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BTN.com staff, March 14, 2014
With a 3-2 overtime victory Friday against Michigan, Minnesota clinched the outright Big Ten Championship. By virtue of taking the inaugural conference crown, the Gophers (25-4-6, 14-2-3-0 Big Ten) claimed the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament.
Junior Kyle Rau secured the win with a power-play goal 2:44 into overtime. Hudson Fasching and Travis Boyd tallied assists on Rau?s team-leading fifth game-winning goal of the season. Sophomore goalie Adam Wilcox was credited with 22 saves to earn his 23rd victory of the season.
The #Gophers are the inaugural @B1GHockey Champs! pic.twitter.com/ekvEC1U7mg
— Minnesota Men?s Hockey (@GopherHockey) March 15, 2014
The Gophers will conclude the regular season Saturday night at Michigan. Minnesota will then make its Big Ten Tournament debut at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, March 21, against the winner of Thursday?s second semifinal.
The 2014 Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament will be held March 20-22 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. Information on tickets, lodging and tournament history can be found at bigten.org.
— BigTen.org
