University of Minnesota Athletics
'U' Set for Two in Boston
11/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
| No. 3 Minnesota (7-3-0) vs. No. 11/13 Boston College (7-5-0) | |
| Date | Friday, November 28 (5:00 p.m. CT) |
| Location | Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass. |
| Radio | MyTalk 107.1 FM | Listen Online |
| Watch Online | GopherSports.com |
| Live Stats | |
| Live Blog | Friday |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Boston College | Big Ten |
| Social Media | @GopherHockey | Facebook |
| No. 3 Minnesota (7-3-0) vs. Northeastern (2-9-1) | |
| Date | Saturday, November 29 (6:00 p.m. CT) |
| Location | Matthews Arena | Boston, Mass. |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN | Listen Online |
| Watch Online | Northeastern Video |
| Live Stats | Saturday |
| Live Blog | Saturday |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Northeastern | Big Ten |
| Social Media | @GopherHockey | Facebook |
Nov. 26, 2014
The No. 3 Gopher Hockey program continues the 2014-15 campaign this weekend with a Thanksgiving trip to Boston for a two-game nonconference schedule against No. 11/12 Boston College on Friday, Nov. 28 at Conte Forum and Northeastern on Saturday, Nov. 29 at Matthews Arena.
Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge
Minnesota's two games this weekend against Hockey East opponents mark the final two games in this year's Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge -- a series of 20 games between the two conferences from Oct. 10-Nov. 29. With just two games left in the contest, the Big Ten holds a 22-20 advantage over Hockey East. Teams will earn two points for a win, one point for a tie and a bonus point will be awarded for a road win. The Gophers have already contributed four points to the Big Ten's totals with the Maroon & Gold's two-game home sweep over Notre Dame earlier this year.
On the Road Again
This weekend's road trip to Boston continues a five-game regular-season road stretch for Minnesota to close out the first half of the season. Minnesota kicked off the road trip with a 2-1 loss at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 15 and close out the first half with a two-game series at Michigan State for the team's first conference series of the season. Minnesota's next home game will be Jan. 2 against Merrimack to kick off the Mariucci Classic, meaning the Gophers will have gone 49 days without a regular-season game at Mariucci Arena. Minnesota did host the U.S. U-18 Team in exhibition action on Nov. 21.
Hockey East Notes
Already 2-0-0 this season against Hockey East teams, the Gophers' next three nonconference games will come against schools from Hockey East (Boston College, Northeastern, Merrimack) and a fourth is possible depending on results at the Mariucci Classic (UMass-Lowell). Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Maroon & Gold are 8-1-1 against Hockey East schools.
Against Boston College/Northeastern
Minnesota is making its first road trip to Boston College since Jan. 2-3, 1999 (16-12-3 all-time against the Eagles, 5-9-2 at Boston College) and its first road trip to Northeastern since Nov. 13, 1987 (8-5-0 all-time against the Huskies, 0-3-0 at Northeastern). Only four active Gophers (Marshall, Warning, Boyd, Ambroz) have played Northeastern -- a 2-3 loss in the Mariucci Classic title game on Dec. 31, 2011. Meanwhile, the senior class has played a total of four games against Boston College while Kyle Rau (2-4--6) and Sam Warning (1-5--6) are the team's active leading scorers against the Eagles.
Two of the Best Behind the Bench
Friday's battle between Minnesota and Boston College will feature two of the top coaches in college hockey history in Don Lucia and Jerry York. York holds the all-time college hockey coaching victories record with 970 while Lucia ranks ninth with 658 (only York and Red Berenson with 793 wins rank ahead of Lucia among active Division I coaches).
Ambroz Gets No. 50
Senior forward Seth Ambroz snapped a three-game point drought on Nov. 15 to pick up his 50th career point with the Gophers. Ambroz's assist on Leon Bristedt's goal gives him 29 assists and 21 goals in 130 games.
Wilcox Climbs the Record Book
All-American Adam Wilcox continues to make a name for himself in the Gopher Hockey history books. Wilcox's nine career shutouts rank second all-time at Minnesota behind Kellen Briggs' 13 while the junior's 58 career wins rank fifth in school history. Next up on the list is John Blue in fourth with 64 wins -- Briggs also holds the school wins record at 84.
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