MINNEAPOLIS — Let’s not beat around the bush.
There’s a good chance that the University of Minnesota Gophers hockey team won’t be the same squad next season.
The Maroon and Gold are going to feel the absence of Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild) and Jackson LaCombe (Anaheim Ducks) on the blueline after they both signed NHL contracts. The departure of Matthew Knies to the Toronto Maple Leafs is just as big of a loss.
But what the Gophers do have though is depth at both forward and defense. That was on display all season and especially in the postseason.