On the strength of a 7-0 shelacking of the UMD Bulldogs, the Golden Gophers won the MacNaughton Cup tonight.
It ends a regular season that started slow, but has ended with the Gophers playing better than even I imagined they would be. Since getting swept by the Badgers the weekend of December 3, the Gophers are 17-1-1, including road sweeps of both the Badgers and the Fighting Sioux.
The Gophers received the trophy, set it at center ice, gave the salute, and promptly skated into the locker room leaving the tropy to be collected by an equipment manager. Clearly a squad on a mission well beyond the regular season title.
Playoff season starts officially next weekend. Two more titles, the WCHA championship, and the national championship, still out there. God I love this team.
Congrats to seniors Gino Guyer, P.J. Atherton, Peter Kennedy, Chris Harrington, and Andy Sertich on their senior night. Great careers here all.
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