The Gophers released their men's hockey roster today.

With the departure of Nick Leddy to the Blackhawks and Josh Birkholz to junior hockey, the final two additions are Minnetonka's Justin Holl and Max Gardiner.

The 27-player roster includes 10 freshmen: Mark Alt, Nick Bjugstad, Nate Condon, Gardiner, Eric Haula, Holl, Jared Larson, Jake Parenteau, Nate Schmidt and Tom Serratore.


A quote from the Don in the release: "We believe we have a good mixture of returning and incoming players and look forward to a competitive season. The team has had a great off-season in the weight room and has made tremendous strides physically."

The roster:
No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr S Birthday Hometown / Previous Team / League
2 Kevin Wehrs D 5-9 182 Sr. L 4/7/88 Plymouth, MN / Cedar Rapids / USHL
4 Seth Helgeson D 6-5 217 So. L 10/8/90 Faribault, MN / Sioux City / USHL
6 Jake Parenteau D 5-10 188 Fr. L 6/10/89 Shafer, MN / Alaska / NAHL
7 Patrick White F 6-1 200 Sr. R 1/20/89 Grand Rapids, MN / Tri-City / USHL
9 Taylor Matson F 6-0 186 Jr. R 9/16/88 Mound, MN / Des?Moines / USHL
10 Aaron Ness D 5-10 177 Jr. L 5/18/90 Roseau, MN / Roseau HS
11 Mike Hoeffel F 6-2 205 Sr. L 4/9/89 North Oaks, MN / USNDT
12 Justin Holl D 6-2 180 Fr. R 1/30/92 Tonka Bay, MN / Minnetonka HS
13 Nico Sacchetti F 6-0 193 Jr. R 8/21/89 Virginia, MN / Omaha / USHL
14 Tom Serratore F 5-11 190 Fr. L 7/16/89 Colo Springs, CO / Youngstown / USHL
15 Joe Miller F 5-11 201 Jr. R 9/11/87 Plymouth, MN / Sioux City / USHL
16 Nate Condon F 5-11 195 Fr. L 5/29/90 Wausau, WI / Fargo / USHL
17 Jacob Cepis F 5-8 170 Sr. L 12/21/87 Parma, OH / Bowling Green / CCHA
18 Nick Larson F 6-1 188 Jr. R 1/16/89 Stillwater, MN / Omaha / USHL
19 Erik Haula F 5-10 184 Fr. L 3/23/91 Pori, Finland / Omaha / USHL
20 Mark Alt D 6-3 194 Fr. R 10/18/91 St. Paul/ Cretin-Derham Hall HS
21 Jake Hansen F 6-2 191 Jr. R 8/21/89 White Bear Lake / Sioux Falls / USHL
22 Max Gardiner F 6-2 187 Fr. L 5/7/92 Edina, MN / Minnetonka HS
23 Jared Larson F 5-11 178 Fr. L 8/28/89 Apple Valley, MN / Fairbanks / NAHL
24 Zach Budish F 6-3 221 So. R 5/9/91 Edina, MN / Edina HS
26 Jay Barriball F 5-9 179 Sr. R 5/27/87 Prior Lake, MN / Sioux Falls / USHL
27 Nick Bjugstad F 6-4 204 Fr. R 7/17/92 Blaine, MN / Blaine HS
28 Cade Fairchild D 5-11 190 Sr. L 1/15/89 Duluth, MN / USNDT
29 Nate Schmidt D 5-11 199 Fr. L 7/16/91 St. Cloud, MN / Fargo / USHL
30 Jake Kremer G 6-1 194 Jr. L 5/5/88 Eden Prairie, MN / Bismarck / NAHL
33 Alex Kangas G 6-2 190 Sr. L 5/28/87 Rochester, MN / Indiana / USHL
35 Kent Patterson G 6-1 193 Jr. L 9/15/89 Plymouth, MN / Cedar Rapids / USHL

Head Coach: Don Lucia
Assistant Coaches: John Hill, Grant Potulny, Justin Johnson