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Gophers men's hockey gets Big Ten sweep with 6-3 rout of Ohio State
To Gophers men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko, Minnesota’s three-goal victory over Ohio State on Friday night wouldn’t mean much if his team didn’t sweep the Buckeyes on Saturday.
His players got the message and adhered to their coach’s directive.
Second-period goals by Garrett Pinoniemi, Bryce Brodzinski and Rhett Pitlick broke open a scoreless game, and 24 saves from Justen Close enabled the Gophers to beat Ohio State 6-3 on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in front of a crowd of 9,594. Aaron Huglen, Jaxon Nelson and Brody Lamb added third-period goals as the Gophers won their fifth game in a row and gained three points over the weekend on first-place Michigan State in the Big Ten standings.
The Gophers (14-6-4, 7-4-3 Big Ten) posted their first conference sweep of the season and remained in fourth place in the Big Ten with 23 points, one behind third-place Notre Dame. Michigan State leads with 34 points, and Wisconsin is second with 30. Minnesota will play the Spartans and Badgers on the road over the next two weekends.
“The speed limit goes up,” Motzko said.
Brothers Joe and Jake Dunlap, plus Caden Brown, scored goals for Ohio State (9-11-4, 1-11-2). Logan Terness made 24 saves for the Buckeyes, who are in last place in the Big Ten.
The Gophers took control of the game in the second, getting goals from three different lines.
Pinoniemi, a fourth-line left winger, started it 3:14 into the period. Freshman defenseman Sam Rinzel tried to stuff the puck past Terness on a wraparound. The goalie made the save but gave up a rebound that Pinoniemi pounded home for his first goal of the season.
“It felt good,” the sophomore said. “I just went to the net and tried to keep it simple.”
Brodzinski, starting at left wing instead of his usual right wing, increased the Gophers’ lead to 2-0 at 7:21 of the second. The fifth-year senior skated the puck up the ice and into the Buckeyes’ zone, sent it to Mason Nevers, who left a drop pass that Brodzinski sniped over Terness’ left shoulder.
“I just had to get it off in a hurry,” said Brodzinski, who also had two assists.
After Joe Dunlap’s goal at 7:44, Pitlick, who had a hat trick and an assist in Friday’s 5-2 win, stretched the lead to 3-1 at 17:46 of the second. Oliver Moore won a faceoff, sending the puck between his legs back to Pitlick, who one-timed a shot for his 15th goal of the season.
“Overall, I couldn’t be more pleased with our effort throughout our entire lineup,” Motzko said. “… Our guys have confidence right now.”
Huglen made it 4-1 at 5:17 of the third period. Nelson stretched the lead to 5-1 at 9:19 with a blast from the left circle.
Goals by Jake Dunlap and Brown cut the lead to 5-3 before Lamb scored into an empty net with 34 seconds left.
After a sluggish first half of the season that left the Gophers with a 5-4-3 conference mark, the team believes it’s finding its stride.
“Our biggest stump the first half was we’d win the first game and get complacent,” Brodzinski said. “Our thing [Saturday] was to play like we lost the first game. … It was a big emphasis.”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A bird rarely seen in North America was apparently spotted in Northeast Ohio of all places recently.
A lesser frigatebird was seen flying over Sippo Lake near Canton, according to several bird enthusiasts and photographers.
A photographer named Alex Eberts was kind enough to share his photos with ABC 6. You can see them at the top of this page.
Another photographer named Austin Rice posted this photo on Instagram and shared the details of what he saw on the night of May 23 in Stark County.
If you don’t know much about the lesser frigatebird, a site called eBird.com offers this description:
The smallest of the frigatebirds, but note that the female is larger than the male. Adults are easier to identify than younger birds. Adult males are almost entirely black with a red throat and white spurs emanating outwards from the body onto the wing. Adult females have a black belly and throat, a white breast and hind collar, with similar white spurs on their sides. Juvenile and immature plumages are variable and are best separated from other frigatebirds by size when comparison is possible. Mostly silent except while breeding in oceanic islands. Strongly pelagic during non-breeding season but wind-blown or fatigued birds can be found from continental coasts.
Eberts said in his own Facebook post that the May 23 sighting in Stark County was only the seventh reported sighting of the lesser frigatebird in the contiguous United States. The bird is more likely to be seen near the Indian Ocean, the Southeast Asian seas, Northern Australia to Western and Central Pacific Ocean, according to birdsoftheworld.org.
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — Multiple police departments were responding to the report of a large fight at Boardman Park Sunday evening.
Police told our crew on the scene that they received a call around 8:30 p.m. for a large fight at the park involving over 100 people. Boardman Police Chief Todd Werth said the caller reported someone at the park may have a gun.
Due to the nature of the call, mutual aid was requested for multiple surrounding departments.
Chief Werth said officers determined an argument occurred, but there was no physical altercation. He confirmed there was no gun present.
No arrests were made and no one was injured.
People were being ushered out of the park and the park director shut down the park for the night.
Boardman Township officials say they appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement.
Dominic O’Brien contributed to this report.
Bob Chesney has done a good job at recruiting players from the 2027 high school class.
The 2027 class is Chesney’s first real recruiting class and has so far brought in one of the best in the country, ranking eighth according to 247Sports.
With 19 total commits, Chesney has brought in seven 4-star recruits, with 12 being 3-star, and some being borderline 4-star-caliber recruits who can see a rise in their rankings with a good senior season.
While Chesney has done a good job recruiting players on both the offense and defense, the quarterback has eluded him, and he is still searching for a top quarterback prospect to commit to the Bruins.
Luckily for the Bruins, they have had some success in recruiting top players. Recently, the Bruins will get a visit from Colton Nussmeier this weekend, and are now linked to one of the top committed prospects in Brady Edmunds.
Edmunds As a Prospect
Edmunds is a 4-star prospect and, according to 247Sports, the 16th-ranked quarterback and the 17th-ranked player in the state of California.
247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins describes the 6’5 “quarterback as an experienced pocket passer with a prototypical build that can drive the ball around the field. Edmunds is also capable of escaping from the pocket to pick up a first down with his legs, and is even compared to Tyler Van Dyke from SMU.
Coming from Huntington Beach, California, during his junior season, he led Huntington Beach to an 8-3 record while throwing for 2,724 yards, 32 TDs, and only two INTs on 196-for-288 passing. He also ran the ball 54 times for 147 yards and four TDs.
Ivins does think that while he is very talented, he might need a year to sit behind an experienced quarterback to learn the speed and physicality of the game. If he were to commit to UCLA, he would already have that covered, as Nico Iamaleava would have one more year of eligibility after next season.
Edmunds and UCLA
Edmunds has been off the market since 2024, when he committed to Ohio State under Chip Kelly. Since Kelley’s departure after the Buckeyes championship season, Edmunds has kept his recruitment open while still committed to Ohio State.
UCLA first offered him back in early 2024, when Deshaun Foster was the head coach, and, with Chesney as the new head coach, he has been active in Edmunds’ recruitment.
If Chesney is able to steal away a top quarterback prospect from an elite school within the same conference, it would be a massive win for the program.
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