The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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OCTOBER 2019 THE WOLVERINE 59 HOCKEY PREVIEW No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 2 Luke Martin D 6-3 215 Sr. Second-year alternate captain returns from a late-season upper body injury that limited him to 28 games. 4 Cam York D 5-11 174 Fr. Philadelphia Flyers' 2019 first-round pick will add instant of- fense to the U-M blue line after leading the U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP) defensive squad last season. 5 Griffin Luce D 6-3 214 Sr. Academic All-Big Ten defenseman led 2018-19 team in blocked shots with 74. 6 Jack Summers D 5-11 180 So. Secured a regular spot on the Michigan defense last year and added 11 points on one goal and 10 assists. 7 Nick Blankenburg D 5-9 160 So. Slick-skating freshman blue-liner quickly adapted to the college game on both ends of the ice, leading Michigan in plus/minus with a plus-11. 8 Jack Becker F 6-4 205 Jr. Skated in all 36 games, and notched six goals and nine assists, including a pair of goals in a 5-3 win over Michigan State Feb. 8. 9 Eric Ciccolini F 6-0 170 Fr. Bagged 27 goals for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the On- tario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), earning the OJHL Top Prospect Award in 2018-19. 10 Will Lockwood F 5-11 172 Sr. High-octane wing returns for his senior season as captain after leading team with 16 goals in 2018-19. 12 Dakota Raabe F 5-9 170 Jr. Special teams ace broke into the regular starting lineup last season, chipping in four two-point games. 13 Jake Slaker F 5-10 184 Sr. Posted double-digit goals (11) and assists (14), finishing tied for second on the team in goals, shots (110) and power- play goals (five). He's also a third-year alternate captain. 15 Shane Switzer D 6-2 190 5th-Sr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native returns to his home state from Boston University to add depth and collegiate experi- ence to the Wolverine defensive corps as a graduate transfer. 16 Jacob Hayhurst F 5-8 165 Sr. Graduate transfer from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) earned RPI's Top Forward and Best Offensive Player awards in 2018-19. 17 Johnny Beecher F 6-3 209 Fr. Flashing a mix of skating prowess and stick handling acu- men, the Boston Bruins' 2019 first-round choice comes to the Wolverines after two years playing for the USNTDP program. 18 Adam Winborg F 6-2 205 Sr. Stockholm, Sweden, native notched four goals and added an assist in 2018-19. 19 Jack Olmstead F 5-10 165 So. Looking to break into the starting mix, the Troy, Mich., native netted his first collegiate goal in a 3-1 win versus St. Lawrence. 20 Keaton Pehrson D 6-2 194 Fr. Displayed a mix of steady offense and strong defense while playing for Tri-City of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2018-19. 21 Michael Pastujov F 6-0 194 Jr. Discovered his offensive groove last season with nine goals and 10 assists while finishing tied for second on the team in plus/minus with a plus-8. 23 Jimmy Lambert F 6-0 175 So. The high-offensive potential the forward has was dis- played when he led all freshman in points with four goals and nine assists. 25 Luke Morgan F 5-11 190 R-Jr. Recorded 13 points (six goals and seven assists) while play- ing in all 36 games, and was also named to the Great Lake Invitational All-Tournament team. 27 Nolan Moyle F 6-2 185 So. Led all U-M freshmen with seven goals in addition to be- ing named Big Ten First Star of the Week with a three-goal weekend against Ohio State. 28 Emil Ohrwall F 5-11 170 R-So. Vaxjo, Sweden, native brings his reputation as a sniper to Yost Ice Arena after recording 31 goals for Waterloo (USHL) last season. Played one season at RPI before his stint in the USHL. 30 Hayden Lavigne G 6-3 200 Sr. Played in 19 games last year, highlighted by a 22-save per- formance in a win against Ohio State Jan. 11. 31 Strauss Mann G 6-0 175 So. First-year netminder posted a 2.91 goals against average in 21 appearances while splitting starting duties with Lavigne. 37 Jack Leavy G 6-5 205 So. Looking to make his regular season debut this season after serving as third goaltender in 2018-19. 51 Garrett Van Wyhe F 6-2 200 So. Penalty-killing specialist also was a regular starter in the Wolverine's energy line along with Raabe and Moyle. 55 Jake Gingell D 6-0 205 So. Made his collegiate regular-season debut at Lake Superior State last Nov 3. 71 Nick Granowicz F 6-1 174 Fr. Found his scoring touch with 32 goals for the Merritt Centen- nials of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in 2018-19. 91 Nick Pastujov F 6-0 202 Sr. Returns for his senior season after registering double-digit goals (11) and assists (13) last season. Michigan Hockey Roster Senior forward Jake Slaker has played in 110 games so far in his U-M career, and has compiled 33 goals and 40 assists. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL