The Minnesota Gophers hockey team begins at least a three week stretch missing three of their top players this weekend when they host Michigan State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers swept the Spartans in East Lansing in January—but that was with Ben Meyers, Mathew Knies, Brock Faber and Jack LaFontaine in the lineup. All four will be gone Friday night when the teams hit the ice and it will be up to who is left to try and find a way to win both games and keep the Gophers squarely in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournament races.
Minnesota Hockey: Olympian-less Gophers Host Spartans in Must Sweep Series
