![Bill Baker, left, captain of the 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers' men's hockey team laughed along with former teammate Joe Baker, no relation, as they and their teammates were honored on the ice at the end of the first period. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com The Minnesota Golden Gophers played the Wisconsin Badgers in an NCAA hockey game Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at the 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/V6QRCRAXCZLR3WXE2FKSANT3OQ.jpg?&w=1080)
Bill Baker, left, captain of the Gophers' national championship team in 1979, laughed along with Joe Baker (they are related only as champion teammates) as their team was honored Saturday night between periods.
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Moltzan claimed the first medal for Minnesota’s Olympians at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday, when Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse of Duluth will go for the gold medal in mixed doubles curling.
