There are only a couple of matchups in sports that make the hair on your neck stand up. For some that may be Red Sox and Yankees, Bruins and Canadiens, Bears and Packers. For college hockey fans, few matchups get their blood pumping like Minnesota and North Dakota.
In light of the Minnesota Gophers facing off against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks this weekend let’s take a look back at one of the greatest rivalries in college hockey.
In 2012 Penn State made the jump from ACHA to NCAA Division I becoming the sixth Big Ten school to have a Division I hokey program.