Notre Dame made it a short run for the Gophers men's hockey team in the Big Ten Tournament. The Irish beat the Gophers 4-1 on Sunday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis to knock them out in the best-of-three quarterfinals.

Stuck in a tie game with Notre Dame early in the third period and with their Big Ten tournament lives on the line, the Gophers men’s hockey team needed a spark. Up stepped Connor Kurth, who scored the go-ahead goal and set up the winner in a 4-2 victory over the Fighting Irish on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

What you need to know about the Big Ten hockey tournament semifinal between MSU and Notre Dame on Saturday, March 15, 2025

It’s hard enough to win a hockey game when you give away a goal. Doing it twice in the same game is a sure recipe for disaster. The Gophers were stung by two major blunders by goalie Liam Souliere

Then, after Wood’s power-play goal with six seconds left in the first brought the Gophers within 2-1, a second mistake by Souliere gave Notre Dame a 3-1 lead 1:18 into the secon

The Gophers were eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament after a 4-1 loss to Notre Dame Sunday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Minnesota now has to wait 2 weeks to learn its NCAA Tournament fate. The Gophers have not won a national championship since 2003.

Fighting Irish goalie Owen Say made 38 saves as Notre Dame beat the Gophers men's hockey team 4-1 Sunday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The loss in game three of the best-of-three series knocked the Gophers out of the Big Ten Tournament.

The Gophers jeopardized their shot at a No. 1 seed by failing to get out of the first round of the Big Ten tournament against the last-place Irish.