Gopher Men's Hockey Player Profile: Ben Marshall

Meet Ben Marshall, a defenseman for the Minnesota Gophers.

Ben Marshall is from Mahtomedi, Minnesota where he played high school hockey under Jeff Poeschl. Marshall also played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL in 2010-11.

Ben Marshall earned his first team all-state honors in 2010. Marshall received honorable mention for the AP Minnesota High School Hockey All-State Team in 2009.

Marshall came to the Minnesota Gophers Hockey team for his freshman season in 2010-11.

Join Ben Marshall and the Minnesota Gophers at Mariucci Arena.

Gopher Men's Hockey Player Profile: Chris Student

Meet Chris Student, a defenseman for the Minnesota Gophers.

Chris Student is from Edina, Minnesota and attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school.

In high school, Student played for Waterloo of the USHL in 2008-09 under coach P.K. O'Handley. Student scored two goals, 16 points and had the third-highest plus-minus among USHL defensemen.

For Student's 2009-10 freshman season, Student tallied two assists in 24 games for Northeastern.

Student missed the 2010-11 sophomore season due to NCAA transfer regulations.

Student joined the Minnesota Gophers hockey team for the 2011-12 season. Join Chris Student and the Minnesota Gophers this season at Mariucci Arena.

Gophers Head to Tampa Bay Times Forum

Erik Haula scored his 20th goal of the season, while Taylor Matson added a goal and assist as Minnesota (No. 2) beat top-seed North Dakota 5-2 to win the NCAA West Regional on Sunday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota joins Boston College, Union College and Ferris State University in the NCAA Frozen Four. The games take place next week at the Tampa Bay Times Forum (not at Mariucci, unfortunately).

Gophers End Friday Skid

The Minnesota Gophers broke their Friday night losing streak with a win over St. Cloud State. The win will hopefully break the 'Friday night curse'.

Senior winger Jake Hansen scored the first goal and set up the second as the Gophers beat the Huskies 2-1 at Mariucci Arena before an announced crowd of 10,088.

The victory expanded Minnesota's lead over the Bulldogs, who tied 4-4 with Michigan Tech, in the WCHA race to three points.

The No. 3 rated Gophers came into this home-and-home series with the Huskies 1-5 on Fridays against their past six WCHA opponents.