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‘U’ Skates to 2-2 Overtime Exhibition Draw
10/6/2019 8:07:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men's hockey program skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with Mount Royal on Sunday night in exhibition action at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Sophomore forwards Sammy Walker and Blake McLaughlin tallied goals for the Maroon & Gold.
Walker, the defending Big Ten Freshman of the Year, wasted little time in finding the net on Sunday – scoring a power-play goal on Minnesota's first advantage of the night at 3:12 of the first period. McLaughlin and sophomore defenseman Robbie Stucker picked up assists.
Mount Royal pocketed a pair of even-strength goals in the second period with Hunter Zandee finding the net at 9:29 and Brad Kennedy scoring at 12:23.
Minnesota took advantage of a five-minute advantage early in the third period to tie things up when Sampo Ranta and Jonny Sorenson fed McLaughlin for his second point of the night at 3:03. Neither team was able to break the tie including a five-minute overtime session.
The Gophers used all three goaltenders in the overtime tie with Jack LaFontaine making six saves on six shots in the first period, Jared Moe making seven saves on nine shots in the second and Justen Close totaling 13 saves on 13 shots in the third period and in overtime.
Quotable
"It was definitely exciting to get back out there," sophomore forward and team captain Sammy Walker said. "it was good to start off on a good note, and we'll carry this into next weekend."
Notable
Minnesota outshot the Cougars 39-28…the Gophers upcoming trip to Colorado College will be the first series between the two former conference rivals since the 2012-13 season.
Up Next – Road Series at Colorado College
The Gophers open the 2019-20 regular season with a two-game, nonconference series at Colorado College (Oct. 11-12) before hosting Niagara for a two-game nonconference series at 3M Arena at Mariucci (Oct. 18-19).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
Sophomore forwards Sammy Walker and Blake McLaughlin tallied goals for the Maroon & Gold.
Walker, the defending Big Ten Freshman of the Year, wasted little time in finding the net on Sunday – scoring a power-play goal on Minnesota's first advantage of the night at 3:12 of the first period. McLaughlin and sophomore defenseman Robbie Stucker picked up assists.
Mount Royal pocketed a pair of even-strength goals in the second period with Hunter Zandee finding the net at 9:29 and Brad Kennedy scoring at 12:23.
Minnesota took advantage of a five-minute advantage early in the third period to tie things up when Sampo Ranta and Jonny Sorenson fed McLaughlin for his second point of the night at 3:03. Neither team was able to break the tie including a five-minute overtime session.
The Gophers used all three goaltenders in the overtime tie with Jack LaFontaine making six saves on six shots in the first period, Jared Moe making seven saves on nine shots in the second and Justen Close totaling 13 saves on 13 shots in the third period and in overtime.
Quotable
"It was definitely exciting to get back out there," sophomore forward and team captain Sammy Walker said. "it was good to start off on a good note, and we'll carry this into next weekend."
Notable
Minnesota outshot the Cougars 39-28…the Gophers upcoming trip to Colorado College will be the first series between the two former conference rivals since the 2012-13 season.
Up Next – Road Series at Colorado College
The Gophers open the 2019-20 regular season with a two-game, nonconference series at Colorado College (Oct. 11-12) before hosting Niagara for a two-game nonconference series at 3M Arena at Mariucci (Oct. 18-19).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
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