For the fifth-straight year, the Minnesota men’s hockey team will send three players to the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-20 World Junior championships.
After losing to Michigan 6-3 last Friday, Minnesota men’s hockey captain Ryan Stoa said the hard part about being the top team in the country wasn’t getting there, but staying there.
After starting the season with a 12-game unbeaten streak, the Minnesota men’s hockey team has a new record — one that will likely cause them to drop off the perch of the national polls:
Three games, zero wins.
Despite losing its first game of the season in Saturday night’s 4-0 shutout against Denver, the Minnesota men’s hockey team retained its No. 1 ranking in both national polls.
The 6-foot, 150-pounder became the first athlete in school history to earn All-American honors three times with a 17th-place finish in his last national competition.
