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Minnesota Daily News Archive     2005 - 2006 Season
 
Below are links to articles written for the Minnesota Daily about the University of Minnesota Men's Gopher hockey team.  All links go to the Minnesota Daily web site.
October 2005
Verbal commit from top recruit - 10/03/05
Hype at high level for today’s exhibition - 10/06/05
Freshmen live up to hype in exhibition game at Mariucci - 10/07/05
Sophomore class overlooked but still potent - 10/13/05
Regular season opens tonight at Mariucci Arena - 10/14/05
Can it get any better? - 10/14/05
Early hype results in just a tie - 10/17/05
Great expectations fuel Wheeler forward - 10/20/05
Hirsch likely to miss the entire season - 10/21/05
Gophers sweep Mankato - 10/24/05
Balanced scoring equals sweep - 10/24/05
Just two weeks in, Minnesota may already have its line situation straight - 10/27/05
Gophers face familiar coach in SCSU - 10/28/05
Weekend split west on I-94 - 10/31/05
November 2005
Three weeks in, no leader in the race for top netminder - 11/03/05
Team hoping to find four points north on Interstate 35 - 11/04/05
Lost trip to Duluth results in just one tie - 11/07/05
Day after story breaks, team doesn’t have much to say - 11/08/05
Lucia comments on television reports, says there will be no suspensions this weekend - 11/10/05
Minnesota looks to get right against Alaska-Anchorage - 11/11/05
Sophomore class answers challenge - 11/14/05
Games different, final results the same - 11/14/05
Iron Range pair forging ahead on the same Minnesota line - 11/17/05
Rocky start for defending champs - 11/18/05
A big three points in the Rockies - 11/21/05
Rivalries rekindled at Showcase - 11/23/05
Wolverine State trip provides a win and a tie - 11/28/05
Hockey team receives verbal from top 2007-2008 forward - 11/29/05
December 2005
Special teams renaissance converges with on-ice resurgence - 12/01/05
Strength against strength at Mariucci - 12/02/05
Elliott sparkles as Gophers stumble - 12/05/05
Gophers dominated at Mariucci - 12/05/05
Leaky defense in need of plugs this weekend - 12/08/05
Minnesota looks to stop skid vs. Sioux - 12/09/05
Gophers rebound with big sweep - 12/12/05
North Dakota natives help Gophers sweep the Sioux at Engelstad - 12/12/05
Borgen leaves Gophers for USHL, rest of team looking for consistency after the holidays - 12/15/05
January 2006
Minnesota cruises to sweep of Niagara at Mariucci - 01/09/06
Forward commits to Gophers - 01/11/06
Quick Friday start yields two weekend points - 01/17/06
Bostrom’s game making him tough to overlook - 01/19/06
Colorado College comes to Mariucci in battle for second - 01/20/06
Briggs’ stellar play helps Minnesota to home series sweep - 01/23/06
Weekend series at Wisconsin suddenly has WCHA championship implications - 01/24/06
Kessel looking forward to Wisconsin homecoming - 01/26/06
Minnesota hopes for flipped script at Kohl - 01/27/06
Gophers sweep way into tie for first - 01/30/06
Junior class instrumental in sweep at Kohl - 01/30/06
Irmen out after shoulder injury in Madison - 01/31/06
February 2006
Oh Golly ... he’s good, but greatness is the goal for Goligoski - 02/09/06
Forward injuries lead to reshuffled line combos - 02/10/06
Gophers take three points at MTU - 02/13/06
Power play outage dims series in Houghton - 02/13/06
Chucko makes return from shoulder injury - 02/14/06
Line shakeup results in change of fortune for Stoa - 02/16/06
Irmen and Chucko to play this weekend versus Denver - 02/16/06
Denver’s late surge makes series at Mariucci a fight for first - 02/17/06
Minnesota’s stars outshine Pioneers’ best - 02/20/06
Minnesota sweeps into first place - 02/20/06
Gophers control WCHA title destiny - 02/21/06
Minnesota peaking at the right time on the rink - 02/21/06
After a two-game return, Chucko goes back to the ranks of the injured - 02/22/06
Improvement in all facets of game facilitates hot run - 02/23/06
Minnesota will try to retain focus against Alaska-Anchorage - 02/24/06
Gophers seal WCHA title with two wins - 02/27/06
March 2006
Frazee takes lumps, lessons in net - 03/02/06
Gophers close year at home vs. Duluth - 03/03/06
Roll continues with easy home sweep of Duluth - 03/06/06
Gophers head into postseason on long hot streak - 03/06/06
Despite MacNaughton win, players keep distance - 03/07/06
Kessel talks about season, playoffs - 03/09/06
WCHA playoffs open at Mariucci Arena against Anchorage - 03/10/06
Minnesota sweeps Anchorage in WCHA first round - 03/14/06
Chucko to return for Final Five Semifinal - 03/15/06
Sweep in first week turns to struggle in finals - 03/20/06
Gophers to travel to N.D. for NCAA regional - 03/20/06
Pair of Dakotans returns home - 03/23/06
Improved defense a key at regional - 03/24/06
Gophers rocked in first round - 03/27/06
First-round defeat leaves Minnesota at a real loss - 03/27/06
Futures of Potulny and Irmen still unclear - 03/29/06
Potulny to ink deal with Flyers - 03/29/06
Shocking NCAA loss overshadows success - 03/31/06
April 2006
Irmen signs with Wild - 04/05/06
Chucko becomes third Gopher to leave for pros - 04/24/06
June 2006
Gophers likely to leave mark on NHL Draft - 06/21/06
Three players go in top 10 - 06/28/06
July 2006
Johnson commits to Gophers for '06-'07 - 07/12/06
Kessel's future still unclear - 07/19/06
 
 

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