On November 5th and 6th, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will face off against the Wisconsin Badgers at Mariucci Arena. Wisconsin finished runner-ups last season as they lost to Boston College in the National Championship. They will enter the season with high expectations, as will the hometown team. This is an important season for the Minnesota Gophers, as they attempt to get the program steered back in the right direction after missing the last 2 NCAA Tournaments. As always, Minnesota has highly anticipated recruiting class coming in. Mark Alt, Nick Bjugstad, Nate Condon, Erik Haula, Nate Schmidt, and possibly Seth Ambroz and Max Gardiner (might come in next year) headline another strong class for the Minnesota Gophers. The Border Battle always makes for a great atmosphere at Mariucci with both fans passionate about their programs. The games are filled with intensity, big hits, quick skating, and hard slap spots. The Minnesota Gophers will be depending on captains Jay Barriball, Mike Hoeffel, and Alex Kangas for a sweep of the Badgers.
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The gophers need to put together a solid season this year. with the frozen four at the X, they can't afford another letdown. Big year for Lucia
If the Gophers hockey team doesn't shine this year, bloggers won't be the only people screaming for Lucia's head. It might be time for him to hang it up.
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