Minnesota Golden Gopher senior goalie Alex Kangas has played his last game of the season. Kangas will undergo surgery on Friday for a torn labrum in his left hip.
It's a bitter to end to his season and, most likely, his career. Kangas has appeared in 8 games this year for the Gophers, and for Kangas to be eligible for a medical hardship waiver the Gophers would have to play a minimum of 40 games this season. With as up and down as their season has been, it could happen.
Kangas has been bothered by his hip for almost a year. There were times he was concerned if he could compete towards the end of last season because of the injury.
Kangas set single season school records for save percentage (.930) and goals against (1.98) in 2007, and also set the record for career save percentage at .912. He goes out with a 47-41 career record.
The Gophers are now, virtually, a one goalie team. Their third goalie on the roster is Jake Kremer who has never played a game in three seasons for the U. Gopher fans better hope that nothing happens to Patterson.
If you'd like to read more on this, check out Jess Meyers story on 1500espn.com.
