What’s Going On with the Vancouver Showcase?

After holding out on us for far too long, the Gophers finally relented and announced their full-season schedule on Thursday, giving us a picture of what to expect this season and who will come rolling through Williams Arena this fall. At first blush, it looks like a regular old schedule with a full Big Ten slate, a bunch of cupcakes, a couple neutral court matchups and a holiday tournament. But if you look real close, you’ll notice that the Gophers have only scheduled 30 games total. Technically, with a holiday tournament in tow, they’re allowed to have 31 total games. And in this day and age, every game counts, so you need to max out that schedule in any way possible. But, as we dig into this a little bit, the reason for the discrepancy is anything but simple.

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