On Friday night the University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey team hosted the Minnesota Whitecaps in a preseason exhibition game. This was the second year in a row the Gophers have played the league-less professional team and it’s a fun sneak peek into seeing how well the team is gelling before their official season starts. Frankly, there isn’t a better team around to test the Gophers’ mettle, as the Whitecaps are composed of DI alumnae; many former Gophers or national team players.
The Whitecaps came out offensively and were rewarded with the game’s first goal at 4:04. Hannah Brandt slipped into the right side of the crease and knocked the puck into an open net while her former goalie, Sidney Peters, was still on the other side.