This weekend the Golden Gophers came into WCHA play in 1st place with a 1 point lead over UMD Bulldogs. The Gophers extended that lead to 3 points as they sweep the Bemidji State Beavers while the Bulldogs earned a tie in their Saturday night game.
Saturday night was also a big night for Wild prospect Erik Haula as tallied two goals for the Gophers en route to a 4-1 victory. Both goals were goal scorers goals.