The Big Ten will use a two-week postseason format when the league debuts in the 2013-14 season, according to a report. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the six-team league will award first-round byes to the top two teams in the standings. The third-place team will host the sixth-place team and the fourth-place team will … Read more
Michigan has named former player Brian Wiseman the team’s new assistant coach. Wiseman, a four-year letter winner (1991-94) and Hobey Baker finalist with the Wolverines, was an assistant coach in 2010-11 for the Calder Cup finalist Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League. He previously served as an assistant coach at Princeton during the 2003-04 … Read more
After announcing last month that he was leaving Michigan for a contract with the New Jersey Devils, Wolverines’ junior defenseman Brandon Burlon made it official Thursday. Chosen by the Devils in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2008 NHL draft, Burlon played in 116 career games for Michigan, scoring 13 goals and 34 assists … Read more
Mel Pearson, who spent the last 23 years as an assistant coach at Michigan, is about to lead a team on his own. Pearson has been named head coach at Michigan Tech, his alma mater, the school announced Friday. He will be introduced in a Houghton, Mich., news conference Tuesday. “I’m very excited and grateful … Read more
While he hasn’t signed on the dotted line just yet, Michigan defenseman Brandon Burlon will forego his senior year with the Wolverines and sign an NHL deal with the New Jersey Devils, according to The Wolverine. “It’s just been something that has been brewing in my head for awhile – it’s time for a change,” … Read more
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that defenseman Jack Johnson (Michigan) has been added to the 2011 U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Championship starting Friday in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia. Johnson currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings and will be making his ninth Team USA apperance. … Read more
Michigan and Boston College each placed three players on the All-USCHO teams, while Denver, North Dakota, and Wisconsin each placed two players. Leading the way on the first team was the Hobey hat trick of Miami’s Andy Miele (USCHO’s player of the year and the Hobey Baker Award winner), North Dakota’s Matt Frattin, and Boston … Read more
Just as for the players, for the referees selected for the NCAA championship game, it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work over the season. Dave Hendrickson reports.
On teams full of stars, it was the unsung players who were the factor in the NCAA title tilt between Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Wolverines coach Red Berenson had some pointed comments after his team was force to kill nine power plays. Paula C. Weston reports.
Minnesota-Duluth is the first first-time national champion since Maine in 1993, and the 18th title winner overall. Chris Lerch reports.
Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth are the last teams standing in the race for the 2011 NCAA championship. Jim Connelly reports.
The Michigan Wolverines are getting balanced scoring in the playoffs from their role players, and it led them past North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals. Paula C. Weston reports.
Dave Starman has looked at the film and talked to other scouts, and here’s how he sees Michigan, North Dakota, Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth.
We asked coaches to break down the Michigan-North Dakota semifinal matchup. Jason Karnosky reports.
This Wolverines team isn’t the prototypical high-scoring group from Ann Arbor. Paula C. Weston reports.
The balanced group has experience and motivation going into the national semifinals. Candace Horgan reports.
A pair of CCHA-WCHA matchups are in the works for the 2011 Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn. And if history holds any weight, the CCHA teams have the advantage. Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth will play in one national semifinal on Thursday, April 7, and Michigan and North Dakota will square off in the other. … Read more
Michigan killed six of seven penalties in earning a trip to the Frozen Four.
The Wolverines had a call go against them in overtime in last season’s NCAA tournament, but Friday’s result was different.