Gophers ride Kangas into playoffs

Atlanta Thrasher’s prospect Alex Kangas is gaining major media attention for his performance in net for the Golden Gophers. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune he is in the zone and “hot.”

Tom Powers at TwinCities.com (Pioneer Press) says the only reason the Gophers have made it as far as they have is the freshman goalie. “The exhausted Gophers, playing their sixth game in nine nights, lost to Denver 2-1. The score was close… because Kangas again was sharp, stopping 32 shots,” Powers writes. “He has given up just 15 goals in his past 10 games.”