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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
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#150: A sweep of the Buckeyes
We celebrate the 150th episode of the GPL Podcast with a big road sweep of the Buckeyes! This team is hard to figure out, but we attempt to do it. We also…
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#149: Swept by Penn State
It was an UGLY weekend in "Hockey Valley" for the Gophers as they lose for the 6th straight time at Penn State over the last 2 season. We talk about that as…
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#148: Split with Michigan and the return of Cardinal.
We had a blast from the past as one of the original co-hosts, Ryan Cardinal, filled in for Hammy for the Podcast this week. We discuss yet another home split…
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#147: Split with Bucky
We still cannot figure this team out as they split with the BADgers this past weekend. One great win that Motzko said was not great. Followed by a bad game…
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#146: Guest: Todd Milewski
Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us on the podcast this week as we preview the big BADger series at Mariucci! The bad news is that…
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#145: Sweep of the Irish!
A well earned sweep on the road against Notre Dame. Just what this team needed! We discuss the sweep and the great weekend that Robson, McLaughlin and Novak…
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#144: Split with Penn State
We are without Hammy this week as he battles a cold. But Vegoe & Jup go over the Penn State Split. The World Juniors. Your questions as well as previewed Notre…
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#143: Back from the holiday break
After a good weekend against Michigan before the break, the team came back from the holiday break with a win and loss against Ferris State. Not the way to…
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#142: Guest: Jess Myers
After not being on the podcast for 3 years, Jess Myers made his return! We got quite a bit in to the new 3x3 format after the 1st overtime in league play. We…
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#141: Guest: Paul Caponigri
We had BTN in studio analyst and former Buckeye Paul Caponigri join us on the podcast this week. He gave us a bit of national perspective on the Gopher split…
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#140: Gobble This!
A split with St. Lawrence was just not good. Can this team get the season turned around? We talk about those chances.
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#139: Split with Bucky
Still trying to figure this team out as they split with the BADgers. We talk that along with attendance, games on Facebook this weekend, and of course the…
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#138: Guest: Nate Wells
Nate Wells from the Athletic joined us to discuss the Maverick sweep of the Gophers. We dove deep in to your Twitter questions. And of course we previewed the…
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#137: Vegas Let Down
Not a great result in Vegas as the Gophers go down to the Fighting Hawks 3-1. We discuss that along with the proposed recruiting changes that are coming down…
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#136: Guest: Brad Schlossman
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…
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#135: Success against UMD
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…
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#134: 2018/19 Season Premiere
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…
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#133: Now what? (Season Finale)
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…
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#132: The Don is out. Motzko is in.
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…
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#131: Guest: Drew Cove.
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…
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#130: All about Penn State.
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…
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#129: BADgers and Buckeyes. Preview Penn State.
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…
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#128: Guest: Todd Milewski.
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…
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#127: MSU Sweep. Fighting Irish come to town.
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…
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#126: Swept by Michigan. Time for Lucia to go???
The Gophers season could be on the brink after getting swept at home by Michigan. Jupiters get a little riled up about ticket prices compared to the cost to go…
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#125: Split with St. Cloud. Michigan coming to town.
The Gophers finally get a win against a MN school with a split against St. CLoud. With Hammy out this week, Vegoe and Jupiter discuss the split and the up…
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#124: Guest: Frank Mazzocco
Frank Mazzocco joins the podcast as a guest this week. A lot happened during the break. The Gophers were swept by OSU. Clayton Phillips was added to the team…
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#123: Guest: Dan Kelly
BTN Hockey announcer Dan Kelly joins the Podcast as our guest. We hear Dan's thoughts on a variety of things. From social media to bias towards one tean or…
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#122: Guest: Todd Milewski
Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal joins us as we preview the big weekend with the BADgers. Oh... We als o talk about the Irish sweep of the…
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#121: Harvard Sweep! Thanksgiving favorites. Notre Dame Preview.
We discuss the non-conference sweep over Harvard. Preview the huge series with Notre Dame. A bit of talk about our favorite Thanksgiving side dish! Bonus audio…
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#120: Michigan disaster. Recruiting and goalie talk. Harvard preview.
We talk about the disastrous weekend that was Michigan. We also get in to the recruits that have committed the last few weeks as well as the guys who signed…
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#119: MSU Sweep. Listener Questions. Michigan Preview.
Hammy is away on business this week, but he did particpate via Twitter. Jup and Vegoe recap the MSU games as well as answer a few listener questions. We then…
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#118: Clarkson Sweep. Attendance Problems. MSU Preview.
We review the sweep of #9 Clarkson. Then we dive in to the attendance issues at Mariucci. Is there a solution? A preview Michigan State followed by bonus audio…
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#117: UND Review. Specialty teams stink. Clarkson preview.
We recap the split in Grand Forks. Talk quite a bit about how bad the power play and penalty kill has been this weekend and what they can do to fix those…
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#116: PSU review. UND preview with guest Brad Schlossman
We recap the split with Penn State. Then Brad Schlossman, from the Grand Forks Herald, joins us to discuss the North Dakota series. Bonus audio from Lucia…
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#115: Ice Breaker recap. Young Recruiting.
The Gophers lose their 8th game in a row against the Bulldogs. We talk about their woes against Duluth as well as the victory over Union. Then we delve in to…
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#114: 2017/18 Season Premiere with Guest Nate Wells
We kick off season number 7 of the GPL Podcast with guest Nate Wells from The Athletic. We talk extensively about the freshman, returing stars and many other…
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#113: 2016/17 Season Finale
We wrap up the current season and look forward to next season. We also answer a ton your your questions on the state of the program.
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#112: B1G Tournment wrap up. NCAA Tournament Preview.
We talk about the BigTen Tournament double OT loss to Penn State. That same PSU team getting their first taste of hardware as a program. We also preview all 4…
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#111: BigTen Title. Lindgren out for season. US and MN Women’s Teams. BigTen Tourney Preview.
The Gophers won their 6th straight regular season league title. That is an NCAA record. Lindgren is out for the season, which is a huge blow. Gopher woman…
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#110: Guest: Chris Eckes. Michigan Split. HS Tourney Memories. Weekend preview.
GPL writer Chris Eckes joins us on the podcast. We talk about the split at Michigan. Answer your Twitter questions. A few High School Hockey Tournament…
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#109: BADger Split. Twitter Questions. B1G Weekend preview.
The Gopher's split the weekend against Wisconsin, but are still in 1st place with a 3 point advantage with 4 games to go. We answer quite a few Twitter…
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#108: Guest: Todd Milewski from the Wisconsin State Journal
It's BADger week as we are joined my Wisconsin State Journal writer Todd Milewski. He gives us the BADger perspective on their most recent series as well as…
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#107: Split at OSU. Gopher Finances. UND to B1G? PSU Preview.
A high scoring affair in Columbus this past weekend. A 5-4 loss and a 6-5 win with 6 power plays goals Saturday night. How are the Gopher revenues and expenses…
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#106: Gophers sweep PSU. Twitter questions. Preview OSU.
No Hammy this week as Vegoe and Jupiter talk about the Gophers sweep of Penn State with solid weekend from Bristedt, Pitlick and Cammarata. We answer quite a…
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#105: Gophers lose/win in the final NSCC.
The Gophers lost to UMD, then beat BSU to finish 3rd in the final North Star College Cup. We discuss that along with many listener questions. We also preview…
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#104: BADger split and the death of the North Star College Cup.
The Gophers get out of Madison with a split and return to Minnesota to host the final North Star College Cup tournament. We talk about the death of the NSCC…
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#103: Guest: Kyle Oen from VintageMNHockey. Michigan Sweep! Novak out.
Kyle Oen from Vintage Minnesota Hockey joins us as a guest on the Podcast. We talk about the sweep of Michigan. The season ending injury to Novak. We also…
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#102: Sweep of MSU and Mariucci Classic. USA! Goalie Pads. Preview Michigan
The Gophers sweep Michigan State on the road in early December. Follow it up with a Mariucci Classic Title. We also discuss goalie pad sizes. Answer your…
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#101: Another Jekyll and Hyde weekend against OSU.
We talk about another bad split, this time against OSU. What is with this team? 3000 no shows Friday night? Preview Michigan State. Bonus audio from Lucia and…
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#100: Guest: Frank Mazzocco helps us celebrate our 100th podcast!
It all started back in September of 2011. But we finally reached out 100th episode! Our very first guest on the podcast, Frank Mazzocoo helped us celebrate…
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#99: Mankato Split. Trip to Boston.
We recap the terrible performance in Mankato and the better performance at Mariucci from this past weekend. Take quite a few of listener questions. Preview the…
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#98: Guest: Nate Wells from SB Nation, PPress and Strib
Nate Wells joins the podcast as we recap the big series with North Dakota. Talk about the recruits that signed their Letter of Intent. We also preview the home…
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#97: Bring on the Bison!
After a weekend in New York, the Gophers return home to play their old nemesis North Dakota! Tons of bonus audio as well as an exclusive with Jack Ramsey.
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#96: Swept by the Huskies. Road trip out to New York.
A bad weekend for the Gophers as they get swept by St. Cloud. We talk about that as well as the state of the program right now. We also preview the trip out to…
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#95: Sweep in Alaska. Home and Home with St. Cloud State
Gophers sweep up in Alaska. Destroy team USA u18 team. Now have a home and home with St. CLoud. Bonus audio from Lucia, Lettieri and Bristedt.
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#94: 2016-17 Season Premiere
We're back for another season! We talk about the incoming freshman. Mariucci upgrades. The trip to Alaska. BigTen preview. Tons of player and coach interviews.
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#93: 2015-16 Season Finale
We covered a TON of stuff in this podcast. The Gopher season ended at the B1G Tournament. Brodzinski and Fasching leaving. Attendance problems at Mariucci…
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#92: Win B1G or Go Home!
After splitting the final series with the BADgers, MN now enters the Big Ten Tournament that they MUST win to get in to the NCAA Tournament.
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#91: Bad split with MSU. BADgers come to town.
More inconsistant play at MSU this past weekend. I nice 4-2 win followed by getting shutout 5-0. UGLY! So we talk about that and take many listener questions…