2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

The 2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Don Lucia and played their home games at Mariucci Arena. This season was the second time during Lucia's tenure where all the players were from the state of Minnesota.[1]

2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season
NCAA First Round, L 2–5 vs. Boston College
Conference7th WCHA
Home iceMariucci Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#11
USCHO.com/CSTV#10
Record
Overall19–17–9
Home9–8–3
Road6–7–6
Neutral4–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachDon Lucia
Captain(s)Derek Peltier
Alternate captain(s)Mike Howe
Evan Kaufmann
Ryan Stoa
Blake Wheeler


Roster

As of March 24, 2008.[2]

Goaltenders
# State Player Catches Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
1 Jeff Frazee L Junior Burnsville, MN (Academy of Holy Angels) USNDT - NAHL
33 Alex Kangas L Freshman Rochester, MN (Rochester Century High School) Indiana - USHL
35 Brent Solei L Senior Coon Rapids, MN (Elk River High School) Fairbanks - NAHL
Defensemen
# State Player Shoots Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
2 Kevin Wehrs L Freshman Plymouth, MN (Wayzata High School) Cedar Rapids - USHL
4 Stu Bickel R Freshman Chanhassen, MN (Eden Prairie High School) Sioux Falls - USHL
5 Derek PeltierC L Senior Plymouth, MN (Robbinsdale Armstrong High School) Cedar Rapids - USHL
6 R.J. Anderson R Junior Lino Lakes, MN (Centennial High School)
20 David Fischer R Sophomore Apple Valley, MN (Apple Valley High School)
27 Brian Schack L Sophomore Lino Lakes, MN (Totino-Grace High School) Southern Minnesota - NAHL
28 Cade Fairchild L Freshman Duluth, MN (Duluth East High School) USNDT - NAHL
Forwards
# State Player Shoots Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
7 Patrick White R Freshman Grand Rapids, MN (Grand Rapids High School) Tri-City - USHL
11 Mike Hoeffel L Freshman North Oaks, MN (Hill-Murray High School) USNDT - NAHL
12 Tony Lucia L Sophomore Plymouth, MN (Wayzata High School) Omaha - USHL
13 Ben Gordon L Senior International Falls, MN (Falls High School) Lincoln - USHL
14 Justin Bostrom R Junior Vadnais Heights, MN (Mounds View High School) Sioux City - USHL
16 Mike Carman L Sophomore Apple Valley, MN (Academy of Holy Angels) USNDT - NAHL
17 Blake WheelerA R Junior Plymouth, MN (Breck School) Green Bay - USHL
19 Evan KaufmannA R Senior Plymouth, MN (Robbinsdale Armstrong High School) River City - USHL
21 Tom Pohl L Senior Red Wing, MN (Red Wing High School) Tri-City - USHL
22 Ryan Flynn R Sophomore Lino Lakes, MN (Centennial High School) USNDT - NAHL
24 Mike HoweA R Senior St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Apollo High School) River City - USHL
25 Drew Fisher L Freshman International Falls, MN (Moorhead High School) Sioux Falls - USHL
26 Jay Barriball R Sophomore Prior Lake, MN (Academy of Holy Angels) Sioux Falls - USHL
29 Ryan StoaA L Junior Bloomington, MN (Bloomington Kennedy High School) USNDT - NAHL

Junior forward Ryan Stoa suffered a knee injury during the team's October 13, 2007 win over Michigan. He missed the remainder of the season.[3] Sophomore forward Kyle Okposo left the team on December 19, 2007 to sign with the New York Islanders.[4] Senior defenseman Tom Pohl suffered a skull fracture during the team's WCHA first round playoff series with Minnesota State, ending his hockey career.[5]

Season standings

Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2007–08 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Colorado College282161439552412812113688
#4 North Dakota281873398553432811412980
#9 Denver*2816111337567412614111694
#15 Minnesota State2812124287175391916410697
#14 St. Cloud State2812124287974401916511894
#13 Wisconsin28111252768684016177114102
#12 Minnesota2891272564704519179109109
Minnesota–Duluth28914523557636131767491
Michigan Tech28915422557739142057899
Alaska–Anchorage28319612548936721881112
Championship: Denver
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Regular season

#DateOpponent#Rank#SiteScoreGoaltenderRecordPoints
1October 12*vs. RPI#6Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, MN4–3Frazee1–0–0
2October 13*vs. #9 Michigan#6Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN4–3Frazee2–0–0
3October 19@ #10 Colorado College#3World ArenaColorado Springs, CO1–3Frazee2–1–00
4October 20@ #10 Colorado College#3World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO1–2 (OT)Frazee2–2–00
5October 25*#14 Ohio State#10Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, MN3–1Frazee3–2–0
6October 26*#14 Ohio State#10Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN2–1Kangas4–2–0
7October 27*U.S. Under-18 Team (exh.)#10Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN3–1Solei4–2–0
8November 2#7 Denver#8Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN1–5Frazee4–3–00
9November 4#7 Denver#8Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN1–4Kangas4–4–00
10November 9@ Minnesota State#14Alltel CenterMankato, MN4–3Frazee5–4–02
11November 10Minnesota State#14Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN5–3Kangas6–4–04
12November 16Alaska Anchorage#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN3–0Frazee7–4–06
13November 17Alaska Anchorage#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN2–4Frazee7–5–06
14November 23*@ #6 Michigan State#15Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MI3–3 (OT)Kangas7–5–1
15November 24*@ #2 Michigan#15Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MI1–5Frazee7–6–1
16November 30Michigan TechMariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN2–3 (OT)Kangas7–7–16
17December 1Michigan TechMariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN3–1Frazee8–7–18
18December 7@ #8 North DakotaRalph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, ND2–4Frazee8–8–18
19December 8@ #8 North DakotaRalph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND4–3Kangas9–8–110
20December 29*$RIT#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN3–4Frazee9–9–1
21December 30*$Air Force#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN2–2 (OT)ĦKangas9–9–2
22January 4*Wayne State#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN5–1Solei10–9–2
23January 5*Wayne State#12Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN5–2Kangas11–9–2
24January 11#15 St. Cloud State#14Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN1–3Kangas11–10–210
25January 12@ #15 St. Cloud State#14National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MN4–4 (OT)Frazee11–10–311
26January 18@ Minnesota DuluthDuluth Entertainment Convention CenterDuluth, MN1–1 (OT)Kangas11–10–412
27January 19@ Minnesota DuluthDuluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN2–1Kangas12–10–414
28January 25@ WisconsinKohl CenterMadison, WI1–3Kangas12–11–414
29January 26@ WisconsinKohl Center • Madison, WI2–2 (OT)Kangas12–11–515
30February 1#3 North Dakota#15Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN1–2 (OT)Kangas12–12–515
31February 2#3 North Dakota#15Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN1–1 (OT)Kangas12–12–616
32February 8@ #7 DenverMagness ArenaDenver, CO1–1 (OT)Kangas12–12–717
33February 9@ #7 DenverMagness Arena • Denver, CO1–4Kangas12–13–717
34February 22#12 WisconsinMariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN4–2Kangas13–13–719
35February 23#12 WisconsinMariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN4–4 (OT)Kangas13–13–820
36February 29@ Alaska AnchorageSullivan ArenaAnchorage, AK1–1 (OT)Kangas13–13–921
37March 1@ Alaska AnchorageSullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK4–1Kangas14–13–923
38March 7Minnesota Duluth#14Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN4–1Kangas15–13–925
39March 8Minnesota Duluth#14Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN2–3Kangas15–14–925
*Non-Conference Game. IceBreaker Invitational. College Hockey Showcase. $Dodge Holiday Classic. ĦShootout Win 2–0 (4 rounds)
#Rankings from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll released prior to games.

Postseason

WCHA Playoffs

#DateOpponent#Rank#SiteScoreGoaltenderRecord
1March 14*#10 Minnesota State#15Alltel Center • Mankato, MN0–1 (2OT)Kangas15–15–9
2March 15*#10 Minnesota State#15Alltel Center • Mankato, MN2–1 (OT)Kangas16–15–9
3March 16*#10 Minnesota State#15Alltel Center • Mankato, MN3–2 (2OT)Kangas17–15–9
4March 20#8 St. Cloud State#12Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN3–2Kangas18–15–9
5March 21#2 Colorado College#12Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN2–1 (OT)Kangas19–15–9
6March 22$#6 Denver#12Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN1–2Kangas19–16–9
*WCHA First-Round (best of three). WCHA Final Five Quarterfinal. WCHA Final Five Semifinal. $WCHA Final Five Championship.
#Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll released prior to games.

NCAA Playoffs

#DateOpponent#Rank#SiteScoreGoaltenderRecord
1March 29*#7 Boston College#11DCU CenterWorcester, MA2–5Kangas19–17–9
*NCAA First-Round (Northeast Regional).
#Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll released prior to games.

Season Stats

Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Blake Wheeler3113132660
Ben Gordon3210122216
Jay Barriball313131628
Mike Hoeffel32661216
Evan Kaufmann32571246
R.J. Anderson32571224
Mike Howe2948124
David Fischer322101214

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L SO Sv% GAA
Alex Kangas181095560.9232.14
Jeff Frazee14798671.8902.93
Brent Solei160100.9661.00

Awards and records

WCHA

  • All-WCHA Third Team: Blake Wheeler
  • All-Rookie Team: Cade Fairchild

References

  1. "Minnesota vs. Ohio State Game Notes" (PDF). gophersports.com. University of Minnesota Athletic Communications. 2007-10-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  2. http://www.gophersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&KEY=&SPID=3322&SPSID=38856
  3. Deutsch, Brian (2007-10-16). "Gophers will finish season without Stoa on the ice". Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  4. "Sophomore Okposo leaves Minnesota to sign with Islanders". ESPN. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  5. "U's Tom Pohl says he's lucky, not bitter after skull fracture". StarTribune. 2008-03-25. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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