The Minnesota Gophers will open play in the 2022 WCHA Frozen Faceoff at Ridder Arena on Saturday looking to win the conference tournament for the first time in four seasons. The Gophers have already hung one banner this season and will need to get through Minnesota-Duluth and then either Wisconsin or Ohio State if they want to hang a second. With three of the top four teams and four of the top 7 teams in the nation at Ridder Arena this weekend the tournament is poised to be one of the nation’s best. The results from this weekend’s games will have far reaching implications on the NCAA seedings and pairings when they are announced Sunday night.