Which of these things would constitute a rough night for a college hockey team?

Being outshot by 42? Giving up eight power plays? Or how about failing to hear your own national anthem.

All of these things happened to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Saturday night, when they came into Yost Ice Arena and were defeated by Michigan, 8-1, in the Wolverines first full-squad exhibition of the season.

Michigan dominated possession and could have, if the puck bounced its way, scored into double digits as the Wolverines hit the post on multiple occasions and had a goal by sophomore Michael Woodford disallowed because the goal was knocked out of place.

"We don't get a lot of opportunities for exhibition games," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "And we put our best foot forward. We generated a lot of chances, we didn't give up much, and we got a lot of players some good ice time."

Michigan got on the board just five minutes in, when senior alternate captain John Shouneyia put in a rebound after shots by sophomore Eric Nystrom and Jeff Tambellini came up short. Toronto then held strong, killing two penalties. But with less than six minutes to go in the first period, freshman defenseman Danny Richmond blasted a shot from the point off the left post and in. Thirty-five seconds later David Moss flicked another puck in from in front of the net.

Toronto did score on freshman goalie Al Montoya early in the second period, when forward Ian Malcolm drove through the zone and beat Montoya. But Michigan scored less than two minutes later, when forward Andrew Ebbett found fellow freshman Brandon Kaleniecki.

The night became a showcase for the Wolverines' underclassmen as Michigan finished the game with only two seniors and two juniors in the lineup. Shouneyia jammed his wrist in the second period and did not return. He received an MRI, but it is not believed to be a serious injury. Underclassmen accounted for every goal other than Shouneyia's, and each freshman picked up at least one point.

Freshman right wing Jeff Tambellini, who played on a line with Shouneyia and Nystrom, picked up three assists on the Shouneyia goal in the first and on goals by Milan Gajic and Ebbett just 11 seconds apart late in the second period. Tambellini also had scoring chances of his own and hit a couple off the post.

"When you hit four posts in one night, by the last one you kind of get a little antsy," Tambellini said. "It's fine as long as the chances keep coming, making things happen and creating things. When you're not getting chances, that's when you got to start worrying."

Brandon Kaleniecki scored his second goal of the night, when he put in an Ebbett rebound from right in front of the net. Jason Ryznar then scored the game's final goal on a sweet feed from Gajic.

The Wolverines took the ice in front of a crowd for the first time on Friday night when they played their annual Blue-White intrasquad scrimmage. The teams ended up tied 4-4. The white team took an early 4-1 lead thanks to two goals by Shouneyia, and one each from Woodford and Moss. But the Blue team came back when Gajic scored on a breakaway with 26 seconds left in the second period. Gajic and Henderson each tallied a score in the third to force the tie.