MiCHO Power Poll 03.04.09

The Michigan Wolverines swept Ferris State in a home-and-home series last weekend to end the regular season as the top-ranked team in the MiCHO Power Poll for all but one week during the regular season.
The still-streaking Northern Michigan Wildcats stay in the No. 2 hole after sweeping Lake Superior State, who drop from No. 4 [...]

Two Broncos earn monthly CCHA honors

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Western Michigan forwards Patrick Galivan and Greg Squires have been named the CCHA RBC Player of the Month and CCHA Rookie of the Month, respectively, for February.
Galivan averaged 2.12 points per game, 17 in total, leading the CCHA and the nation in scoring for the month of February to capture the CCHA [...]

Boal to test skills at Frozen Four in D.C.

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Wayne State senior forward Melissa Boal has been selected to participate in the fourth annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female [...]

Berenson to return to UM in ‘09-10

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The University of Michigan announced today that head coach Red Berenson has agreed to a rolling one-year contract extension to lead the Wolverines through the 2009-10 season.

The contract takes effect on Sept. 1, 2009. Berenson, who played for UM from 1960-62, has been the head coach at his alma mater for [...]

WSU swept by No. 3 Mercyhurst

By Tom Balog/Wayne State Beat Writer
Things didn’t go as planned for the Wayne State Warriors over the weekend as they were taken apart by the Mercyhurst Lakers in the regular season finale at the City Sports Center in Detroit.
A season-high (374) fans packed the rink on Friday for the third annual Doc Andrews Scholarship Night, [...]

Adrian takes home Harris Cup – again

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The Adrian Bulldogs made easy work of the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Sunday afternoon, 7-1, and in the process hoisted the Harris Cup as the MCHA postseason tournament winner for the second year in a row.
Adrian (27-1-1) entered the tournament a heavy favorite and did not disappoint in front of the [...]

Wildcats sweep Lakers in season finale

By Susannah Nichols/ Northern Michigan Beat Writer
Northern Michigan (14-15-5,11-12-5-3 CCHA) capped off the regular season with a sweep over Upper Peninsula rival Lake Superior State as the Wildcats turned in a 7-3 victory on Friday and a 4-3 win on Saturday.
Mark Olver (pictured) got the scoring started in Friday’s game. After helping kill a Lakers’ [...]

Broncos take both from Bowling Green

By Karl Henkel/Western Michigan Beat Writer
Heading into its final regular-season series, Western Michigan had everything to play for.
Afterwards, the team still has everything to play for, but it will be easier now that it locked up home-ice advantage following a sweep of Bowling Green.
After trailing Bowling Green 2-0 early in the opening game, WMU scored [...]

Mitera returns, Michigan sweeps FSU

By Matt Mackinder/Michigan Beat Writer
After missing 33 games with a knee injury, Michigan captain Mark Mitera returned this weekend and helped the Wolverines sweep Ferris State.
No. 3 UM topped the Bulldogs, 6-1, Friday night in Big Rapids and then shut out Ferris State, 4-0, last night in Ann Arbor.
“I guess it was a great feeling,” [...]

MSU swept by No. 2 Notre Dame

By Matt Mackinder/Michigan State Beat Writer
Michigan State goalie Jeff Lerg became the CCHA’s all-time saves leader and moved to No. 2 on the all-time NCAA list, but as with many MSU games this year, it wasn’t enough as the Spartans were swept in a home-and-home set with Notre Dame last weekend.
“I think it was a [...]