00:00For the second time in his career, Brett Larson becomes Motzko's successor.
00:04I went into St. Cloud when he left and came in here and, you know, he did a great job
00:08and really is a really strong builder, building a foundation of this program.
00:12And we just want to take that torch now and take it to the next level.
00:15He's assembled a roster of 13 newcomers and 13 returning players,
00:18including some top-tier talent in Brody Ziemer and Austin Brnovick.
00:22This is the first time we'll have two returning 20-goal scorers in quite a while.
00:26I think since Bukestead and somebody else, can't remember who exactly.
00:29But, you know, Austin Brnovick scored 20 for us up at St. Cloud last year.
00:33Ziemer had over 20 this year.
00:35That's nice to have some firepower like that coming out of the gate.
00:38They'll need it as they open the season on the road against Michigan Tech and UMD
00:41before returning home to face North Dakota.
00:44We've had a fun few weeks for sure.
00:45The guys, I've just been really impressed with the work ethic.
00:48The guys are so committed.
00:49They want to obviously, you know, turn things around from a rough year last year.
00:53And they know that and they feel it.
00:55And the buy-in and the excitement's been really high.
00:58It's been a lot of fun.
00:59Ari Bergeron, Newstalk 830 WCCO.
