Best teams of the decade

From the professional ranks to the collegiate battles throughout all the divisions, some teams just had a better decade than others.

Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey

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Keeping the puck in Minnesota’s end, we’re heading about two hours down the street to Minneapolis, where the Lady Golden Gophers have been a dynamic force on the ice this past decade. Frozen Four appearances? Nine times. Only 2011 was a Gopher-less party. Titles? Four of them: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016. No team had that kind of dominance in the 2010s (yes…I see you, Clarkson).