Friday, October 19, 2018 // FACEOFF 2018
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KATELYN MULCAHY/Daily
Sophomore forward Will Lockwood was the second-highest scorer for Michigan in the 2016-17 season but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury last year. Now he has returned to the Wolverines’ lineup.
pairing of Hughes and Cecconi
is returning for this season.
Both had the option of making
the move to the NHL but chose
to remain in Ann Arbor for
another
go-around.
Hughes
led the blueliners in points last
season with 29 — edging out
Cecconi by two points.
The defense is returning four
other skaters in addition to
Hughes and Cecconi. Juniors
Luke Martin, Griffin Luce,
Christian Meike, and senior
Nicholas Boka add a level of
continuity to the Wolverines’
defense.
The loss of Cutler Martin
and Sam Piazza to graduation is
met by the arrival of freshmen
Jack Summers, Jake Gingell
and Nick Blankenburg. All
three have received ice time
thus far, but only Blankenburg
played
in
the
team’s
one
regular season game.
Through
three
games
this season, the defense has
allowed at least four goals in
each contest.
Forwards
The
dissolution
of
the
“DMC” line may be the biggest
void for Michigan to fill.
The Wolverines’ 10 returning
forwards
will
tackle
the
challenge. Thus far, sophomore
Jack Becker is pacing the team
with four goals through three
games and figures to be a
major contributor on offense.
Junior
Jake
Slaker
and
Lockwood have also found
the back of the net early
this season. The former has
improved on his point total in
each of his first two seasons.
Slaker and Lockwood ranked
one and two, respectively, in
points during the 2016-2017
season as freshmen. Lockwood
had his 2017-2018 campaign
cut short due to injury but is
back on the ice, while Slaker
finished third in goals with 15
and tied for fifth in points with
27. They will need to shoulder
the load offensively in order
for the Wolverines to replicate
last season’s success.
After
an
impressive
freshman
season
in
which
he notched 16 points in 29
games, junior Adam Winborg
has struggled to stay on the
ice consistently. If he finds
his way back on the ice with
consistency, he may be a factor
in the offensive zone once
again.
Sophomore
Josh
Norris
made an impact on the ice last
season as a freshman recording
eight goals and 15 assists. He
has found the net once in each
of the two exhibition matches
and has been featured on the
top line alongside Lockwood
and
sophomore
Michael
Pastujov.
Senior
Brendan
Warren
brings stability and experience
as the lone senior forward
and one of two seniors on the
roster. In 115 career games, he
has recorded 17 points and 25
assists.
Freshmen
Garrett
Van
Wyhe, Jimmy Lambert, Nolan
Moyle and Jack Randl all made
their regular season debuts
against Vermont while Jack
Olmstead has only played in
exhibition matches. Van Wyhe
and Lambert were players to
watch out for coming into the
season according to Michigan
coach Mel Pearson. Van Wyhe
combines speed and strength
in the center position with his
6-foot-2,
200-pound
frame.
Pearson says Lambert is a
quick skater who “people will
recognize and notice on the ice
because of his skill level.”
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