4B - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONTACT TO THE HEAD NOTABLE QUOTABLE "I don't know if they have pucks like this in St. Louis, but it'd be nice to have one." - Michigan coach RED BERENSON on the puck he kept as a memento from his 600th win Friday night. St. Louis is the site of this year's Frozen Four Tournament. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Billy Sauer MICHIGAN The sophomore netminder earned his first shutout this season, Tuesday against Bowl- ing Green. It was his first clean sheet in over a year. While the weekend split wasn't so happy, Sauer did what he could to keep his team in the game. As Berenson says, that's all you can ask for from your goalie. PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily THE 'RED' LINE In a system named for legendary coach Red Berensonthe Daily hockey writers rate the Wolverines on their perfor- mance in each of four areas. (Rated out of 4 pucks) OFFENSE Despite scoring 10 combined goals in the week's first two games. nearly getting shutout at home on Saturday is unacceptable against cellar-dwelling Northern Michigan. Nate Sandals' DEFENSE Too many pucks are still going in Michigan's net. Sauer is doing his part (mostly). We're still waiting for the day the blue liners step up and play to their talent level. Amber Colvin GOALTEN DING Sauer earned his first shutout in a year and is playing his best hockey since November. If you're looking for someone to blame for Satur- day's letdown, don't look at him. Ian Robinson e0g SPECIAL TEAMS The penalty-kill units were strong all weekend long, helping to keep the Wolverines in the game. Unfor- tunately, the power play floun- dered in seven chances Saturday. James V. Dowd IN THE STANDS It was nice of Jack Johnson Sr. to show some love for his son's coach's 600th win on Friday. During his usual second-intermission dance routine, the elder Johnson stripped off his coat to reveal an old-school Red Berenson ersey. While they weren't treated to a win, Saturday night's crowd was the largest to fill Yost this season. The 6,893 fans didn't have much to cheer about as the high-octane Michigan offense ran out of gas. The previous high attendance at Yost this season came on Nov. 4, when 6,887 fans attended a game against Michigan State. Friday's Game Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 5 - NORTHERN MICHIGAN 2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 2 - MICHIGAN 1 COLVIN From page 1B still capable ofkeepingthe Wolverines in the upper ech- elon of college hockey. To that Ireply: Who got the Wolverines back into that top tier? It was Berenson, filling Yost's rafterswithbanners from two NCAA champi- onships, nine Frozen Four appearances, nine CCHA regular-season titles and seven CCHA Tournament championships. It's not a fluke that Michi- gan is the winningest program over the last 15 years, or that a string of former Wolver- ines like Brendan Morrison and Marty Turco have made names for themselves in the NHL. Why is Michigan a peren- nial preseason pick to be one of the top teams in the CCHA? It all starts behind the bench. Yes, the players that com- pose the team definitely make up a big part of it. But players come and go, and Berenson is the one that's always there, drawingthem into the pro- gram and grooming them from their first practice to their last. "I've been lucky health- wise, and even mentally," Berenson said last week. "I'm still excited about our team and our players and our games." It's obvious from the way Berenson's face lights up when he talks abouthis favorite part of being a college hockey coach: More than anything, he loves helping players develop. As long as he has that enthusiasm, Berenson belongs at the helm of Michigan hockey. Because when he has that, No.700 doesn't seem too far away. Colvin hopes she can skate as well as Red Berenson when she turns 67. She can be reached at ambermcoriumich.edu. BEN SIMON/Daily Sophomore goalie Billy Sauer had a .954 save percentage in last week's three games. 'M' STATS Player GP G AA Pts I+- PIM I Sht 24 in Hensick Porter Kolarik Cogliano Rohlfs Johnson Miller Naurato Hunwick Mitera Lebler Turnhull Dest cook Summers Ward Kampfer Fardig Ciraulo ealey 24 24 24 21 24 19 24 23 16 14 1s 12 h 4 7 24 2 24 1 24 6 24 4 22 0 19 0 24 0 14 0 20 1 24 0 7 1 19 0 4 0 31 20 15 11 12 a 8 9 3 5 7 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 38 36. 29 26 24 13 12 11 11 1n 9 - 7 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 +11 +13 +9 +3 +15 +8 +5 +4 +5 -1 0 +4 +4 +7 +4 +4 -2 -1 -11 -1 22 8 18 12 37 42 14 26 22 20 2t 58 88 104 44 53 49 S35 59 on 31 36 39 11 in 19 7 14 23 6 17 3 Pts 27 25 21 20 17 17 16 15 13 13 8 6 CCHA STANDINGS ZACHARYMEISNER/Daily Senior defenseman Jason Dest tallied four assists in three games last weekend. He was also plus-four. 0 Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Miami 3. Michigan State 4. Michigan 5. Lake Superior Ohio State 7. Nebraska-Omaha 8. Western Michigan 9. Alaska _ Northern Michigan 11. Ferris State 12. Bowling Green CCHA 13-2-1 12-s-1 10-6-1 10-6-0 7-6-3 7-6-3 7-7-2 7-9-1 5-8-3 6-11-1 3-10-2 3-14-0 Overall 19-4-1 17-8-1 14-8-1 15-9-0 13-8-3 9-9-4 10-9-6 8-12-1 7-11-4 9-14-2 6-14-3 5-19-1 WILDCATS From page 1B "After thatturnover in the neutral zone, I think it was 3-on-3, and one of our guys just went tothe wrong player," Hunwick said. "I think we double covered one player and let (Santorelli) walk in alone. When you leave a guy like that open to shoot, he showed you what he can do with the puck." Michigan contin- ued to struggle offen- sively, but shored up defensively after San- torelli's second goal. In the Wolverines' net, goaltender Billy Sauer played well for the third consecutive game, saving 28 of the 30 shots he faced. Sauer had strug- gled December, shak- en by an eight-goal onslaught in Minne- apolis on Nov. 25. But in three games this week, Sauer stopped 83 of the 87 shots he faced. "Billy gave us a chance," Berenson said. "That's all you can ask from your goalie - that he not bury you and that he give you a chance, and that's what Billy did tonight. Billy Sauer kept us in the game." Unfortunately for the Wolverines, it wasn't enough. Michi- gan couldn't generate offense until just 6.5 seconds remained in the game. Michigan won a faceoff to Zaniboni's right, and the puck found its way to Cogli- ano, who slapped it in from the high slot. While the goal pre- vented the Wolverines from being shut out at home for the first time in almost four years, it did little to erase the sour taste of North- ern Michigan's domi- nance. "One goal with six seconds left in the third period is way too little, too late," Hunwick said. "We just didn't play well tonight. 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