Minnesota Tears Up Robert Morris on Teddy Bear Toss Night

Gophers signaling that Kelly Pannek had scored in Minnesota’s 6-1 victory over Robert Morris.Tonight was one of the most magical nights of the regular season for the Minnesota women’s Hockey team: the Teddy Bear Toss event. While the stuffed animals would be collected after the first Gopher goal and donated to children in need as per usual, this year fans were directed to bag the toys before tossing them on the ice to preserve them better. This year’s opponent for the special event was Robert Morris, ranked 1st in the CHA, who have only played one other series against Minnesota, which was a split in October of 2008.

Gophers headed to the bench for high fives as stuffed animals rained down…