Paula C. Weston

Wisconsin pressured early, made the most of second-period power plays and spread the goals around in an 8-1 win over RIT in Thursday’s first Frozen Four semifinal game at Ford Field, giving the Badgers the chance to play for their seventh NCAA championship on Saturday night. “It was one of our emphasis to get off … Read more

For Miami, the second time against Michigan this post-season was the charm, and the one that means that the RedHawks continue to play. One week after losing a CCHA semifinal game to the eventual Mason Cup-winning Wolverines, the RedHawks earned their first-ever playoff victory over Michigan when Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into the second overtime … Read more

Two goals by Carl Hagelin — one a quick back-breaker to answer Bemidji State’s lone tally — helped Michigan advance past the Beavers, 5-1, to face CCHA rival Miami in Sunday’s Midwest Regional final. “I don’t think that was a 5-1 game,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said. “They were always in the game, when you … Read more

For Michigan, winning the CCHA playoff championship isn’t something new. For this Wolverines team, however, doing so after a seventh-place finish in the league — with a junior goaltender making his seventh career start — is something of a novelty. “It’s not where we are now,” said coach Red Berenson, “but how we got here.” … Read more

They weren’t playing with desperation, said Red Berenson, but they were playing with urgency. With two goals from Kevin Lynch and a smothering defensive effort that limited the Miami offense to 22 shots, the Michigan Wolverines upset No. 2 Miami to play their way into the CCHA championship game — and their only chance to … Read more

They played like they couldn’t lose. Even after they watched their early two-goal lead evaporate at the end of the first, the Wolverines were relentless in this 5-3 win over Michigan State, guaranteeing Michigan’s advancement to the CCHA championship tournament, UM’s only shot at sustaining an NCAA tournament appearance streak that now spans 19 years. … Read more

The Wolverines came into their biggest rival’s rink and made themselves right at home, scoring three statement-making, first period goals en route to a 5-1 win over Michigan State to take the first game of this best-of-three series. “We made some breaks and we put our chances in,” said Michigan head coach Red Berenson. “I … Read more

Seniors Jay Sprague and Nick Sucharski scored for the Spartans and classmate Bobby Jarosz finished the night in net as Michigan State beat Bowling Green, 5-2, ensuring a finish no lower than third place in the final CCHA standings for MSU. The Spartans went up 3-0 after the first and never slowed down. Falcon goaltenders … Read more

Entering the weekend, the Ferris State Bulldogs and Michigan State Spartans were tied for second place in the CCHA standings. With Michigan State’s 3-2 win to split the home-and-home series, the teams are right back where they started, the result of little difference between the teams, according to each coach. “It wasn’t our best game … Read more