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July 27, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 87) • Page Image 8

… of summer, multiple Michigan hockey team commits started ramping up for the upcoming season. On Sunday, the Wolverines’ incoming freshman forwards Rutger McGroarty, Frank Nazar III and…

… NTDP lost an overtime battle to Michigan earlier this season. Although the Wolverines were short handed due to an absence of talent attending the Olympics, the three each flashed the skills that…

… I think we built a game to (the college level).” Nazar III speaks from experience as the last time he entered Yost, the ice GABBY CERITANO/Daily tilted his way. The future Wolverine centerman…

… — a powerplay strike. The two will look to replicate that magic, albeit with different maize and blue sweaters on, for a Wolverines team that lost key contributors to its power play. Replicating…

… that success for Michigan begins this week as the trio will gain plentiful experience on a roster that boasts five other current and former Wolverines. And although the group may be ready to…

Wolverines from the NTDP this upcoming season. And as they join Michigan, they also bring impressive chemistry that they have displayed. Nazar, McGroarty and Casey all played together on the NTDP U17…

Wolverines’ success, before departing to the San Jose Sharks. And for the new additions, following in the footsteps of past Michigan standouts is not a concern. “We’re not really trying to be like…

… those guys,” Nazar said. “We want to come in and fill in a role like they did. And there’s no doubt that we’re going to come in … and work hard.” And ahead of their debuts with the Wolverines

October 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 56) • Page Image 10

….” Power’s shot rang off the post, but it marked a turning point in the Wolverines’ approach to facing the Broncos’ physical game. They forged a newfound poise against Western Michigan’s heavy…

…-oriented group like the Wolverines, the Broncos’ disruptive presence proved a significant challenge. Some of Michigan’s adaptation came from the units Pearson put on the ice. After the Wolverines’ highly…

May 27, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 12

… the first team to do so. Alex Storako clearly was ready for the opportunity. Three outs later — and without throwing a single ball — the game was over. The Wolverines won, and in doing so…

… 16th. “I’m not very pleased with it at all. Disrespect.” But they still made the most of the hand they were dealt. After a Friday night win over the Seattle Redhawks, the Wolverines had their…

… entourage was enormous: the most athletes, two coaches, a physical therapist, and a host of supporting students. All were clad in a coordinated display of Wolverine pride, donning shirts, shorts, shoes…

May 27, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 13

… ninth down by four runs — not an insurmountable deficit by the Wolverines’ standards. When slugger Griffin Mazur came to bat with one on and only one out, he needed just one good swing to put…

… game-ending double play that secured its 7-3 win over the Wolverines and mercifully ended one of Michigan’s most anemic offensive performances of the season. The Wolverines scored all…

May 27, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 14

… today,” Beaubien said. “That helps keep hitters off balance.” When Seattle did make contact, they were typically groundouts handled well by the Wolverine infielders. Rarely, Michigan…

… runners on base with the score 7-3 in the eighth inning. The Maryland bench erupted as Michigan’s first real chance to get back in the game disappeared. The Wolverines (26-15 Big Ten) struggled on…

… contact. The hard contact we made was caught.” Sophomore outfielder Tito Flores got the Wolverines on the board in the second, crushing a three-run home run to the left after graduate transfer…

… grounding into a double play to end the game. The explosive Wolverine offense struggled to produce and early pitching struggles gave Maryland an insurmountable lead and the series win. The…

… loss eliminates Michigan from Big Ten title contention, as Nebraska clinched the title by moving 3.5 games ahead of the Wolverines with a win today against Ohio State. “It feels horrible…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 17

… basketball. They wanted to have a season.” In a best-case scenario, the Wolverines will return for their scheduled Feb. 11 contest with Illinois. Should that occur, 20 days will have passed since…

… Michigan last played a game. The earliest the team could even return to the court for practice is Feb. 7. The Wolverines previously endured a 12-day scheduling break between games in…

March 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 93) • Page Image 7

… the decision was made, practicing for a Big Ten Tournament semifinal game that ultimately would never be played. At that point, the Wolverines were unaware of the specifics but deeply…

… that seemed like an impossibility in November. The Wolverines moved in the Pairwise more than any other team in the country in the second half, up 22 spots between Dec. 26 and March 1…

February 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 79) • Page Image 5

… the fourth quarter against Michigan State on Sunday, the Wolverines’ offense looked completely dysfunctional. They made just one field goal the entire second half up to that point, and turned the…

… game if the defense can’t get stops. And although Michigan State did score 13 points during that drought, the Wolverines’ defense made enough key plays to still emerge ahead at the end of it. To be…

February 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 79) • Page Image 6

… on Youtube” puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com SUDOKU ‘M’ prepping for Badgers’ shooting On Thursday night, styles and strengths will clash. The Wolverines welcome Wisconsin to Crisler Center…

… important that we guard the 3-point line and expect long rebounds.” Guarding the 3-point line is something the Wolverines have specialized in this season. Howard’s extensive NBA background has…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 7

… in the second half, the Michigan men’s basketball team knew who it needed on the floor. The Wolverines were down by two points to Illinois with half a second and one chance, maybe, to pry a…

… initially suffering a groin injury on Dec. 21 against Presbyterian, Livers missed six games and the re- maining Wolverines lost four of those. Simply put, they were in freefall, and Livers was to be the…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 8

… team. It’s the motto the team has come to live by. Chip Hills was the dad of former Michigan gymnast Cailee Hills. In 2015, the Wolverines began the Flip for Chip meet. A way to honor Chip and his…

… our struggles in perspective and get through the hard things even when it doesn’t seem like it. “ While there were mutliple positives resulting from the Wolverines’ Friday night meet against…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 9

…, came out alongside the regular coaching lineup. It was the first time all year he had coached from behind the bench. Normally, Wolverine coaches Kris Mayotte, Bill Muckalt and Mel Pearson…

…-year skater who captained the team his senior year. And he was 16 years removed from being a USNTDP player — a drafted prospect excited to face the Wolverines. While he had never coached formally, former…

… the years growing up, just a couple feet behind where I used to sit.” Wolverines fall, 4-1, to USNTDP in exhibition Staying focused in a competition that has no stakes is often difficult. It…

… contest counted for points in the USHL — the league the NTDP plays in — while it meant nothing to the Wolverines. For Michigan, that turned out to be a recipe for disaster. That disparity in motivation…

… much scale and speed, and how hard they played.” The NTDP got called for interference less than three minutes into the game, giving the Wolverines’ power play an opportunity to display the growth…

… the Wolverines. “They were ready to play and we weren’t,” senior forward Nick Pastujov said. “I think that was apparent from the start. Giving up a shorthanded goal and then just the flow of the…

… moved it around quickly. The effort did damage to the Wolverines. “Their team’s good,” Michigan coach Mel Pearson said. “Credit to them, they worked hard, they played hard. I saw them Monday, they…

… itself down two goals early. For the second frame, senior goaltender Hayden Lavigne entered the game in place of Mann. Just like in the first period, the Wolverines got another power play in the…

…, you could tell — you have a feel in practice of the intensity, the attention to detail, the focus, the work ethic, the compete, the execution, we were sloppy.” One of the Wolverines’ key scoring…

… past Lavigne. And in the final few minutes of the game, the Wolverines deficit widened when forward Smilanic found the back of the net one final time for his side. In the last sixty seconds…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 10

… we just chose him to let it go.” Just moments earlier, a much-needed victory over the Fighting Illini was within the Wolverines’ reach. But, after missing five consecutive free throws, the…

… junior forward Isaiah Livers leaving the game with another injury. Spurred on by the return of Livers, who had missed six straight games with a groin injury, the Wolverines got off to a hot start…

… awkwardly, seemingly re-injuring his groin. After hitting both free-throws, he limped back to the bench and a hush fell over the Wolverine faithful. “Unfortunately for Isaiah, he went out with his injury…

… crafty player and does a really good job getting to his left hand and finishing in traffic. He’s also really good at getting to his pull-up jumper.” And, as was the case all afternoon, the Wolverines

…:35 remaining. For every basket Dosunmu added to his final total of 27 points, the Wolverines collectively responded. Sophomore guard David DeJulius even gave Michigan a slender, two-point advantage after…

… hitting a contested three from 30-feet. From there, though, things unraveled for the Wolverines. Despite holding Cockburn to just five points and three rebounds, containing Trent Frazier in the second…

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