Frozen Four preview: Explosive top line, second-half surge have Michigan exceeding expectations
For the Wolverines to make it to college hockey’s bonus round, they needed to improve every aspect of their game after midseason (photo: Melissa Wade).
For the Wolverines to make it to college hockey’s bonus round, they needed to improve every aspect of their game after midseason (photo: Melissa Wade).
According to conventional wisdom, you don’t ever want to be the guy that replaces the legend. Far better to be the guy that replaces the guy that replaces the legend (photo: Melissa Wade).
Seven years later, three-quarters of the 2011 men’s Frozen Four field is coming back to St. Paul, Minn.
Day 2 of the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament gave two teams a return to the Frozen Four and put a third within striking distance.
After Notre Dame and Providence won in the East Regional and Air Force and Minnesota Duluth advanced in the West, the first two Frozen Four spots will be decided Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Check out our preview of the Northeast Regional, which includes Cornell, Michigan, Northeastern and Boston University (photo: Omar Phillips).
“There are no powerhouses in college hockey,” NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Committee chair Tom McGinnis says. “There’s lot of parity so it will be interesting to see how this year’s tournament plays out.” (photo: John Crouch)
Notre Dame, Cornell and Ohio State joined the Huskies as No. 1 regional seeds (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Michigan sophomore forward Will Lockwood underwent shoulder surgery Tuesday morning and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Tuesday its 2018 Legend of College Hockey recipient as Red Berenson (photo: Melissa Wade).
Despite being among the nation’s leading scorers and a Hobey Baker Award nominee, Michigan’s Cooper Marody would like to think that he’s not one to sing his own praises (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Red Berenson will be honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when Red Berenson Rink will be officially dedicated in his honor on Friday, Jan. 5 at Yost Ice Arena.
Red Berenson was honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when the rink inside Yost Arena was officially named the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday an addition to the naming structure at historic Yost Arena at its monthly meeting held at Harding … Read more
Michigan announced its seven-member 2017 Dekers Club Hall of Fame class on Monday. Jason Boterill, Denny Felsner, Matt Herr, John Madden, Brendan Morrison, Bill Muckalt and Marty Turco join the prestigious group of Michigan hockey alumni. The seven players will be honored on Friday, Nov. 3, at Yost Ice Arena during U-M’s contest against Ferris … Read more
Four-time Big Ten champion Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2017-18 Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll, the conference announced on Monday. The coaches also selected a 17-member Preseason Watch List, including a pair of unanimous honorees in Wisconsin forward Trent Frederic and Minnesota forward Tyler Sheehy. Last season, Minnesota claimed its fourth consecutive Big … Read more
Michigan has announced its seven-member 2017 Hall of Honor class and it includes former Wolverines goaltender Marty Turco. Turco led Michigan to two NCAA titles (1996 and 1998) and four Frozen Four appearances. He holds U-M records for career wins (127, an NCAA record), career shutouts (15) and wins in a season (34 in 1995-96). … Read more
Cale Makar, who’s scheduled to join Massachusetts in the fall, was picked fourth by the Colorado Avalanche.
Michigan announced Tuesday the hiring of Bill Muckalt as the Wolverines’ new associate head coach. A four-year letter-winner (1994-98) and two-time national champion at U of M, Muckalt returns to his alma mater after spending the past two seasons as head coach and general manager of the Tri-City Storm of the USHL. Prior to his … Read more
Michigan Tech head coach Mel Pearson has been named Michigan’s new head coach. Pearson, who becomes the ninth head coach in program history, returns to Ann Arbor after previously serving 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Wolverines and the past six as head coach at Michigan Tech. “I am very honored and proud … Read more
Michigan was 848-426-92 under Berenson and won the 1996 and 1998 NCAA championships.