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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…
Episodes
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#265: Season Finale with John King
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…
Gopher Puck Live PodcastNCAA Sioux Falls Regional Semi
The Gopher's come back and get the 3-2 win over Omaha. We did a quick 15 minute wrap of the big win.
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#264: NCAA Tournament Preview
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#263: Great stories with Nick Angell
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#262: Talking BigTen Tournament with Todd Milewski
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#261: BigTen Preview with Cappy
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#260: Disingenuous
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#259: Drew Cove
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#258: PSU Hockey Voice Brian Tripp
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#257: Todd Milewski is back to talk about a VERY resurgent Badger team
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#256: OSU Sweep, Regionals, MSU preview
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#255: Paul Caponigri is back!
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#254: Brian Deutsch is our guest
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…
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Special Episode from Tom’s Watch Bar
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!…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#253: Eric Schierhorn & Jack Ramsey joins the show
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.
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#252: Paul Caponigri from BTN
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#251: John King from Pulltab Sports
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#250: Pat Micheletti joins us for our 250th show
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#249: A Successful Trip to Yost
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#248: Duluth & Michigan
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#247: Marissa Voss is our guest.
Marissa Voss joins the show as we recapped the BADger sweep of the Gophers and previewed the home and home with Minnesota- Duluth.
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#246: BADger week with Todd Milewski
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#245: Live from Ralph Engelstad Arena with Brad Schlossman
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#244: Guest: Derek Burns
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#243: Season Premiere
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#242: Gopher goalie Justen Close joins the podcast
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#241: Shrink The Rink!
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…
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#240: Season Finale
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.
Gopher Puck Live PodcastLive Frozen Four Championship Post Game
A short post game segment after Minnesota lost to Quinnipiac in the National Championship game.
Gopher Puck Live PodcastLive Frozen Four Semi Final Post Game
This is a short post game segments that we did after the Frozen Four Semi Final victory over Boston University.
Gopher Puck Live Podcast#239: Live from Amalie Arena in Tampa
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…
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#238: Frozen Four bound with John King
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.
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#237: NCAA Preview with Nate & Drew!
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…
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#236: Big Ten Championship with Connor Earegood
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…
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#235: Big Ten Semifinal preview
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…
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#234: Former Gopher Jack Ramsey is back!
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!
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#233: Paul Caponigri from BTN joins the show.
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…
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#232: Split at Madison? Not good!
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…
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#231: Pat Micheletti joined the show
Pat Micheletti joined us to give us his insight on the Gophers this season and help us preview the series in Madison this weekend!
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#230: Michigan Split... Fun weekend of hockey!
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…
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#229: Connor Earegood from the Michigan Daily is our guest.
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…
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#228: Guest - Eric Schierhorn
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…
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#227: We preview the SCSU series with Drew Cove.
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…
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#226: Todd Milewski helps us preview the Badger series
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…
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#225: BTN’s Ben Holden joins the podcast
Play by play announcer from the Big Ten Network, Ben Holden joined us as we previewed the big series at Michigan State.
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#224: Former Gopher Jack Ramsey joins us.
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…
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#223: Jess Myers from The Rink Live joins us!
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…
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#222: Back to #1 after a sweep of Notre Dame
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…
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#221: Guest Paul Caponigri
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…
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#220: Guest Brad Schlossman
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…
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#219: Guest Pat Micheletti
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…
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#218: Season Premiere
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…
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#217: Season Finale
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…
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#216: Frozen Four!
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…
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#215: On to the NCAA Tournament!
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…
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#214: Guest Ben Holden
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…
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#213: Guest Randy Johnson
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…
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#212: Guest Pat Micheletti
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…
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#211: Guest Todd Milewski
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…
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#210: Sweep of the Buckeyes!
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…