Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey
| Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey | |
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| University | University of Minnesota |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| First season | 1921 |
| Head coach |
Don Lucia 18th year, 429–225–99 |
| Captain(s) | Tyler Sheehy |
| Alternate captain(s) | Ryan Lindgren Mike Szmatula Leon Bristedt |
| Arena |
Mariucci Arena Capacity: 10,000 Surface: 200' x 100' |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Student section | The Ice Box |
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
| Fight song | Minnesota Rouser |
| Mascot | Goldy Gopher |
| NCAA Tournament Champions | |
| 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 | |
| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
| 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 37 total appearances; last 2017 | |
| NAIA Tournament Champions | |
| 1929 (NAIA), 1940 (AAU) | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2015 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 1953, 1954, 1970, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Current uniform | |
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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 Big 10 Conference 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 (AAU) championship for amateur hockey in 1940. The Gophers are currently coached by Don Lucia. Under Don Lucia the Gophers earned a spot in the NCAA tournament in eight seasons during a nine-year time span, 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 high school and junior hockey players, as opposed to out-of-state, Canadian, or European players. This helped high school ice hockey grow in Minnesota, particularly under Hall of Famer John Mariucci, who refused to recruit players from Canada and under whom high school ice hockey grew significantly in Minnesota over tenfold, and later under coach Doug Woog, who only recruited from Minnesota.
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