After another season where the Minnesota Golden Gophers missed the NCAA Tournament when the Frozen Four was held in its own backyard, Mark Coyle decided it was time to make a change. Don Lucia is out, and Bob Motzko is in. The Motzko Era officially begins Saturday night when Minnesota takes on the team that edged it out by 0.001 points in the Pairwise to qualify for the NCAA Tournament last spring. Of course as we all know now, that team was the UMD Bulldogs and they would run the table and win their second NCAA title, both coming at the Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota Hockey: 2018-19 Season Preview
