In our preview of the West Region Final between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Minnesota State Mavericks we had five keys to the game for the Gophers. Well, they went 0-5 and the Mavericks took advantage defeating Minnesota 4-0 to end the Gophers season. Minnesota State advances to their first ever Frozen Four and will play St. Cloud State guaranteeing one Minnesota school a chance to play for their first NCAA Championship. The 100th year of Gopher Hockey goes out with a whimper.
The Gophers came out flat and the Mavericks came out flying as expected.