Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey Tickets

The Minnesota Golden Gophers is the name given to University of Minnesota's college sports teams. They take part in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers got their nickname after Minnesota was called the 'Gopher State' in 1857. In 1934, the adjective, 'Golden' was added to the Gophers name after they appeared for a football game wearing all gold team uniforms. Halsey Hall, Minnesota's famous broadcaster introduced the Golden Gopher nickname, referring to the football team. Since then the nickname has stuck. Get Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey tickets and watch the Gophers give their best on the ice rink.

The Golden Gophers ice hockey team has achieved remarkable success in the past years. They have won the NCAA national championship five times, with two successive titles in 2002 and 2003. The head coach of the team is Don Lucia, who led the ice hockey team to get a spot in the NCAA tournament, eight times in a nine year span. The Golden Gophers have long standing rivalries with the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin.

Their official team mascot is Goldy Gopher, who was introduced for the first time in 1952. Goldy Gopher is present at almost all the home games. He wears the maroon and golden colors, the official colors of the Golden Gophers. There is a strict code that prohibits the person behind the mask to reveal his identity. Goldy the Gopher defines the team spirit of all the Golden Gophers.