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Frozen Four flashback: Freshman Logan Cooley delivers reminder of last Gophers national champs

Twenty years ago, as an assistant coach, Bob Motzko recruited a freshman who made an immediate impact on the last Gophers men's team to win the Frozen Four. Can Cooley play that role on Motzko's current team?

Frozen Four Thursday: Our guide to the semifinal games

To-do list for fans: Leave work (or school) in time for Minnesota's 4 p.m. start. Know these things about Boston University. Prepare for a potential Gophers title game with knowledge of their potential foes.

Gophers wish NCAA men's Frozen Four could be in Tampa even more often

Coach Bob Motzko advocated for holding the event in Tampa every third year. It's coming back to St. Paul next year.

Gophers legend John Mayasich joins team on trip to men's Frozen Four

Coach Bob Motzko and players were thrilled to have the program's all-time leading scorer with them for their flight to Tampa, Fla.

Michigan-Quinnipiac Frozen Four semifinal recap

Quinnipiac sophomore center Jacob Quillan scored two goals and assisted on another.

Gophers-Boston University Frozen Four semifinal recap

Freshman defenseman Luke Mittelstadt broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play goal 1:40 into the third period and scored 1:49 later to make it 4-2.

Gophers carry weight of history to men's Frozen Four. Will Bob Motzko's team end a 20-year title drought?

College hockey has undergone fundamental change since Minnesota last won an NCAA men's title. While Gophers hockey slumbered as the sport changed, Motzko knows the target on the program never faded.

Quinnipiac stops Michigan 5-2, will meet Gophers in men's NCAA Frozen Four final

Jacob Quillan in the first period and Sam Lipkin in the third made good use of Michigan goalie Erik Portillo, banking two shots from below the goal line off him and into the net.

Gophers hockey: Watching and worrying like a fatalistic Minnesota sports fan

Gophers rip open game in third period, beat Boston U 6-2 to advance to men's Frozen Four title game

Luke Mittelstadt's two goals from the left circle — only 1 minute, 49 seconds apart in the third period — broke open a close game in a 6-2 triumph and earned Minnesota a place in the NCAA title game.

Minneapolis prepares Dinkytown crowd control ahead of championship Gophers game

The Gophers' last championship appearance was in 2014 when students climbed cars and threw cans, leading to 19 arrests.

Michigan freshman Adam Fantilli wins Hobey Baker Award, nudging out two Gophers

Matthew Knies and Logan Cooley, both Gophers linemates, were the other two finalists.

Gophers forwards Logan Cooley and Matthew Knies and defenseman Brock Faber named to West All-America first team

The only other time Minnesota had three on the All-America first team was in 1954.