2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season Sports season
The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team was the Wolverines' 96th season. They represented the University of Michigan in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The team was coached by Mel Pearson , in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena . This season was the beginning of a new era, as long time head coach Red Berenson retired after 33 years of service as coach at Michigan. Michigan advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2011 , but lost to Notre Dame in the national semifinals after captain Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with six seconds remaining.
When the team reached the Frozen Four it marked the sixth time a school had reached the final four of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship and NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the same season: Michigan (1964, 1992*, 1993* and 2018) and Michigan State (1999 and 2001).[ 1]
Previous season
During the 2016–17 ice hockey season Michigan went 13–19–3, including 6–12–2 in Big Ten Play. Michigan lost in the first round of the 2017 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament to eventual tournament winner Penn State by a score of 4 to 1. Michigan missed out on the NCAA Hockey Tournament.[ 2] Red Berenson retired after 33 years of service as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.[ 3] [ 4]
Roster
As of February 2, 2018 [ 5]
F
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Luke Martin Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1998-09-20
St. Louis , Missouri USNTDP (USHL CAR 2017
4
Cutler Martin Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1994-07-20
East Lansing, Michigan Tri-City (USHL —
5
Griffin Luce Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1998-03-10
Williamsville, New York USNTDP (USHL —
6
Sam Piazza Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
1994-01-27
Darien, Illinois Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL )—
8
Jack Becker Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-06-24
Dellwood, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL BOS 2015
9
Josh Norris Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-05-05
Oxford, Michigan USNTDP (USHL SJS 2017
10
Will Lockwood Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1998-06-20
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USNTDP (USHL VAN 2016
11
Brendan Warren Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-05-07
Carleton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL ARI 2015
12
Dakota Raabe Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1997-05-06
Capistrano Beach, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL )—
13
Jake Slaker Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1996-06-28
San Diego , California Bloomington Thunder (USHL —
17
Tony Calderone Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1994-10-15
Trenton, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
18
Adam Winborg Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1995-03-31
Stockholm , Sweden Janesville Jets (NAHL —
20
Cooper Marody Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-12-20
Brighton, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL PHI 2015
21
Michael Pastujov Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-08-23
Bradenton, Florida USNTDP (USHL —
22
Niko Porikos Senior
F /D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1993-05-04
Ann Arbor, Michigan Hamilton Red Wings (OJHL —
25
Luke Morgan Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-08-28
Brighton, Michigan Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL —
28
Alex Roos
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1994-12-05
Prairie Grove, Illinois Chicago Steel (USHL —
30
Hayden Lavigne Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1996-04-07
Brampton , Ontario Bloomington Thunder (USHL —
31
Chad Catt Junior
G 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1994-03-28
Williamston, Michigan Soo Eagles (NAHL —
33
Joseph Cecconi Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-05-23
Youngstown, New York Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL DAL 2015
43
Quinn Hughes Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-10-14
Orlando, Florida USNTDP (USHL VAN 2018
45
Jack LaFontaine Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1998-01-05
Mississauga, Ontario Janesville Jets (NAHL CAR 2016
47
Christian Meike Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1996-01-23
Arlington, Virginia Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL —
61
James Sanchez Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-02-25
Northbrook, Illinois USNTDP (USHL —
74
Nicholas Boka Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-09-08
Plymouth, Michigan USNTDP (USHL MIN 2015
90
Dexter Dancs Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1995-02-01
North Vancouver, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
91
Nick Pastujov Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-01-21
Bradenton, Florida USNTDP (USHL NYI 2016
Coaching staff
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#2 Notre Dame †* 24
17
6
1
1
53 66
47
40
28
10
2
117
87
#3 Ohio State
24
14
8
2
1
45 77
55
41
26
10
5
131
85
#4 Michigan
24
11
10
3
2
38 70
72
40
22
15
3
136
121
#13 Penn State
24
9
10
5
2
34 70
72
38
18
15
5
138
120
#18 Minnesota
24
10
12
2
1
33 65
69
38
19
17
2
102
100
Wisconsin 24
8
13
3
1
28 69
83
37
14
19
4
115
124
Michigan State 24
6
16
2
1
21 53
77
36
12
22
2
91
117
Championship : March 17, 2018† indicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 12, 2018
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Result
Attendance
Record}
Exhibition
September 30
7:00 PM
Western Ontario *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 10–1 5,112
–
Regular season
October 6
7.00 PM
at St. Lawrence *
Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
W 3–1 2,176
1–0
October 7
7:00 PM
at Clarkson *
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
L 0–3 2,688
1–1
October 20
7:30 PM
Vermont *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 4–1 5,206
2–1
October 21
5:00 PM
Vermont*
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 3–2 4,988
3–1
October 27
7:00 PM
at #15 Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA
L 4–5 OT
6,096
3–2 (0–1)
October 28
8:00 PM
at #15 Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA
W 5–2 6,011
4–2 (1–1)
November 2
7:30 PM
Ferris State *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 7–2 5,017
5–2 (1–1)
November 3
7:30 PM
Ferris State*
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
L 2–3 OT
5,800
5–3 (1–1)
November 10
7:30 PM
#4 Minnesota
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry )
W 5–4 OT
5,358
6–3 (2–1)
November 11
7:30 PM
#4 Minnesota
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)
T 6–6 (SO, L)
5,561
6–3–1 (2–1–1)
November 17
8:00 PM
at #9 Wisconsin
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
L 3–7 9,461
6–4–1 (2–2–1)
November 18
8:00 PM
at #9 Wisconsin
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
T 4–4 (SO, W)
10,922
6–4–2 (2–2–2)
November 24
6:30 PM
#15 Ohio State
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
L 2–3 5,800
6–5–2 (2–3–2)
November 25
7:30 PM
#15 Ohio State
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
L 1–5 5,626
6–6–2 (2–4–2)
December 2
7:00 PM
vs. U.S. NTDP U-18 Team *
Compuware Arena • Plymouth, MI
W 7–3 –
–
December 7
7:30 PM
Michigan State
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry )
W 4–0 5,417
7–6–2 (3–4–2)
December 8
7:05 PM
at Michigan State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI
L 0–5 6,007
7–7–2 (3–5–2)
January 1
6:00 PM
vs. Bowling Green *
Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Great Lakes Invitational )
L 4–6 14,127
7–8–2 (3–5–2)
January 2
2:30 PM
vs. Michigan State*
Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Great Lakes Invitational)
W 6–4 10,100
8–8–2 (3–5–2)
January 5
6:30 PM
#2 Notre Dame
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry )
L 1–2 5,800
8–9–2 (3–6–2)
January 7
3:05 PM
at #2 Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)
L 1–2 4,896
8–10–2 (3–7–2)
January 12
8:00 PM
at #9 Minnesota
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)
W 5–3 9,000
9–10–2 (4–7–2)
January 13
8:00 PM
at #9 Minnesota
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)
W 3–1 9,908
10–10–2 (5–7–2)
January 19
8:00 PM
#12 Penn State
#20
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 4–0 5,574
11–10–2 (6–7–2)
January 20
7:30 PM
#12 Penn State
#20
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 3–2 5,800
12–10–2 (7–7–2)
January 26
7:00 PM
at #6 Ohio State
#17
Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
L 0–4 9,951
12–11–2 (7–8–2)
January 27
8:00 PM
at #6 Ohio State
#17
Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
L 3–5 8,830
12–12–2 (7–9–2)
February 2
7:30 PM
#18 Wisconsin
#20
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 5–3 5,800
13–12–2 (8–9–2)
February 3
7:30 PM
#18 Wisconsin
#20
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
L 2–4 5,800
13–13–2 (8–10–2)
February 9
7:05 PM
at Michigan State
#20
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI
T 1–1 (SO, W)
5,917
13–13–3 (8–10–3)
February 10
7:00 PM
vs. Michigan State
#20
Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Duel in the D )
W 3–2 19,515
14–13–3 (9–10–3)
February 16
7:35 PM
at #1 Notre Dame
#18
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)
W 4–2 5,593
15–13–3 (10–10–3)
February 18
5:30 PM
#1 Notre Dame
#18
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)
W 1–0 5,800
16–13–3 (11–10–3)
February 23
7:30 PM
Arizona State *
#13
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 5–3 5,800
17–13–3 (11–10–3)
February 24
7:30 PM
Arizona State*
#13
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
W 5–3 5,800
18–13–3 (11–10–3)
Big Ten Tournament
March 2
7:30 PM
Wisconsin
#12
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Quarterfinals)
W 6–5 3,411
19–13–3
March 3
7:30 PM
Wisconsin
#12
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Quarterfinals)
W 7–4 4,217
20–13–3
March 10
7:30 PM
at #6 Ohio State
#11
Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (Semifinals)
L 2–3 OT
6,527
20–14–3
NCAA Tournament
March 24
4:30 PM
vs. #8 Northeastern *
#10
DCU Center • Worcester, MA (Regional semifinals)
W 3–2 8,441
21–14–3
March 25
4:00 PM
vs. #13 Boston University *
#10
DCU Center • Worcester, MA (Regional finals)
W 6–3 5,499
22–14–3
April 5
9:30 PM
vs. #2 Notre Dame*
#10
Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, MN (National semifinals)
L 3–4 18,026
22–15–3
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 7]
References
^ Paul, Tony (March 26, 2018). "Michigan makes it a double on final fours" . Detroit News . Retrieved March 26, 2018 . ^ "2016-17 Michigan Hockey Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .^ TJ Garske (April 10, 2017). "Berenson Retiring after 33 Seasons Behind the Michigan Bench" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 2, 2018 . ^ "Red Berenson retires after 33 seasons as Michigan head coach" . ESPN.com . ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .^ "Michigan Hockey Roster" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .^ "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .^ "Michigan Hockey Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
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