The Minnesota Gophers hockey team will have eighteen alums starting the 2022-23 NHL season on an active roster when the NHL began play this week. Minnesota will have at least an additional thirteen players starting the season on AHL contracts, many who have previously seen time on an NHL roster and are only an injury or two away from being called up to the big leagues. Minnesota’s total of 18 players ranks only behind Michigan’s 21, Boston College’s 19 and is tied with Boston University’s 18.
The eighteen Gophers are split over fourteen NHL squads. Some players have been mainstays for their team, while some moved to new clubs in the off season, and one will make the roster as a rookie.