The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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������ michigan hockey Michigan hadn���t started three different goalies in a single campaign since the 2000 season (Josh Blackburn, Kevin O���Malley and L.J. Scarpace) and only did so because of an injury to Blackburn that sidelined him for 19 contests. If Dwyer sees the ice, it will mark the first time since 1987 that U���M has employed four netminders in the same year. Interestingly, that is the last season the Wolverines finished under .500 (14-25-1); Michigan was 22-19-0 in 1988 and has posted a winning record in 25 consecutive campaigns. ���That���s been the difficulty all year, getting a consistent go-to goalie, and it���s hard for the goalies,��� Berenson said. ���They could easily make the point that, ���I���m just getting a few games under my belt, and they pull me.��� ���But I want to see a goalie that gives us a chance to win and I���ll play him every night. That���s been our history here, but we haven���t had that goalie this year.��� ��� Hockey Rewind: Jan. 25-Feb. 18 Overall Record: 10-18-2, 7-15-2 CCHA Record Jan. 25-Feb. 18: 2-4-0 overall, 2-4-0 CCHA National Ranking: NR Pairwise Ranking: NR Best Win ��� 5-2 vs. Michigan State: Of Michigan���s 10 victories this season, four have come against rival Michigan State, including 3-2 and 5-2 wins Feb. 1-2 that provided the Wolverines their first series sweep of the year (and thus the chance to sing ���The Victors���). After pulling out its one-goal triumph a night earlier, scoring two goals in the third period, U-M thoroughly outplayed the Spartans in the second game of the series, taking a 2-0 lead after one, while holding a 4-2 lead after two and putting the proverbial nail in the coffin with the lone third-period marker. In that third frame, the Maize and Blue outshot the Green and White 10-5, playing suffocating defense that likely represented their best effort all season. Freshman goalie Jared Rutledge turned aside 26 shots in the win, and 92.2 percent of the shots he saw in the series to earn his second and third individual victories of the year. Worst Loss ��� 5-1 at Western Michigan: Following back-to-back 3-2 losses to Lake Superior State Jan. 19 and Western Jan. 25, U-M aimed to scratch out a difficult victory when it met the Broncos for the second game of the series in Kalamazoo. However, after taking a 1-0 lead, the Wolverines were completely outclassed and outskated by WMU over the next 40 minutes, surrendering five unanswered goals. Michigan mustered just three shots in the deciding second period, while Western Michigan scored on three of their 15 shots to take a commanding