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Both Gophers hockey teams ranked No. 3 in Nov. 4 polls

The men have won six straight games and the women have rattled off four consecutive victories.
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Gophers' star Jimmy Snuggerud against Penn State.
Gophers' star Jimmy Snuggerud against Penn State. | Photo by Bjorn Franke, University of Minnesot

Gophers hockey is ranked No. 3 in the latest men's and women's USCHO.com polls.

The men ran its win streak to six with a sweep over No. 18 Penn State, beating the Nittany Lions 3-1 on Friday and 1-0 on Saturday. Overall, the Gophers are 7-1-0 overall and their strong weekend moved them up one spot from No. 4 to No. 3 in the poll.

Minnesota will travel to Madison for Big Ten games against the Wisconsin Badgers this week. Friday's game starts at 7 p.m. CT and they'll play Saturday at 6 p.m. CT.

The Gophers women's hockey team beat Bemidji State 2-1 Friday and 4-1 Saturday to extend its win streak to four. At 8-3-1 overall, they stayed at No. 3 in the poll. Minnesota is off this weekend before returning to the ice Nov. 15-16 in Duluth against UMD.

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JOE NELSON

Joe Nelson has more than 20 years of experience in Minnesota sports journalism. Nelson began his career in sports radio, working at smaller stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before moving to the highly-rated KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. While there, he produced the popular mid-morning show hosted by Minnesota Vikings play-by-play announcer Paul Allen. His time in radio laid the groundwork for his transition to sports writing in 2011. He covers the Vikings, Timberwolves, Gophers and Twins for On SI.

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