One of the longest running rivalries in all of college hockey returns to the ice sheet at 3M Arena at Mariucci this weekend when the #1 ranked Minnesota Gophers host the #7 ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Meetings # 301 and 302 of the series between the Gophers and Fighting Hawks are once again set to be a good test case on where exactly these teams are early in the season.
The Gophers come into the series ranked #1 in the nation after a 3-1 start. Minnesota moved up to #1 this week after previous #1 Denver was swept by UMass last weekend.