The No. 4 Gophers men’s hockey season-opening weekend series against Alaska will not take place after the teams agreed to reschedule their two-game set due to health and safety concerns in the Nanooks program.
Minnesota’s series w/ Alaska scheduled for Oct. 2-3 has been rescheduled for Jan. 14-15, as mutually agreed upon by both teams due to health and safety concerns in the Alaska program.
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The Gophers will now host the Nanooks at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday, Jan. 14, and Saturday, Jan. 15. Previously, the weekend served as a bye week for both programs.
Minnesota will now drop the puck for the first time next weekend when they host Mercyhurst for a two-game series, with the first game on Friday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. and the second game on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m.
