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Gopher Alums Set for NHL Opening Night
10/12/2021 8:03:00 AM | Men's Hockey
Eighteen Gopher Hockey alums are currently on NHL rosters.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2021-22 NHL season gets underway on Tuesday night with 19 Gopher men's hockey alums currently on opening night rosters.
Among the Pride on Ice products is 2021 First Team All-American Sampo Ranta, who made his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche during last year's Stanley Cup playoffs and will now start his rookie season with the NHL club...Six Gophers alums will start the 2021-22 season with new organizations...Minnesota's 22 NHL alumni last season were tied for the most in college hockey while the program's 115 all-time NHL alums are the most in NCAA history...Phil Kessel already holds program records for NHL regular-season games (1,122) and regular-season goals (391) -- this season he will chase Minnesota's record for regular-season NHL points (currently at 904 behind only Neal Broten with 923)...Blake Wheeler (981) and Alex Goligoski (924) will look to become the fifth and sixth Gopher Hockey alums to play in 1,000 career NHL regular-season games this year.
Gopher Hockey Alums on NHL Opening Night Rosters
Jake Bischoff // Vegas Golden Knights^
Nick Bjugstad // Minnesota Wild
Travis Boyd // Arizona Coyotes*
Alex Goligoski // Minnesota Wild*
Erik Haula // Boston Bruins*
Justin Holl // Toronto Maple Leafs
Erik Johnson // Colorado Avalanche
Phil Kessel // Arizona Coyotes
Nick Leddy // Detroit Red Wings*
Ryan Lindgren // New York Rangers
Casey Mittelstadt // Buffalo Sabres
Kyle Okposo // Buffalo Sabres
Rem Pitlick // Minnesota Wild*
Sampo Ranta // Colorado Avalanche
Mike Reilly // Boston Bruins
Nate Schmidt // Winnipeg Jets*
Nick Seeler // Philadelphia Flyers*
Brady Skjei // Carolina Hurricanes
Blake Wheeler // Winnipeg Jets
*First season with current team
^Injured
Among the Pride on Ice products is 2021 First Team All-American Sampo Ranta, who made his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche during last year's Stanley Cup playoffs and will now start his rookie season with the NHL club...Six Gophers alums will start the 2021-22 season with new organizations...Minnesota's 22 NHL alumni last season were tied for the most in college hockey while the program's 115 all-time NHL alums are the most in NCAA history...Phil Kessel already holds program records for NHL regular-season games (1,122) and regular-season goals (391) -- this season he will chase Minnesota's record for regular-season NHL points (currently at 904 behind only Neal Broten with 923)...Blake Wheeler (981) and Alex Goligoski (924) will look to become the fifth and sixth Gopher Hockey alums to play in 1,000 career NHL regular-season games this year.
Gopher Hockey Alums on NHL Opening Night Rosters
Jake Bischoff // Vegas Golden Knights^
Nick Bjugstad // Minnesota Wild
Travis Boyd // Arizona Coyotes*
Alex Goligoski // Minnesota Wild*
Erik Haula // Boston Bruins*
Justin Holl // Toronto Maple Leafs
Erik Johnson // Colorado Avalanche
Phil Kessel // Arizona Coyotes
Nick Leddy // Detroit Red Wings*
Ryan Lindgren // New York Rangers
Casey Mittelstadt // Buffalo Sabres
Kyle Okposo // Buffalo Sabres
Rem Pitlick // Minnesota Wild*
Sampo Ranta // Colorado Avalanche
Mike Reilly // Boston Bruins
Nate Schmidt // Winnipeg Jets*
Nick Seeler // Philadelphia Flyers*
Brady Skjei // Carolina Hurricanes
Blake Wheeler // Winnipeg Jets
*First season with current team
^Injured
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