ST. PAUL, Minn. — A lot of kids who grow up in the Twin Cities dream of playing for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team. Tristan Broz was not one of them. Broz, who scored in overtime Thursday night to propel the University of Denver Pioneers to the 2024 NCAA championship game, was focused on playing at Xcel Energy Center someday — not seven miles west at Mariucci Arena for “The U.” “As a kid, I always just thought about playing in the NHL,” Broz said. Broz did end up playing for the Gophers.