By: Betsy Helfand
The Gophers’ top-producing line looks a lot like it did last year, based on personnel.
Minnesota returned sophomores Hannah Brandt and Maryanne Menefee, two of the three forwards who make up the line.
But the player missing from the trio changes the line’s whole complexion.
The Gophers are without forward Amanda Kessel this season while she competes for the U.S. national team.
Kessel was the nation’s leading scorer last season with 101 points, and Gophers head coach Brad Frost called her “arguably the best player in the world.”