Gasly was regarded as a prime contender for the Toro Rosso seat occupied by Daniil Kvyat for much of 2016 - but in an interview on Spanish TV channel Movistar at Monza, he was seen as suggesting that he would replace the Russian before the season's end.

Such claims were instantly dismissed by Red Bull's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.

Kvyat eventually secured a contract extension at STR as his form improved, while Gasly, after wrapping up the GP2 crown, was given a drive in the Japanese Super Formula category for 2017.

Gasly, who holds the reserve drive role at Red Bull Racing, admits the interview and subsequent fallout remain etched in his memory - and says the situation was "quite tough".

"I learned that I need to be more careful with theall I’ll just miss the WCHA Final Five…….because most of the time it was Gopher fans and Sioux fans that always filled the place up, the trash talking walking to and from the arenas and just taking a lap around the concourse was always pretty awesome.

Jerred Kline, Minnesota Gophers fan. “Both teams go balls to the wall no matter where they are ranking in the polls and WCHA. Fan base trash talk to see how far in the past each fan base will go back in history. It is the Best Rivalry in college hockey hands down. BC vs. BU not even a close second.

The players: they are probably best buds off the ice and off season, but when they are on the ice it is on and