The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan hockey voort stopped 13 third-period shots, including a penalty shot and two overtime shots to hold UNH off the board in that 1-1 tie. In his first career start, the rookie had 22 saves in a 3-2 overtime victory a night later, and he started against Boston U. and UMass-Lowell, allow‑ ing only three goals on 55 shots (.945 save percentage). "He played really well. He had to," Berenson said about Nagel‑ voort's dramatic entrance. "I'm sure he wasn't expecting to go in, but he was ready to go in. He had to stop a penalty shot in the third period. That gave him a lot of confidence, and the team. He played solid. "He knew this situation he was coming into that he would be a backup and maybe compete for a starting job at some point, but you never know when you'll get your chance. Not that long ago, I told him, 'You just have to be ready because I don't know when you're going to Hockey Notebook Defending Yost • A season ago, Michigan went 10‑8‑1 at Yost Ice Arena. This year, the Wolver‑ ines are off to a 2‑1 start, and are determined to give the fans something to cheer about consistently. "One of our goals this year is to win at Yost," senior forward Luke Moffatt said. "It's something we haven't done well the past few years, but going back to my fresh‑ man year with Shawn Hunwick, Matt Rust, Louie Caporusso and Carl Hagelin, we didn't lose at Yost [16‑2‑1 in 2011], and that's what we want to do for our fans." Time To Shine • Junior Phil Di Giuseppe may possess the most natural offensive talent of any forward on the team, but head coach Red Berenson doesn't believe the Canadian gets the most out of it, which is why he began pairing Di Giuseppe with hard-working forwards Andrew Copp and Derek DeBlois on U-M's first line. "Phil has played with Boo Nieves a lot, and I just didn't see either one of them taking the step that we need them to take this year," Berenson said. "Even though Phil had two goals against RIT [Oct. 12], his game is still not where I want it to be. So I'm putting him on a line with Copp and Derek, who are two of our hardest-working two-way players, and that's what I want Phil to pick up on it — that second-effort hockey, defensive awareness and work ethic." • Meanwhile, junior forward Alex Guptill was reinstated following a one-game suspension for an off-ice issue stemming from the summer. In his first game back — a 7‑4 win over RIT Oct. 12 — Guptill had two assists. He has since added two goals. "Guptill is still one of our best players, arguably in our top two or three," Be‑ renson said. "He's all in, and in a good place right now."