Season Over for Gophers Top Scorer

Minneapolis - The Minnesota men's hockey team will be without its most accomplished scorer for the rest of the season.

The school says senior Jay Barriball (BARE-ih-ball) will have season-ending knee surgery on Friday. Barriball was injured during practice on Tuesday.

Barriball has two goals and two assists this season and scored his 100th career point in a win over Alaska-Anchorage last week. He has 43 more career points than any other Gopher on the current roster.

The former Holy Angels star is eligible for a medical redshirt. That leaves open the possibility that he could return next season.

The Gophers host rival Wisconsin this weekend.

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U of M Press Release

Barriball to Undergo Season-Ending Knee Surgery

Minnesota senior Jay Barriball will undergo season-ending surgery on Friday to repair a knee injury suffered in practice on Tuesday.

Barriball has played in five of the Gophers’ six games this season, making him eligible for a medical redshirt and the opportunity to return to the team for the 2010-11 season.

The Prior Lake, Minn. native and Academy of Holy Angels graduate scored his 100th career point in the Gophers’ victory over Alaska Anchorage on Friday. He has two goals and two assists this season and 39 goals and 63 assists in 124 career games. Barriball has 43 more career points than any other current player on the Gophers’ roster.

Barriball will have his surgery on Friday morning and the Gophers will take the ice that night at Wisconsin for a 7 p.m. faceoff.