2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season will be the 101st season of play for the program. They will represent the University of Minnesota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season will mark the 32nd season in the Big Ten Conference. They will be coached by Bob Motzko, in his fourth season, and play their home games at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
==Season==
On January 9, shortly after wrapping up a weekend sweep of Michigan State, the Gophers were dealt a serious blow. Their starting goaltender and co-captain, Jack LaFontaine, who had played all but 28 minutes in got for the team to that point, signed a profession contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and ended his college career.
==Departures==
Nathan Burke 	Forward 		Transferred to Bowling Green
Jack LaFontaine	Goaltender		Left mid-season (signed with Carolina Hurricanes)
Brannon McManus	Forward 		Graduate transfer to Omaha
Jared Moe 	Goaltender		Transferred to Wisconsin
Cullen Munson 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Sampo Ranta 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Scott Reedy 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with San Jose Sharks)
Robbie Stucker 	Defenseman		Transferred to Vermont
Noah Weber 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
==Recruiting==
Owen Bartoszkiewicz	Goaltender		18	Northville, MI; Joined team mid-season
Brennan Boynton 	Goaltender		21	Champlin, MN
Tristan Broz 	Forward 		18	Bloomington, MN; selected 58th overall in 2021
Grant Cruikshank 	Forward 		23	Delafield, WI; transfer from Colorado College
Aaron Huglen 	Forward 		20	Roseau, MN; selected 102nd overall in 2019
Matthew Knies 	Forward 		18	Phoenix, AZ; selected 57th overall in 2021
Chaz Lucius 	Forward 		18	Lawrence, KS; selected 18th overall in 2021
Rhett Pitlick 	Forward 		20	Chaska, MN; selected 131st overall in 2019
==Roster==
As of April 21, 2021.
==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
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 (Final)
USCHO.com	4 	4 	4 	4 	7 	5 	6 	7 	11 	11 	10 	11 	9 	8 	11 	10 	8 	7 	5 	4 	2 	2 	2 	5 	- 	
USA Today	4 	4 	4 	4 	7 	5 	8 	7 	12 	12 	11 	11 	11 	8 	11 	10 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	2 	3 	6 	4 	
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
==References==
==External links==
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