Mariucci Arena will be the home of Zach Parise Charity Game

Hockey fans listen up! Zach Parise will be at Mariucci Arena Minneapolis on October 28th participating in a great benefit!

Defending the Blue Line is proud to announce that the organization will host an NHL Players Charity Game and Jersey Auction on Sunday, October 28 at 7pm at Mariucci Arena on the University of Minnesota Campus. Headlining the event will be Zach Parise, with additional players being released live on KFAN radio every Friday, as well as via www.DefendingTheBlueLine.org and DTBL social media outlets. 

How cool is that?!? I am so excited to see Zach Parise and other NHL stars in the community.
I found some Defending the Blue Line Charity Game tickets online. I am sure this event will sell out!

See ya there!

Season opens with home exhibition vs. Lethbridge

This exhibition game won’t count, but Gophers fans will get their first look at this year’s men’s hockey squad Saturday night.

Minnesota will host Lethbridge, a Canadian university, at Mariucci Arena in an exhibition game.

Minnesota is one of three exhibition stops for Lethbridge, which will also play at Minnesota State-Mankato and Nebraska-Omaha.

While the game and its statistics don’t count, the lineups do. If a player suits up for the exhibition game, he uses a year of eligibility, meaning head coach Don Lucia must determine if he wants to redshirt any one his incoming freshman before Saturday.

The game will offer an opportunity for many players lower on the roster to gain some game experience, showcase their talents and possibly rise up the line chart.

Saturday is one of two exhibition games the Gophers will play this season. They will play the U.S. under-18 team later this month.

Don't have your tickets to Saturday's game? Check these out! 

Minnesota opens its official regular season Oct. 12-13 at home against Michigan State.

Minnesota Gophers Vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Football

Minnesota (4-1) was off to its best start since 2008..... 

But we just couldn't get anything going on offense Saturday. Minnesota Golden Gophers Football played against the Iowa Hawkeyes for Iowa's homecoming. 

Max Shortell threw three interceptions and the Gophers managed only 75 yards in the first half. The Hawkeyes scored three touchdowns during a six-minute span of the second quarter to jump out to a 24-0 halftime lead.

Then the Gophers went three-and-out, and Iowa's normally conventional offense pulled a surprise with a flea-flicker on the first play of the drive. Weisman pitched the ball back to James Vandenberg, and the senior quarterback found a wide-open Jordan Cotton for a 47-yard score.

Minnesota won the previous two meetings with Iowa, rallying from behind in both games to win the rivalry trophy. The Gophers couldn't muster a comeback this time. 

Wilson retiring as Gophers cross-country coach; replacement named as Sarah Hesser

The University of Minnesota announced that Gary Wilson is retiring as the Gophers women’s cross country coach at the end of this 2012-13 season.

He will be replaced by Sarah Hesser, who is a a former Gophers runner and a current volunteer assistant on Wilson’s staff.

The Gophers have seen Wilson built his team into a national power during his 28 years as head coach. Minnesota had a streak of five consecutive top-12 NCAA finishes from 2005-09 and has qualified for the national meet each of the past seven years.

Wilson was previously the head coach of the women’s track team for 21 years; he has been an assistant on that staff since 2007.

As for the new girl, Hesser was a two-time cross country captain, senior track captain, and three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Good luck to both coaches!

Gopher Football 4-0

What do you know.... Gopher football is fun when they win! 

On Saturday night the Gophers beat Syracuse 17-10. Gophers looked strong in front of home crowd. And you don't want to miss MarQueis Gray and the entire Gopher team rock TCF Bank Stadium

It truly is a great time to be a gopher fan.

 

Go Gophers!

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Minnesota Golden Gopher New Basketball Uniforms

The Minnesota Golden Gophers saw their football team debut new uniforms for the 2012 season, and it looks like the men's basketball team will also be getting new uniforms. 

Marcus Fuller of The Pioneer Press had a post talking about the new uniforms, though we weren't supposed to see them for awhile yet. But, as is often the case these days, a player happened to send out a tweet with an early picture.

This wweet, from sophomore Joe Coleman, has been deleted (as is also often the case these days) since then, but like all things on the Internet, full deletion is never likely. That is a pro AND a con of the internet. 

This U of M basketball player then followed it up with a tweet that read "Dang guess I can't do that." Haha Joe, you silly boy.

The new jerseys from Nike are using a mesh design that the company refers to as their "Aerographics design," which allows an almost-subtle image on the jerseys. In this case, it's the likeness of Williams Arena, the "M" and the year the University was established, "1851." Lookin' GOOD!

Do you think the Gophers have the budget for this change? 

Leave me a comment on your opinion! 

Go MN Sports!

Go MN Sports!

As I said in some of my previous posts, I'm not just a Gopher fan. I love the MN Twins, Timberwolves, the Vikings, and the MN Wild. 

I also blog about all my favorite Minnesota sports teams.

Give them all a try! 

For the Twins, click here.

For the Timberwolves, click here.

For the Wild, click here.

For the Vikings, click here.

Have anything you want me to blog about? Any ideas, comments, questions, or concerns? Let me know! I love to hear from my readers!

Gopher Football Tickets for the Western Michigan Broncos Game

Hey, Gopher Fans!

Did you miss today's game because you couldn't find great tickets? Well, look no further! Check out this website for great deals for the gopher game against Western Michigan and GO GOPHERS!!!

Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Season 2012

Gophers 44, New Hampshire 7

Surprised, Gopher fans? I know I am! After a horrible football season last year, it was great to see a win on the board.

MarQueis Gray, an easy gopher favorite, threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more by halftime, and Minnesota finally was able to enjoy an easy victory over an FCS-level opponent by beating New Hampshire 44-7 TODAY, which, coincidently, was the most points in a game by the Gophers in five years.

Any ideas why the change this year? Leave me a comment on my Minnesota Gopher Blog with your thoughts.

Great jobs, boys! Let's see you keep this action up!