Stories by Everett Cook
Di Giuseppe continues to learn on defense
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Phil Di Giuseppe had a heck of a first semester in Ann Arbor. Michigan coach Red Berenson predicted that Di Giuseppe would be an immediate impact player, and the freshman forward wasted no time affirming his coach’s insight.
Everett Cook: Tough CCHA is nothing for Michigan to worry about
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Lake Superior State has the eighth-best record in the CCHA. For all intents and purposes, that’s not good. Ohio State has the best record in the CCHA. For all intents and purposes, that’s pretty good.
ice hockey
Notebook: Merrill leads revamped penalty kill to stellar weekend
BY EVERETT COOK
SOUTH BEND — Taking six penalties in the first period would have resulted in a disaster for the No. 10 Michigan hockey team earlier in the year. The penalty-kill unit didn’t have enough depth to withstand that many minutes that early on — especially if two of those penalties were taken by senior defenseman Greg Pateryn.
Red Berenson, hockey legend and the would-be Michigan baseball catcher
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Seniors Greg Pateryn and David Wohlberg give courtesy chuckles, but refer back to the glory days of T-ball for their baseball experience. Then Michigan coach Red Berenson, the 72-year-old hockey legend, throws out a story that is truly from left field.
Michigan sweeps No. 2 Ohio State, backed by Hunwick's brilliant goaltending
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
CLEVELAND — At times during Sunday’s game, it looked like Shawn Hunwick forgot he was playing in an outdoor hockey game. Besides the giant ice luge in the background and the below-freezing temperatures, the fifth-year senior goaltender looked right at home between the posts.
• COLUMN: Outdoor game brings hockey back to its roots
• ANALYSIS: In just 30 seconds, Michigan swaps roles with Buckeyes
With flakes falling, Michigan prepares for Ohio State
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
CLEVELAND — Michigan coach Red Berenson stands on the ice, instructing his players as he has done countless times over his years as a player and coach.
• NOTEBOOK: Modern amenities but old-school hockey in Frozen Diamond Faceoff
With Frozen Diamond Faceoff looming, Michigan takes on Ohio State in Columbus
- Chris Dzombak/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
This weekend, the Michigan hockey team heads to Progressive Field in Cleveland to take on Ohio State in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff, the team’s third outdoor game in three years. This will be the third game between the two teams, after the Buckeyes swept the last series in Ann Arbor.
Yet again, no answers in the shootout
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
If the Michigan hockey team could consistently score shootout goals, it would be in sole possession of fourth place in the CCHA, instead of seventh.
A mid-season review of Michigan hockey
BY EVERETT COOK
OFFENSE
Before the season, concerns about youth and inexperience surrounded the offense of the Michigan hockey team. Coach Red Berenson said that he didn’t know which of his freshmen were going to step up, stating that it might take a while for the team to figure it out.
Michigan takes four points from Spartans over weekend
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
EAST LANSING — One of the biggest issues for the Michigan hockey team this season has been a lack of scoring production from its veteran players. The Wolverines have been relying on rookies and unheralded players to score, leaving the offense mired in inconsistency and question marks.
• COLUMN: Michigan's been missing hunger this season
• ANALYSIS: Guptill emerges as Wolverines' leading scorer
• NOTEBOOK: Berenson proclaims Hunwick is back
