Michael Woodford Jr.

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Westford, Mass.
S/C:
R
NHL:
FLA

Senior (2004-05)... Played 20 of his 26 games in the second half of the season, including each of the final 11 contests ... Recorded seventh career multi-point game with 1-1-2 line vs. Notre Dame (March 11) ... Had +3 rating vs. Notre Dame (March 11) ... Notched game-winning goal vs. Boston University (Oct. 9) ... Ernest W. Wickett Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Junior (2003-04)... Played in 40 games, posting 1-5-6 totals ... Switched from wing to center at the midway point of the season ... Strong defensive pivot in the checking role throughout the second half of the season ... Scored his first goal of the season vs. Bowling Green (Feb. 21), his first tally since March 22, 2003, the game-winner against Ferris State in the CCHA final ... Appeared in his 100th career game against Ohio State (Jan. 10) ... Picked up an assist in U-M's 4-4 tie against Michigan State (March 5) ... Handed out his fourth assist of the year in U-M's 4-0 victory over Ohio State (Nov. 14) ... Picked up his third assist of the year against Niagara (Nov. 1) ... Had two assists against Northern Michigan (Oct. 26). It was his first multi-point game in exactly one year, with his last two-point effort (0-2-2) coming against Alaska Fairbanks (Oct. 26, 2002). The effort gave him his sixth career multi-point game and tied his career high for assists in a game ... The Ernest W. Wickett Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Sophomore (2002-03)... Recorded 12 assists after 37 games, surpassing his assist total from 2001-02 campaign, where he tallied 11 helpers in 43 appearances ... With 5-12-17 totals, he was two points shy of matching his point total from 2001-02 (8-11-19) ... Snapped a 14-game goal-scoring drought with the eventual game-winning goal against Ferris State (March 22) to clinch the CCHA Super Six championship ... Posted a three-game assist streak with 0-4-4 from Oct. 11-18, equaling the longest assist streak of his career ... Notched his first goal of the season at Bowling Green (Nov. 8) ... Suffered an injury to his thumb at Northern Michigan (Dec. 6), causing him to miss five games from Dec. 7-Jan. 5 ... G.L. Teitelbaum Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Freshman (2001-02)... Skated in all but one of Michigan's 44 games, missing one (Oct. 20 vs. Western Michigan) due to injury ... Enjoyed a career-high four-game point streak from March 1-9 with 3-1–4, his third point streak of the season ... Posted more points in the second half of the season than he did in the Wolverines' first 18 games, recording 8-5–13 after the holiday break. He had totaled 0-6–6 before the Great Lakes Invitational ... Netted his first career game-winning goal at Western Michigan (March 2) ... Tallied his first career multi-assist game and his third career multi-point game with a 0-2-2 effort vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 9) ... Tied for the team lead with two shorthanded goals ... Netted five goals in a three-game span from Dec. 29-Jan. 5, including two shorthanded markers, after not lighting the lamp in his first 18 collegiate appearances. He totaled 5-1–6 during the three games ... Tallied his first career hat trick with the first three goals of his career, including a shorthanded marker, against Michigan Tech (Dec. 29) in the Great Lakes Invitational. His hat trick was the first by a Wolverine in 2001-02 and the first by a U-M freshman since Mark Kosick netted the first three goals of his career in a 6-3 win at Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 31, 1997 ... Notched a season-high three-game assist streak with 0-3–3 totals from Oct. 12-19 ... Donald R. Shepherd Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Club/Junior Team... Skated for Cushing Academy from 1997-2001 ... Led squad to a 36-1-1 mark in 2000-01, including a first-place finish in the New England Prep School standings ... Posted 35-29–64 totals in 35 games as a senior to earn team MVP honors and a spot on the All-New England Prep team ... Received team's coaches award after tallying 35 goals and 34 assists over 34 games in 1999-2000 ... Named team's Most Improved Player following the 1998-99 campaign after recording 20-20–40 totals ... Also participated in soccer, earning All-New England Prep honors as a junior and senior.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies ... Graduated from Cushing Academy (2001) ... Drafted in the fourth round (No. 117 overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.