The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Freshman goalie Steve Racine came on strong late in the season, notching an 8-1-1 record with a 2.08 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in U-M's final 10 games. Photo by Lon Horwedel three first-time captains — Lynch, also a first-timer, would be awarded an 'A' in November — and they struggled to command the locker room for large parts of the year. It didn't help that Moffie, admittedly, was playing the worst hockey of his career before a late-season surge or that Treais suffered through a 14-game goal-scoring slump. Bennett also missed eight games due to injury. Moffie, Treais and Lynch graduate. but Bennett will return and is expected to wear the 'C' next season. There will be no shortage of poten- tial alternates either, with seniorto-be Derek DeBlois, juniors-to-be Zach Hyman and Andrew Sinelli, and sophomores-to-be Copp, Justin Selman and Boo Nieves possessing the leadership intangibles to hold an official title. "Some continuity in the leadership will be important," Berenson said. The Maize and Blue's play down the stretch should also carry over. U‑M's goalies battled more ferociously, giving the Wolverines a full 60 minutes of solid netminding, the defense was stingier in its own zone, and the forwards found their offen-