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  • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

    Originally posted by M-HockeyNet View Post
    Not sure I heard much about Summerhayes being recruited by Michigan, though he certainly intrigued me. Top goalie in the USHL statistically...heck, with a 30-2-3 record in net, that's pretty impressive.

    But I think you're thinking of the other USHL goalie, Jeff Teglia, whose name got brought up in an article not too long ago along with Vienneau about being looked at by Michigan. Teglia just committed to UMass, so he's off the board, too.

    After the way Hunwick played during the playoff run, I'm not sure what the coaching staff is going to do now. Do we ride Hogan/Hunwick another season and focus on a goalie for 2011? Try to recruit a goalie like Vienneau for 2010 while focusing on another top goalie recruit?

    Bob Miller of Rivals hinted Michigan's top target right now is Dalton Izyk for 2012. Hogan is a senior next year, which means there's a one year gap between him graduating and Izyk (or any other 2012 goalie) arriving that would leave us with just Hunwick and Summers in net. So be it this year or next, they need to find a goalie somewhere.

    I prefer them taking a flier on a goalie this year to create a two year gap to give that kid a chance. If Michigan is targeting a top 2012 goalie, it could be hard to find a suitable 2011 goalie recruit, who might look at it as they're coming in for a year then expected to be replaced by whatever top 2012 goalie they recruit and that's not worth it.
    Isn't Hunwick a senior next year as well? We have to bring one (or two) in for the following season, because by then it will be just Summers.

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    • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

      Originally posted by redwings8831 View Post
      Isn't Hunwick a senior next year as well? We have to bring one (or two) in for the following season, because by then it will be just Summers.
      Yes, he is. So right now after next season we got Patrick Summers
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      • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

        Ok guys...I know my type of people are not welcome around here so I'm going to make it short and sweet and GTFO.

        I hate your program with every ounce of my being. However my father is a good friend of Coach Berenson and therefore I have been raised to respect your program. I admire the great resiliency that your team showed in the last month of the season...even when you guys kicked me in the stomach at Munn a couple weeks ago.

        So let me just say congrats on a salvaged season and winning in the face of adversity...something my program hasn't been able to do.

        Best of luck in the future, but not too much...
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        • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

          Originally posted by STATEdude3 View Post
          Ok guys...I know my type of people are not welcome around here so I'm going to make it short and sweet and GTFO.

          I hate your program with every ounce of my being. However my father is a good friend of Coach Berenson and therefore I have been raised to respect your program. I admire the great resiliency that your team showed in the last month of the season...even when you guys kicked me in the stomach at Munn a couple weeks ago.

          So let me just say congrats on a salvaged season and winning in the face of adversity...something my program hasn't been able to do.

          Best of luck in the future, but not too much...
          Posts like that are welcome here at any time, regardless of the affiliation

          Thanks for the kind words.

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          • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

            4 Chris Summers D L 6-3/202 SR 02/05/1988 PHX Milan, Mich.
            5 Steve Kampfer D R 5-11/197 SR 09/24/1988 BOS Jackson, Mich.
            14 Brian Lebler F L 6-3/212 SR 07/16/1988 Penticton, B.C.
            15 Anthony Ciraulo F R 5-6/175 SR 06/07/1985 Clinton Township, Mich.
            20 Eric Elmblad D L 6-5/201 SR 01/25/1986 St. Ignace, Mich.
            If it hasn't been posted yet ... THANK YOU SENIORS!

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            • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

              Originally posted by YostWithTheMost View Post
              If it hasn't been posted yet ... THANK YOU SENIORS!
              Indeed. I tried my best to get a loud "thank you seniors" chant in Fort Wayne, but the Miami fans were a bit loud to try and overcome. Not sure if the team could hear us.

              Thank you Seniors for the last four years. The run they put together in the playoffs is something to be proud of.


              Thank you Juniors, Sophomores and Freshman...we hope to see you all back next year.
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              7 B1G
              7 CCHA (all except St Thomas)
              6 NCH (UNO, NoDak, DU, Miami, SCSU, WMU)
              5 Hockey East (BU, BC, UNH, Lowell, Vermont)
              5 ECAC (RPI, Union, Dartmouth, St. Lawrence, Clarkson)
              2 AHA (Mercyhurst, RIT)
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              • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                The relatively small senior class (minus Steve Jakiel and Trevor Lewis) did play in four consecutive CCHA Playoff Championships.

                One Frozen Four
                Two CCHA Playoff Titles (and two 2nd place finishes)
                One Regular Season Title
                2 GLI's

                Hurts that it wasn't a second Frozen Four.

                The players that can return for the 2010-11 season will be expected to compete with Miami for the top spot in the CCHA and return to the Frozen Four. Michigan "should" be a top 5 team with the likes of Miami, BC, and North Dakota.

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                • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                  Originally posted by alnike View Post
                  The relatively small senior class (minus Steve Jakiel and Trevor Lewis) did play in four consecutive CCHA Playoff Championships.

                  One Frozen Four
                  Two CCHA Playoff Titles (and two 2nd place finishes)
                  One Regular Season Title
                  2 GLI's

                  Hurts that it wasn't a second Frozen Four.

                  The players that can return for the 2010-11 season will be expected to compete with Miami for the top spot in the CCHA and return to the Frozen Four. Michigan "should" be a top 5 team with the likes of Miami, BC, and North Dakota.

                  Put a big asterisk next to your "should", considering that this year's team proved it had the talent to be a top five team and didn't execute consistently until the playoffs. I'd say that if the incoming freshmen contribute right away instead of collectively waiting until the end of the season like this year's class did (sans Brown), then they may meet those lofty expectations. Miami, UND, BC seem to be ripe to step up again. Don't rule out RPI in the ECAC, either. They should be ranked at least. Don't know what else that conference is losing (from Yale and Cornell).

                  Not only that, I'm waiting to see if any of our returning players bolt. Seems to be the time to do it, so I'll reserve any excitement until the Fall.

                  Just at a conference glance, though, Miami will still be the team to beat in the CCHA. They are only losing Palmer to graduation. (Steffes and Smith were not huge factors.) I don't see guys like Camper, Miele, Wingels, Cannone or Vaive leaving early. Their defense, aside from LoVerde, is young as are Reichart and Knapp.

                  It's a toss up after that, considering that MSU is losing a couple of seniors along with Petry and maybe others, NMU lost Kaunisto and Stewart along with Gustaffson and Olver, Ferris lost Case and Chupp. Alaska lost the Knelsens and Molle. UNO is gone period. OSU-I'm not sure what seniors they lost as well as Bishop and Dalpe. ND took a hit with Cole, Lawson and Thang. LSSU lost a few seniors, as did WMU and BG.

                  I'd go out on the limb and say they should be better than 7th, but the defense will be younger. As much as Kampfer and Summers underperformed in the regular season, they were that much better in the post-season. Lebler will be missed for his size, and his increased points total this season, but not for his penalty prowess. Just the same, the list of that class' accomplishments is commendable.

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                  • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                    Well, we lose Kampfer and Summers, which will be hard to replace. Langlais and Llewellyn obviously have some big shoes to fill there. Tristan could be a solid stay-at-home D-man if he took the experiences this year and used them to his advantage. I think we saw some of that towards the end. Langlais could certainly be an offensive threat similar to an Eric Werner, and he's got the hustle to not hang out his partner should he pinch more often. This scenario doesn't replace Kampfer/Summers, but I don't necessarily think we're far off either.

                    We'll be sitting 8 deep on the blue line though, which is quite the conundrum of depth. We'll see where that leads us. I thought Moffie was just fine in most of his shifts this year, and I'd like to see him as a regular. Pateryn was decent too. Merrill, Clare, and Bennett are the incoming freshmen, of which I think 2 get routine playing time. Hard to pick who the 7th and 8th men are going to be, but it's going to come down to practice and the pairings.

                    This, of course, assumes that Burlon doesn't bail. He's got the speed and skill, but could use another year to fine-tune the details. Nonetheless, it wouldn't shock me if he took the next step, right decision or not. We'll just have to play the waiting game. Should he leave, we're still sitting at 7, which is a great place to be, but that's a big hit to the strengths of the corp in general.

                    Langlais-Llewellyn
                    Burlon-Pateryn
                    Moffie-Merrill
                    Clare-Bennett

                    Up front, we do lose that big physical presence of Lebler. Brown fills that role next year with more offensive upside, although Lebler did develop a pretty nice shot. Deblois/Fallon/Moffatt is easily an upgrade from Lebler/Ciraulo/Elmblad. I'm certainly no recruiting guru, but I assume there may even be a chance that Deblois plays another year in the USHL if we don't suffer any early departures.

                    Hagelin-Rust-Brown
                    Wohlberg-Caporusso-Glendening
                    Lynch-Treais-Vaughan
                    Winnett-Sparks-Moffatt
                    Deblois-Fallon-Rohrkemper

                    Rohrkemper sits most nights, Sparks (not sure what happened there?) might also, and Scooter could even see some more time out of the lineup. Scooter and Winnett would be a tossup in my book, with exception of all the power play time Winnett sees.


                    As for generalities, I'd like to think this end of season run is a great precursor to next October. Whatever wasn't working, whatever issues there were, they figured it out. They were a tight-knit group in the end, and that bodes well for chemistry next year. Chemistry on the ice will work itself out so long as they're one unit off the ice. My expectation would be another battle with Miami for the top spot in the conference, especially looking at the above talent.

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                    • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                      Originally posted by KC8NIY View Post
                      Whatever wasn't working, whatever issues there were, they figured it out. They were a tight-knit group in the end, and that bodes well for chemistry next year.
                      I have no way of knowing for sure but IMO the "Cancer" in the locker-room was Hogan. I think that after he won Sauer's job his head began to grow and grow. The end of season run should show him that he is not the defense. I expect him to battle hard next year for the #1 spot (regardless if we bring in someone new),
                      Go Blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                      • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                        Originally posted by UMICHhockeyRULZ View Post
                        I have no way of knowing for sure but IMO the "Cancer" in the locker-room was Hogan. I think that after he won Sauer's job his head began to grow and grow. The end of season run should show him that he is not the defense. I expect him to battle hard next year for the #1 spot (regardless if we bring in someone new),
                        I find that unlikely, but I don't sit in the room either. There's plenty of possible reasons for what went wrong, but the only ones who will ever know are those close to the program. Frankly, I don't care, so long as we don't see a repeat in the fall. There's no sense in assessing blame at this point, if there were even blame to be assessed. I'm happy with the end result, and will continue to be.

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                        • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                          Summers signs with Phoenix and will start in San Antonio. It's a shame that Porter and Kolarik are no longer in the organization with him.

                          Kampfer signs with Boston and is off to Providence

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                          • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                            Originally posted by KC8NIY View Post
                            I find that unlikely, but I don't sit in the room either. There's plenty of possible reasons for what went wrong, but the only ones who will ever know are those close to the program. Frankly, I don't care, so long as we don't see a repeat in the fall. There's no sense in assessing blame at this point, if there were even blame to be assessed. I'm happy with the end result, and will continue to be.
                            Agree completely. I think you can point at the lack of confidence factor as a means to not playing to potential more so than Hogan being a distraction. That starts and ends in goal and Hunwick injected a strong sense of confidence and "team" into the locker room simply by making plays that Hogan failed to do. Conversely, the team also rallied around a teammate that presumably didn't have the same skill set than Hogan, so that re-commitment to defense really made a difference.

                            Next season, neither goaltender will have the benefit of the same experienced and offensively mobile defense. We'll see how that works.

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                            • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                              Oh and one more thing regarding the blown call against Miami....

                              http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michi...overtime-call/

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                              • Re: Michigan Hockey 2010 - Delivery or Take Out?

                                This is a little off-topic now but....

                                Scions of Detroit Families Share Hockey Passion
                                By JOANNE C. GERSTNER
                                Published: March 31, 2010

                                DETROIT — Since birth, William Clay Ford Jr. and Christopher Ilitch have been judged by their last names and their families’ businesses. It comes with being the great-grandson of Henry Ford and, for Ilitch, being the son of the founder of Little Caesars Pizza.


                                If it happens on ice and it involves hitting and scoring, The Times's Slap Shot blog is on it.


                                Ilitch’s family made its fortune in the pizza business.
                                As children, they both found an escape from the pressure of their famous names on a hockey rink. Skates laced tight, a stick in their hands, they could blend in on a hockey team. Years later, bearing responsibility for billions of dollars of business, they still do.

                                “Once you’re out on the ice, nobody cares about who you are or what you do,” said Ford, who is known as Bill. “It’s all washed away the moment the game begins, and I love that.”

                                Ford, whose great-grandfather launched the modern auto industry, is executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company. The Ford family also owns the N.F.L.’s Detroit Lions and Ford Field. But at 52, he also plays defense on his company’s pond hockey team.

                                Ilitch, 44, is the president and chief executive of Ilitch Holdings, the management company for his family’s businesses. His father, Mike, the founder of Little Caesars Pizza, owns the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Red Wings and an entertainment empire, and his mother, Marian, owns the Motor City Casino and helped build the businesses. Christopher Ilitch was a star player in high school and now plays forward for the Liquidators, an adult team in suburban Detroit.

                                “I’ve never run across too many hockey players that I haven’t liked,” Ilitch said. “It’s funny, the sport has a way of weeding out the particular type of person. The ones who are left are like Bill and me — we’ve played hockey for most of our lives and you are around great guys.

                                “Some of my best friends, from all walks of life, are from hockey. That’s kind of the great equalizer. We’re all the same on the ice.”

                                Their love of hockey moved both to help bring the N.C.A.A. Frozen Four men’s hockey championship to Ford Field this year, with Ford and Ilitch serving as co-chairmen. The event, to be held April 8-10, is expected to draw record crowds, with a seating configuration of 30,000 in the football stadium.

                                Ilitch and Ford say they plan to skate with their friends on the Frozen Four rink before the tournament.

                                Ford and his buddies have won four USA Hockey pond hockey titles, including the 2010 over-50 championship, with Ford as their stalwart on defense.

                                “He plays with a lot of emotion and a big heart,” said Ralph Booth, a teammate, lifelong friend and private investment entrepreneur. “He really anchors our defense. I can say that if they gave the Lady Byng award for pond hockey, Bill would get it.”

                                Ford, sportsmanship awards or no, gladly suffers the bumps and bruises of hockey. He recounts how a bigger player once knocked him to his knees — twice — and then refused to shake his hand after Ford’s team won. The player came back an hour later, looking for him.

                                “He asked me for my autograph,” Ford said. “And this was after he tried to kill me. That was kind of humorous.”

                                Jim Kwilos, another member of the Ford team, says he enjoys its casual atmosphere.

                                “You’d never know you have a member of one of the greatest industrial families in our country on your team; he’s just Bill to everybody,” said Kwilos, an industrial sales representative. “People do know Bill, though. He signs autographs and talks to people about cars. He never says no.”

                                Ford has loved hockey since childhood, playing on organized teams and in pickup games on the frozen shoreline of Lake St. Clair near his family’s historic Grosse Pointe Shores home. He played prep hockey at the Hotchkiss School, and carries the souvenir of a scar on his upper lip from a slap shot from his days there.

                                Ford said one of his happiest childhood memories was attending a summer camp led by the hockey great Gordie Howe in suburban Detroit. Ford, then 8, wanted to show Howe — his hockey idol — his work ethic and toughness.

                                He spotted Howe and put his head down to skate hard.

                                “My heart just jumped,” Ford said of first seeing Howe. “The next thing I know, I was slammed. I’ve never been hit so hard in my life. I’m lying in this heap, and it’s Gordie looking down at me.

                                “He says, ‘Son, always skate with your head up.’ I was so honored to have been checked by Gordie Howe. That was the coolest thing that ever happened to me.”

                                The Ford hockey tradition has continued. Ford’s son Will, 17, plays junior hockey in Marquette, Mich., and has signed to play at Princeton, his father’s alma mater, next season.

                                Ilitch has his own family hockey dynasty brewing. His son Travis, 6, recently scored his first hat trick for the mini-mite Troy Red Wings.

                                As a teenager, Ilitch helped the Cranbrook School win the Michigan state title in 1983. He was an all-state forward and also served as the Cranes’ co-captain.

                                His parents bought the Red Wings during his senior year, but Ilitch realized that playing hockey would not be his role in the family business.

                                “I knew the Wings didn’t need a 5-9 winger,” Ilitch said. “That was obvious.”

                                He has been playing with the Liquidators, a team made up of former college and minor league players as well as weekend warriors, for nearly two decades. His teammates call Ilitch a hard worker with a decent scoring touch.

                                He is also known for his intensity and his willingness to get under the skin of opponents.

                                Steve Walton, a Detroit police officer who plays on Ilitch’s team, said: “I don’t think 95 percent of the teams we’re playing against have an idea that an Ilitch is out there; he’s in a full cage, can’t see his face, no name. He’s blending in and just another player who thinks he’s better and younger than he is.

                                “I can’t even imagine the pressure he has on him. The only stress he has with us if he can get the puck out of the zone or in the net. Or who gets to the beer first after the game.”

                                His Liquidators teammate A. J. Plaskey, a commercial painter, said he loved playing with Ilitch and wanted to keep him on the team — and at work — for years to come.

                                “I won’t lie, when Chris became more prominent in the family business, more of us looked after him because we didn’t want the guy running the Tigers and Wings to go down on our watch,” Plaskey said. “We’ve got his back because we realize he’s got a pretty important day job too.”

                                http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/sp...tml?th&emc=th#
                                Go Blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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