We drop the puck in 82 days to start a new season.

I found this interesting:
https://gophersports.com/news/2019/7/11/...opherDaily

Univ Minn is spending big bucks on a face lift in the player areas. I wondered why and considered that they are trying to use their $$$ to help with recruitment. Last year the Gophers finished 20 in rpi (which isn't bad). But their "little brothers" at Minn-Duluth, St. Cloud State, and Minn State-Makato finished 1,2, and 4. Univ Minn is getting out-recruited in their own state by 3 d2 schools. Must be causing them heartburn. The article also said, "Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000." They are rolling prices back 20 years to get more bodies in Mariucci Arena.