The Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey team still has a ton of fire power offensively, but will try and find some offense from their blue line this season after losing Jake Bischoff and Ryan Collins to the professional ranks this summer. Bischoff was the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year last season and led all defensemen with 32 points and 88 blocked shots. He was the best two-way defenseman the Gophers had, and it will be tough to fill his hole. He will now play in the Vegas Golden Knights organization. Collins improved greatly last season before leaving after his junior season to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.
Minnesota Hockey: 2017-2018 Season Preview-Defensemen
