September 20, 2017
(vol. 127, iss. 93)
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…8A — Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Notebook: Goaltenders set to lead Wolverines Last season’s three-man goaltender rotation for the Michigan…
… hockey team is now down to two. Zach Nagelvoort graduated last spring, and sophomores Jack LaFontaine and Hayden Lavigne remain as the two Wolverine netminders with substantial experience. And…
… this season’s Wolverines is their incoming freshmen. Forward Josh Norris was a first round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, and defenseman Quinn Hughes is projected to be an early pick in the 2018…
… Norris and Hughes, the Wolverines welcome fellow first-years in forward Jack Becker, forward Michael Pastujov — brother of sophomore forward Nick Pastujov — and Dakota Raabe, who Pearson…
…’re starting the season up, and I’m really excited for that.” With that newfound health, the Wolverines will rely on Lockwood, as Pearson said at the team’s Media Day on Tuesday. “I’m looking for a big…
… scoring being one of Michigan’s biggest problems last season, Pearson is looking to have a similar effect on the Wolverines. Tuesday, Pearson pointed out senior forward Dexter Dancs and junior…
… leader for the Wolverines after posting an impressive freshman campain. MIKE PERSAK Daily Sports Editor I feel like as a goalie, you kind of always lead from behind. Pearson brings confidence…
… hockey team. For Pearson, though, taking over for Red Berenson — the Wolverines’ coach for the last 34 seasons — isn’t as enormous an undertaking as it may seem. He served under Berenson in…
…’s familiar with, too. Associate head coach Bill Muckalt won two NCAA Championships as a player with the Wolverines while Pearson was behind the bench, and he was an assistant coach under Pearson with…
… in just five years, and Muckalt won a Davis Cup with the USHL’s Tri-City Storm for the first time in the franchise’s history. But whether or not they can turn around a Wolverines team that was…