The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan hockey games. I met him last year when he was back to be inducted into the Hall of Honor. It was really cool to talk to him. But no autograph or picture — too old for that." Career Ambition: "To become an entrepreneur." Sports He Enjoys: "I used to like college football a lot more, but I like both college and the NFL now. I also like baseball and golf." One Word To Describe Red Berenson: "When you first get here, it's 'daunting' because he can be so intimidating. But when you get to know him, he's cool. But to describe him in one word, I can't because he's too complex. So let's say, 'Complex.'" — Michael Spath "He came in as a question mark. He's a big kid, and could he handle the speed of Boston College, could he handle playing on Olympic-sized ice? He handled it well. I really like the impression he made." Lohan did not record a point and was even in the plus/minus category in the first seven contests, but he showed strength in the defensive zone, demonstrating that with experience he might just become a key player for the Maize and Blue. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury Nov. 1 against Michigan Tech and is out three months. In his stead, the Wolverines turned to junior Mike Chiasson in the second game against the Huskies, and he and classmate Michael Szuma will battle every week in practice to be the sixth defender. "Obviously you never want to see a teammate go down," Chiasson said. "I hope Lohan has a speedy recovery. But I'm excited about the opportunity. "We have a deep defensive corps. We knew from the beginning it wouldn't just be one guy that went the whole season and that we had to have seven and eight guys ready. For my name to be called, and to jump in there, I'm going to run with it." The 5-11, 181-pound Chiasson played in 30 games in each of his first two seasons, contributing a goal and eight assists in his rookie year, with a plus/minus of plus-13, and two goals and three helpers with a minus-6 during his sophomore campaign. "If Chiasson can play solid and play the way we've seen him play in the past … if he plays like he did against Michigan Tech after we lost Lohan, he'll have a chance to be in the lineup," Berenson said. A healthy scratch in 34 career contests, Chiasson observed great blue liners such as Jacob Trouba (2013) and Jon Merrill (2011-13), and tried to pick up traits from their games. He doesn't want to sit out another game, though, and knows that to keep a spot in the lineup, he must become a reliable defenseman every night. "I have to be a player they can count on in all three zones," he said. ❑