Dec. 13, 2011

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The Gophers are 14-5-1 overall and 11-3-0 in the WCHA at the winter break. They are tied for first in the league and ranked No. 2 in the nation. We recently talked with coach Don Lucia about this year's team, exceeding expectations and what player has turned his head this year. We asked him a bunch of other questions too.

GopherSports: At the end of Last season, you said you felt the team was close to returning to form despite the disappointing end to the year. Is this year's team where you thought it would be or have they exceeded your expectations?