RELEASE NO. 1 - OCTOBER 2, 2008

MICHIGAN HOCKEY GAME NOTES

2008-09 MICHIGAN HOCKEY

HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAIL TO THE CONQU’RING HEROES

9 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 CCHA TITLES 8 CCHA TOURNAMENT CROWNS 18 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • MATT TREVOR • HOCKEY CONTACT • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • [email protected]

2008-09 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS OCTOBER

4..........u.s. ntdp u-18 tEAM (EX) (cl)....8:35 P.M. 5..........WaTERLOO (EX).......................4:05 p.m. 10........sT. LAWERENCE......................7:35 p.m. 11........sT. lAWERENCE (cl)......................tba 17...........at Northern Michigan*.................. 7:35 P.M. 18...........at Northern Michigan*.................. 7:35 P.M. 23........niagara.................................7:35 P.M. 25...........at Boston University (CN8)........... 7:05 P.M. 31........Ohio state*...........................7:35 P.M.

NOVEMBER

1..........Ohio state* (CL)...................7:35 P.M. 7.............at Alaska*.................................. 7:05 P.M. AST 8.............at Alaska*.................................. 7:05 P.M. AST 14........Western michigan*...........7:35 p.m. 15...........at Western Michigan*.................... 7:35 P.M. 21...........at Miami*............................................ 7:35 P.M. 22...........at Miami* (CL)................................... 7:05 P.M. college hockey showcase 28...........at Minnesota (BTN).................7:05 P.M. CST 29...........at Wisconsin.............................7:05 P.M. CST

DECEMBER

5..........Michigan STATE* (FSN+).....7:35 p.m. 6.............at Michigan State* (CL)................. 7:05 P.M. Great lakes invitational 27...........vs. Michigan Tech (FSN-D)............ 3:05 P.M. 28...........vs. MSU/UND (FSN-D)................ 3/6:30 P.M.

january

9..........Miami* (FSn+).......................7:35 p.m. 10........MIAMI (CL)*.............................7:35 P.M. 16........BOWLING GREEN*..................7:35 p.m. 17...........at Bowling Green* (CL).................. 7:35 p.m. 23...........vs. Michigan State* (JLA) (FSN+)........7:35 p.m. 24........Michigan State* (FSN-D)...7:35 p.m. 30...........at Notre Dame* (CBS).................... 8:05 P.M. 31........NOTRE DAME* (FSN-D)...........7:35 P.M.

February

6..........Lake Superior State*........7:35 p.m. 7..........Lake Superior State* (CL)...7:35 p.m. 13........Nebraska Omaha* ............7:35 P.M. 14........NEBRASKA OMAHA* (FSN). ..8:05 p.m.. 20...........at Ohio State* (BTN)....................... 7:35 p.m. 21...........at Ohio State* (CBS)........................ 8:05 p.m. 27...........at Ferris State*.................................. 7:05 P.M. 28........Ferris State (CBS)...............8:05 p.m.

march

ccha tournament 6-8.........1st Round (Campus).................................TBA 13-15....Quarterfinal Round (Campus)..............TBA 20-21....Championship (JLA).................................TBA N C A A tournament 27-28....West Regional............... (Minneapolis, Minn.) 27-28.... East Regional....................(Bridgeport, Conn.) 28-29....Northeast Regional ......(Manchester, NH) 28-29....Midwest Regional .(Grand Rapids, Mich.)

april

9-11.......Frozen Four.................... (Washington, D.C.) BTN = Big Ten Network; CL = Comcast Channel 900; FSN-D = FSN Detroit; FSN+= FSN Plus; CBS= CBS College Sports;

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Exhibition Game 1 #2 Michigan Wolverines (0-0-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) vs. U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 Team (4-3-0, 1-1-0 NCAA) Saturday, Oct. 4 • 8:35 p.m. Yost Ice Arena (6,637), Ann Arbor, Mich.

Series vs. USA: Michigan leads 8-0-0 Series Streak: U-M won eight Last Meeting vs. USA: W, 5-1, 1/8/2008 (ex) Last Michigan Win: Same Television: Comcast (Channel 900) Radio: Michigan Sports Network (See Below), MGoBlue.com Live Stats: MGoBlue.com Exhibition Game 2 #2 Michigan Wolverines (0-0-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) vs. Waterloo Warriors (0-0-0, 0-0-0 OUA) Sunday, Oct. 5 • 4:05 p.m. Yost Ice Arena (6,637), Ann Arbor, Mich.

Series vs. Waterloo: Michigan leads 2-0-0 Series Streak: U-M won two Last Meeting vs. Waterloo: W, 10-2, 10/6/2006 (ex) Last Michigan Win: Same Television: None Radio: Michigan Sports Network (See Below), MGoBlue.com Live Stats: MGoBlue.com FACEOFF Television Coverage The exhibition opener against The U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team can be seen by Comcast customers in Michigan on channel 900. U-M’s exhibition game vs. Waterloo will not be televised. Radio Coverage Saturday and Sunday: WTKA-Ann Arbor (AM 1050), CKWW-Windsor/Detroit (AM 580), WKNWSault Ste. Marie (AM 1400), WTRX-Flint (AM 1330). • MGoBlue.com streams audio free of charge. • Al Randall (play-by-play) and Jim Hunt (analyst) are Michigan hockey’s broadcast team. Top Storylines • Red Berenson begins his 25th season behind the Wolverine bench with a career record of 644298-68 (.671). He is 11 wins shy of tying Jeff Sauer (Colorado College, Wisconsin) for seventh on NCAA hockey’s all-time coaching wins list. • Including its No. 2 preseason ranking in 200809, the Maize and Blue has been voted first or second in each of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls dating back to Oct. 22, 2007. • Michigan has earned an NCAA Tournament berth in 18 straight seasons -- a national record. Last season, U-M reached the Frozen Four for the 10th time over the 18-season span.

• At CCHA Media Day, the Wolverines were picked to finish first by the league’s media. The coaches poll slated U-M second behind Notre Dame. • Three Wolverines were named to the preseason All-CCHA teams. First team honorees included defenseman Mark Mitera and forward Aaron Palushaj. Goalie Billy Sauer was on the second team. • Michigan’s captain is senior defenseman Mark Mitera, a Livonia, Mich. native. U-M’s alternate captain is junior defenseman/forward Chris Summers, who is from Milan, Mich. • The Wolverines have 21 players back from last season’s squad. U-M’s top returning scorer is sophomore Aaron Palushaj, who had 10 goals and 34 assists a year ago. The top returning goal scorer is senior Travis Turnbull, who had 15 goals. • The incumbent starter in goal is Billy Sauer. He earned a record of 30-4-3 while setting U-M singleseason records in goals against average (1.95) and save percentage (.924). about U.S. NTDP UNder-18 team • Head coach Ron Rolston is in his fifth season with the U.S. NTDP. • The Under-18 Team has an overall record of 4-3-0 -- 3-2-0 against junior competition in the North American Hockey Leauge and 1-1-0 vs.

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M I C H I G A N H O C K E Y vs . U . S . ntd p U nder - 1 8 , vs . W aterloo U-M ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Athletic Director

Bruce Madej ([email protected])

Hockey Contact

Matt Trevor ([email protected]) Phone: (734) 763-4423 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Internet Site: MGoBlue.com Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations University of Michigan 1000 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201

Follow the Wolverines on the Web Live audio is available for all Michigan hockey games via MGoBlue.com. An “audio” link can be found in the “upcoming games” tab in the middle of the MGoBlue.com home page or in the same location on MGoBlue.com’s ice hockey home page. In addition, free live statistics can be accessed by using the “stats” link, which is also located on the “upcoming games” tab. Features, highlights and interviews are available through MGoBlue.com’s embedded video player, which is located on the right side of the MGoBlue.com home page and the ice hockey page.

the red berenson show Tune in to WTKA (AM 1050) each Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., for the Red Berenson show, which airs live from the The Arena restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor. The 60-minute show is hosted by John Bacon and Andy Evans.

university information School: University of Michigan Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment: 38,820 Founded: 1817 University President: Mary Sue Coleman Director of Athletics: William C. Martin Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Maize and Blue Fight Song: The Victors Conference: CCHA

yost ice arena Completed: 1924 (football practice facility) Converted for Hockey: 1973 (34th season) Stadium Capacity: 6,637 Rink Dimensions: 200’ x 85’ Largest Crowd (Opponent, Date): 8,411 (Michigan State, 1/29/88) Largest Crowd, Post 1996 Renovation (Opponent, Date): 6,986 (Michigan State, 1/19/02) Record at Yost Ice Arena: 468-176-31

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2008-09 Team information Captain: Mark Mitera, Sr, D Alternate Captain: Chris Summers, Jr, D/F Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/4 Forwards Returning/Lost: 11/4 Defensemen Returning/Lost: 7/0 Goalies Returning/Lost: 3/0 2008-09 Roster No. Name 2 Greg Pateryn 3 Scooter Vaughan 4 Chris Summers 5 Steve Kampfer 6 Brandon Burlon 7 Chad Langlais 8 Aaron Palushaj 9 Travis Turnbull 12 Carl Hagelin 14 Brian Lebler 15 Anthony Ciraulo 16 Ben Winnett 17 Mark Mitera 18 Tim Miller 19 Matt Rust 20 Eric Elmblad 22 Brandon Naurato 23 Luke Glendening 25 David Wohlberg 26 Danny Fardig 27 Robbie Czarnik 29 Louie Caporusso 31 Shawn Hunwick 34 Tristin Llewellyn 35 Bryan Hogan 36 Billy Sauer

Pos. D D D/F D D D F F F F F F D F F D F F F F F F G D G G

Yr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Sr.

Head Coach: Red Berenson Associate Head Coach: Mel Pearson Assistant Coach: Billy Powers Volunteer Goalie Coach: Josh Blackburn Pronunciation guide Caporusso...........................Cap-ah-roo-so Ciraulo.................................................Sir-ill-oh Czarnik................................................Zar-nick Glendening.........................Glen-DEN-ing Hagelin..........................................Hag-ah-lin Langlais...........................................Lang-less Lebler.................................................. Lee-blur Llewellyn........................................Loo-ell-in Mitera.............................................Mi-teer-ah Naurato......................................Naw-rot-oh Palushaj......................................Pah-loo-shy Pateryn.............................................Pat-err-in Vaughan..................................................Vawn Winnett..............................................Win-NET

2007-08 season in review Overall Record: 33-6-4 (.814) CCHA Record: 20-4-4 (.786), 1st Place Home: 15-2-2 / Away: 9-2-2 / Neutral: 9-2-0 2nd, Final USA Hockey Magazine Poll 1st, Final U.S. College Hockey Online Poll NCAA Tournament Frozen Four 18th Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance STATISTICAL LEADERS Player Sr, F, Kevin Porter Sr, F, Chad Kolarik So, F, Aaron Palushaj Fr, F, Max Pacioretty Jr, F, Travis Turnbull

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Goaltender gp w-l-t gaa min % so Jr, Billy Sauer 38 30-4-3 1.95 2272 .924 4 Fr, Bryan Hogan 6 3-2-1 2.55 353 .903 0 Results Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 26 Oct 27 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 9 Nov 10 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 28 Dec 29 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 25 Jan 26 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 29 March 1 March 14 March 15 March 21 March 22 March 28 March 29 April 10

vs #2 Boston College vs #6 Minnesota at Northern Michigan at Northern Michigan BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY at Nebraska-Omaha at Nebraska-Omaha ALASKA ALASKA at Lake Superior State at Lake Superior State #14 WISCONSIN #15 MINNESOTA OHIO STATE OHIO STATE at #18 Bowling Green #18 BOWLING GREEN vs Providence vs Michigan Tech WESTERN MICHIGAN at Western Michigan #8 NOTRE DAME vs #8 Notre Dame #5 MICHIGAN STATE at #5 Michigan State NORTHERN MICHIGAN NORTHERN MICHIGAN at #1 Miami University at #1 Miami University LAKE SUPERIOR STATE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE at #6 Michigan State vs #6 Michigan State FERRIS STATE at Ferris State NEBRASKA-OMAHA NEBRASKA-OMAHA vs Northern Michigan vs #3 Miami University vs #19 Niagara vs #11 Clarkson vs #5 Notre Dame

W-OT, 4-3 L, 3-4 W, 3-1 W, 4-3 W, 4-2 W, 6-2 W, 6-3 W, 3-2 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 W, 5-1 W, 6-2 W, 3-2 W, 5-1 L, 2-3 W, 4-2 W, 4-2 W, 3-2 W, 6-0 W-OT, 1-0 W, 6-1 W, 5-1 W, 3-2 W, 5-1 L, 0-1 T-OT, 2-2 T-OT, 3-3 T-OT, 3-3 W, 4-2 T-OT, 5-5 W, 4-2 W, 4-2 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 5-3 L-OT, 3-4 W, 10-1 W, 2-1 W, 6-4 W, 2-1 W, 5-1 W, 2-0 L-OT, 4-5

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M I C H I G A N H O C K E Y vs . u . s . ntd p under - 1 8 , vs . waterloo NCAA opponents. Last weekend, the Americans beat Alaska Anchorage (4-3) and lost to Alaska Fairbanks (4-0). • U-M has hosted an exhibition game vs. the U.S. NTDP in each of the last eight seasons, earning an 8-0-0 record. Three of the last four games have been determined by one goal. • 21 U.S. NTDP alumni have gone on to skate for the University of Michigan. There are six U.S. NTDP alumni on Michigan’s roster in 2008-09 -- freshmen Robbie Czarnik and David Wohlberg, sophomore Matt Rust, junior Chris Summers and seniors Danny Fardig and Mark Mitera. about waterloo • The University of Waterloo is located in Waterloo, Ontario, and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference. • UWO has both of its exhibition games so far in 2008-09. Its regular season begins next weekend on Oct. 10. • UW is coached by Brian Bourque. • The Wolverines beat the Warriors in an exhibition tune-up for the 2006-07 season by a 10-2 count. The squads also met in October of 1996 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. U-M won 8-2 in a game that counted for the regular season. • Michigan has played a Canadian university in its exhibition season for each of the past 10 seasons. Prior to the 1998-99 campaign, games against Canadian schools counted towards regular season records. • Michigan is 10-0-0 in exhibition contests against Canadian schools. In the Polls • Michigan is ranked 2nd in the preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. U-M was 2nd in the final USA Today poll of 2007-08. • Michigan was picked to finish first in the CCHA by the league’s media and second by the coaches at CCHA media day on Sept. 30. Notre Dame was picked first by the coaches and second by the media. • The Wolverines have finished either first or second in the CCHA in 17 out of the last 18 seasons; U-M was third in 2005-06. The last time U-M finished outside of the top three in the league was in the 1989-90 campaign. SEASON OPENERS • The Wolverines are 18-3-3 in season openers under Coach Berenson. • Berenson is 20-1-3 in home openers. The lone loss came at the start of the 1987-88 season. • U-M began last season 1-1 at the Ice Breaker Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. Michigan knocked off Boston College in overtime (4-3) before losing a close game to Minnesota (4-3). • After splitting the opening weekend in 200708, the Wolverines won 12 straight games -- tied for fourth-longest win streak in school hisory -- before finally losing on Nov. 30. • Over the last three seasons, U-M is 5-1-0 in its opening weekend.

Roster Notes • Michigan has 26 players on its roster broken down into 15 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders. Junior Chris Summers is listed as a defenseman and a forward. He will start the season as a forward. • By class: 6 seniors, 5 juniors, 10 sophomores, 5 freshmen. • Of the 15 forwards, eight are underclassmen, including two rookies, and seven are upperclassmen. • All six veterans on defense saw game action in 2007-08. There are two rookies. Captain Mark Mitera is U-M’s lone senior on the blue line. • The Wolverines return all three of their netminders from a season ago. • 16 players hail from the state of Michigan. British Columbia (2) and Ontario (2) are the only other territories with multiple Wolverines. California, Missouri, New York and Washington each have one representative. U-M also has one native of Sweden. • Carl Hagelin (Sweden) is U-M’s first European player since Anton Fedorov (Russia) played from 1992-94. Offense • Sophomore Aaron Palushaj is U-M’s top returning point-getter from a year ago. His 10-34-44 line was third-best on the team. He had a point in 29 of 43 games. His 34 helpers tied T.J. Hensick for the second-highest total ever recorded by a U-M freshman. Palushaj was a CCHA All-Rookie team honorable mention. • Senior Travis Turnbull is Michigan’s top returning goal scorer after potting a career-high 15 goals last season. Turnbull also set career highs for assists (12) and points (27) during his junior campaign. With a career line of 32-30-62, Turnbull is U-M’s active career leader for goals and points. • Besides Palushaj and Turnbull, four other Wolverines are back who posted at least 20 points in 2007-08: sophomore center Matt Rust (12-11-23), defenseman Mark Mitera (2-21-23), forward Carl Hagelin (11-11-22) and center Louie Caporusso (12-9-21). • Mitera posted career highs in goals (2), assists (21) and points (23) to spearhead the offensive effort from U-M’s blue line in 2007-08. He recorded more than half of his points during a careerbest seven-game point streak (1-12-13) from Feb. 23-March 22. • Sophomore defenseman Chad Langlais is another key offensive contributor from the Michigan blue-liner. He tallied 19 assists last year to tie for fourth on U-M’s freshman defenseman assists list. • Junior Chris Summers will start the season up front for the Maize and Blue. Of his 82 career games 13 have been spent at forward, where he has tallied six goals and three assists. • Michigan was second in the nation in scoring in 2007-08 with a 3.95 goals per game average; U-M has been among the top three in national scoring average in each of the past four seasons. • In 2007-08, U-M racked up 170 goals and 275 assists for 445 points. • The Wolverines lost 35.5% of their point output from last season as a result of the graduation of Kevin Porter (33-30-63) and Chad Kolarik (30-26-56) and the early departure of Max Pacioretty (15-2439). The trio made up U-M’s No. 1 line in 2007-08.

Power Play • U-M’s power play ranked 12th in the country in 2007-08, converting at a rate of 20.5% (47-229). The 47 power-play goals accounted for 27.6% of the 170 overall goals scored during the season. • The top two returning goal scorers on the power play are Louie Caporusso and Brandon Naurato, who had four in 2007-08. U-M lost 30 power-play goals from last year’s team with the departure of Kevin Porter (15), Max Pacioretty (9), and Chad Kolarik (6). • Two other top contributors on the power play include sophomore forward Aaron Palushaj (2-1921) and sophomore defenseman Chad Langlais, who had 11 assists. • Michigan permitted three shorthanded goals in 2007-08, one season after coughing up 12 shorties in 2006-07. Defense • U-M gave up a paltry 2.07 goals per game last year, which was fourth-best in the nation. That came on the heels of the 2006-07 season when U-M was 37th in team defense, allowing 3.15 goals per game. • Michigan held opponents to two or fewer goals in 30 of 43 games in 2007-08. U-M was 28-1-1. • U-M returns all seven defensemen who saw game action last season: Mark Mitera (43 games played), Chad Langlais (43), Steve Kampfer (42), Chris Summers (41), Tristin Llewellyn (35), Scooter Vaughan (33) and Eric Elmblad (3). Summers is expected to start the season as a forward, which could free up a spot for freshmen Brandon Burlon or Greg Pateryn. • Mitera led all Maize and Blue defensemen with a +30 rating a year ago. He finished 24 games with a positive rating. Kampfer and Summers were next in line at +27 each. • Last year, Billy Sauer ranked 11th in save percentage (.924) and fifth in goals against average (1.95). With a record of 30-4-3, he led the nation in wins and winning percentage (.851). In 2006-07, Sauer finished the season 52nd in GAA (3.03) and 50th in save percentage (.896). • Sauer set single-season program bests (since 1961-62) in goals against average and save percentage. His 1.95 GAA topped Marty Turco’s 2.16 GAA marks in both 1995-96 and 1997-98. Sauer’s save percentage of .924 bested Al Montoya’s .917 save rate in 2003-04. • Sauer recorded a career-best 30 wins last season to become just the fourth Michigan goalie to reach the 30-win mark in a season. Marty Turco (1995-98) did it three times as a sophomore (34), junior (33) and senior (33). Al Montoya had 30 wins in 2002-03 and 2004-05 and Steve Shields had 30 in 1992-93. • With 66 career triumphs Sauer’s next win will tie him with Scott Sharples (1987-90) for fifth on U-M’s career goalie wins list. Career Goalie Wins 1. Marty Turco (1995-98) 2. Steve Shields (1991-94) 3. Josh Blackburn (1980-83) 4. Al Montoya (1994-97) 5 Scott Sharples (1987-90) 6. Billy Sauer (2006-09)

127 NCAA record 111 92 86 67 66

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MICHIG AN HOCKEY VS. U.S. NTDp UNDER-18, VS. WATERLOO THE NATIONAL POLLS

usA tOdAY/usA HOcKEY MAGAZInE (preseason) Team 1. Boston College (27) 2. Michigan (4) 3. Notre Dame 4. North Dakota (1) 5. Colorado College (2) 6. Denver 7. New Hampshire 8. Miami 9. Minnesota 10. Boston University 11. Clarkson 12. Michigan State 13. Wisconsin 14. Northern Michigan 15. St. Cloud State

Record 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Points Previous 490 432 376 371 355 299 287 263 223 203 173 159 103 75 69 -

First-place votes in parentheses

Tracking U-M in the Polls Date ..........................................USCHO .............USA Today Preseason ................................... n/a ...........................2

• In his 38 starts last year, goalie Billy Sauer kept opponents to two or fewer goals on 27 occasions. • In 2007-08, Sauer was 6-0-2 when making 30-plus saves. He is 17-5-4 for his career when he has 30 or more stops. PENALTY KILL • Last season, U-M’s penalty killers succeeded at a rate of 86.6% (201 for 232), which was 11th-best in the country. The Wolverines were perfect on the penalty kill in 19 contests. • The 86.6% PK rate was the fifth-best mark in school history since the 1969-70 season, when the statistic was first kept. • U-M had eight shorthanded goals in 200708. Matt Rust, Carl Hagelin and Anthony Ciraulo had one each. • In 2006-07, the Wolverine penalty killers ranked 46th in the country, negating 80.5% of their opponent’s power plays. CAPTAINS • Senior defenseman Mark Mitera is the 88th captain in U-M hockey history. He is the third straight Michigan native (Livonia) to wear the ‘C.’ Kevin Porter (Northville) and Matt Hunwick (Sterling Heights) were the captains in 200708 and 2006-07, respectively. • Mitera was an alternate captain for the second half of the 2007-08 season. • U-M’s lone alternate captain is Chris Summers, who is from Milan, Mich. Summers was given an ‘A’ in early September. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS • U-M leads the nations in wins (275) • The Wolverines are also first in winning percentage (69.2) • Michigan leads the CCHA in regular season championships (5; ‘00, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘08) and playoff titles (5; 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, ‘08). • Four appearances in the Frozen Four. • 15 All-America selections. LAST 10 SEASONS (1998-99 - 2007-08)

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Team Michigan North Dakota Boston College Michigan State Minnesota

Wins 275 270 266 258 254

Team Michigan Boston College New Hampshire North Dakota Michigan State

Win Percentage 69.2 68.43 68.38 67.7 67.0

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wOLVERINES IN pROFESSIONAL HOCKEY

2007-08 Regular Season Statistics (final) Players in the NHL Mike Brown, F, Vancouver Canucks Mike Cammalleri, F, Los Angeles Kings Andrew Cogliano, F, Edmonton Oilers Mike Comrie, F, New York Islanders Andrew Ebbett, F, Anaheim Ducks T.J. Hensick, F, Colorado Avalanche Andy Hilbert, F, New York Islanders Matt Hunwick, D, Boston Bruins Jack Johnson, D, Los Angeles Kings Mike Knuble, F, Philadelphia Flyers Mike Komisarek, D, Montreal Canadiens Josh Langfeld, F, Nashville Predators John Madden, F, New Jersey Devils Brendan Morrison, F, Vancouver Canucks David Moss, F, Calgary Flames Eric Nystrom, F, Calgary Flames Jed Ortmeyer, F, Nashville Predators Danny Richmond, D, Chicago Blackhawks Jeff Tambellini, F, New York Islanders Mike Van Ryn, D, Florida Panthers Aaron Ward, D, Boston Bruins

GP 19 61 81 76 3 31 70 13 74 80 75 2 78 39 39 43 51 7 31 20 63

G 1 19 18 21 0 6 8 0 3 28 4 0 19 9 3 1 4 0 1 0 5

Marty Turco, G, Dallas Stars

GP 60

W-L-OTL 31-20-6

Players in the AHL Mike Brown, F, Manitoba Moose (VAN) Andrew Ebbett, F, Portland Pirates (ANA) Milan Gajic, F, Houston Aeros (MIN) T.J. Hensick, F, Lake Erie Monsters (COL) Matt Hunwick, D, Providence Bruins (BOS) Jeff Jillson, D, Lake Erie Monsters (COL) Josh Langfeld, F, Milwaukee Admirals (NAS) Brandon Rogers, D, Houston Aeros (MIN) David Rohlfs, F, Springfield Falcons (EDM) Jason Ryznar, F, Lowell Devils (NJ) Jeff Tambellini, F, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)

GP 54 74 27 50 55 70 44 63 2 55 57

G 10 18 7 12 2 3 22 4 0 10 38

Al Montoya, G, San Antonio Rampage (PHX)

GP 40

W-L-OTL 24-14-3

Players in the ECHL Tim Cook, D, Texas Wildcatters (MIN) Jason Dest, D, Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) Milan Gajic, F, Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) Brandon Kaleniecki, F, Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) David Rohlfs, F, Stockton Thunder (EDM)

GP 72 50 35 60 65

G 2 0 15 16 16

A 0 27 27 28 0 5 8 1 8 25 13 0 23 16 6 5 4 0 3 2 8 GAA 2.31 A 3 54 7 33 21 19 7 24 0 8 38 GAA 2.55 A 14 4 25 14 16

P 1 46 45 49 0 11 16 1 11 53 17 0 42 25 9 6 8 0 4 2 13 SV% .909 P 13 72 14 45 23 22 29 28 0 18 76 SV% .909 P 16 4 40 30 32

PIM 55 30 18 87 2 2 18 4 76 70 101 0 24 18 10 48 32 2 8 14 52 SHO 3 PIM 201 66 10 18 49 46 34 77 2 38 38 SHO 1 PIM 60 82 14 56 41

The 2007-08 NHL season was a banner year for Michigan as 22 Wolverine alumni skated at professional hockey’s highest level – more than any other program according to Let’s Play Hockey Magazine. When NHL training camps opened two weeks ago there were 30 U-M alumni dotting rosters across the league: Anaheim Ducks (Brendan Morrison, Andrew Ebbett, Jason Bailey), Boston Bruins (Aaron Ward, Matt Hunwick), Calgary Flames (Eric Nystrom, David Moss, Mike Cammalleri), Carolina Hurricanes (Dwight Helminen), Colorado Avalanche (T.J. Hensick), Dallas Stars (Marty Turco), Edmonton Oilers (Andrew Cogliano, David Rohlfs), L.A. Kings (Jack Johnson, Eric Werner), Minnesota Wild (Jason Ryznar), Montreal Canadiens (Mike Komisarek, Max Pacioretty), Nashville Predators (Jed Ortmeyer), New Jersey Devils (John Madden), New York Islanders (Mike Comrie, Andy Hilbert, Jeff Tambellini), Phildaelphia Flyers (Mike Knuble), Pittsburgh Penguins (Danny Richmond), Phoenix Coyotes (Kevin Porter, Chad Kolarik, Al Montoya), Toronto Maple Leafs (Mike Van Ryn), Vancouver Canucks (Mike Brown).

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A 17-year veteran of the NHL, Red Berenson (U-M, 1962) has spent 24 seasons at the helm for the Wolverines, where he owns a 644-298-68 record. In 2007-08, he was honored with the Spencer Penrose Award as college hockey’s top coach. Berenson is currently in eighth place on college hockey’s coaching wins list and is one of eight head coaches in college hockey history to accumulate 600 wins. A former Michigan captain and two-time All-American for U-M from 1960-62, Berenson has averaged more than 26 wins per season in his collegiate coaching career. He has led Michigan to a pair of NCAA Championships (1996, 1998) and 18 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the longest active streak of any school in college hockey. He spent three seasons (1980-82) as head coach of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues before coming back to Michigan, earning NHL Coach of the Year honors in 1981. For his “outstanding service to hockey in the United States” Berenson was given the NHL’s Lester Patrick Award on Nov. 6, 2006. • • • •

CAREER MILESTONES Second on U-M’s all-sport, all-time coaching wins list 56 wins to 700 career wins 1,000th career game took place at MSU (Feb. 22, 2008) 600th career win occurred vs. NMU (Jan. 12, 2007)

BERENSON YEAR-BY-YEAR Season GP W L T Pct. 1984-85 40 13 26 1 .338 1985-86 38 12 26 0 .316 1986-87 40 14 25 1 .363 1987-88 41 22 19 0 .537 1988-89 41 22 14 4 .585 1989-90 42 24 12 6 .643 1990-91 47 34 10 3 .755 1991-92 44 32 9 3 .761 1992-93 40 30 7 3 .788 1993-94 41 33 7 1 .817 1994-95 39 30 8 1 .782 1995-96 43 34 7 2 .814 1996-97 43 35 4 4 .860 1997-98 46 34 11 1 .750 1998-99 42 25 11 6 .667 1999-2000 41 27 10 4 .707 2000-01 45 27 13 5 .656 2001-02 44 28 11 5 .693 2002-03 43 30 10 3 .750 2003-04 43 27 14 2 .651 2004-05 42 31 8 3 .774 2005-06 41 21 15 5 .573 2006-07 41 26 14 1 .646 2007-08 43 33 6 4 .814 Totals 1,010 644 298 68 .671 NCAA HOCKEY ALL-TIME COACHING WINS LIST Coach School(s) Yrs wins 1. Ron Mason LSSU, BGSU, MSU 1966-2002 924 2. Jerry York Clarkson, BGSU, BC 1972-SA 803 3. Jack Parker Boston University 1973-SA 781 4. Bob Peters NoDak, Bemidji St. 1964-2001 740 5. Rick Comley LSSU, NMU, MSU 1973-SA 738 6. Len Ceglarski Clarkson, BC 1958-92 689 7. Jeff Sauer CC, Wisconsin 1971-2002 655 8. Red Berenson Michigan 1984-SA 644 9. John MacInnes Michigan Tech 1956-82 555 10. Jack Riley Army 1950-86 542

note: List current throughout the 2007-08 season. Yrs = number of year as a head coach, not the number of years at the current school; SA = Still Active.

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