Stories by Everett Cook
Michigan offense relying on two freshmen
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
If you told Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson that two freshmen would lead his team in goals through the first two months of the season, he likely would have given you the patented Berenson grin and perhaps even a little chuckle.
Defensive woes continue to plague Wolverines
- Jed Moch/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
It’s easy for players on the Michigan hockey team to start pointing fingers as the program endures its longest losing streak since the 1998-99 season. Maybe one line isn’t pulling its weight or a special teams unit has started to slack.
Everett Cook: Michigan's problems aren't an easy fix
- Chris Dzombak/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The last time the Michigan hockey team won a game, the Wolverines were the third-ranked team in the nation, the football team was headed towards a late season slide after losing to Iowa and I was not passing Spanish.
Five-minute penalty kill finishes Wolverines
- Jed Moch/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Two minutes lost two games for the No. 7 Michigan hockey team over the weekend. On Friday night, the Wolverines couldn’t capitalize on a five-minute power play because junior forward Lindsay Sparks drew a penalty of his own to squash the advantage.
Special teams will be vital against Buckeyes this weekend
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Last season, the Michigan hockey team took to the road for an important series against Miami (Ohio), but it left Oxford winless and in a funk. The special teams took a step back and the offense looked lost.
• QUICK HITS: Mac Bennett
Michigan left searching for answers after Miami sweep
- Chris Dzombak/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
OXFORD — In reality, the shootout didn’t really matter. The weekend was going to be a disappointment even if Miami (Ohio)’s Byron Paulazzo didn’t turn his shootout attempt into a spinning whirlwind of a shot that sealed the loss for the Michigan hockey team.
• ANALYSIS: Frustration for Michigan as road, Friday woes mount
• COLUMN: Matt Slovin: Miami hockey not a dynasty, but still a force to be reckoned with
ice hockey
Lines still forming through 10 games
BY EVERETT COOK
Ten games is a difficult number to assess. It’s a big enough sample size to detect patterns and tendencies, but it’s not big enough to make concrete conclusions. It’s sort of in the awkward middle.
Vaughan completes rehab assignment at Yost
- File Photo/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The last few practices at Yost Ice Arena would have looked a little odd to Michigan hockey fans familiar with the 2010-11 team.
Blue sweeps Ferris State for first time since 2009
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The Ferris State hockey team came into Yost Ice Arena on a roll. The Bulldogs swept perennial power Miami (Ohio) the previous weekend and rose all the way up to No. 6 in the polls.
• SIDEBAR: Hunwick again proves himself best goalie on ice
• NOTEBOOK: Penalty kill counteracts Michigan penalties
ice hockey
Bulldogs bring nation's No. 1 defense to Ann Arbor
BY EVERETT COOK
The days of Niagara and Bentley are long gone. That game against St. Lawrence — just two weeks ago — seems like it was eons ago, and the exhibition against the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is nothing more than memory of a simpler time.
