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and two assists.
Hensick kicked off the Michigan scoring onslaught
when he picked up a loose puck between the circles and
flipped awrist shot from point-blank range past Northern
Michigan goalie Bill Zaniboni.
Hensick's other two goals came off rebounds.
In the second period, senior captain Matt Hunwick put
a shot on net from the blue line, and Hensick caught the
fortuitous bounce on the opposite end of the net for the
fifth goal of the game. After this tally, Northern Michigan
coach Walt Kyle decided to put in freshman goalie Brian
Stewart, who started Friday night's game.
With five minutes remaining in the third period, Hen-
sick deposited the loose puck after Stewart stopped senior
David Rohlfs's initial attempt. The marker put Michigan
ahead by five and allowed Berenson to play senior goalie
Mike Mayhew for the first time this season. When the
Owatonna, Minn., native stepped between the pipes, the
Yost crowd erupted.
"I had goosebumps," sophomore Danny Fardig said. "It
was awesome. I'll never forget that."
The crowd had its loudest game of the season, and the
building shook for the final five minutes of gametime.
Prior to Mayhew's entrance, sophomore Billy Sauer
continued to be solid in net but was not as spectacular
as he was Friday. In the series' first game, the Walworth,
N.Y., native was sharp and made some dramatic saves that
kept Michigan ahead.
Heading into Friday's game, Berenson's biggestconcern
was how his team would adjust to the playoff intensity.
Northern Michigan was coming off a big first-round win
at Ohio State and Michigan had not played for two weeks.
But after 20 minutes, most were thinking about the
three goals Michigan had already scored.
COLVIN
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suck the fun out of the moment. A streaking Jack Johnson
walloped Sarauer and his teammates, breaking up the
goal celebration.
Now that's stealingsomeone's thunder.
Johnson may have been unable to stop from his speedy
pursuit of Sarauer before the goal, and maybe a two-min-
ute penalty for hitting after the whistle wasn't the best
thing for the Wolverines and their lackluster penalty kill.
But smart or not, the hit made Northern Michigan's shin-
ing moment dim quickly.
The Wildcats had to limp out of Yost Ice Arena Satur-
day night with bruised bodies and egos - and that's how
it should be.
Everyone knew Michigan's top-rated offense could
score goals. Lots and lots of goals.
But now Northern Michigan can spread the word that
the Wolverines aren't a squad that's all skill and no grit.
"I don't think teams give us enough respect," senior T.J.
Hensick said after notching a hat trick in his final game at
Yost Saturday. "They think we can score goals, but I don't
think they think we can play ahard-nosed, physical game.
I think we can. I thought we showed tonight we're one of
the most physical teams in our league."
This is the time to finish that check, muck it out in the
corners and battle through that scrum.
And if there's a guy caught skating with his head down,
you better believe someone is going to make him regret it.
"That's how it's goingto be from here on out," sopho-
more grinder Danny Fardig said. "Every game's going to
get harder and every game is going to be more physical
and more desperate."
That's why you have to have the fire in the playoffs,
especially when archrival Michigan State is sneering in the
distance. There's no more room for wishy-washy hockey.
And surprisingly enough, the inconsistent Wolverine
group from the regular season is fully aware of that.
"Consistency?" Hensick said with a laugh when asked
about the subject. "You lose and you're pretty much done.
We know that we don't have anything if we don't win."
Hopefully for Michigan fans, that message hits the
team hard.
- Colvin can be reached at ambermco@umich.edu.
Friday's game Saturday's game
MICHIGAN 4- NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1 MICHIGAN 8- NORTHERN MICHIGAN 3
Overwhelming 'O'
Mayhew makes last home game count
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By JAMES V. DOWD
Daily Sports Writer
Michigan coach Red Berenson had
a single regret from the Wolverines' 3-
1 Senior Night victory on Feb. 3.
With just a one-goal lead before
freshman Chris
Summers added NOTEBOOK
anempty-netgoal
in the final min-
ute, Berenson had no opportunity to
thank an oft-overlooked team leader,
senior goaltender Mike Mayhew, with
a few minutes of playing time.
For four years, Mayhew has toiled
as Michigan's third-string netminder,
skating with the team in practice each
day. He spent games keeping track
of hits and turnovers while standing
behind the bench.
But despite his leadership skills
and selflessness, which have endeared
him to his teammates and Michigan
fans, the senior had compiled just 32
minutes of playing time over his first
three years in Ann Arbor. And this
season, with sophomore Billy Sauer
maturing into an everyday goalten-
der and freshman Steve Jakiel being
groomed as the team's No. 2 goalie,
Mayhew had yet to play a minute
entering Saturday's CCHA quarterfi-
nal contest.
So when senior T.J. Hensick com-
pleted his hat trick with the Wolver-
ines' final goal in their 8-3 victory
over Northern Michigan on Saturday,
it was, much to the raucous crowd's
delight, Mayhew's time to shine.
Berenson substituted Mayhew for
Sauer at the 14:33 mark of the third
period, giving the senior one final
chance to play.
Even coming in cold, Mayhew was
excited about the opportunity.
"I've played enough hockey in my
life so I wasn't nervous," Mayhew
said. "It was more that I'm a little cold
right now, not exactly feeling in top
shape compared to if I had warmed
up and started the game. So there's a
little anxiety there, but I'm not really
worried, not really nervous."
Mayhew's lack of anxiety was
apparent while on the ice, as the senior
stopped both shots he faced.
Mayhew has likely seen his last
game action in maize and blue but
knows he can continue to serve the
team in other ways.
"I've played for a winning program
(in high school) and that was enough
to make me want to be part of the
program here knowing that playing
time was going to be scarce," Mayhew
said. "I was comfortable that I could
help the team in other ways, and I'm
around the best friends I could ever
have."
POWER PLAYED: There are many
great moments to remember from
Saturday's game, but one black mark
is the performance of Michigan's pen-
alty kill.
Allthree ofthe Wildcats'goals came
on the power play. Sauer's teammates
left him out to dry on breakaways and
allowed a screened shot.
Cogliano knows that heading into
a game against Michigan State, the
Wolverines must improve on special
teams to earn a championship-game
berth.
"There's going to be quite a few
calls when we play Michigan State
both ways," Cogliano said. "We'll be
on the penalty kill a lot, and the guys
who are on the penalty kill definitely
need to do a good job. When we get
on the penalty kill against Michigan
State, they're obviously going to do a
good job, and they're probably going
to score. We've got to eliminate their
chances and not take penalties."
The Wolverines and Spartans have
met five times this season, splitting
the series 2-2-1. Michigan's penalty
kill has been a telling factor in all five
matchups, as Michigan State went 5-
0
FILE PHOTO
Senior goalie Mike Mayhew saw his first action of the season in Saturday night's-third period,
for-11 in its two victories, but just 1-
for-13 in the two losses.
HOME SWEET HOME: While Michi-
gan fans were disappointed that their
team couldn't catch Notre Dame in
the CCHA regular-season title race,
the Wolverines faithful came out in
droves to take advantage of the home
ice which comes with a top-four finish
in the league.
Berenson has always been compli-
mentary of the hometown crowd, but
took particular note Saturday night.
"I said before the weekend, home
ice is only as good as our team, but our
fans get caught up in the game bet-
ter than any fans," Berenson said. "I
don't know about in the country, but
certainly better than any we have seen
lately. It's just terrific."
The influence of the fans was also
felt by the players on the ice. Sopho-
more Andrew Cogliano, who scored
two goals and notched two assists in
the game, credited the crowd.
After senior T.J. Hensick notched
his third goal of the game, the crowd
showered the ice with hats to salute
the Howell native's achievement.
"We knew it was going to be.a big
crowd before the game started,"
Cogliano said. "In the game, it was
nice for them to see (senior T.J. Hen-
sick) get his hat trick. Throughout the
game, they gave us a lot of inspiration
and a jump."
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