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Junior defenseman Mike Reilly was recognized as the Gophers men's hockey program's 33rd first-team All-America on Saturday night. Reilly ended the program's four-year drought without the top honor and joins the mural on the east end of Mariucci Arena. Here's a look at the program's last 10 first-team honorees:
2014: Mike Reilly, D2002: John Pohl, C
2009: Ryan Stoa, F2001-02: Jordan Leopold, D
2007: Alex Goligoski, D1996-97: Mike Crowley, D
2006: Ryan Potulny, C1995-96: Brian Bonin, C
2004: Keith Ballard, D1988: Robb Stauber, G
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