MICHIGAN HOCKEY
four games, U‑M did not dress a 12th
forward, double‑shifting its top‑three
line skaters.
"When we go 11 forwards, it gives
someone a chance to play more," as‑
sistant coach Brian Wiseman said.
"So what it does is it puts some of
your better players on the ice in dif‑
ferent situations and gives them
more ice time.
"It could create matchup problems
if you have someone like [senior] Boo
Nieves or [freshman] Kyle Connor
out there against the [fourth] line that
Freshman left wing Kyle Connor led the Wolverines with 36 points through 21 games and
ranked second nationally with an average of 1.71 points per contest.
PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL
