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Justen Close has been toiling in relative anonymity, but now the Gophers need him to replace All-America goalie Jack LaFontaine, who left the team for the NHL a few days ago.
Goalie Jack LaFontaine is the first Gophers player to leave for the NHL midseason in nearly 15 years, signing with the Hurricanes on Sunday.
The Gopher men's hockey team, Gopher football team, SCSU women's basketball team, Granite City Lumberjacks, NDSU Bison football team, SJU football team, and Minnesota Timberwolves all checked one in the win column on Saturday, but the Gopher women's basketball team, SCSU men's hockey team, SCSU men's basketball team, St. Cloud Norsemen, St. Cloud adapted soccer team, and Minnesota Wild all came up short. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings return home to U.S. Bank Stadium to host the NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers Sunday.
The St. Cloud Norsemen, Granite City Lumberjacks, and SCSU Huskies all notched wins on Friday night, but the Gophers and the Timberwolves came up short in their matchups. Meanwhile, the Bison, Johnnies, and Gophers are gearing up for Saturday football games, and the Minnesota Wild prepare to take the ice in Pittsburgh.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into Friday night's game at 3M Arena at Mariucci and kept up the pace throughout. The two teams meet again Saturday night in Duluth.