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Notre Dame Hockey: Minnesota Series Preview
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team is drawing close to the end of the regular season with their final two home games of the season this weekend. As they honor the seniors on the team Notre Dame will be wearing green jerseys and playing the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Notre Dame is playing for tournament seeding, with their final four games going a long way to determining their chances.
Where, When, How to Watch
- Where: Compton Family Ice Arena, Notre Dame, IN
- When: Friday February 16, 7:30pm ET; Saturday February 17, 6:00pm ET
- How to Watch: Both games streaming on Peacock
After two losses last weekend Notre Dame has all but lost their chance to qualify for the NCAA tournament based on ranking. Sitting #21 in the pairwise rankings they just don’t have the opportunities left to move up. That means their chances rely on the Big Ten automatic bid. The Irish are currently fourth in the Big Ten behind Minnesota but they trail the Gophers by eight points. Fourth place would get Notre Dame a home series in the first round of the Big Ten tournament but things are tight with the Michigan Wolverines trailing Notre Dame by just two points with two games in hand. A home series would set the Irish up to start a run but it won’t be an easy few weeks.
If Notre Dame does make a run in the postseason it will come on the back of goaltender Ryan Bischel. Bischel has been one of the nation’s top netminders this season and was recently named a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award, given to the country’s best goalkeeper. Bischel has played all 30 games for the Irish this season and leads the country with 920 saves in 1,800 minutes played. His .927 save percentage is fourth in the country and he owns a 2.46 GAA and 14-14-2 record.
Back in November Notre Dame and Minnesota played to a series split in Minneapolis. Each team won a game with the winning team scoring four goals in both games. Notre Dame is a different team than they were back then though as they’ve continued to grow a supporting cast of young contributors around the veteran core. Players like Patrick Moynihan, Danny Nelson, and Cole Knuble have become big time contributors to the offense with all three freshmen among the team leaders in points. Minnesota is also an improved team with goaltender Justen Close possibly the best example of that. After some high numbers earlier in the season Close has allowed only 3 goals in the last 5 games total with no more than a single goal in any of those games. He’s only lost 2 games in 2024 as compared to 8 wins, beating him is going to be a challenge that the Irish will need to overcome.
Prediction
Notre Dame is playing on home ice which has gone a long way this season with a 12-7 record. With Michigan on the road next week they will need to take both games against Minnesota to set themselves up for the conference tournament. The more likely outcome against a strong conference opponent is a split but the Irish need all the wins they can get right now.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO News) – Vance Boelter, the man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, is set to be sentenced on federal charges later this summer.
According to court documents, the sentencing date is set for July 23 at 10 a.m. at the Minneapolis federal courthouse.
Earlier this month, Boelter, 58, changed his plea to guilty on six counts against him in the June 14, 2025 lawmaker shootings as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.
Under the terms of the plea deal, Boelter’s recommended sentence will be two consecutive life terms followed by 40 years. The judge approved the plea deal and ordered an expedited sentencing.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it would not seek the death penalty against Boelter, which, according to a letter from U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, was part of the proposed plea agreement.
In his guilty plea, Boelter admitted to fatally shooting the Hortmans, wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and attempting to shoot their daughter, Hope. The shootings prompted a massive manhunt that lasted 43 hours.
Following the guilty plea, theHoffman family released a statementthat said, “there is no justice when our family and our state will never truly heal.”
Boelter also faces state charges, including two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count each of felony cruelty to an animal and impersonating an officer. A guilty verdict for one of the first-degree murder charges carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office confirmed its case against him will move forward.
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The entirety of the Metro Transit Blue Line and parts of the Green Line will shut down for a few weeks this summer and be replaced by buses as crews work to swap worn track and outdated equipment.
The Blue Line will be offline from June 29 to Aug. 19. The west end of the Green Line — from West Bank to Target Field — will shut down between July 1 and July 26 and again between Aug. 16 and Aug. 19.
Metro Transit says buses will stop at or near the stations every 15 minutes. Some boarding locations will be moved to Hiawatha Avenue, and staff will help guide riders to their bus stops for the construction period.
Nearly every stop along the 22-year-old Blue Line will see improvement, Metro Transit says. The stations will be outfitted with real-time signs and shelter glass.
“We recognize that this needed maintenance work will be disruptive to riders, but once completed, the work we do this summer will help improve the customer experience for years to come,” said General Manager Lesley Kandaras.
The Green Line will be back in service for the beginning of August to accommodate summer events, such as Twins and Lynx games, the WWE Summer Slam at U.S. Bank Stadium and Noah Kahan and Ed Sheeran concerts.
We had another beautiful day across the region. Temperatures were still slightly below average. Winds will continue to be off the lake but our focus for tonight will be the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms across north-central Minnesota. The biggest threats will be hail, gusty winds and lightning.
Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening.
Strong or severe storms are not currently expected Wednesday. However, some of these pop up storms could produce some damaging winds.
A more summer-like pattern is expected for the end of the week into early next week with increasing moisture and temperatures.
Chances for storms are expected to return on Sunday and continue into the new week.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms redevelop later tonight with fog by sunrise, the low will be around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
AM Fog with afternoon showers and thunderstorms with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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