The top-ranked Minnesota men’s hockey program continues the 2013-14 season this weekend with a pair of nonconference games against in-state rival Minnesota Duluth at Mariucci Arena. Friday’s series opener is set for 7:10 p.m. CT on FOX Sports North PLUS while the series finale has been moved to Sunday at 4 p.m. on FOX Sport North. Both games can also be streamed online at BTN2Go.com while radio broadcasts for the series can be hear on 1500 ESPN.
Minnesota Duluth Notables
Minnesota is 132-74-16 all-time against Minnesota Duluth including a 73-31-10 mark against the Bulldogs on home ice. In the last 10 meetings, Minnesota is 5-2-3 while the Gophers have a four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2) against Minnesota Duluth with the team’s last loss to the Bulldogs at Mariucci Arena occuring on Nov. 21, 2009 in a 3-2 loss. Senior Nate Condon leads all active Gophers with nine points (five goals, four assists) in eight career games against this weekend’s opponent.
Continuing the Homestand
This weekend’s series is part of a six-game, three-week homestand for the Gophers at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers swept Minnesota State (4-1, 3-0) last weekend to open the stretch with Minnesota opening up Big Ten Conference play in two weeks against Wisconsin (Nov. 29-30). The Gophers then finish up the first half of the season on the road with a conference series against Michigan State in East Lansing (Dec. 6-7).