Oct. 2, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) -- Gopher Hockey head coach
Don Lucia met with the media on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to discuss the upcoming season -- his 16th with the Maroon & Gold. The 94th season of Gopher Hockey will see the Maroon & Gold look to defend the inaugural Big Ten regular-season conference title. Minnesota has won three-straight regular-season crowns entering the 2014-15 campaign and has reached the NCAA Frozen Four in two of the last three seasons including a national runner-up finish last year in Philadelphia. Minnesota opens the season with an exhibition game against the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology at Mariucci Arena on Oct. 4.