Joe Christensen, a 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 Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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Terriers goalie Callie Shanahan made 40 saves before the Gophers broke through after a major penalty was called with 1:38 to play.

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Gophers women’s hockey beats Boston University on Abbey Murphy’s late power-play goal

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Gophers women’s hockey beats Boston University on Abbey Murphy’s late power-play goal

Terriers goalie Callie Shanahan made 40 saves before the Gophers broke through after a major penalty was called with 1:38 to play.

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Gophers women’s hockey beats Boston University on Abbey Murphy’s late power-play goal

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