2005-06 IHM vs. Minnesota -- Notes & Quotes
11/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
N O T E S
Michigan extended its season-long power-play goal streak to 12 games. Matt Hunwick scored in the second period. Michigan was 1-for-11 with the man advantage in tonight's game.
T.J. Hensick extended his point streak to six games with one goal and two assists. He has a 5-6-11 line during the span. His 1-1-2 output was the seventh multi-point game of the season and 37th of his career.
Chad Kolarik extended his career-best point streak to six games, registering one assist in tonight's game. He has four goals and four assists.
Michigan is 6-7-0 against Minnesota in the College Hockey Showcase, marking the first time Michigan has trailed in the CHS series since 1995 (1-2-0).
At Yost in the College Hockey Showcase, Michigan is 1-4-0 against the Gophers and has lost four straight.
Including all series games, Michigan has lost four in a row to Minnesota and six out of seven games since the start of the 2001-02 season.
Since the 1996-97 season, Michigan has been winless (0-5-1) in its very next game after being ranked No. 1.
Tonight's loss ends Michigan's 12-game (10-0-2) unbeaten home streak dating back to last season. U-M's last lost at Yost was on Jan. 28, 2005, falling 4-1 to Northern Michigan.
With Minnesota's defeat of Michigan and Michigan State's loss to Wisconsin tonight, the Gophers become the winningest team in College Hockey Showcase history at 14-9-2 (.600). Michigan drops to second at 14-10-1 (.580), losing its last five games in the CHS.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Red Berenson
On Michigan's performance tonight ... "I can't tell you that it was tic-tac-toe and we had no chance against them. I think we gave up some goals that we shouldn't have given up. We got some bounces that didn't help us, and we didn't do as good of a job as they did on special teams."
On the effort of Michigan's special teams ... "There were no excuses tonight. They took advantage of their special teams and we didn't."
On coming out strong in the first period ... "I was worried about the first period all week because you try and get up to game speed, but we hadn't played a game in two weeks."
U-M Senior Forward Andrew Ebbett
On going down 4-1 to Minnesota ... "I think that was the turning point in the game. It shifted the momentum. Obviously, we had to play strong the first shift after that. But they came back strong at us, which is hard for a team to do on the road. Then the fifth goal put us down in a hole and we didn't ever really get back. We just had too many penalties."
On Minnesota's special-teams play ... "They're just a good team. They have a lot of skilled players. And for a team to take that many penalties, they're going to take it to you most nights. They moved the puck around well and they got some lucky bounces off the backboards a couple times. We had some broken sticks out there. They're a good team, and give them too many man advantages and they're going to take you down."
U-M Junior Defenseman Matt Hunwick
On Michigan's penalty killing struggles ... "We knew special teams were going to be important. You can see their power play was really moving the puck well. At times, I don't know if we were watching the puck, or if we were just out of position, but we just gave them room to make big plays. On the other end with our power play, you hit a post, or the goalie makes a good save, the whole night could be different. If our goalie would have made a couple more good saves, or if on the one power play we would have scored a couple more goals, it would have been a much different game. It was a lot of little things that didn't really do tonight."
On the amount of penalties ... "I thought the effort was there, it was just penalties and the fact that they outmanned us. They had five power-plays goals and a shorthanded goal and we're not going to win many games giving up that."
