michigan hockey
Hockey Rewind: Dec. 27-Jan. 20
Overall Record: 10-6-2.
Record Dec. 27-Jan. 20: 0-4-0.
National Ranking: No. 13.
Pairwise Ranking: No. 14.
Worst Loss — 3-0 to Michigan State: U-M entered the Great Lakes Invitational Dec. 27-28 ranked third nationally and the odds-on favorite to win the
holiday tournament. After dropping a tight 3-2 decision to Western Michigan
in the opening game, U-M looked to salvage the weekend when it met nemesis
Michigan State. The Spartans came into the game 5-9-2 overall and 0-2-2 in
their last four while averaging 2.31 goals per game and allowing 4.75 markers
per contest.
The Wolverines played feebly against MSU, though, failing to score on 29
shots while surrendering three goals on 40 attempts.
MVP — None: The Wolverines scored five total goals during their four-game
skid, with Luke Moffatt responsible for two and the rest of his teammates going
into hiding. Defensively, U-M's blue liners were a collective minus-20 in plus/
Sophomore forward Boo Nieves has suffered through a 15-game scoring drought, and
has just one goal and seven assists in 18 contests.
photo by lon horwedel
