Wednesday, June 4, 1997 - The Michigan Daily - 13
Hockey reelsina10-member
I1class to rep--lace departed seniors.
By Mark Snyder s
Daily Sports Editor
r xr xWhile Brendan Morrison pines away S
his days waiting to settle a contract dis- a
pute with the New Jersey Devils and d
Jason Botteill sits around hoping toL
N come to terms with the Dallas Stars, thev
team they used to play for is attempting
to fill the gaping holes they left behind.v
The Michigan hockey team inked p
three more players in the spring signing
period to increase the size of the class toL
a whopping 10 freshmen.3
"I think we've addressed a lot of our f
needs," Michigan coach Red Berenson
said. "But we'll have to wait and see onE
the ice how they develop." t
The new additions to the recruiting
class all hail from the United States,c
including two from the state of Michigan.c
Assistant coaches Mel Pearson and Billy
Powers spent a significant part of lastt
a>year scouring North America in search of t
talent to replace one of the finest classes 1
> in Michigan history.
"In some cases, these are kids yous
watch as the season goes on," BerensonE
said. "They emerge as good players later,
MARGARET MYERS/Daily rather than sooner."f
With the departure of forward Jason Botterill, Michigan was forced to recruit siz- One of those players was JoshP
able players. Both Josh Langfeld and David Huntzcker fit that bill Langfeld, whose talents expanded as the
Ellerbe joins 'M' hoops-
By Mark Snyderr
DailySrtsEdttr 1980s when I was at Westernr
Amid the black cloud that presently Michigan and he was at Bowling
hangs over the Michigan basketball Green," Fisher said in a released state-
program, a temporary break has ment. "Even then he stood out as the
emerged. kind of person who would have great
Michigan, under investigation for success." o A D
possible NCAA rules violations, The position opened up when for-
replaced the vacant assistant coaching mer assistant Scott Perry left the pro- 1. Professional Experience
position on the Michigan bench. gram to become the head coach at 2. Exposure to Top Detroit Area
Brian Ellerbe, a well-traveled coach, Eastern Kentucky on April 1. Companies
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eason progressed.
From the Lincoln Stars of the United
States Hockey League, Langfeld brings
a physical presence to Michigan. The
departure of Botterill and Warren
Luhning, Michigan's two largest for-
wards, left a gap on the top two lines.
Langfeld, who stands 6-foot-3 and
weighs 200 pounds, should provide a
tresence in the crease for rebound goals.
His regular season numbers with
Lincoln (35 goals and 23 assists in only
38 games) certified his ability as a top-
light forward.
"Langfeld was an unknown player,".
Berenson said. "Nobody really realized
his kid was going to be a blue-chipper.
"He'll be one of the players who will
come in and be a good player from day
one."
One of the most significant aspects of
Langfeld's addition is Michigan's ability
o draw players from hockey hotbeds
ike Minnesota.
Another player who could provide a
scoring touch for Michigan is forward
Bill Trainor.
Trainor is a Canton, Mich , native who
fled the state this season to play in Des
Moines, Iowa, in the USHL.
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should supply some of the firepower
Michigan lost following the graduation
of the nine seniors.
In contrast to last season, when
more than 90 percent of Michigaa's
offense returned following the nation-
al championship season, a mere 40
percent of the points will be returning
to Yost this winter.
The discrepancy on offense is signifi-
cant, but success at the defensive end has
been the key to Michigan's dominance in
the CCHA in the 1990s.
On average, Michigan goaltender
Marty Turco faced only 25 shots per
game, but that was with senior defense-
men Blake Sloan and Harold Schock as
the last line of defense.
With half of the defensive corps also
gone to graduation (Peter Bourke and
Chris Frescoln left as well), Michigan
sought an intimidating blueliner to fill
one of the vacancies.
Michigan didn't even need to leave the
city limits to corral David.Huntzicker'
Huntzicker, anative ofAnn Arbor, fits
the bill of a burly defenseman with his 6-
3, 190-pound frame.;Jn the mold of
Frescoln, he will be expected to use his
size to his physical advantage while
keeping shots away from Turco.
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