Category: College
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Wolverines sweep Wildcats with Saturday night win
By Matt Slovin – ANN ARBOR – The first period of Michigan’s 6-2 victory over Northern Michigan strongly resembled that of the Wolverines’ Friday night win. Michigan forechecked as hard as it had all season, peppered shots at Wildcat junior netminder Jared Coreau and kept the puck in the offensive zone for much of the…
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Wolverines, Spartans, Lakers pick up wins on first night of playoffs
Here is a quick look at the three Friday night CCHA playoff games featuring Michigan Teams. Wolverines 3, Wildcats 2 The Wolverines raced to a 3-0 lead in the first period of their Friday night contest with the Wildcats. Brighton native Jon Merrill scored the game’s first goal, followed by both a power-play goal and…
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Wolverines manage to hang on to early lead, win Game 1 against Wildcats
By Michael Caples – ANN ARBOR – After 20 minutes of play, it looked like the Wolverines could start planning for Round 2 of the CCHA playoffs. Michigan scored three goals in the first 18:30 of regulation to jump out to a commanding 3-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of play. And while the…
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CCHA playoffs begin for the final time
By Michael Caples – “There’s always next year.” It’s a saying used season after season, sport after sport. It’s a reminder that even if your team disappoints, in a few short (or long) months, you can forget about it and start all over. But for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and its member schools, that…
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CCHA Players of the Week – Mar. 4
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced their players of the week for the final games of the regular season today, with a few Michigan connections cracking the list. Northern Michigan goaltender Jared Coreau was named goaltender of the week after stopping 84 shots over the weekend. Meanwhile, Michigan goaltender Steve Racine picked up rookie of…
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Final CCHA regular season concludes; playoff match-ups set
By Michael Caples – Saturday evening marked the final regular-season games ever played in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Now, the final race to the Mason Cup begins, with three Michigan schools having first-round match-ups next weekend. The Michigan Wolverines will welcome the Northern Michigan Wildcats to Yost, the Lake Superior State Lakers will welcome…
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Michigan completes sweep of Ferris State, earns home ice in first round of CCHA playoffs
By Greg Garno – ANN ARBOR — The Michigan hockey team’s Senior Night at Yost Ice Arena wasn’t highlighted by an inspired performance from one of its five veterans. It was from a freshman. Goaltender Steve Racine, in net for the fourth consecutive time, made 24 saves on 25 shots, but none bigger than his…
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Photo gallery: Wolverines vs. Bulldogs (Saturday)
The University of Michigan and Ferris State University played to a tie in regulation on Senior Night in Ann Arbor, but the Wolverines prevailed in a shootout. Can’t see the images? Click here to view them through our Flickr account. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Photo gallery: Spartans vs. Broncos (Saturday)
The Michigan State Spartans recorded a 1-0 win over the Western Michigan Broncos on Senior Night in East Lansing. Canton native and Spartan senior assistant captain Anthony Hayes had the lone goal in the contest. Can’t see the images? Click here to view them through our Flickr account. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)