Golden Gopher goalies, you can watch all of the film you want, it’s not going to make a difference, you're going to be in the butterfly and Matt Frattin is going to release his howitzer and all you're going to feel is the puck zinging by your ear as you wave at the puck. Then we will hear the horn and see the fireworks going off. Here is the video of the goal that Matt Frattin scored on Friday night... Matt Frattin is leading the nation with 20 goals in 23 games for the season.
We can finally turn the page on our nonconference schedule where the Sioux went 5-2-2 and return to league play. This week the much hated and our heated rival the Minnesota Golden Gophers come to the Ralph Englestad arena riding an unimpressive record of 1-3-2 in their last 6 games. Fresh of their unimpressive 3rd play tie in the annual Dodge Holiday Cupcake Classic, where the Minnesota Golden Gophers lost to Union and tied Ferris State University. Gopher head coach Don Lucia even decided that he has seen enough and canceled the shootout.
If you have seen it Ryan Cardinal of the Gopher Puck Live has this little paragraph on the up coming series between the Gophers and the Sioux.
Next weekend, Minnesota kicks off the second half of their schedule in a big way as they head to Grand Forks to take on the first place Fighting Sioux. It will be the first meeting of the season between the two rivals, and the last since the Sioux ended Minnesota’s season last March in Grand Forks.
The Sioux are playing Robert Morris at home this weekend but have just one loss in their last 11 games and have played the toughest schedule in the nation. They have upperclassmen and depth up and down their lineup, so this will be the best team Minnesota has played all season long. Big games have brought out the best in the Gophers at times this year (wins vs. UMD and Michigan come to mind) but the Sioux have absolutely owned Minnesota over the last five years or so, and the Gophers cannot afford a pointless weekend at the Ralph.
Arguably the biggest key to success for the Gophers will be matching the intensity the Sioux are sure to bring to the table, which is a big reason they have had a ton of success vs. the Maroon and Gold in recent years.
