Gophers women's hockey vs. Wisconsin: How to watch on FOX 9+
FILE PHOTO: Wisconsin center Delaney Drake (10) in a face off against Minnesota center Amy Potomak (16) during a college hockey match between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers on December 3, 2021 at th
(FOX 9) - The Minnesota Gophers women's hockey team is traveling to Madison, Wisconsin, for a border battle series, which will air on FOX 9+ on Saturday.
The Gophers, ranked No. 1/2 will take on No. 3 Wisconsin on Saturday and Sunday at LaBahn Arena, with puck drop for both games at 2 p.m. Saturday's game will air locally on FOX 9+ (channel 9.2).
Minnesota, which is ranked No. 1 in the USCHO poll and No. 2 in the USA Today/USA Hockey poll, is 9-1-1 overall. The Gophers are coming off a bye week that followed their first loss of the season. Minnesota dropped a 4-1 nonconference contest against St. Cloud State on Nov. 7. Prior to the loss, Minnesota swept Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, and won one and tied one in the series against Ohio State.
Wisconsin (10-2-0) is hitting the ice after having two weekends off. The last time the Badgers played they split a road series with Minnesota Duluth.
Minnesota went 3-0-1 in the border battle series with Wisconsin last season.
WCHA games on FOX 9+
Saturday is one of several WCHA games that will be broadcast locally on FOX 9+ this season.
Here's the schedule:
- 2 p.m. Nov. 19: Minnesota Gophers at Wisconsin
- 2 p.m. Dec. 3: Minnesota Gophers at Minnesota State-Mankato
- 3 p.m. Dec. 10: Minnesota Gophers at St. Cloud State
- 2 p.m. Jan. 21, 2023: Minnesota Gophers at Bemidji State
- 3 p.m. Jan. 28, 2023: Minnesota Gophers at University of Minnesota-Duluth
- 6 p.m. Feb. 18, 2023: Minnesota Gophers at St. Thomas
- 1 p.m. March 3, 2023: Final Faceoff Semifinal 1
- 5 p.m. March 3, 2023: Final Faceoff Semifinal 2
- 2 p.m. March 4, 2023: Final Faceoff Final