Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey

The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. They are members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey. The Golden Gophers have won five NCAA national championships, in 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002 and 2003. The team also shared the 1929 National Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship with Yale. and captured the national Amateur Athletic Union (AUU) championship for amateur hockey in 1940. Under current head coach Don Lucia, the Gophers have earned a spot in the NCAA tournament in eight of the last nine seasons, including five number 1 seeds and three appearances in the Frozen Four. The team's main rivalries are with the University of Wisconsin and the University of North Dakota, although several other schools claim Minnesota as their archrival.
For much of the team's recent history, there has been a strong recruiting emphasis on Minnesota-born high school and junior hockey players, as opposed to out-of-state, Canadian, or European players. In fact, under coach Doug Woog, every single recruit grew up playing hockey in Minnesota. This practice has been a source of pride for the team and its fans, because it can claim that its success is the result of home-grown talent.
==Team history==
===Arenas===
*Lexington Park (1921-1922)
*Minnesota State Fairgrounds St. Paul Hippodrome (1922–1934)
*St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally)
*Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena)
*Williams Arena/Old Mariucci Arena (1950–1993)
*Mariucci Arena (1993–present)
==Season-by-season results==
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Golden Gophers. For the full season-by-season history, see Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey seasons
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
Records as of March 29, 2008.
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	Finish 	Playoffs
2005–06	41	27	9 	5	1st, WCHA	Lost in NCAA First Round, 3–4 (OT) (Holy Cross)
2006–07	44	31	10	3	1st, WCHA	Won WCHA Playoffs, 3–2 (OT) (North Dakota)Lost in NCAA Quarterfinals, 2–3 (OT) (North Dakota)
2007–08	45	19	13	9	7th, WCHA	Lost in NCAA First Round, 2–5 (Boston College)
2008–09	37	17	13	7	5th, WCHA	
2009–10	39	18	19	2	7th, WCHA	
===Records by opponent===
Conference opponents
Opponent 	GP 	W-L-T 	Win %	First meeting 	Last meeting
Alaska-Anchorage	72 	49–16–7 	0.729	5–1 WDecember 21, 1986 	1–2 LJanuary 30, 2010
Bemidji State 	8 	7–1–0 	0.875	9–3 WOctober 14, 2000 	2–6 LNovember 15, 2009
Colorado College	249	158–84–7 	0.649	8–3 WFebruary 28, 1947 	7–4 WFebruary 20, 2010
Denver 	171	92–69–12 	0.573	10–4 WJanuary 1, 1951 	1–5 LFebruary 13, 2010
Michigan Tech 	260	168–77–15 	0.675	3–3 TFebruary 13, 1922 	3–2 WDecember 12, 2009
Minnesota-Duluth	212	128–71–13 	0.634	14–2 WDecember 13, 1952	0–3 LFebruary 27, 2010
Minnesota State 	41 	29–6–6 	0.780	6–2 WJanuary 2, 1998 	6–2 WDecember 5, 2009
Nebraska-Omaha 	3 	1–2–0 	0.333	7–3 WOctober 11, 2003 	2–4 LOctober 16, 2010
North Dakota 	281	140–127–14	0.523	6–1 WFebruary 4, 1930 	1–4 LMarch 14, 2010
St. Cloud State 	85 	48–25–12 	0.635	6–0 WOctober 3, 1987 	1–4 LJanuary 23, 2010
Wisconsin 	253	151–84–18 	0.632	3–0 WJanuary 20, 1922 	6–1 WMarch 7, 2010
Major non-conference opponents
Opponent 	GP 	W-L-T 	Win %	First meeting 	Last meeting
Boston College 	27 	14–11–2 	0.556	14–1 WMarch 11, 1954 	2–5 LMarch 29, 2008
Boston University 	26 	11–13–2 	0.462	4–2 WDecember 20, 1963	1–2 LJanuary 3, 2005
ˠMichigan 	259	126–118–15	0.515	2–0 WJanuary 22, 1923 	0–6 LNovember 27, 2009
ˠMichigan State 	153	101–41–11 	0.696	2–0 WFebruary 19, 1926	2–1 WNovember 28, 2009
ˠNorthern Michigan	57 	32–18–7 	0.623	3–4 LMarch 22, 1980 	2–4 LJanuary 3, 2010
ˠNotre Dame 	37 	22–12–3 	0.635	2–0 WFebruary 9, 1925 	5–2 WMarch 27, 2004
ˠ Denotes former conference opponent.
==Franchise records==
===Career===
*Most goals in a career: John Mayasich, 144 (1951–55)
*Most assists in a career: Larry Olimb, 159 (1988–92)
*Most points in a career: John Mayasich, 298 (1951–55)
*Most penalty minutes in a career: Matt DeMarchi, 473 (1999–03)
*Most points in a career, defenseman: Todd Richards, 158 (1985–89)
*Most wins in a career, Kellen Briggs, 84 (2003–07)
*Most shutouts in a career, Kellen Briggs, 11 (2003–07)
===Season===
Players
*Most goals in a season: Tim Harrer, 53 (1979–80)
*Most assists in a season: Aaron Broten, 59 (1980–81)
*Most points in a season: Aaron Broten, 106 (1980–81)
*Most penalty minutes in a season: Pat Micheletti, 154 (1984–85)
*Most points in a season, defenseman: Mike Crowley, 63 (1995–96)
*Most points in a season, rookie: Aaron Broten, 72 (1979–80)
*Most wins in a season:
*Most shutouts in a season: Robb Stauber, 5 (1987–88)
*Most power play goals in a season (since 1975): Tim Harrer, 27 (1979–80)
Team (since 1950)
*Most wins in a season: 35 (1985–86)
*Most WCHA wins in a season: 28 (1987–88)
*Most overtime games in a season: 16 (2007–08)
*Longest overall unbeaten streak: 22 (10/13/2006–1/12/2007)
===Game===
Player
*Most goals in a game: John Mayasich, 6 (vs Winnipeg, 12/10/1954)
*Most assists in a game: 11 players, 5 (last time: Gino Guyer vs Mercyhurst, 3/27/2003)
*Most points in a game: John Mayasich, 8 (at Michigan, 1/14/1955)
*Most penalty minutes in a game: Mike Crupi, 27 (at Michigan, 1/13/1967)
Team
*Most goals in a game: 16 (at Brown, 12/21/1979 & at Maine, 1/4/1986)
*Most goals in a period: 8 (at Michigan, 1/5/1979 & at CC, 3/1/1947)
*Most assists in a period: 14 (vs Maine, 1/4/1986)
*Most penalty minutes in a game: 109 (at UMD, 3/14/1998)
*Most penalty minutes in a period: 81 (at UMD, 3/14/1998)
==Players==
===Current roster===
===Honored members===
Retired Numbers: The Gophers have retired only one number. On November 15, 1998, the team retired John Mayasich's number 8. Mayasich, a two-time All-American, played four seasons with the Gophers (1951–1955) and holds team records for goals and points scored both in a game and for a career. Despite playing as a member of the silver medal 1956 and gold medal 1960 Winter Olympic U.S. hockey teams, he never played professionally.
Hobey Baker Award: Four players from the University of Minnesota have won the Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to "the outstanding collegiate hockey player in the United States." Neal Broten (1978–1981) became the award's first recipient in 1981. Robb Stauber (1986–1989) won the award as a sophomore in 1988, becoming the first goaltender to be so honored. Brian Bonin (1992–1996) won the award in 1996 after nearly winning it the previous season. In 2002, Jordan Leopold (1998–2002) became the first University of Minnesota player to win both the Hobey Baker Award and an NCAA Championship in the same season.
==Coaches==
===All-time coaching records===
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
1921–22 	I. D. MacDonald 	1 	6–3–1 	.650
1922–30 	Emil Iverson 	8 	82–20–11 	.761
1930–35 	Frank Pond* 	5 	46–24–4 	.649
1935–47 	Larry Armstrong 	12 	125–54–10 	.691
1947–52 	Doc Romnes 	5 	53–59–0 	.473
1952–55, 56–66	John Mariucci* 	13 	197–138–18 	.584
1955–56 	Marsh Ryman* (interim) 	1 	16–12–1 	.569
1966–71 	Glen Sonmor 	4.5 	77–80–6 	.510
1971–72 	Ken Yackel* (interim) 	0.5 	7–17–0 	.250
1972–79 	Herb Brooks* 	7 	167–97–18 	.624
1979–85 	Brad Buetow* 	6 	171–75–8 	.689
1985–99 	Doug Woog* 	14 	390–187–40 	.663
1996 	Mike Guentzel* (interim)	— 	1–1–0 	.500
1999–present 	Don Lucia 	9 	224–98–29 	.679
Totals 	14 coaches 	86 seasons	1561–867–146	.635
Note: (*) indicates former Gophers player
In their eighty-five season history, the Gophers have had a total of fourteen head coaches, including three interim coaches. John Mariucci took a one-year leave of absence during the 1955–1956 season to serve as head coach of the U.S. men's hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. Halfway through the 1971–1972 season, Glen Sonmor left the Gophers to become the general manager and head coach for the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association. Doug Woog was suspended for two games during the 1996–1997 season for concealing an illegal payment to a former player after his scholarship ended. During this time, assistant head coach Mike Guentzel served as the team's head coach.
In 2009, Assistant Coach John Hill coached 2 games while Don Lucia was out for medical reasons.
==References==
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