September 15, 1959 (vol. 0, iss. 36) • Page Image 33
… ended the '58-'59 season with a disappointing 8-13-1 record. However Wolverine Coach Al Renfrew is optimistically looking forward to the coming season. Forced by injuries to play with only an 11-man squad…
… the Wolver- ines were consistently pitted' against squads of 17 and 18. Against such odds the Wolverines battled brilliantly, but in many instances the obstacles were too difficult to overcome and…
… year as a junior Watt was a mainstay on defense for the Wolverines and early in the season Watt played upwards of 50 minutes a game. For his great play he was named on the All-American team. Up front the…
… Wolverines will also have returning lettermen forming the nucleus of a fine team. Top forwards are Bob White, rugged center, who was an All- American each of his first two sea- sohs and junior Dale Mac…
…Donald, the Wolverines' leading goal-get- ter, who scored 19 goals last sea- son. Steve Bochen, last year's most improved player, Pat Cushing and Gary Mattson are the other re- turning lettermen at the forward…
… Childs and Jim Coyle who split the chores in the nets last season will be back, al- though Childs has only one semes- ter of eligibility remaining. The Wolverines should be great- ly aided by a group of…
…, North Dakota. Russians Overcome Wolverines On Jan. 5 a combined Michigan- Michigan State squad skated against the Russian Nationals at of the first, but eventually their overwhelming experience paid off…
… and the visitors skated off with a 7-3 victory. A crowd of 7,000 turned out to see the game, which was played under international rules unfamiliar to most American spectators. The Wolverines played…
… fine se- ries has been concluded. The last game in the series saw the pros win, 8-3, in a surprisingly rugged game. Four regular season opponents came close to sweeping series from the Wolverines, but in…
… their first encounter with Michigan, 6-1, in a game ended midway in the third period by a fight which erupted into a near-riot. But the next night the Wolverines outskated the NoDaks and came off with a 4…