The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan hockey hockey Notebook Back For Another Year • Head coach Red Berenson admitted that when Michigan's season appeared unsalvageable, with U-M struggling to a 10-18-2 mark, he questioned whether he was part of the problem and perhaps no longer the right man to continue leading the Wolverines. "If there's a time where I'm in the way, and the team is not responding … like if this team wouldn't have gotten any better, I would have really thought about not coming back next year because I don't want to get in the way of this program doing well," he said. Berenson signed a three-year contract extension last summer and, if he fulfills the terms of his deal, will finish out the 2016 campaign, but he's not looking that far into the future, taking every season year by year. "I've told [athletics director] David Brandon from day one I wasn't excited about making a commitment about those three years and this year because I want to do what's best for the program," Berenson said. "On the other hand, I like the way the team responded. I like the way our coaches held it together, and thought the group of us did a good job, so I'm good. I'm good for now and good for next year. "I'm not waiting with bated breath to see what's going to happen. I anticipate we're going to do well next year, but I'm not afraid to walk away from the situation be it really good or really bad if it's the best thing for the program." All-America Honor • Defenseman Jacob Trouba was named a first-team All-American, becoming the first freshman in program history to receive the honor and the 65th overall. Trouba is also Michigan's first first-team All-American since 2009. "I really wasn't expecting this at all," Trouba said. "It is pretty neat just to be considered one of the best players in college hockey when you see how many great players there are at this level. "I remember when I first walked into Yost and saw the pictures of those great players that played at Michigan, I thought that was pretty cool. Now to be named a Michigan All-American is very special." The Long Goodbye • Senior Lee Moffie experienced a difficult year, but after struggling for the first four months he finished strong. And while his teammates Jon Merrill and Trouba both left school for NHL contracts, he wishes he could return for another season. "This place is so special, I couldn't even imagine wanting to ever leave here early, it just doesn't make sense," Moffie said. "I understand because of money and all that, but in terms of lifestyle, I still don't even think playing in the NHL could be a better lifestyle