Stories by Everett Cook
On Ice Hockey: Hunwick can't let his emotions get the best of him
- Cory Genovese/Northern Michigan Athletic Department
BY EVERETT COOK
MARQUETTE — Shawn Hunwick is a great goalie because of his unrivaled passion and intensity. On game days, the diminutive senior netminder is in the zone hours before the puck drops, to the point where everyone knows not to mess with him.
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Growing Into the Spotlight: The inconceivable rise of Shawn Hunwick
- Jed Moch/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Inside the home of Rich and Robin Hunwick, tickets from the Big Chill at the Big House and Michigan jerseys line the living room walls, set alongside childhood snapshots of their two boys, Matt and Shawn.
• BREAKDOWN: Michigan hockey opens conference play
• ON THE ROAD: Berenson's freshmen face first challenge away from Yost
• FIVE TEAMS TO WATCH: CCHA dripping with talent in second-to-last season before mergers
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On ice hockey: Ten goals was once more than just a number
BY EVERETT COOK
Back in 1997, 10 goals meant something. The 10th score was the perfect capper to a spectacular night. The difference between eight goals and nine goals was insignificant, but 10 started a frenzy that could only happen in Yost Ice Arena.
Notebook: Experienced penalty kill carries Wolverines early on
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Before the start of the season, Michigan coach Red Berenson had a ton of questions about his young team. He didn’t know who was going to step up on the offensive end or how his inexperienced team was going to jell.
Michigan stumbles, lacks scoring in first exhibition of the season
- Jed Moch/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
No, this wasn’t Notre Dame. It wasn’t Ohio State in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff. It was an exhibition game against an obscure team the Michigan hockey team had never played before.
• NOTEBOOK: Merrill suspension already hurting 'M'
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Notebook: Pace of game slows Michigan men's soccer team
BY EVERETT COOK
COLUMBUS — The Michigan men’s soccer team played like it had the lead for most of Sunday’s match against Ohio State, playing with patience and not forcing passes. It looked almost conservative for most of the game — common for a team staked to an early lead.
Lussiez's hat trick leads Michigan to key victory for men's soccer
BY EVERETT COOK
So far, the Wolverines have relied on sophomore midfielder Fabio Villas Boas Pereira to score 60 percent of their goals. Before last weekend, Pereira was the only Michigan player to have made friends with the back of the net — a fact that did not go unnoticed by Michigan coach Steve Burns.
Men's soccer picks up first victory of the year
- File Photo/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Through five games, offensive prospects were not looking very bright for the Michigan men’s soccer team. The Wolverines had scored a total of two goals — each by Fabio Villas Boas Pereira — in those five games, all of them losses.
• ANALYSIS: Miller charts two milestones in 'M' soccer stalemate
On women's basketball: Despite late slide, next season looks bright
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
As one of the last teams to miss the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines were expected to contend for the WNIT title. The players seemed to be focused and ready to go that week in practice, talking about hanging the first women’s basketball banner in program history up in Crisler Arena.
Michigan's season ends in the first round of the WNIT
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Michigan women’s basketball team went into the WNIT as a clear favorite after narrowly missing the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines finished third in the Big Ten, their best regular-season finish in 10 years and were expected to compete with anyone.
• ANALYSIS: Wolverines have promising start to season, but fade in postseason play
