Weekly Release #21
3/9/1999 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
The No. 8 Michigan Wolverines (20-10-6, 17-8-5 CCHA) host the first round of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament for the 11th consecutive year. U-M's opponent for the first round is Bowling Green (17-16-3, 13-14-3 CCHA).
The format for the first round of play is a best-of-three series. The first two games are scheduled for Friday (Mar. 12) and Saturday (Mar. 13). If needed, the third game will be Sunday (Mar. 14). All game times are 7 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets for both Friday and Saturday are still available at the University of Michigan ticket office by calling 734-764-0247. Once all of the seats are sold, standing-room-only tickets will be available for the games. If a third game is needed, tickets will be sold on Sunday prior to the game. Contact the ticket office at the above number for more details.
On the Air
All Michigan games are broadcast over the radio on WTKA (1050 AM) and WQKL (107.1 FM). Al Randall covers play-by-play, while Jim Hunt provides color commentary. Home games are also broadcast on WCBN Student Radio (88.3 FM).
Coach Berenson
Red Berenson is in his 15th year as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Coach Berenson owns a career record of 389-196-36 and is the 18th winningest coach in NCAA history. Coach Berenson is 11 wins away from his 400th coaching victory. Berenson has 700 games associated with Michigan hockey (621 as a coach, 79 as a student-athlete). Last Saturday's (Mar. 6) game at Northern Michigan was his 700th game as a Wolverine.
Michigan vs. Bowling Green
This is the 80th meeting between the Wolverines and Falcons. Michigan won all three meetings this season and holds a 51-27-2 advantage in the series, including wins in the last eight matchups, a 10-0-1 record in the last 11 games and a 21-1-2 mark in the last 24 games together. In games at Yost Ice Arena, Michigan is undefeated in the last 12 games, with the last loss coming on Feb. 8, 1992.
In the CCHA Tournament, Michigan owns a 3-2 record against the Falcons. At Yost in the playoffs, Michigan trails the Falcons 1-2.
Coach Berenson vs. BGSU
Michigan head coach Red Berenson holds a 38-19-2 record (.661 percentage) coaching against Bowling Green. Coach Berenson is 14-1-1 in games coached against Falcon head coach Buddy Powers.
This Season vs. BGSU
In the first game between the two schools this season (Oct. 30), freshman Mike Comrie (Edmonton, Alberta) tallied three points on two goals and one assist, while goaltender Josh Blackburn (Choctaw, Okla.) turned aside 32-of-34 shots for the 5-2 win.
In the rematch (Dec. 5), Michigan used a balanced scoring attack and broke a 2-2 tie with three third-period goals in the 5-2 win. Nine Wolverines recorded at least one point and five ended the game with two points.
In the team's final regular-season meeting (Jan. 21), Michigan and Bowling Green each scored three power-play goals in a 5-4 Michigan win at Yost. Blackburn made 23 saves in the win.
Michigan in the CCHA Standings
Michigan finished the season in second place to Michigan State in the CCHA standings for the second consecutive year. It is the fourth time the Wolverines have finished second and the ninth consecutive time they have finished in first or second in the 18 years they have been in the league.
|----CONFERENCE----| |----OVERALL----| W-L-T Pts GF GA W-L-T GF GA 1. Michigan St. 20-3-7 47 91 40 26-4-7 111 49 2. MIHCIGAN 17-8-5 39 98 72 20-10-6 114 86 3. Ohio State 17-10-3 37 87 66 19-14-4 110 92 4. Notre Dame 15-11-4 34 92 68 18-12-5 108 88 5. Northern Mich. 14-11-5 33 94 83 19-12-5 125 98 6. Ferris State 13-12-5 31 76 69 14-14-6 86 80 7. Bowling Green 13-14-3 29 102 105 17-16-3 121 123 8. Lake Superior St. 10-17-3 23 79 93 11-21-4 91 123 9. Miami (Ohio) 9-17-4 22 78 104 11-20-5 98 130 10. Western Mich. 5-17-8 18 69 119 6-20-8 75 130 11. Alaska Fairbanks 8-21-1 17 77 124 11-22-1 94 131
No. 8 seed Lake Superior State at No. 1 Michigan State No. 7 seed Bowling Green at No. 2 MICHIGAN No. 6 seed Ferris State at No. 3 Ohio State No. 5 seed Northern Michigan at No. 4 Notre Dame
Michigan in the Polls
The Wolverines remained eighth in the latest (Mar. 8) U.S. College Hockey Online poll. North Dakota is still in the No. 1 spot with all 30 first-place votes.
Rank, School W-L-T Pts Prev 1. North Dakota (30) 29-3-2 300 1 2. New Hampshire 26-5-3 258 4 3. Michigan State 26-4-7 246 2 4. Maine 25-5-4 202 3 5. Colorado College 25-10-1 183 5 6. Clarkson 21-10-1 141 6 7. Boston College 21-11-4 121 7 8. MICHIGAN 20-10-6 73 8 9. Denver 22-12-2 66 10 10. St. Lawrence 20-11-3 32 NR
In the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll released Mar. 8, Michigan remained eighth. North Dakota remains in the top spot.
Rank, School W-L-T Pts Prev 1. North Dakota (9) 29-3-2 99 1 2. New Hampshire (1) 26-5-3 91 4 3. Michigan State 26-4-7 80 2 4. Maine 25-5-4 67 3 5. Colorado College 25-10-1 60 5 6. Clarkson 21-10-1 47 6 7. Boston College 21-11-4 40 7 8. MICHIGAN 20-10-6 24 8 9. Denver 22-12-2 17 NR 10. St. Lawrence 20-11-3 14 NR
Pairwise Rankings
In the Pairwise Rankings from U.S. College Hockey Online on Mar. 8, Michigan moved into 10th after the completion of the regular season. Notre Dame, Northern Michigan, Rensselaer and Ohio State follow closely as all are tied for the 11th position. For more information visit U.S. College Hockey Online at www.uscollegehockey.com.
A Look at Bowling Green and the CCHA Tournament
Michigan, 3-2 against Bowling Green in CCHA Tournament history, will face the Falcons in the first round of the CCHA Tournament for the second time. The two teams meet for three games on March 3-5, 1989, at Yost Ice Arena, with Bowling Green taking the series two games to one. The Wolverines lost the first game 6-4, won the second game 4-1, and lost the final game 3-2 in three overtimes.
The Wolverines and Falcons have meet two other times in the CCHA Tournament. On March 11, 1990, Michigan beat Bowling Green 5-4 in the consolation game at Joe Louis Arena after losing to Michigan State in the semifinal game. The other occasion was two years ago, on March 14, 1997. Michigan defeated the Falcons 7-2 in a semifinal game en route to winning the CCHA Tournament with a 3-1 win over Michigan State.
Home Sweet Home in the CCHA Tournament
This is the 11th consecutive season Michigan has hosted the first round of the CCHA Tournament. In the previous 10 seasons, Michigan holds a record of 19-3 at home. Conversely, the Wolverines are 1-10 in five years of CCHA first-round games on the road.
Top o' the Bracket
This is the ninth consecutive year Michigan has been either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the CCHA Tournament. The last time the team was a lower seed entering the postseason was in 1990, when it was seeded fourth.
Trio Named to Bauer/CCHA All-Rookie Team
Freshmen goaltender Josh Blackburn, forward Mike Comrie and defenseman Jeff Jillson (North Smithfield, R.I.) were named to the Bauer/CCHA All-Rookie team. Both Blackburn and Jillson were selected to the team unanimously by a vote of the conference coaches.
Collegiate Firsts
In the game at Northern Michigan (Mar. 6), the Wolverines' Bill Trainor (Canton, Mich.) was called for a cross-checking penalty with 28 seconds remaining in the second period. The penalty was his seventh of the season for 14 PIM, both career-high numbers. Then, at the 4:02 mark of the third period, he added his seventh assist of the season, another career high. To cap of the night, Trainor scored the first goal of his collegiate career 10:33 into the final period after he took a pass at the left face-off circle and shot it past Northern's Dan Ragusett.
20 Wins Again
With the win on Saturday, Michigan secured a 20-win season for the 12th consecutive year. The last time Michigan did not win 20 games was the 1986-87 season, with a record of 14-25-1.
Solid After Two
Michigan is 100-0-4 in the last 104 games when leading after two periods. The streak dates back to Feb. 11, 1995, when Michigan led the University of Illinois-Chicago 4-3 after two periods before falling 5-4 in overtime.
Crunch Time
Senior assistant captain Dale Rominski (Farmington Hills, Mich.) leads the team and is second in the nation with six game-winning goals. Prior to this season, Rominski had played his entire career (109 games) without a game-winning goal.
Bubba on the Prowl ... With New Career High
Senior Bubba Berenzweig (Arlington Heights, Ill.) leads team defensemen, and is third overall on the team, in scoring with 28 points on seven goals and 21 assists. Berenzweig topped his previous career high of 19 points, established in both his sophomore and junior seasons, with an assist against Ohio State. With 78 career points, he has now entered Michigan's top-15 defensman scorers in 14th place and needs just two points to pass Greg Natale for 13th. Berenzweig is also tied with Bowling Green's Mike Jones (8-20-28) as the conference's top-scoring defenseman.
Leading the Way
Freshman Mike Comrie was the first player on the team this season to reach double digits in both goals (17) and assists (22). The last freshman to lead the Wolverines in goals was Denny Felsner (1989-92), who netted 30 goals in the 1988-89 season on his way to leading Michigan in goals for all four of his seasons.
Comrie remains the team's leading scorer with 39 points, eight better than Josh Langfeld (Coon Rapids, Minn.), the team's second-highest point scorer with 31. The last freshman to lead the team in points was David Roberts (1989-93) in 1989-90, when he scored 21-32-53 in 42 games. The all-time freshman scoring record belongs to Bruno Baseotto (1980), who scored 31-45-76 in 38 games during the 1979-80 season.
Leading the Way II
Mike Comrie leads the team in plus/minus with +18. In acquiring that number, Comrie has been plus in 18 games while finishing just five games with a minus. By finishing -1 on Feb. 6, Comrie broke a string of 19 consecutive games in which he had been even or plus, dating back to Nov. 14, 1998, at Notre Dame.
Racking Up the Minutes
Dale Rominski is fourth on the team in penalty minutes with 74 so far this season. For his career, Rominski has 271 penalty minutes, tied for 12th all-time at Michigan with Brian Lundberg.
Following close behind is teammate Bobby Hayes (Westland, Mich.), who has 98 PIM this season for a career total of 264 minutes. He is now 14th all-time at Michigan. The all-time Michigan leader in penalty minutes is Chris Tamer (1990-93) with 515 PIM.
Ironman Competition
Leading the way in the Ironman category are two of the seniors. Bubba Berenzweig and Sean Ritchlin (Conseco, N.Y.) have appeared in each of Michigan's 36 games this season. The other two players who have not missed a game are Mike Comrie and Mark Kosick (Victoria, B.C.).
Random Season Notes ...
- Michigan is 10-3-2 in Friday games this season.
- When scoring at least one power-play goal, Michigan has a record of 17-3-3 this season.
- Michigan is 8-6-2 when on television. On Comcast Network Television, the Wolverines are 4-1, while posting a record of 3-4-2 when on FOX Sports Detroit. Michigan is 1-1-0 in the only other televised games.
- Michigan is 11-2-1 in games in which Mike Comrie has scored at least one goal, 14-6-4 when he has scored at least one point, and 9-1-0 when he tallies more than one point.
- The Wolverines are 7-1-1 in games in which Mike Van Ryn (London, Ontario) has scored at least one goal and 10-2-3 when he has tallied at least one point.
- Michigan is 9-0-1 when Dale Rominski has scored at least one goal and 12-2-1 when he scores at least one point.
- Michigan is six wins shy of its 1,200th victory.
- Bobby Hayes needs four more points to reach the 100-point plateau in his career and 12 more points to enter into Michigan's top 60 all-time scorers.
Overall Home Road Neut Michigan's current record 20-10-6 13-4-0 6-4-6 1-2-0 Michigan's record in its last: 5 games 3-2-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 10 games 3-5-2 2-2-0 1-2-2 0-1-0 Michigan's record when: Leading after 1 period 13-1-2 8-1-0 4-0-2 1-0-0 Trailing after 1 period 1-5-1 0-2-0 1-2-1 0-2-0 Tied after 1 period 6-3-3 5-1-0 1-2-3 --- Leading after 2 periods 13-0-4 9-0-0 3-0-4 1-0-0 Trailing after 2 periods 1-7-1 1-3-0 0-2-1 0-2-0 Tied after 2 periods 6-3-1 3-1-0 3-2-1 --- In overtime 1-0-6 1-0-0 0-0-6 --- Michigan scores first 16-2-4 10-2-0 5-0-4 1-0-0 Opponent scores first 4-8-2 3-2-0 1-4-2 0-2-0 Michigan outshoots opponent 17-5-3 11-2-0 5-2-3 1-1-0 Opponent outshoots Michigan 2-5-3 1-2-0 1-2-3 0-1-0 Equal number of shots 1-0-0 1-0-0 --- --- Michigan's record in games decided by: 0 goals (tie) 0-0-6 --- 0-0-6 --- 1 goal 9-5-0 6-2-0 3-3-0 --- 2 goals 1-2-0 1-0-0 --- 0-2-0 3 goals 6-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 4 goals 0-1-0 --- 0-1-0 --- 5 goals 4-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 --- 6 or more goals --- --- --- --- Michigan's record when it scores: 0 goals 0-2-0 --- 0-2-0 --- 1 goal 2-4-2 1-2-0 1-0-2 0-2-0 2 goals 3-3-2 2-1-0 1-2-2 --- 3 goals 2-1-1 1-1-0 1-0-1 --- 4 goals 2-0-0 1-0-0 --- 1-0-0 5 goals 4-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-1 --- 6 or more goals 7-0-0 6-0-0 1-0-0 --- Michigan's record when opponent scores: 0 goals 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 --- 1 goal 6-1-2 3-0-0 2-1-2 1-0-0 2 goals 5-1-2 2-1-0 3-0-2 --- 3 goals 3-5-1 3-1-0 0-2-1 0-2-0 4 goals 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 --- 5 goals 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 --- 6 or more goals 0-2-0 0-2-0 --- --- Michigan's record when it scores: 0 power-play goals 3-7-3 2-2-0 1-3-3 0-2-0 1 power-play goal 8-2-1 6-1-0 2-1-1 --- 2 power-play goals 6-1-1 2-1-0 3-0-1 1-0-0 3 or more power-play goals 3-0-1 3-0-0 0-0-1 --- 1 shorthanded goal 4-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 --- 2 or more shorthanded goals --- --- --- --- Michigan's record with: 0-19 shots on goal 0-1-0 0-1-0 --- --- 20-29 shots on goal 11-7-2 8-2-0 3-3-2 0-2-0 30-39 shots on goal 6-2-4 2-1-0 3-1-4 1-0-0 40-49 shots on goal 2-0-0 2-0-0 --- --- 50 or more shots on goal 1-0-0 1-0-0 --- --- Michigan's record when allowing: 0-19 shots on goal 9-1-0 6-1-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 20-29 shots on goal 9-6-3 6-2-0 3-2-3 0-1-0 30-39 shots on goal 2-3-3 1-1-0 1-2-3 --- 40-49 shots on goal --- --- --- --- 50 or more shots on goal --- --- --- --- Michigan's record in the month of: October 5-2-0 3-2-0 2-0-0 --- November 4-0-2 3-0-0 1-0-2 --- December 4-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 January 4-3-2 4-0-0 0-3-2 --- February 2-3-2 2-2-0 0-0-2 0-1-0 March 1-1-0 --- 1-1-0 --- Michigan's record on: Thursday 1-0-0 1-0-0 --- --- Friday 10-3-2 7-1-0 3-2-2 --- Saturday 8-6-3 4-5-0 3-2-3 1-1-0 Sunday 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 Michigan's record when wearing: White 9-5-0 9-4-0 0-1-0 --- Maize 4-1-0 4-0-0 --- 0-1-0 Blue 7-4-6 --- 6-3-6 1-1-0 Michigan's record in front of: 0-2,999 fans 1-2-2 --- 1-2-2 --- 3,000-5,999 fans 4-1-1 --- 4-1-1 --- 6,000-9,999 fans 14-4-1 13-4-0 1-0-1 --- 10,000 or more fans 1-3-2 --- 0-1-2 1-2-0 Michigan's record when: Comrie scores a goal 11-2-1 9-0-0 2-1-1 0-1-0 Kosick scores a goal 7-0-2 5-0-0 2-0-2 --- Langfeld scores a goal 10-4-2 7-3-0 2-1-2 1-0-0 Rominski scores a goal 9-0-1 7-0-0 2-0-1 --- Hayes scores a goal 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 --- Van Ryn scores a goal 7-1-1 4-1-0 3-0-1 --- Berenzweig scores a goal 5-0-2 3-0-0 2-0-2 --- Michigan's record in games lasting: 2:15 - 2:29 9-4-1 7-2-0 2-2-1 --- 2:30 - 2:44 8-6-1 5-2-0 2-2-1 1-2-0 2:45 or longer 3-0-4 1-0-0 2-0-4 ---
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