Gophers captain Tyler Sheehy to miss Friday's game against Penn State with injury

Tyler Sheehy, a first-team All-America last season, is "week-to-week" with an unspecified injury, the Gophers announced ahead of Friday night's game against Penn State.

October 13, 2017 at 10:31PM
Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Tyler Sheehy (22) watches as he's unable to get a shot past Penn State Nittany Lions goaltender Chris Funkey (33) during the second period.
Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Tyler Sheehy (22) watches as he's unable to get a shot past Penn State Nittany Lions goaltender Chris Funkey (33) during the second period. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers men's hockey team will open Big Ten play against Penn State on Friday night without its top returning scorer, as Tyler Sheehy is "week-to-week" with an unspecified injury, the team announced.

Sheehy, a junior from Burnsville, is the team's captain and was a first team All-American last season with a team-high 53 points.

Last weekend, Sheehy opened the season at right wing on a line with center Tommy Novak and left wing Leon Bristedt. Freshman Brannon McManus will take over at right wing on that line Friday.

Penn State (1-1) defeated the Gophers 4-3 in double overtime in last season's Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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