STrib: Five for the drive: Top Gophers hockey players back for title chase

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per the STrib:

Lucia is not publicly getting overly excited about his returning bunch, but he agrees with his goalie.

“Kyle is our leader,” Lucia said. “He is kind of the straw that stirs the drink for us. To have his energy and competitiveness in all of [the players], we’re obviously a much better team with them this year.”

Rau has been at the center of many of the program’s biggest moments over the past three seasons. The early results this season are strong as well: Rau scored two goals, both in the second period, in Saturday’s 5-0 exhibition victory.

Last April, these players led the Gophers on an NCAA tournament run that came to a crashing end when underdog Union beat them 7-4 in the national title game. Assistant captain Ben Marshall said the goal is to get back to that game, and strive for a different outcome.

“These guys all wanted to come back and wanted to make it to the last game of the year,” Marshall said. “We have a close group of guys, and I think the reason guys want to come back every year is because we are such a close group. That’s why we do so well.”

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/278327431.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue

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