2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season is the 102nd season of play for the program. They represent the University of Minnesota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marks the 33rd in the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers are coached by Bob Motzko, in his fifth season, and play their home games at 3M Arena at Mariucci
==Season==
==Departures==
Brennan Boynton 	Goaltender 		Transferred to American International
Benjamin Brinkman	Defenseman 		Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Tristan Broz 	Forward 		Transferred to Denver
Grant Cruikshank 	Forward 		Graduate transfer to St. Cloud State
Matt Denman 	Defenseman 		Graduation (retired)
Chaz Lucius 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Winnipeg Jets)
Blake McLaughlin 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Anaheim Ducks)
Ben Meyers 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Jack Perbix 	Forward/Defenseman		Transferred to Western Michigan
Sam Rossini 	Defenseman 		Graduation (retired)
Jonny Sorenson 	Forward 		Transferred to Alaska
Sammy Walker 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Minnesota Wild)
Noah Weber 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
==Recruiting==
Ryan Chesley 	Defenseman		18	Mahtomedi, MN; selected 37th overall in 2022
Logan Cooley 	Forward 		18	Pittsburgh, PA; selected 3rd overall in 2022
Connor Kurth 	Forward 		19	Elk River, MN; selected 192nd overall in 2022
Brody Lamb 	Forward 		19	Rochester, MN; selected 104th overall in 2021
John Mittelstadt 	Forward 		20	Eden Prairie, MN
Luke Mittelstadt 	Defenseman		19	Eden Prairie, MN
Garrett Pinoniemi	Forward 		21	Robbinsdale, MN
Jimmy Snuggerud 	Forward 		18	Chaska, MN; selected 23rd overall in 2022
Charlie Strobel 	Forward 		21	Stillwater, MN
Cal Thomas 	Defenseman		19	Maple Grove, MN; selected 171st overall in 2021
Zach Wiese 	Goaltender		20	Owatonna, MN
==Roster==
As of August 19, 2022.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
==Goaltending statistics==
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	25 	26 	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	2 	- 	2 	2 	1 	1 	3 	1 	2 	2 	4 	3 	3 	- 	3 	2 	2 	2 	1 	1 	2 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	- 	
USA Today	2 	2 	2 	2 	1 	1 	3 	1 	2 	2 	1 	2 	2 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2 	1 	1 	2 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.
==References==
==External links==
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