-    Minnesota enters the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 25-6-6 while going 14-3-3 in the inaugural season of the Big Ten Conference.
-    The Golden Gophers last played in the Big Ten Semifinals on March 21 when they suffered a 3-1 loss to Ohio State.
-    Junior forward and Florida Panther draft pick Kyle Rau paces Minnesota with 22 assists and 34 points in 37 games played this season.
-    Seth Ambroz, a junior forward and Columbus Blue Jacket draft pick, leads the Golden Gopher attack with 13 goals in the 2013/14 campaign.
-    Sophomore goaltender and Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick Adam Wilcox has started 34 of Minnesota's 37 games this season, earning a record of 23-5-6 with a 1.91 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage that saw him named one of the ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
 

It took Robert Morris three tries, but the Colonials finally advanced to their first NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament after winning the AHA Championship last weekend.  The previous two chances that RMU had to earn an automatic bid saw the team fall short in overtime contests in 2007 and 2009 while a member of the CHA.

National RecognitionChampionship Player of the Week Honors
For their performances in the final two games of the AHA Tournament, Cody Wydo and Dalton Izyk were honored by the AHA.  Wydo was named the league's Player of the Week while Izyk was tabbed as the AHA Goaltender and Rookie of the Week.

A Hat Trick of Hat Tricks
With his hat trick against Canisius in the AHA Championship, forward Cody Wydo became the first skater in the NCAA this season to record three hat tricks.  Wydo also netted three goals against Penn State on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 against Canisius.

Izyk's Postseason
After coming in during game three of the AHA First Round, goaltender Dalton Izyk has played in five of the seven postseason games for RMU.  Izyk has put together a 5-0-0 record with one shutout and a 2.06 goals-against average to go with a .942 save percentage.  Izyk's first collegiate win (March 9 vs. Army) and shutout (March 14 at Connecticut) came in the postseason.

Regular Season AHA Honors
Two Colonials earned regular season honors from the AHA for their performance during the 2013/14 campaign.  Junior forward Cody Wydo was named to the All-AHA First Team while sophomore goaltender Terry Shafer was named to the All-AHA Third Team.

Gibson Goes Streaking
Sophomore forward Greg Gibson is currently on a five-game point streak in which he has recorded four goals and two assists for six points.  During the streak, Gibson also earned AHA All-Tournament honors with three goals in the semifinal and championship games.

Linemates Firing on all Cylinders