MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team wasn’t in uncharted waters when freshman Jimmy Snuggerud was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for contact to the head of Michigan Wolverines defenseman Jacob Truscott with five seconds left in the second period.
Gophers head coach Bob Motzko adjusts line combinations in practice in case an event like this happens, according to Bryce Brodzinski. In fact, they’ve already dealt with this earlier in the season when Rhett Pitlick was slapped with a 10-minute misconduct and Logan Cooley — who also received a one-game suspension — was in the box for five minutes in another game.