2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey 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.

2017–18 Michigan Wolverines
men's ice hockey season
NCAA Tournament, Frozen Four
Conference3rd Big Ten
Home iceYost Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#10
USA Today#10
Record
Overall22–15–3 (11–10–3)
Home13–5–1
Road5–8–2
Neutral4–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMel Pearson
Captain(s)Tony Calderone
Alternate captain(s)Sam Piazza, Joseph Cecconi, Griffin Luce, Jake Slaker
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons
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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

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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] At the end of the season head coach Red Berenson retired after 33 years of service as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.[3][4]

Roster

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As of February 2, 2018[5]

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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, 52nd overall 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, 195th overall 2015
9   Josh Norris Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-05-05 Oxford, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) SJS, 19th overall 2017
10   Will Lockwood Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-06-20 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) VAN, 64th overall 2016
11   Brendan Warren Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-05-07 Carleton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) ARI, 81st overall 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, 158th overall 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, 133rd overall 2015
43   Quinn Hughes Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-10-14 Orlando, Florida USNTDP (USHL) VAN, 7th overall 2018
45   Jack LaFontaine Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1998-01-05 Mississauga, Ontario Janesville Jets (NAHL) CAR, 75th overall 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, 171st overall 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, 193rd overall 2016

Coaching staff

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Name[6] Position Seasons at
Michigan
Alma Mater
Mel Pearson Head Coach 1st Michigan Tech (1981)
Bill Muckalt Associate Head Coach 1st Michigan (1998)
Brian Wiseman Assistant coach 7th Michigan (1994)
Steve Shields Volunteer Assistant Coach 2nd Michigan (1994)
Jeff Tambellini Undergraduate Assistant Coach 1st Michigan (2005)

Standings

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance Record}
Exhibition
September 30 7:00 PM Western Ontario* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MI W 10–1  5,112
Regular season
October 6 7.00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, NY W 3–1  2,176 1–0
October 7 7:00 PM at Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, 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 ArenaState 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 CenterMadison, 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 ArenaPlymouth, 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 ArenaEast Lansing, MI L 0–5  6,007 7–7–2 (3–5–2)
January 1 6:00 PM vs. Bowling Green* Little Caesars ArenaDetroit, 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 ArenaNotre Dame, IN (Rivalry) L 1–2  4,896 8–10–2 (3–7–2)
January 12 8:00 PM at #9 Minnesota Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, 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 ArenaColumbus, 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 CenterWorcester, 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 CenterSaint 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.
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References

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  1. ^ Paul, Tony (March 26, 2018). "Michigan makes it a double on final fours". Detroit News. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Michigan Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. ^ TJ Garske (April 10, 2017). "Berenson Retiring after 33 Seasons Behind the Michigan Bench". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Red Berenson retires after 33 seasons as Michigan head coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Michigan Hockey Roster". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Michigan Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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