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2B — January 12, 2015
SportsMonday
The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
in the net.”
The Golden Gophers seemed
to answer nearly every time
Michigan found twine, but for-
ward Connor Reilly’s goal in
the closing minute of the second
period seemed to be the final
threat. Forward A.J. Michaelson
scored from the slot with under
three minutes remaining, but
neither his nor Reilly’s tally was
enough to overcome the Wolver-
ines’ well-cushioned lead.
“It’s tough to win up in Min-
neapolis, so holding serve here
at Yost is really important for
us,” Copp said. “You know,
and in Pairwise (rankings) and
NCAA
implications,
I
don’t
know where we’re at but we’re
right on the borderline now, and
if we keep playing the way we’re
playing, we’ll find ourselves in
the tournament.”
Earlier in the week, Beren-
son said he wouldn’t celebrate
his 800th victory, but a sweep
of Minnesota is enough to make
even the most stoic of coaches
crack a smile.
“I just had my 75th birthday,
and I didn’t celebrate that, and I
didn’t celebrate New Years and
I didn’t even celebrate the GLI,”
Berenson said after Wednesday’s
practice. “I mean, I was glad. To
me, the best part of the GLI is
in the locker room for the two
or three minutes after the game
where everyone can sit there and
say, ‘Wow this is great.’
“They’re sweaty, they’re sore,
they hurt, they’re tired and
they’re happy and they’re ful-
filled.”
Exactly
800
times
now,
Berenson has felt that satis-
faction from walking into a
locker room and standing over
a sweaty, sore, hurt, tired and
happy bunch of Wolverines. He
won’t admit Saturday’s victory is
sweeter than another, but this is
one of many that will be etched
into the record books.
O
n the second floor
of Yost Ice Arena is
the media interview
room. There are pictures of
Michigan teams celebrating
championships, trophies from
the two Hobey Baker winners,
awards for the countless
conference championships and
national titles.
It has two couches and
an armchair along the walls
facing inward. There’s a blue,
leather armchair, just like one a
grandfather
would have
fallen asleep
in, at the
head of the
room. It
faces the
trophies
and the
pictures and
the people
who have
come to
speak with
Berenson.
Everything around the
room, including that blue chair,
serves as a constant reminder
about the success at Michigan.
Berenson doesn’t keep plaques
or trophies for reaching 800
wins, because he cares more
about seeing his players
graduate with a degree than he
does about cranking out draft
picks. He keeps those awards
because he cares about his team
more.
“He’s always hungry, always
looking for the next best thing,”
said junior forward Andrew
Copp.
His wins have never been
about himself. Berenson will
be quick to remind you he’s
got a creative, offensive mind
in assistant head coach Brian
Wiseman and an experienced
defensive leader in associate
coach Billy Powers that make
him look smart.
He has had players like Jack
Johnson, Marty Turco, Brendan
Morrison
and Mike
Knuble, all of
whom played
some of their
best hockey
for him.
Berenson’s
biggest
smile on the
night of his
800th win
came when
he realized
Knuble was in the back of the
interview room, watching his
coach dismiss how big a feat he
accomplished.
“I think it’s good before
it became too much of a
conversation piece,” Berenson
said. “It’s not really about me,
but something happens like this
every 100 games, I guess.”
Added senior forward Zach
Hyman: “Someone asked him,
‘You’re at 799, did you know
that?’ And he responded with,
‘Yeah, if you’re counting.’ So
he’s a humble guy, and you don’t
see it on his face a lot.”
***
T
he horn sounded on
Saturday evening and
the camera panned to
Berenson, not to the team’s
celebration. He exhaled, as if
winning his 800th game was a
relief.
The crowd chanted “Thank
you, Red,” while the student
section bowed in appreciation.
Berenson gave a slight wave
to the crowd, but was no more
excited than any other win. He
walked off the ice and into a
locker room applauding him.
“You look around the locker
room and you feel better about
the guys you’re playing with,
you feel better about your
team,” Berenson said in the
locker room after the game.
“That’s how I feel as a coach.”
Win No. 800 doesn’t feel
much different than win No. 1,
because each one is about the
success of the Michigan hockey
team.
So now, Berenson is most
excited that everyone will
finally be able to move past
the milestone. He can focus on
beating Ohio State next for win
No. 801.
You know, if you’re counting.
Zach Hyman deserves
your attention
C
utler Martin glided
on one leg toward his
teammates after netting
the overtime
game-win-
ner Friday,
securing
the Michi-
gan hockey
team’s come-
back win
over No. 9
Minnesota.
Everyone
had watched
as Martin
buried the shot that ended the
series opener.
But nobody had seen the
player who set up the dramatic
tally, the player who embraced
him in a bear hug after the goal:
Zach Hyman.
Hyman, a senior forward,
tallied six points in the sweep.
Both nights, he led the team
with six shots and finished
plus-four in the series.
Yet the individual
performance — which came
against one of the best defenses
in the country — was typical
for the alternate captain, who
surpassed his career best in
points just 15 games into his
senior season.
The numbers tell us Zach
Hyman is worthy of Hobey
Baker-type attention.
Hyman now leads Michigan
and the Big Ten in points,
while his 11 goals rank first
on the team and second in
the conference. And after
upping his season total to an
impressive 26 points in 19
games, the Florida Panthers
prospect is now No. 5 in scoring
in the country.
Hyman is consistent. He’s
clutch. He’s fast. He’s capable
of leading a talent-filled roster
at any level.
Right now, Zach Hyman is
the player who deserves the
most attention from opposing
defenses. His teammates know
that, even if he won’t take the
credit.
“I’m fortunate to be playing
with really good players,”
Hyman said Saturday. “The
puck is going in for me right
now, and that’s always nice to
see.”
And if you pay just a little
more attention to the No. 11
jersey, you’ll see Hyman’s
contributions extend beyond
the box score.
With just under 12 minutes
remaining in the third frame
Friday, junior forward Andrew
Copp sent Minnesota forward
Kyle Rau into the boards, and
roughed several Gophers en
route to the penalty box. He
was tossed from the game
and, after three minutes of
the five-minute penalty kill,
junior goaltender Steve Racine
had allowed two goals, giving
Minnesota a sudden 3-2 lead.
So while the captain watched
from the locker room, Hyman
became general of the offense,
finding junior forward Justin
Selman to regain the tie
midway through the period.
“I didn’t even see the goal,”
Hyman said Friday.
That’s because as he threw
the puck in front of the net,
Hyman was already on his
back, falling into the boards.
Hyman isn’t the kind of
player who demands attention;
he’s the kind
that deflects
it to his
teammates.
“(Freshman
defenseman
Zach
Werenski)
made that
play, and then
I don’t know
how I got the
puck, but I
luckily got the puck, and I just
wanted to take it wide on their
‘D,’” he said of his own tally.
Playing alongside the 15th
overall pick in the 2014 NHL
Draft in freshman Dylan Larkin
means Hyman’s success has
often been associated with the
center.
At the Great Lakes
Invitational, without brand-
name players like Larkin and
Werenski, it was Hyman who
anchored a blue-collar effort
in Michigan’s first title since
his freshman year. On a new
line, Hyman added game-
winning goals against both
Michigan Tech and Michigan
State, contributing half of the
Wolverines’ offense.
Simply put, Hyman is the
kind of player Michigan needs
to model its offense after if it
wants to win against gritty
teams like Michigan Tech and
Minnesota in a postseason run.
“If you look at the stats
here, one goal, three assists,
six shots,” Larkin said Friday.
“You can tell he’s stepping up
and taking our team to the next
level. It’s fun to watch, and he
is fun to play with.”
On Saturday, with five
minutes remaining in the first
period, Hyman, pinned to the
boards, won a puck from his
knees, drawing a penalty before
skating around to fire a shot
before the whistle sounded.
Three seconds and one pass
later, the unit scored a power-
play goal.
At times, Hyman makes
players like Copp and
sophomore forward JT
Compher, U.S. National Team
Development Program players
who have received their share
of media attention well before
stepping foot onto campus, look
mediocre.
With 42.7 seconds remaining
in the period, the alternate
captain took a puck through
the neutral zone, splitting
two Gophers
defenders en
route to an
unassisted
goal.
“I know
he’s fast,”
Martin said.
“He’s the
fastest kid on
our team, for
sure.”
None of
this, though, should come as a
surprise to those who follow
Michigan hockey closely.
Hyman has long been
known as one of the hardest
workers and one of the better
two-way players on the team.
His 17-point junior season
was a career best, which is
noteworthy considering he
spent time at both center and
winger.
When he isn’t scoring
or offering praise for his
linemates, Hyman is listening
and leading by example.
During a goal review in the
second period, Hyman stood
alone in the crease talking with
Racine before skating back to
the Michigan bench to deliver a
message to Berenson.
Several minutes later, Racine
left the game due to a foot
injury and was replaced by
sophomore Zach Nagelvoort.
It was Hyman who paid
attention to Racine.
It’s time to start paying
attention to Zach Hyman.
PAUL SHERMAN/Daily
Zach Hyman has put together a strong senior campaign with a team-high 11 goals and 15 assists in 19 games.
ERIN
LENNON
“You can tell he’s
stepping up and
taking our team
to the next level.”
SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily
Red Berenson earned his 800th win Saturday when the Michigan hockey team completed a sweep of Minnesota.
BERENSON
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“He’s always
hungry, always
looking for the
next best thing.”