2005-06 IHM vs. Nebraska-Omaha -- Notes & Quotes
12/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
N O T E S
The Wolverines improved to 16-3-2 all-time against UNO, including 8-1-0 at Yost Ice Arena. U-M's seven goals are the most scored in any game against UNO all-time. Michigan scored six goals five times.
Andrew Ebbett tallied his 90th career assist, moving him into a tie for 25th place on U-M's all-time forward assists list with Chris Seychel (1983-86).
Ebbett extended his season-best point streak to five games after recording a 1-2-3 line for the second straight night. He has a 10 points (3-7-10) in his last five games. His second-period goal was the 30th marker of his career.
Jason Bailey tallied a career-high two goals and three points.
Brandon Kaleniecki's first-period goal gives him three-game goal and point streaks. He has a 3-3-6 line over that span.
T.J. Hensick earned two helpers and has now notched two or more assists in seven games this season.
Jason Dest tallied one assist and has back-to-back points for first time this season after scoring a shorthanded marker in last night's (Dec. 9) contest.
David Rohlfs had two assists for his first multi-point game as a defenseman. He switched from forward to defense at the end of the 2004-05 season. Rohlfs last multi-point effort came on Oct. 15, 2004, vs. New Hampshire.
Andrew Cogliano netted his first career shorthanded marker in the second period.
Michigan has scored a shorthanded goal in three straight contests following Cogliano's shorthanded marker.
U-M netted three power-play goals on seven chances and now has a man-advantage goal in all 17 games this season.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Red Berenson
On tonight's game ... "I think we made our chances count. They came out and stormed us early in the game and got the goal. It was good that we kept our composure and kept working them and made our chances count. When you look at the goals, some of them were the result of hard work, while others were opportunistic. You get a shorthanded goal, a power-play goal, a lot of hard-work goals, which we have not been getting. (Jason) Bailey got two of them, and good for him. That line came to work this weekend -- Bailey, (Andrew) Ebbett and (Brandon) Kaleniecki -- they had to play against Parse, Marshalls and Thomas, certainly one of the best offensive lines in the country. I thought they played them head to head, and then when the smoke cleared, Ebbett had two goals, Kaleniecki had two goals, and Bailey had two goals. So that is a pretty good weekend for a so-called checking line. Even though we gave up more goals than we wanted, we got them back. It is nice to see the puck go in the net."
On getting four points this weekend ... "It was big. We had to rebound. You hate to go home for Christmas, and now we have finals and we have a break coming up until the GLI. You hate to go home with a sour taste in your mouth, and this was a real good bounce-back weekend for our team and for a lot of individuals."
On the play of Jason Bailey ... "I think he is figuring it out. He is a physical player, he has good speed, he has a good work ethic, and he just needs to put that to work in the right way, and I think you are seeing that now. I think that playing with a couple of veteran players really helped him."
U-M Freshman Forward Jason Bailey
On the physicality of tonight's game ... "It was getting a little rough, but I think we kept our cool for the most part. We did a good job and finished it of with a big win. We're happy."
On his two goals for the night ... "Obviously, it was a little nerve-wracking waiting for the referee to signal what the call was. I definitely got a little lucky on those goals. I think (Brandon) Kaleniecki, (Andrew) Ebbett and I worked pretty hard down low. When you throw things at the net, you get a little lucky, and it just went in for us tonight."
U-M Senior Forward Andrew Ebbett
On the importance of this weekend's sweep of UNO ... "This is huge for us. We've got three games in hand over the rest of the league and that was two of them right there. We got four points this weekend, and now we're back in the league race. I thought that was a huge way to finish off the first half. It gives us something to build on after Christmas."
U-M Senior Forward Brandon Kaleniecki
On the production of his line ... "It's about right. I'm not going to kid anyone here, we got lucky on a couple of them. It's funny how things work. When you're checking well and doing what you're supposed to, sometimes the puck starts to bounce your way. I think that's what happened this weekend."
On playing against UNO's top scoring line ... "Obviously, we had their top line and we were out there to shut them down. But when you have a line as offensive as they are, they tend to give you some chances too, and we were able to take advantage of those."
