The Big Ten announced its postseason men's hockey awards on Tuesday and two Gophers took home significant honors. Sophomore ...

For the third time in the past four hockey seasons, a Gophers blueliner is the top defensive player in the Big Ten. Sophomore ...

Sam Rinzel, an increasingly interesting defenseman in the Chicago Blackhawks prospect pipeline, was named the Big Ten's ...

Minnesota's Sam Rinzel was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year, headlining the 2024-25 postseason awards, it was ...

The Hawks lost 6-2 on Tuesday in goalie Spencer Knight's first rough start for the team, although the turnover-prone players ...

RInzel was announced as the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.

Minnesota’s Sam Rinzel was named the Big Ten Conference Men’s Hockey Defensive Player of the Year, headlining the 2024-25 ...

Sophomore Sam Rinzel was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and he was joined by junior Jimmy Snuggerud on the All-Big Ten first team. Rinzel is the first Gophers player to be named Big ...

Sophomore Sam Rinzel, who hails from Chanhassen and is a first-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, was named the top defender in the seven-team hockey conference on Tuesday. Current Minnesota ...

At 6'4'' and 190 lbs, Sam Rinzel has a large frame and impressive skating. When Rinzel was selected 25th overall in 2022, the expectation was that he would need a lot of time to develop.