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Gophers Open NCAA Tournament in Fargo Regional
3/23/2025 2:30:00 PM | Men's Hockey
'U' is No. 2 seed and will face UMass Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota men's hockey team was selected as a No. 2 seed for the national tournament (No. 5 overall seed) and will head to the NCAA Fargo Regional to begin its chase for a sixth national championship. The Golden Gophers will face the No. 3-seed Minutemen of UMass in the first game inside Scheels Arena on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. live on ESPN2.
Minnesota heads to its 42nd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance, the most of any college hockey program, extending a streak of five years at the postseason event. The Maroon and Gold own a 62-42 record (.596) in their previous trips to the national stage dating back to 1953 with its 62 wins the most in tournament history.
The Gophers enter the national stage behind a 25-10-4 mark this season and a record seventh Big Ten Conference regular season championship in the 12-year history of the league. Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist Jimmy Snuggerud paces the offensive attack with 49 points, while Connor Kurth and Matthew Wood have each tacked on a career-best 38 points. From his spot along the blue line, sophomore Sam Rinzel was named the Big Ten Conference Men's Hockey Defensive Player of the Year thanks to a career-best 10 goals.
TICKET INFORMATION
Minnesota receives a limited number of tickets for the 2025 NCAA Fargo Regional. Men's hockey season ticket holders may request tickets to the tournament through their Gopher Ticketing Account HERE. The deadline to request tickets through the University of Minnesota allotment is Monday, March 24th at 4 p.m. Tickets for the general public through Ticketmaster, will be available for purchase HERE.
Sunday, March 23rd: Ticket requests begin
Monday, March 24th (4pm CST): Deadline to request tickets
Tuesday, March 25th: Minnesota Athletics will confirm/deny ticket requests and begin ticket allocation
Wednesday, March 26th: All tickets will be sent to approved requesters by end of day
Minnesota heads to its 42nd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance, the most of any college hockey program, extending a streak of five years at the postseason event. The Maroon and Gold own a 62-42 record (.596) in their previous trips to the national stage dating back to 1953 with its 62 wins the most in tournament history.
The Gophers enter the national stage behind a 25-10-4 mark this season and a record seventh Big Ten Conference regular season championship in the 12-year history of the league. Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist Jimmy Snuggerud paces the offensive attack with 49 points, while Connor Kurth and Matthew Wood have each tacked on a career-best 38 points. From his spot along the blue line, sophomore Sam Rinzel was named the Big Ten Conference Men's Hockey Defensive Player of the Year thanks to a career-best 10 goals.
TICKET INFORMATION
Minnesota receives a limited number of tickets for the 2025 NCAA Fargo Regional. Men's hockey season ticket holders may request tickets to the tournament through their Gopher Ticketing Account HERE. The deadline to request tickets through the University of Minnesota allotment is Monday, March 24th at 4 p.m. Tickets for the general public through Ticketmaster, will be available for purchase HERE.
Sunday, March 23rd: Ticket requests begin
Monday, March 24th (4pm CST): Deadline to request tickets
Tuesday, March 25th: Minnesota Athletics will confirm/deny ticket requests and begin ticket allocation
Wednesday, March 26th: All tickets will be sent to approved requesters by end of day
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