Nation's Nate Wells joins us to talk the Michigan sweep and what is wrong with the Gophers.

#63: Back from the break. Vegoe’s internet sucks!

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:00:00 -0500

After the long winter break, we are back to rip on the team. Though Vegoe's internet prevented him from fully participating.

#62: Dog Sweep. Trip Out East. Michigan State

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:00:00 -0500

The Bulldogs sweep the Gophers. An win over BC, loss to Northeastern. This team is all over the place.

#61: Guest: Drunk Hockey Guy

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:00:00 -0500

Bulldog Fan, Drunk Hockey Guy, joins us again as we preview the Home and Home seires with Duluth

#60: BSU Sweep. Changes at Mariucci?

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:00:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep the Beavers. Are changes really coming to Mariucci?

#59: Ice Breaker Champs, BSU comes to town.

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:00:00 -0500

The Gophers get 2 wins at the Ice Breaker Tournament. We also preview the BSU series.

#58: 2014/15 Season Preview

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:00:00 -0500

We kick off season #4 of the GPL Podcast with previewing the freshman and answering Twitter questions.

#57: Going to Philly Baby! ... Guest: Frank Mazzocco

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:00:00 -0500

Gopher Hockey broadcasting legend Frank Mazzocco once again joins us on the podcast as our Gophers are heading to Philly!

#56: Guest: Nate Wells, B1G Tournament Preview

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:30:00 -0500

Nate Wells from SB Nation joins the podcast as a guest. We recap the Michigan series. Preview the B1G Tournament. We also answer a few voicemails and Twitter questions as well.

#55: What else can go wrong?

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:30:00 -0500

First off the recording goes bad. Then the smoke detector goes off while we are recording the podcast. What the hell, that is what makes it all fun! We do talk some Gopher Hockey, so that is a good thing I guess.

#54: Former KFAN/1500ESPN radio personality Jeff Dubay is our guest.

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:15:00 -0500

Former radio personality Jeff Dubay joins us to talk Gopher hockey and his new "Give Me 60" Podcast.

#53: 1500 ESPN’s Jess Myers.

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:15:00 -0500

1500 ESPN's Jess Myers joins the podcast as the Gopher offense sputters against the BADgers.

#52: BADgers!!!

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:30:00 -0500

4 points from the Spartans as the Gophers head to Madison to play Bucky and deal with their stupid fans.

#51: Calm Down. The team only has 2 losses on the season.

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:30:00 -0500

Big wins at TCF, Mariucci and the X. The Gophers keep on winning, but some fans still are not happy.

#50: The GPL Podcast makes it to 50!

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:30:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep at Penn State, now they come home to play in front of over 45,000 fans!

#49: KARE 11’s Dave Schwartz

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:30:00 -0500

Dave Schwartz is our guest as we talk Mariucci Classic and the Sochi Olympics.

#48: BADger Sweep! Parenteau out.

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:30:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep the hated BADgers. Tie and beat MSU, but lose Parenteau to a broken leg.

#47: We don’t need no stinking BADgers!

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Great Friday game vs UMD, then crap on Sunday. Brutal PK. What's going on with the BADgers and the huge drop in attendance at the Kohl Center?

#46: Notre Dame and Mankato Review. Hammy gets feisty. Mariucci is getting smaller.

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:30:00 -0500

We recap the split with Notre Dame and the sweep of Minnesota State. Hammy gets a bit feisty when talking about Huntsville. Plan for Mariucci's ice surface to get a bit smaller in the coming years.

#45: Great weekend against Boston College. Voicemail from listeners. Preview Notre Dame.

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:30:00 -0500

A fun weekend of hockey against Boston College. We introduce a new voicemail segment. And there is a trip to Notre Dame.

#44: Beaver Sweep, BC comes to town, Vegoe still in his car.

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:00:00 -0500

We recap the sweep at Bemidji. Preview a huge series with Boston College. And Vegoe has problems podcasting from his car.

#43: Ice Breaker review. Future Recruits. BSU preview.

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:15:00 -0500

We review the Ice Breaker with emphasis on the Freshman performances. Hammy talks about a bunch of future recruits. We preview the BSU series. Vegoe still podcasting from his car.

#42: 2013/14 Season Preview. Incoming Freshman. The B1G is here to stay.

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:45:00 -0500

We kick of the 3rd season of the GPL Podcast with a preview of the B1G. Incoming Freshman. And a few other things.

#41: 2012/13 Season Wrap Up

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:30:00 -0500

We wrap up the 2012/13 season. A season that ended up finishing how we wanted. We also talk about the players that have left the team as well as coached from other teams being let go.

#40: A Final Five to Forget

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:30:00 -0500

Another disappointing Final Five for the Gophers. Perfection by the Gopher Women. Regional preview.

#39: The Last Final Five

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:30:00 -0500

It is by far the best 3 days of college hockey. This will be the last Final Five for Minnesota and many other teams. We will talk about it all.

#38: More Beaver Please!

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep Bemidji and claim a part of the MacNaughton Cup. Now they face the Beavers again for the 1st round of the WCHA Playoffs.

#37: Jeckyl & Hyde against Denver

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

It's a Jeckyl & Hyde series against Denver. The WCHA race coming down to the final weekend with nothing settled.

#36: Mazzocco drops in/out on the podcast.

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

We catch up with Gopher hockey radio broadcaster Frank Mazzocco.

#35: Hello Kitty!!!

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Drunk Hockey Guy joins the podcast as we recap the BADgers series and the outdoor game. Preview the games against Minnesota-Duluth.

#34: Jan plays well. Hockey City Classic

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

We talk about the split with St. Cloud. The big outdoor game with the BADgers at the Hockey City Classic. New uni for the HCC!

#33: Marcia! Marcia! Macia!

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

We talk about the split with Mankato and the huge series with St. Cloud State. (JBSU) Outdoor game at TCF?

#32: The Gophers get 3 from the Whioux.

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0500

We talk about a win and a tie against the Whioux. Why won't the UofM play the Whioux? Preview of Minnesota State.

#31: Whioux???

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500

B.C. gets hammered. Victory over Notre Dame. Oh, and some series against Whioux???

#30: 3pts at CC, Women are 20-0, Mariucci Classic preview

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500

3pts at CC, Women are 20-0, Mariucci Classic preview

#29: UNO Split, New Recruit, Trip to CC

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:45:00 -0500

UNO Split, New Recruit, Trip to CC

#28: Vermont recap, UNO Preview

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:45:00 -0500

Vermont recap, UNO Preview

#27: 1500ESPN’s Jess Myers joins us.

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Jess Myers, BADgers, Vermont

#26: 3pts in Anchorage, The BADgers come to town.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:59:00 -0500

The Gophers get a win and a tie in their last trip to Anchorage. The BADgers come to town!

#25: Splitsville, Butters and Anchorage

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

We dip in to Bill Butters leaving UW. The MN splits with MTU & MSUM. Preview Anchorage.

#24: Michigan State Sweep, Tech preview

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:00:00 -0500

We recap the sweep over Michigan State. Preview the Michigan Tech series.Michigan State Sweep, Tech preview

#23: 2012-13 Season Preview

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:00:00 -0500

Despite the audio problems, we managed to get through the first podcast of the season. We preview the Gophers, WCHA, as well as the Michigan State series.

#22: Headed to the Frozen Four!!!

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers are going to the Frozen Four in Tampa! We recap the West Regional and preview the Frozen Four. We also answer listener questions as well.

#21: Final Five Debacle, NCAA Tournament.

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0500

We recap the Final Five along with the terrible outing against North Dakota. We also preview the NCAA Tournament.

#20: Drunk Hockey Guy, WCHA Final Five. Listener questions.

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0500

Drunk Hockey Guy (aka Chris Orlett) joins the podcast to give us a few laughs, talk UMD Bulldog hockey and preview the Final Five this weekend.

#19: USCHO’s Tim Brule, BADger split. Listener questions. Preview AA. PairWise talk.

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0500

USCHO co-founder and President Tim Brule joins us. We talk a little PairWise. Some WCHA talk. Recap the UW series and preview the AA series..

#18: Road Sweep. Listener questions. Preview UW.

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers get a big road sweep in Omaha. We answer quite a few listener questions, and we preview the BADger series.

#17: U Sweeps BSU. Preview UNO.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:15:00 -0500

We talk about the Gopher sweep of Bemidji State, answer listenr questions and preview the Nebraska Omaha series.

#16: Denver sweep. Rau suspended. Preview BSU.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:15:00 -0500

Denver sweeps the Gophers. Rau gets suspended. The Gophers are on the brink of missing the NCAA Tourney. We also preview the BSU series.

#15: Cardinal returns. Recap SCSU. Maturi leaves. Mariucci renovation. Preview Denver.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:00 -0500

Ryan Cardinal is back after paternity leave. We recap SCSU. A.D. Joel Maturi leaves U. Lucia pushing renovation. Preview Denver series.

#14: Guest: Jess Myers. Recap CC. Preview SCSU. MN Cup.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:15:00 -0500

1500ESPN and INCH's Jess Myers joins the podcast this week as we recap Colorado College, Preview this week in the WCHA and talk a bit about the new Minnesota Cup coming in a few years.

#13: Cardinal becomes a father. Recap UND. Preview CC.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:30:00 -0500

Co-host Ryan Cardinal becomes a father. We recap North Dakota. Preview Colorado College. Recruiting talk. And a bit of Hockey Day MN talk as well.

#12: Classic Review, Preview UND, Listener questions.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500

We recap the Classic, USA HOF Game, and preview the North Dakota series.

#11: MTU Review, WCHA and Gopher season review, Predictions.

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:45:00 -0500

We talk about the Gopher split with Michigan Tech. Review the first half of the Gopher and WCHA season. We also preview and predict the WCHA for the 2nd half of the year.

#10: Mankato Review, Michigan Tech Preview, NHL conference talk

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:45:00 -0500

The Gophers sweep the Mavericks. We'll preview the Michigan Tech series along with the rest of the WCHA. A little NHL re-alignment talk as well.

#9: MSU debacle? UMD SOS, Mankato preview.

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:45:00 -0500

Gophers only salvage a tie at Michigan State. Now face last place Minnesota State

#8: SCSU Split, MSU Preview, A litte Hobey talk.

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:30:00 -0500

We go over the split with St. Cloud and preview the Thanksgiving series with Michigan State.

#7: BADger Split, SCSU Preview, Listener questions.

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:15:00 -0500

We go over the split with Bucky BADger, preview the St. Cloud State series, and answer listener questions.

#6: Sioux Sweep, Jersey talk, UW preview

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:45:00 -0500

We talk about the big home sweep over the Fighting Sioux. Get in to a little talk about the jersey situation at the U. Recap and preview the WCHA and of course talk about the up and coming series against Bucky BADger.

#5: Sweep of Alaska, Fighting Sioux come to town.

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:45:00 -0500

A short review of the Anchorage series and a preview of the big UND series.

#4: Goodbye to Huntsville, Vermont and WCHA recap, Anchorage and WCHA preview.

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:15:00 -0500

A little talk on the death of the Alabama-Huntsvile program. Recap the split with Vermont. We also preview the Alaska Anchorage series.

#3: Duluth recap, Vermont preview and some recruiting talk.

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:15:00 -0500

We recap the series in Duluth, preview Vermont and talk a little about future recruits.

#2: Sacred Heart recap, Duluth preview and a special guest

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:30:00 -0500

Frank Mazzocco joins the podcast to review Sacred Heart, Preview Duluth along with a few other topics as well

#1: 2011-12 Season Preview

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:30:00 -0500

Our very first podcast. Here are a few things that we talk about. Offseason changes, BigTen, NCHC and other NCAA league changes, WCHA predictionss