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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/19/2026 2:44:25 PM

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/20/2026 8:52:58 AM

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/20/2026 1:21:06 PM

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

I'm not a St Cloud fan. I'm a Bemidji State fan and a Gophers fan. And an Augustana fan for now.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/20/2026 4:01:07 PM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

I'm not a St Cloud fan. I'm a Bemidji State fan and a Gophers fan. And an Augustana fan for now.

How does every other Gopher fan see it was time for Bob to go but you then? BSU more in your blood?

Zero reason for a gopher hockey team to be that poor ever.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/21/2026 11:58:18 AM

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

I'm not a St Cloud fan. I'm a Bemidji State fan and a Gophers fan. And an Augustana fan for now.

How does every other Gopher fan see it was time for Bob to go but you then? BSU more in your blood?

Zero reason for a gopher hockey team to be that poor ever.

Look who he lost to the pros from last year's team.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/21/2026 12:56:08 PM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

I'm not a St Cloud fan. I'm a Bemidji State fan and a Gophers fan. And an Augustana fan for now.

How does every other Gopher fan see it was time for Bob to go but you then? BSU more in your blood?

Zero reason for a gopher hockey team to be that poor ever.

Look who he lost to the pros from last year's team.

Yes, from yet another underachieving team last year.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/21/2026 9:03:02 PM

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Ugh! Larson and Potulny are the favorites for the job. Are they really the best Coyle can do? This is supposed to be one of the elite jobs in college hockey.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/22/2026 1:52:19 PM

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Potulny killed it at Northern Michigan though right?

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/22/2026 2:03:25 PM

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Potulny killed it at Northern Michigan though right?

More like he killed Northern Michigan. I honestly have no idea why he would be on anyone's coaching radar.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/23/2026 9:00:27 AM

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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Motzko has been fired. Wow.

It was getting to a point where he couldn't recruit and they weren't drawing when winning.......even Bob saw the writing on the wall. It seems mutual.

Didn't draw? He saved the program!! Attendance was pitiful until he arrived.

It's still pitiful.

Yeah Bob was better than disinterested Don the last few years but it isn't saying much. New blood is needed.

So since Matt is a St. Cloud fan it is a good move; since he wanted Bob to stay?

I'm not a St Cloud fan. I'm a Bemidji State fan and a Gophers fan. And an Augustana fan for now.

How does every other Gopher fan see it was time for Bob to go but you then? BSU more in your blood?

Zero reason for a gopher hockey team to be that poor ever.

Look who he lost to the pros from last year's team.

Yes, from yet another underachieving team last year.

Article from Russo had a quote from Faber......Bob had one year left but has been pondering retirement for the last couple. He had one year left on his contract.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/23/2026 10:34:52 AM

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Michael Russo
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Gophers AD Mark Coyle interviewed 2 college coaches this weekend, including St. Cloud State’s Brett Larson, and Hartford Wolf Pack coach Grant Potulny. So one mystery college coach. Hearing there may be one other candidate interviewed, too. Usually Coyle acts fast and there’s tons to do (portal opens after Frozen Four, determining which players he’ll keep, which are leaving), so I bet he has a men’s hockey coach decision soon. Coyle is speaking for the first time since the coaching changes later today to introduce Greg May as the women’s coach.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/23/2026 10:36:06 AM

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Ugh! Larson and Potulny are the favorites for the job. Are they really the best Coyle can do? This is supposed to be one of the elite jobs in college hockey.

Any chance the Western Michigan coach????

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/24/2026 11:43:47 AM

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Rumor mill hearing that when and if Brett Larson is named HC at the U of M, he will tab former Gopher Cory Laylin and Matt Cullen as two of his assistant coaches.

Laylin is an assistant at UST
Cullen's resume as a hockey mind, builder of talent and winner is unmatched

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/24/2026 12:24:41 PM

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Larson hired. Terrible choice. I didn't like Motzko and like this even less. Coyle seems more interested in fast hires than good hires.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/24/2026 1:35:10 PM

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Larson hired. Terrible choice. I didn't like Motzko and like this even less. Coyle seems more interested in fast hires than good hires.

Don’t know what to think. Many think St. Cloud is now behind Mankato UMD and St Thomas now for giving resources to coaches facilities and players---maybe even BSU.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/24/2026 1:36:41 PM

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St. Cloud fans probably hate everything about the U of M now, taking two of their coaches back-to-back.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 3/24/2026 2:19:24 PM

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Dear Gopher hockey fans,

I know many of you are upset about the hire of Brett Larson. While I'm not the greatest hockey mind, I am an SCSU graduate.

But when I was there from 2007-2010, there were 18,000+ kids on campus at one of the great midwest party institutions available to mankind.

By 2025... there were 9,600 enrolled on a campus that's spiraled into complete shithole status, which is why nobody wants to go there anymore.

I know his recent history doesn't look great, but whatever Larson did the past few years at SCSU cannot be held against him.

https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/minnesota-gophers-hockey/what-to-think-brett-larson-mn-gophers-mens-coaching-hire/

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 4/10/2026 8:48:13 AM

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BREAKING: 05-born defenseman Axel Lofgren has flipped his college commitment from UMass to Minnesota.

6-foot-4, Sweden native has 33 points (10 G, 25A) in 56 games with the Fargo Force (USHL) this season.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/17/2026 1:30:34 PM

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I got my first chance to watch this year's installment of Gopher hocky and all I can say is, this years team is a total mess right now. UMD beat them so badly I could only watch the first 2 periods. For a team that is supposed to have high end skill and speed they made UMD look like a pro team the way they got beat to every puck and lost every board battle. Jimmy Clark and Pahlssen were smart to bale in the portal....this team will most likely have a worse record than last year.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/19/2026 7:53:08 AM

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I got my first chance to watch this year's installment of Gopher hocky and all I can say is, this years team is a total mess right now. UMD beat them so badly I could only watch the first 2 periods. For a team that is supposed to have high end skill and speed they made UMD look like a pro team the way they got beat to every puck and lost every board battle. Jimmy Clark and Pahlssen were smart to bale in the portal....this team will most likely have a worse record than last year.

You have to give them a little time to work it out....the 2nd game against UMD was better.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/19/2026 9:29:08 AM

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I got my first chance to watch this year's installment of Gopher hocky and all I can say is, this years team is a total mess right now. UMD beat them so badly I could only watch the first 2 periods. For a team that is supposed to have high end skill and speed they made UMD look like a pro team the way they got beat to every puck and lost every board battle. Jimmy Clark and Pahlssen were smart to bale in the portal....this team will most likely have a worse record than last year.

You have to give them a little time to work it out....the 2nd game against UMD was better.

You're right, they did a much better job of representing on Saturday. With a bunch of draft picks on the roster I think they just expect to step on the ice and be good, but are finding out it also requires some work and grit. For all talk by Larson talking about playing with grit we finally saw a little but had to settle for a tie... A long ways to go before they are up to Gopher standards.
I won't be surprised if we see another ass kicking at the hands of UND in our house this weekend.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/25/2026 6:45:11 AM

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Boy was I wrong about this series. It was a couple of teams going after each other for the entire game 2 days in a row with very little ice for either team to operate. Gophers winning 5-3 both nights and looking more like the high end team they look like on paper. You can tell there are still guys getting their feet under them, but they are getting much better than their showings the first few games of the season. With all of the speed and skill this team has it should be a fun season of Gopher hockey to watch. If they keep the foot on the gas like this last weekend they will be fine.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/29/2026 10:17:03 AM

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Boy was I wrong about this series. It was a couple of teams going after each other for the entire game 2 days in a row with very little ice for either team to operate. Gophers winning 5-3 both nights and looking more like the high end team they look like on paper. You can tell there are still guys getting their feet under them, but they are getting much better than their showings the first few games of the season. With all of the speed and skill this team has it should be a fun season of Gopher hockey to watch. If they keep the foot on the gas like this last weekend they will be fine.

Did you just do a 360?

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/29/2026 10:38:36 AM

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Boy was I wrong about this series. It was a couple of teams going after each other for the entire game 2 days in a row with very little ice for either team to operate. Gophers winning 5-3 both nights and looking more like the high end team they look like on paper. You can tell there are still guys getting their feet under them, but they are getting much better than their showings the first few games of the season. With all of the speed and skill this team has it should be a fun season of Gopher hockey to watch. If they keep the foot on the gas like this last weekend they will be fine.

Did you just do a 360?

That would be a 180.

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RE: Gopher Hockey - 10/29/2026 10:52:04 AM

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Boy was I wrong about this series. It was a couple of teams going after each other for the entire game 2 days in a row with very little ice for either team to operate. Gophers winning 5-3 both nights and looking more like the high end team they look like on paper. You can tell there are still guys getting their feet under them, but they are getting much better than their showings the first few games of the season. With all of the speed and skill this team has it should be a fun season of Gopher hockey to watch. If they keep the foot on the gas like this last weekend they will be fine.

Did you just do a 360?

That would be a 180.

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