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Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Nationally, he serves on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and on the board of the National Association of State ROBERT BRUININKS Universities and Land Grant Colleges; in he serves as a member of the Itasca group and the Minnesota Business Partnership. UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Named Minnesotan of the Year by Minnesota Monthly in 2004, Bruininks regularly speaks on behalf of the in its important role as the state’s major research university. After shepherding the University through a nearly 15 percent cut in state funding in 2003, he has helped renew the partnership between the state and the University. With Bruininks as its chief advocate, the University has secured increased state funding for key academ - ic priorities and capital projects each year since 2005. In November 2005, Bruininks led a group of Minnesota educators to China Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on November 8, 2002. He as part of the governor’s trade delegation. In May 2006, he headed a delega - has served the University for 39 years, formerly as a professor, dean, and executive vice president and provost. tion of University leaders to Norway to renew student exchange agreements and deepen research ties with that country’s leading universities, and in May Transforming the U 2006, he led a delegation to Iceland to renew an historic 25-year agreement For the past three years, Bruininks has overseen a transformative strategic positioning effort at the University that with the University of Iceland and expand it, particularly in the health sciences. has raised the bar considerably for the University’s academic profile, its service to students and the community, and Bruininks and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons—two its stewardship of resources. of whom were Division I student-athletes—and two grandsons. Already the results of this intensive effort are visible. In the past academic year alone, the University has under - taken initiatives including:

• the adoption of aggressive new four-year graduation goals for each campus • the development of student learning and development outcomes that help clearly outline what all University stu - dents should know and be able to do at graduation, regardless of academic program • the implementation of tuition reforms enabling many students to save significantly on the total cost of education • the revision of the faculty tenure and promotion code to better recognize and reward outstanding scholarship in all its forms

“The University has undertaken significant reform in the context of an increasingly competitive global market for resources, talent and ideas,” Bruininks said. “Our vision is to improve lives through the advancement of knowledge, and our strategic goal is aspirational, audacious, and, I believe, achievable: to become one of the top three public research universities in the world, with a deep and abiding cultural commitment to excellence in everything we do, across all our campuses, research and outreach centers, and offices statewide.

Student Experience and Affordability Innovations in the University’s student experience, such as expanded undergraduate research and study abroad opportunities, a campuswide Honors Program for the Twin Cities campus, and increased emphasis on enhancing teaching and learning, have helped fuel high student satisfaction rates, increased numbers of applicants for admis - sions and enrollment, and significantly improved graduation rates. With more than 65,000 students, students enrolled systemwide—including more than 50,000 on the Twin Cities campus alone, the University of Minnesota is one of the nation’s largest. Affordability for students here and at the University’s three coordinate campuses remains a primary concern for the Bruininks administration. Launched in 2005, the Founders Free Tuition Program now covers full cost of tuition and required fees for low- and moderate-income students statewide. Once fully implemented, the award is expected to benefit 4,500 undergraduates across the University. (To qualify, new students must be Minnesota residents who meet the eligibility for federal Pell grants.) Bruininks has made student scholarships his top fundraising priority. The Promise for Tomorrow scholarship drive UNIVERSITY reached its initial goal of $150 million in October 2006 and has now raised more than $170 million. Roughly 6,700 stu - dents received privately funded scholarships and fellowships last year; the University’s new goal is to help 10,000 stu - BOARD OF REGENTS dents with privately raised financial assistance. Chair Intercollegiate Athletics Patricia Simmons In 2007, Bruininks joined the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. “Intercollegiate athletics are certainly an impor - tant and beloved part of the college experience, and should complement the academic mission of the institution. I Vice Chair believe it is critical for presidents to show leadership and engagement on these issues, and I’m excited to serve in this Clyde Allen capacity,” he said. Board Bruininks has also been instrumental in bringing Big Ten football back to the Twin Cities campus with the con - Anthony Baraga struction of TCF Bank Stadium, slated to open in Fall 2009. In addition to hosting home football games, the new sta - Dallas Bohnsack dium will provide a permanent home for the marching band, an important new venue for University and community Maureen Cisneros events, and a prominent public gateway to the University’s broader mission of education, research and public engage - Linda Cohen ment. John Frobenius “Big Ten college football has a proud history, and we now have a chance to renew the best of its traditions at the Venora Hung University of Minnesota,” Bruininks said. “It has the power to connect our alumni and fans to our students and to our Steven Hunter campus, and we are pleased with the timeline and progress of fundraising and construction.” Dean Johnson David Larson Leadership and Experience David Metzen Bruininks’s career has centered on child and adolescent development and policy research, and strategic improve - ment in the fields of pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. Initially joining the University’s faculty as an President assistant professor of educational psychology, he has authored or coauthored nearly 90 journal articles and more than Robert Bruininks 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several nationally standardized tests. Secretary During his tenure at the University, Bruininks was instrumental in founding the National Center on Educational Ann D. Cieslak Outcomes, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, and the Institute on Community Integration. He has been honored with numerous awards, including the Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Treasurer Fellowship. He is president emeritus of the American Association on Mental Retardation and has been elected a Richard Pfutzenreuter

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in 2003-04 and two conference postseason titles. In Maturi’s first year as athletic director, Minnesota won five regular season titles while the men’s hockey team won the WCHA Final Five and continued the momentum into the NCAA Tournament where it won its second straight national championship. Academically, the Gophers had 222 student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic ATHLETICS DIRECTOR status during the 2006-07 academic year, the third most in the conference. During the past four seasons, the Gophers have placed 865 student-athletes on the confer - ence’s all-academic team, the highest four-year total in school history. Over 50 per - cent of Gopher student-athletes maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 27 student-athletes have earned Academic All-American status during Maturi’s tenure. During 2006-07, over 400 student-athletes maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, a record for the athletic department. During the 2004-05 academic year, Maturi was instrumental in adding credibil - Entering his sixth year as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has transformed the Golden ity to the Gopher stadium campaign by negotiating a $35 million corporate sponsor - Gophers into a model NCAA Division I-A athletic department. A native of Chisholm, Minn., Maturi’s leadership, vision and ded - ship with TCF Bank for naming rights, the largest corporate sponsorship of its kind ication has helped Minnesota achieve four major goals thought almost unattainable prior to his arrival: a merged department, involving college football. Maturi’s efforts were even more legitimized in May 2006 a balanced budget, broad-based athletic success and the dream of returning Golden Gopher football back to campus. when the Minnesota State Legislature approved overwhelmingly to support the Hired on July 12, 2002, Maturi became the first athletic director of the merged men’s and women’s athletic departments. He Gopher football return to campus. The bipartisan vote will allocate $137 million to the inherited a department that was projected to be $31 million in debt by 20086, planned to eliminate three sports and could only $288.5 million project. dream of Gopher football returning to campus. Since then, Maturi has guided a department that has operated with a balanced In addition to TCF Bank Stadium, Maturi has been involved in numerous facili - budget, retained the three sports and in 2009, Gopher football will be playing in the on-campus TCF Bank Stadium. ty improvements the past few years, including upgrades during the 2005-06 aca - Maturi’s tenure has been marked by continual athletic and academic success by his 25-sport department. His programs demic year to the men’s and women’s basketball locker room and team arenas in have accumulated four national championships, 20 Big Ten or WCHA regular season titles and five conference postseason and the football training and equipment rooms in the Gibson- crowns. The 2006-07 season was a banner one as wrestling won the NCAA title, its third in the last seven years. The Gopher Nagurski Football Complex. In March of 2007, Maturi oversaw the grand opening wrestlers were also one of six teams to take home conference championships. The men’s swimming and diving team won its ceremony for a new boathouse that serves as the home of the women’s rowing pro - fifth Big Ten title in the last seven years and placed 10th at the NCAA Championships. The men’s hockey team won the WCHA gram on the MIssissippi River. regular season and Final Five titles while the women’s indoor track and field team won its first Big Ten crown. Rowing also Maturi, 62, increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAA during won its first Big Ten title and posted a program-best sixth place finish at the NCAA Championships. Men’s golf added its third the past few years by being named to several prominent committees, most notably Big Ten title since 2002 and posted a strong ninth place finish at the NCAA Finals. The football team reached a bowl game the NCAA Division I Management Council. He has served as the Management for the fifth consecutive season with a bid to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. Overall, 17 of the 25 programs reached NCAA Council’s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the postseason competition in 2006-07. past year. Maturi is has also served as a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice The Gopher athletic department finished 20th in the Sports Academy Director’s Cup in 2006-07, marking the 13th straight Hockey Committee, and will chair this committee during the 2007-08 season. year that Minnesota has placed in the top 25 of the rankings that chart overall athletic success among all NCAA Division I Prior to his arrival, Maturi was the Director of Athletics at Miami University programs. (Ohio). At Miami, Maturi was responsible for the management and leadership of 19 During the 2005-06 academic year, Maturi guided a department that produced 32 All-Americans, four conference cham - sports programs, all support staffs and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season pionships and 22 individual conference championships. Minnesota also produced 40 first-team All-Conference performers, at Miami was an extremely successful one. The synchronized skating team won a five Academic All-Americans and 14 Academic All-District honorees. The Gopher wrestling and women’s hockey team each national championship, the men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Sweet 16, the finished second in the nation, while men’s golf (3rd), women’s cross country (9th), men’s gymnastics (9th) and men’s swim - volleyball team earned its first NCAA Tournament win, the men’s cross country team ming & diving (11th) added four more top-15 national finishes. advanced to the NCAA meet and the football team won 10 games against an impres - Wrestling, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey and women’s track & field each won team titles. sive schedule. That year, six teams won Mid-American Conference titles while five Overall, 16 of the Gophers’ 25 sports finished in the top three of the conference during 2005-06, and 19 of the 25 teams coaches garnered Coach of the Year honors. advanced to NCAA postseason competition. The Gopher football team qualified for its fourth consecutive bowl game and sixth During his tenure at Miami, Maturi spearheaded fund-raising efforts for two in the past seven years with a trip to the Music City Bowl. important and necessary projects. In his final year, the Walter L. Gross Jr. Family The department also was involved in hosting several Big Ten, WCHA and NCAA Championships during the year, most Student-Athlete Development Center was opened and a new baseball field, McKie notably the 2006 Division I Men’s Basketball Region Championship and the 2006 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. Field at Hayden Park, was dedicated. Maturi also made an impact on the campus Women’s rowing had its highest finish ever at the Big Ten Championships, rowing to a second-place finish on Lake Phalen and the community in Oxford, Ohio. He was a recipient of a Campus Impact Award, in St. Paul. The Baseline Tennis Center hosted the Big Ten men’s tennis championships for the first time, while Ridder and received an award from the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation & Mariucci Hockey Arenas hosted women’s and men’s WCHA first round competition, respectively. In March of 2007, Minnesota Developmental Disabilities for his efforts to help those in need, the Miami Alumni became the first school to ever host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships in consec - Association’s A.K. Morris Award for his service to the Association and the Myrtis utive weeks. Across University Avenue, Williams Arena hosted the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball First and Second Powell Building Community Award. In addition, he chaired the Central Collegiate Rounds for the third time in four years. Hockey Association (CCHA) executive council in 2001-02, and also served as the In 2003-04, the women’s hockey team won the national title for the second straight season while three women’s pro - chair of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee for Region 4 and was the grams (women’s basketball, volleyball and women’s basketball) all reached their respective NCAA Final Fours. Volleyball liaison for the men’s basketball coaches in the MAC. made the championship match and basketball qualified for its first national semifinal. The Gophers won four conference titles Prior to his time at Miami, Maturi served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Denver from 1996-98. At Denver, Maturi led the school’s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affiliation. Maturi also assisted in the planning and development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex. Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From 1987-96, he worked at the University of Wisconsin. While there, he assisted in taking the financially challenged and strug - gling athletics program to profitability and success. From 1992-96, he was the Associate Director of Athletics with direct responsibility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and REGINA SULLIVAN ELIZABETH EULL TOM WISTRCILL DAVID CRUM PHIL ESTEN women’s rowing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, as Senior Associate Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Director Director Director Director Director well as the office of academic affairs. He also chaired the Department’s “Support” Program, a wellness program for student-athletes and staff. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in 1993. Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administrator at Madison Edgewood High School. He coached football, basket - ball, baseball and track and field, leading his teams to 10 state tournaments. Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. He also served on the support staff of Ara Parseghian’s first national champi - onship team. He earned a master’s degree and certification for educational admin - istration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1985. SCOTT ELLISON LEO LEWIS MARC RYAN J.T. BRUETT MARK NELSON Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three grown children, Mark, Katie and Anne. Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Director of Compliance Director of Academic Director Director Director Counseling & Student Services MINNESOTA HOCKEY 2007-08 197 GOPHER HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION TWIN CITIES MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS TELEVISION RADIO MINNEAPOLIS FOX SPORTS NORTH WCCO-AM Coordinating Producer: Matt Hoover ([email protected]) Sports Director: Dan Terhaar ([email protected]) Sports Editor: Glen Crevier ([email protected]) Paul Hipp ([email protected]) Dave Lee ([email protected]) Asst. 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198 MINNESOTA HOCKEY 2007-08 GOPHER HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Assistant Athletic Communications Director: Jim Strick MEDIA CREDENTIALS COACH/PLAYER INTERVIEWS Office Phone: (612) 625-4090 Requests for 2007-08 hockey media credentials for Coach Lucia, his coaching staff, and all players will be made Fax: (612) 625-0359 University of Minnesota home games at Mariucci Arena must available for interviews on Wednesdays either before or after Web site: www.gophersports.com be made in advance via email to the Athletic practice at Mariucci Arena or by appointment through the Communications Office ([email protected]). Credentials, media relations office. When requesting an interview with Office Phone ...... (612) 625-4090 which cannot be mailed, may be picked up at the Athletic Coach Lucia or a member of the program, please keep in Office Fax ...... (612) 625-0359 Communications Office in the Bierman Building the Thursday mind that all interviews must be completed by 20 minutes Mariucci Arena Press Box ...... (612) 626-0844 prior to a weekend series, or game night at the media will call before practice begins. Interview requests on days other than Website ...... www.gophersports.com area located on the southwest side of Mariucci Arena. Wednesdays are granted only in a special or unusual circum - Email ...... [email protected] Credential requests must be received by THURSDAY NOON stances. Postgame interviews are granted outside the Mailing Address the week of the series to be assured credentials. The Golden Gopher locker room following a 10-minute cooling off Athletic Communications University of Minnesota reserves the right to accept or reject period for the players and Coach Lucia’s postgame radio University of Minnesota credential requests for appropriate reasons. show. THE GOLDEN GOPHER LOCKER ROOM IS 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building CLOSED TO THE MEDIA AT ALL TIMES. Please contact a 516 15th Avenue SE RADIO/TELEVISION member of the U of M athletic communications staff, to Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Radio booths are assigned for WCCO-AM (830) and the schedule ALL interviews with coaches and players. opponents’ flagship radio network. The television press box, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF DIRECTIONS TO MARIUCCI ARENA located on the opposite side of the main hockey press box, is Garry Bowman ...... Director of Athletic Communications designated by the University of Minnesota for Fox Sports Coming From The North – Follow 35W south to the Becky Bohm ...... Associate Director North. Visiting television will be accommodated on a space- University Avenue exit. Take a left on University Avenue, fol - Steve Geller ...... Assistant Director available basis. low to Oak Street. Take a left on Oak Street, go a block and Jim Strick ...... Assistant Director a half. The arena will be on your left. (alternative) When driv - Michelle Traen ...... Assistant Director PHOTOGRAPHERS ing on University Avenue, take a left on 15th Avenue, then a Ryan Maus ...... Intern There are designated areas from which photographers will right on 5th Street. Mariucci Arena will be about three blocks TBA ...... Associate Director be allowed to shoot in Mariucci Arena. Please contact the ahead on your right. TBA ...... Associate Director athletic communications office for a chart of designated loca - John Romo ...... Director of Internet Services tions. Coming From The South – Follow 35W north to University Jeff Keiser ...... Creative Director Avenue, take a right at the Yield sign. Refer to Coming From Sara Berhow ...... Assistant Communications/Publications TELEPHONE LINES The North directions. Chris Lagasse ...... Assistant Creative Director There are telephone lines available in both the press box and Eric Miller, Brad Person ...... Photography the media room located on the lower level of the arena. Coming From The West – (On 94 East) – Follow 94 East Doug Vose, Kristine Yorde, Ben Flattum, Adam Mommaertz, Craig Requests for phone lines should be made to the Athletic until the 35W North intersection. Take 35W North. Refer to Kalhagen, Jesse White Communications Office in advance, although game-night Coming From The South directions...... Student Assistants requests will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. Coming From The East – (On 94 West) – Follow 94 West to STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES PRESS BOX SERVICES the Huron Blvd. exit. Follow Huron Blvd. to the main Mariucci Sara Berhow ...... [email protected] Pregame notes, stats and programs are available to the Arena parking lot just to the east of the arena. (Alternative) – Becky Bohm ...... [email protected] media in the press box prior to the game. Period and final Follow 94 West to Highway 280. Exit north on Highway 280 to Steve Geller ...... 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GARRY BOWMAN BECKY BOHM SARA BERHOW STEVE GELLER Director of Athletic Associate Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Communications Comm/Publications

JEFF KEISER CHRIS LAGASSE RYAN MAUS JOHN ROMO Creative Director Assistant Creative Communications Intern Director of Internet PRODUCTION CREDITS Director Services This yearbook was written and compiled by Kevin Kurtt and Jeff Keiser. Layout, design and covers by Jeff Keiser. Editorial assistance by Steven Geller, Michelle Traen, Kristine Yorde and Doug Vose. Photography by Alicia Jerome, Eric Miller, Brad Person, Jim Rosvold and Cody Buckalew.

Other photography credits: Josh Holmberg (Minnesota Hockey Journal), Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres (Bill Wippert), Bruce Kluckhohn (Minnesota Wild), USA Hockey, Barry Gossage Photography, Inc., Calgary Flames (Gerry Thomas), Colorado Avalanche (Tim DeFrisco), Getty Images (Dave Sanford, Bruce Bennett), U.S. National Development Team Program, (Don Boeson), Inertia Sports Photography, Nashville Predators (John Russell), New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues (Mark Buckner), Washington Capitals, David Sherman (NBA Photos), (Rick Kolodziej), .

Printing: University of Minnesota Printing Services JIM STRICK MICHELLE TRAEN Special thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff at University of Minnesota Printing Services Assistant Director Assistant Director

MINNESOTA HOCKEY 2007-08 199 GOPHER HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION GOPHERS ON TELEVISION/RADIO FOX SPORTS NET NORTH 2007-08 BROADCAST Fox Sports NetNorth (FSN) is the television partner of SCHEDULE Golden Gopher Hockey. FSN, formerly Midwest Sports DATE OPPONENT TV Channel, is part of the nationally-known Fox Sports Oct. 12 RPI FSN Network and will continue to provide Minnesota with unparalleled television coverage. The 2007-08 season Oct. 13 Boston College/Michigan TBA will provide plenty of excitement on FSN, as the network Oct. 19 at Colorado College FSN covers every angle of Minnesota’s Pride on Ice. Oct. 20 at Colorado College FSN Play-by-play announcer Frank Mazzocco began Frank Mazzocco handles Oct. 25 Ohio State FSN calling Golden Gopher Hockey in 1986 and returns for play-by-play for Gopher hockey on FSN. Oct. 26 Ohio State FSN another season. Former Minnesota Head Coach begins his seventh season as analyst. In 2003, Nov. 2 Denver FSN the South St. Paul native was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Fox Sports North also produces FSN Live and Gopher Weekly, half-hour shows which features highlights Nov. 4 Denver FSN of the previous weekend’s action and previews of upcoming series with Head Coach . The program Nov. 9 at Minnesota State FSN also features segments on former Golden Gopher greats as well as this year’s current team. Nov. 10 Minnesota State FSN Fox Sports Net North reaches more than 2.8 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nov. 16 Alaska Anchorage FSN North and South Dakota. The regional sports network also provides comprehensive coverage of the Nov. 17 Alaska Anchorage FSN , Twins, Wild and Lynx; the Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers. Nationally, Fox Sports Nov. 23 at Michigan State BTN Net reaches over 80 million homes through its 21 regional sports channels, and it serves as the first truly nationwide, regional and local supplier of sports programming. Nov. 24 at Michigan BTN Nov. 30 Michigan Tech FSN Doug Woog handles color Dec. 1 Michigan Tech FSN duties for Gopher hockey GOPHERS ON THE RADIO on FSN. Dec. 7 at North Dakota FSN Dec. 8 at North Dakota FSN GOPHER SPORTS PROPERTIES Dec. 29 RIT FSN Gopher Sports Properties (GSP), a division of Learfield Dec. 30 Air Force/Boston College FSN Communications Inc., is the official marketing & sales rights hold - Jan. 4 Wayne State FSN er for University of Minnesota Athletics. Learfield Sports is a Jan. 5 Wayne State none diverse media enterprise that manages multi-media rights for 35 of the country's premier collegiate athletic programs including the Jan. 11 St. Cloud State BTN University of Minnesota. Learfield Sports specializes in manag - Jan. 12 at St. Cloud State FSN ing, packaging and selling marketing and sponsorship opportuni - Jan. 18 at Minnesota Duluth FSN ties connected with America's favorite collegiate teams. Jan. 19 at Minnesota Duluth FSN Gopher Sports Properties provides a variety of advertising, Wally Shaver handles marketing and promotional opportunities for corporate partners Gopher Sports Properties the play-by-play for Jan. 25 at Wisconsin FSN throughout the Twin Cities area and the state of Minnesota. Mariucci Arena Gopher Hockey on the Jan. 26 at Wisconsin FSN 4 Oak Street Gopher Radio Network. WCCO-AM 830 will serve as the flagship station for the Golden Feb. 1 North Dakota FSN Gopher Radio Network again this season while Learfield will admin - Minneapolis, MN 55455 Feb. 2 North Dakota FSN ister all production for the broadcasts, manage the on-air talent in Greg Gerlach, General Manager addition to the sales for all broadcasts. Learfield partners with the Phone: 612-626-2300 Feb. 8 at Denver BTN Minnesota News Network (MNN) for network distribution to all of our Feb. 9 at Denver FSN greater Minnesota Affiliate Network. Feb. 22 Wisconsin FSN WCCO-AM 830 is in its seventh season as the flagship station for Golden Gopher Hockey and has broad - Feb. 23 Wisconsin BTN cast Golden Gopher football since 1923 and men’s basketball since the 1930s. All games will be broadcast Feb. 29 at Alaska Anchorage FSN live on WCCO or KGBY 107.5 FM or KUOM 106.5. Calling the action for the seventh straight season, Wally Shaver is a familiar personality around the Twin March 1 at Alaska Anchorage FSN Cities. Among his many accomplishments, Shaver has been the voice of the Minnesota State High School March 7 Minnesota Duluth FSN Hockey Championships and has served as co-host of Let’s Play Hockey which airs on Fox Sports Net. provides analysis on the Gopher March 8 Minnesota Duluth FSN Providing expert analysis is former Golden Gopher head coach Glen Sonmor. Sonmor, currently a scout Radio Network. for the Minnesota Wild, spent five-plus seasons behind the bench for the Maroon and Gold from 1966-71 and FSN – Fox Sports North is also a former head coach of the Minnesota North Stars. He was inducted into the “M” Club Hall of Fame in BTN – Big Ten Network September, 2007. With one of the strongest signals in the nation, WCCO is not just the home of Golden Gopher hockey, football and men’s basketball, the station is also the radio partner of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.

TEAM TRAVEL GOLDEN GOPHER HOCKEY RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES Colorado College ...... Oct. 19-20, 2007 Holiday Inn Depart via commercial flight on October 18 Duluth, Minn...... 218/722-1202 Market Station Freq. Market Station Freq. DoubleTree Colorado Springs Albert Lea KATE AM 1450 Marshall KMHL AM 1400 Colorado Springs, Colo...... 719/527-4664 Wisconsin ...... Jan. 25-26, 2008 Austin KAUS AM 1480 Minneapolis WCCO AM 830 Depart via bus on January 24 Austin KAUS FM 99.9 Flagship Station Michigan State/Michigan ...... Nov. 23-24, 2007 Hilton Madison Monona Terrace Crookston KROX AM 1260 Minneapolis KBEM FM 88.5 Depart via commercial flight on November 22 Madison, Wis...... 608/255-5100 Detroit Lakes KDLM AM 1340 New Prague KRDS FM 95.5 Marriott East Lansing ...... 517/337-4440 Duluth WGEE AM 970 Red Wing KCUE AM 1250 Sheraton Ann Arbor ...... 734/996-0600 Denver ...... Feb. 8-9, 2008 Ely WELY FM 94.5 Rochester KROC AM 1340 Depart via commercial flight on February 7 Fargo/Moorhead KQWB AM 1660 Roseau KCAJ FM 102.1 North Dakota ...... Dec. 7-8, 2007 Grand Hyatt Downtown Fosston KKCQ AM 1480 St. Cloud KXSS FM 1390 Depart via bus on December 6 Denver, Colo...... 303/295-123 4 Fosston KKCQ FM 96.7 Thief River Falls KTRF AM 1230 Hilton Garden Inn Grand Forks Grand Rapids KOZY AM 1320 Thief River Falls KKAQ AM 1460 Grand Forks, N.D...... 218/722-1202 Alaska Anchorage ...... Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 2008 Little Falls KLTF AM 960 Worthington KWOA AM 730 Return Sat., Nov. 4 after game Depart via commercial flight on February 28 Mankato KRBI AM 1310 Hotel Captain Cook Minnesota Duluth ...... Jan. 18-19, 2008 Anchorage, Alaska ...... 907/276-6000 check gophersports.com for up-to-date affiliate list Depart via bus on January 17 200 MINNESOTA HOCKEY 2007-08