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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