The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS history at the time and was part of his 244 total yards in the game (including punt returns of 32 and 34 yards). He became the first special teams player to win a Super Bowl MVP. Michigan players, in fact, have won more Super Bowl MVP awards than any other school. Brady (three) Howard (one) give the Wolverines four, one more than Georgia. U‑M also ranked fifth all time with 103 Su‑ per Bowl appearances among alums heading into this year 's game and had 105 afterward. Only Miami (119), USC (115), UCLA (107) and Penn State (106) had more. The NHL DYLAN LARKIN EXCELS DURING ALL‑STAR WEEKEND Detroit Red Wings rookie and for‑ mer Michigan standout Dylan Larkin will have a hard time trumping his first NHL All‑Star weekend appear‑ ance. Larkin won the title of fastest skater and set a record for the fastest lap around a full rink, besting Mike Gartner's time of 13.386 seconds set in 1996. Larkin beat Predators defenseman Roman Josi on the shortened track in the first lap of the first event Jan. 30 at the NHL skills competition, fin‑ ishing in 12.894 seconds. That time easily stood to win the fastest skater. He then skated a full lap in just 13.172 seconds despite wobbling in turn three. "I really went into the last lap and said I was going to give it all I had. Why not just go for it?" Larkin told NHL.com. "I dug in pretty hard there … it could have been pretty bad, proba‑ bly would have been my last All‑Star Game if I kept falling, but luckily I got my footing." Josi was among those impressed with the rookie. "When I saw I was going against him, I wasn't expecting to win be‑ cause I know how fast he is from playing against him," said Josi, who ended up with the second‑fastest time of the preliminary round. "It's pretty impressive that he broke such an old record. He was flying out there." Larkin notched three assists and was on the ice for all of his team's goals in the Jan. 31 semifinals of the NHL All‑Star Game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. He and the Atlan‑ tic Division All‑Stars beat the Metro‑ politan Division 4‑3 to earn a spot in the title game of the newly formatted three‑on‑three contest. Larkin drew an assist on the win‑ ning goal by Montreal's P.K. Subban with 4:38 left. He finished with three shots and a plus‑1 rating. "He's been a fantastic player all year," New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, who played the sec‑ ond half for the Metropolitan team, told NHL.com. "I think he's beaten me a couple times in the season, and he doesn't seem like a kid his age. He seems like he's more poised and mature. "He's a real smart hockey player, let alone skilled. He definitely belonged