Eric Vegoe
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Freelance writer and podcaster since 2008 — #GPLPodcast
#Gophers John Mittelstadt admitted that the team is very different this year compared to last year and he thinks the identiy is going be just working.
October 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
#Gophers John Mittelstadt admitted that the team is very different this year compared to last year and he thinks the identiy is going be just working.
#Gophers Leo Gruba shared this week that he's lost 10 lbs from last season and 6.5% of body fat. He said he feels faster out there and hopes it translates towards generating a little more offense this season.
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#Gophers Leo Gruba shared this week that he's lost 10 lbs from last season and 6.5% of body fat. He said he feels faster out there and hopes it translates towards generating a little more offense this season.
Motzko said the departures really hit him when filling out the pre-season all-league ballots -- 'In a normal situation he'd be writing Rinzel, Moore, Snuggerud, Kurth... but it's onto the next group of guys and we have a different look about us right now.'
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Motzko said the departures really hit him when filling out the pre-season all-league ballots -- 'In a normal situation he'd be writing Rinzel, Moore, Snuggerud, Kurth... but it's onto the next group of guys and we have a different look about us right now.'
First #GPLPodcast of the year in the books — we had Frank Mazzocco join us for a bit as he’ll be doing pxp on TV(!) this weekend, we talked about the newcomers, what the Top Twenty looks like across the country and lines for the series with Michigan Tech.
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Check it out:
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Live broadcasts of The GPL Podcast. Post game player/coach interviews from the University of Minnesota Men's Hockey team. As well as weekly media availability interviews.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
First #GPLPodcast of the year in the books — we had Frank Mazzocco join us for a bit as he’ll be doing pxp on TV(!) this weekend, we talked about the newcomers, what the Top Twenty looks like across the country and lines for the series with Michigan Tech.
Check it out:
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Check it out:
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The last 30 seasons of Badgers men's hockey: 15 winning records, 15 losing records. Today's recruits have lived through more losing UW seasons than winning ones.
As things change around them in the B1G, the Badgers are at a crossroads.
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As things change around them in the B1G, the Badgers are at a crossroads.
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How relevant is Wisconsin men's hockey? Upcoming season could provide the answer
An unusual offseason around college hockey with the recruiting of major junior players leads the Badgers into a crossroads. Here's an analysis of where Mike Hastings' team stands.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The last 30 seasons of Badgers men's hockey: 15 winning records, 15 losing records. Today's recruits have lived through more losing UW seasons than winning ones.
As things change around them in the B1G, the Badgers are at a crossroads.
badgerextra.com/sports/hocke...
As things change around them in the B1G, the Badgers are at a crossroads.
badgerextra.com/sports/hocke...
Check out our season opening #GPLPodcast on #Gophers hockey as they get going on Friday with a series against Michigan Tech!
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Lines I've seen lately:
Lamb-Clark-Moore
Ziemer-Ludtke-Mooney
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Pritchard
Harris/Begley-Mittelstadt-Falloon
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Lines I've seen lately:
Lamb-Clark-Moore
Ziemer-Ludtke-Mooney
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Pritchard
Harris/Begley-Mittelstadt-Falloon
#288 - Season Premiere
We kicked off Season #15 of the GPL Podcast with a special guest as Frank Mazzocco joined the show! He will be calling the games on TV for the first time since 2010 this weekend and we are very excite...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Check out our season opening #GPLPodcast on #Gophers hockey as they get going on Friday with a series against Michigan Tech!
gopherpucklive.com/podcast/288-...
Lines I've seen lately:
Lamb-Clark-Moore
Ziemer-Ludtke-Mooney
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Pritchard
Harris/Begley-Mittelstadt-Falloon
gopherpucklive.com/podcast/288-...
Lines I've seen lately:
Lamb-Clark-Moore
Ziemer-Ludtke-Mooney
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Pritchard
Harris/Begley-Mittelstadt-Falloon
We are about an hour away from going live for the #GPLPodcast #288 Season 15 Premiere www.youtube.com/live/eyudkfu... via @YouTube
Join us in the chat to talk #Gophers Hockey!
Join us in the chat to talk #Gophers Hockey!
Live #GPLPodcast #288 Season 15 Premiere
We'll preview the season and the home series with Michigan Tech!
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October 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We are about an hour away from going live for the #GPLPodcast #288 Season 15 Premiere www.youtube.com/live/eyudkfu... via @YouTube
Join us in the chat to talk #Gophers Hockey!
Join us in the chat to talk #Gophers Hockey!
It was hard to tell if #Gophers coach Bob Motzko was more excited coaching his team's first official practice or seeing #Vikings JJ McCarthy take his first snap against Chicago yesterday, but here are a couple takeaways from 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It was hard to tell if #Gophers coach Bob Motzko was more excited coaching his team's first official practice or seeing #Vikings JJ McCarthy take his first snap against Chicago yesterday, but here are a couple takeaways from 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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Join us tonight at 9:30 as we pour one out for the 24-25 season. Join the chat to let us know your questions/thoughts or send #GPLPodcast a note here.
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Live #GPLPodcast #287 Season Finale
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April 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Join us tonight at 9:30 as we pour one out for the 24-25 season. Join the chat to let us know your questions/thoughts or send #GPLPodcast a note here.
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Critical goal scored by Connor Kurth making it 3-1 14:07 into the second period. Jimmy Clark made a pass out of the corner to Kurth on the far side of the crease, Kurth dragged it back across the grain and tucked it home for his 18th goal of the season.
March 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Critical goal scored by Connor Kurth making it 3-1 14:07 into the second period. Jimmy Clark made a pass out of the corner to Kurth on the far side of the crease, Kurth dragged it back across the grain and tucked it home for his 18th goal of the season.
Key here was that Rinzel and Snuggerud got some depth to the top of the circles, got enough room between them that Hrabal had to push across instead of shuffle and there was some traffic. No pressure by UMass.
Jimmy Snuggerud gives the Gophers a 1-0 lead but UMass answers 19 secs later - here's both
March 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Key here was that Rinzel and Snuggerud got some depth to the top of the circles, got enough room between them that Hrabal had to push across instead of shuffle and there was some traffic. No pressure by UMass.
Minnesota without Huglen doesn't have any righty centers going tonight -- expect to see Matthew Wood and Brody Lamb take draws every once in a while when it's an advantage.
March 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Minnesota without Huglen doesn't have any righty centers going tonight -- expect to see Matthew Wood and Brody Lamb take draws every once in a while when it's an advantage.
We've got puck drop for #Gophers around 8:41 PM tonight from Fargo after the double overtime win for Western Michigan. Minnesota can't fall into the trap of trying to stickhandle through UMass tonight during the first period. Both teams will have rust to shake off though.
March 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
We've got puck drop for #Gophers around 8:41 PM tonight from Fargo after the double overtime win for Western Michigan. Minnesota can't fall into the trap of trying to stickhandle through UMass tonight during the first period. Both teams will have rust to shake off though.
#Gophers Bob Motzko said traffic and throwing pucks on goal is key tomorrow, but highlighted that 'their ground game has to find a way to get itself going quickly tomorrow so we get the feel, get the blood flowing and get the intensity going in our game.'
March 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#Gophers Bob Motzko said traffic and throwing pucks on goal is key tomorrow, but highlighted that 'their ground game has to find a way to get itself going quickly tomorrow so we get the feel, get the blood flowing and get the intensity going in our game.'
Mason Nevers told Oliver Moore that he couldn't remember if the seats were black or not from his last trip to Fargo because so many #Gophers fans made the trip filling the building with Maroon and White.
March 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Mason Nevers told Oliver Moore that he couldn't remember if the seats were black or not from his last trip to Fargo because so many #Gophers fans made the trip filling the building with Maroon and White.
#Gophers Sam Rinzel said that his team is fast, but they need to do the right things like, getting pucks in deep, being hard nosed and being hard to play against, "that's when our skill comes out."
March 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#Gophers Sam Rinzel said that his team is fast, but they need to do the right things like, getting pucks in deep, being hard nosed and being hard to play against, "that's when our skill comes out."
Mike Koster said this week that everything gets really hard this time of the year and a lot of goals comer right around the net.
"They're just greasy, gritty goals. You've got to put the work in and let your talent come out."
"They're just greasy, gritty goals. You've got to put the work in and let your talent come out."
March 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Mike Koster said this week that everything gets really hard this time of the year and a lot of goals comer right around the net.
"They're just greasy, gritty goals. You've got to put the work in and let your talent come out."
"They're just greasy, gritty goals. You've got to put the work in and let your talent come out."
Bob Motzko said this week that his team can't shoot themselves in the foot early in the game.
"You have to be cautious, but you've got to play your game and your top guys have to feel it."
"You have to be cautious, but you've got to play your game and your top guys have to feel it."
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Bob Motzko said this week that his team can't shoot themselves in the foot early in the game.
"You have to be cautious, but you've got to play your game and your top guys have to feel it."
"You have to be cautious, but you've got to play your game and your top guys have to feel it."
#GPLPodcast has had a bit of a break just like #Gophers men's hockey, but we're back tonight at 9:30 PM. We've got Mike Carman on the show tonight to get you prepped for Fargo and UMass. Let us know what you want us to cover and/or join the chat live.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#GPLPodcast has had a bit of a break just like #Gophers men's hockey, but we're back tonight at 9:30 PM. We've got Mike Carman on the show tonight to get you prepped for Fargo and UMass. Let us know what you want us to cover and/or join the chat live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qzX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qzX...
No #Gophers hockey this weekend, but we had a therapy session with Pat Micheletti this week on the #GPLPodcast.
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Also the beer of the week was a fitting choice that fans might want to crack open if they're still raging furious over the week.
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Also the beer of the week was a fitting choice that fans might want to crack open if they're still raging furious over the week.
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
No #Gophers hockey this weekend, but we had a therapy session with Pat Micheletti this week on the #GPLPodcast.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
youtu.be/j6y5216P2Dg
Also the beer of the week was a fitting choice that fans might want to crack open if they're still raging furious over the week.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
youtu.be/j6y5216P2Dg
Also the beer of the week was a fitting choice that fans might want to crack open if they're still raging furious over the week.
Mason Nevers on #Gophers Big Ten Tourney run ending: It's our last lesson. There's no more lessons now. So you just got to learn from it. We've got to wear it as a team, as a group together, like we've been doing all year and come out ready in two weeks to compete for the big one.
March 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Mason Nevers on #Gophers Big Ten Tourney run ending: It's our last lesson. There's no more lessons now. So you just got to learn from it. We've got to wear it as a team, as a group together, like we've been doing all year and come out ready in two weeks to compete for the big one.
Motzko on playing frustrated: You press versus just playing. It's been one of our things this year. When you press, it gets hard. It's when you miss the net. You should shoot and you pass. You should pass and you shoot. It kind of gets in your head a little bit.
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Motzko on playing frustrated: You press versus just playing. It's been one of our things this year. When you press, it gets hard. It's when you miss the net. You should shoot and you pass. You should pass and you shoot. It kind of gets in your head a little bit.
#Gophers Bob Motzko after loss tonight to Notre Dame: When we get into NCAA play, you can't make the mistakes we made to get down 2-0. We were doing fine, we were pretty much in control of what we wanted to do, and we made two system mistakes and then we're chasing the game.
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#Gophers Bob Motzko after loss tonight to Notre Dame: When we get into NCAA play, you can't make the mistakes we made to get down 2-0. We were doing fine, we were pretty much in control of what we wanted to do, and we made two system mistakes and then we're chasing the game.
We will get a game three at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Sunday as the #Gophers close this one out to win 4-2 with an ENG goal by Brodie Ziemer. Nice possession plays by Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud to create the opportunity for Ziemer -- no panic with the puck.
March 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
We will get a game three at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Sunday as the #Gophers close this one out to win 4-2 with an ENG goal by Brodie Ziemer. Nice possession plays by Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud to create the opportunity for Ziemer -- no panic with the puck.
Matthew Wood gets his 16th goal of the season by beating his check to a loose puck in front of the Notre Dame goal, putting it top shelf and extending the #Gophers lead to 3-1. The grade A chances have been a little rare tonight, but Minnesota gets two and converts them both.
March 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Matthew Wood gets his 16th goal of the season by beating his check to a loose puck in front of the Notre Dame goal, putting it top shelf and extending the #Gophers lead to 3-1. The grade A chances have been a little rare tonight, but Minnesota gets two and converts them both.