2021 has come and gone, and 2022 is here and roaring in at a quick pace. The Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team returned from their holiday break on Sunday afternoon to defeat St. Thomas 5-2 in an exhibition game at South St. Paul’s Doug Woog Arena. They will play one additional exhibition game Monday night when they host the US Under 18 team at 3M Arena. Then, all the remaining games count. But there are plenty of questions surrounding this team as we enter 2022, some that the team will need to answer for themselves as the season heads into it’s final months, and some that may remain unanswered as we move forward, at least for a few weeks potentially.