Minnesota Hockey: The "HOME OPENER MEGA OPEN THREAD"

I'll be honest, this whole OPEN THREAD sort of snuck up on me. All of a sudden I realized "HOLY CRAP SELF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S HOCKEY GAMES AT TONIGHT MEANS WE NEED TO GET THE FIRST OPEN THREAD OF THE SEASON READY THAT REALLY SNUCK UP ON US DIDN'T IT I DON'T THINK THE WARM WEATHER IS HELPING US THINK HOCKEY RIGHT NOW." That's right, I talk to myself by having run on convos at full volume inside my head. It's amazeballs.

Anyway, here are all the important details you'll need to enjoy tonight's games...

GOPHER WOMEN'S GAME

THE BASICS

When and Where:

6:07 PM CST; Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Media:

Internet:

- Video Stream (REQUIRES GOPHER ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION)

- Audio Stream (FREE)

- Live Stats (FREE)

- Live Blog (FREE)

- Twitter Updates via the official @MNWomensHockey account

Things To Know

- Why you should be in Ridder tonight.

- National Title banner is going up.

- BETTER DEAD THAN RED!

- Matchup between two excellent teams that will lead to some great hockey.

- Free admission for students.

THE ENEMY

Enemy Blog: Bucky's 5th Quarter

National Ranking: #4 in the country

Last Season:

Swept by the Gophers (duh!).

2013 Season To Date:

2-0 Overall, 2-0 WCHA following last weekend's sweep of MSU Mankato.

GOPHER MEN'S GAME

THE BASICS

When and Where:

7:10 PM CST; Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Media:

TV: FOX Sports North

Radio: ESPN 1500 (or the ESPN 1500 app for your smartphone or tablet)

Internet:

- Live Stats (FREE)

- Live Blog (FREE)

Things To Know

- The student section has sweet new shirts!

THE ENEMY

National Ranking: BWAHAHAHA!

2013 Season To Date:

First game.

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