Union has added two staffers for the upcoming 2015-16 season as Kris Horn will serve as a volunteer assistant coach and Ian Greenwald has been hired as the hockey operations coordinator. Horn spent last season as an assistant coach at Hamilton and prior to joining the Continentals, was as an assistant coach for ACHA teams … Read more
Michigan had the most with six; Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin had four each.
Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin and Zach Werenski were joined by four incoming freshmen among the first-round selections.
He won’t turn 18 until July 19, but the Wolverines rising sophomore is ranked eighth in the final Central Scouting rankings.
A first-round pick in 2014, he scored 47 points in his only season with the Wolverines.
Former Michigan goaltender Steve Shields will join the Wolverines as a volunteer assistant coach. Shields played at the school from 1990 to 1994 and became the first NCAA goalie to reach 100 career wins (111), a record surpassed by Marty Turco (125 wins), who also played at Michigan.
Michigan senior forward Zach Hyman was honored as one of five finalists (and the lone hockey player) for the 11th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup in an awards ceremony in Atlanta on Monday night. Hyman attended the awards ceremony and was honored with a short video presentation before having the chance to address the crowd … Read more
When the first 17 players were named this week to the United States team for the 2015 IIHF World Championship that starts in May, four players were named that skated in the NCAA ranks during the 2014-15 season. Forwards Dylan Larkin (Michigan) and Jimmy Vesey (Harvard), defenseman Mike Reilly (Minnesota) and goaltender Alex Lyon (Yale) … Read more
Michigan captain Andrew Copp will give up his senior season with the Wolverines after signing a three-year, two-way, entry level contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The junior forward and Ann Arbor native will report directly to Winnipeg for the stretch run of the NHL season. A fourth-round selection (104th overall) by Winnipeg in … Read more
The junior faced 49 shots in the Big Ten semifinal, one shy of his career high.
Justin Selman, Dylan Larkin and Zach Hyman combined for nine points in a Big Ten quarterfinal win, giving them 33 in five games this season against the Badgers.
The Big Ten announced Monday its All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners. Michigan State’s Jake Hildebrand was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year. Hildebrand started all 20 conference games, registering a .940 save percentage and five shutouts. Hildebrand recorded a 1.94 GAA and 11 conference wins. For the … Read more
Union senior forward Daniel Ciampini has been selected as the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for January, while Michigan freshman forward Dylan Larkin has been named HCA National Rookie of the Month for January. Ciampini recorded 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points in eight games for the Dutchmen. … Read more
Former Michigan defenseman Mike Komisarek has joined the Wolverines’ coaching staff as an undergraduate student assistant. Komisarek played two seasons at Michigan (2000-02) before embarking on an 11-year NHL career with Montreal, Toronto and Carolina. He is now finishing his undergraduate degree through the athletic department’s Degree Completion Program.
The teams play Sunday and Monday in Detroit.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved on Nov. 20 improvements to the ice systems at Yost Ice Arena. The existing equipment has been in use since 1973, when the Wolverines began play at Yost, and has exceeded its life expectancy, according to a school-issued press release. Michigan has hired Stevens Engineering, Inc. to … Read more
Former Michigan, Michigan Tech and North Dakota coach Al Renfrew passed away on Monday at the age of 90. Renfrew played on Michigan’s first national championship team in 1948 and coached the Wolverines to a national championship in 1964 during a 16-year career behind the bench from 1957-1973. He is the only man to win … Read more
Wally Grant, Michigan’s first three-time All-American and a key member of the Wolverines’ first national championship team in 1948, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. Grant remained involved in the Michigan hockey program long after graduation, serving as president of the Dekers Blue Line Club, while also holding membership in the Graduate … Read more
The story starts with a father who played for both Minnesota and St. Cloud State, but the Gophers’ Michael and the Huskies’ Jonny have found success by doing their own thing.
Each week during the season we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.