Gopher Puck Live Podcast
The Gopher Puck Live Podcast is the definitive weekly deep-dive into University of Minnesota Men’s Hockey and the Big Ten. Join GopherPuckLive.com founder Craig Cotner (“Jupiter”) and lead writer Eric Vegoe for roundtable analysis, expert guests, and comprehensive coverage of the college hockey landscape.
From late September through the Frozen Four in April, we bring you inside the boards with bonus media availability, including post-game comments from coaches and players. Whether it’s Gopher news or national college hockey trends, get the perspective of the fans and media who have covered the team for over 20 years.
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Episodes
Oct 25, 2018
Oct 25, 2018
1 hr 2 min
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.
Oct 10, 2018
Oct 10, 2018
52 min
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.
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
1 hr 4 min
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.
Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018
58 min
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.
Mar 27, 2018
Mar 27, 2018
1 hr 7 min
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!
Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018
1 hr 5 min
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?
Feb 28, 2018
Feb 28, 2018
1 hr 5 min
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.
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
36 min
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.
Feb 7, 2018
Feb 7, 2018
1 hr 14 min
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.
Jan 24, 2018
Jan 24, 2018
1 hr 12 min
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.