2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Michigan Wolverines
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 Michigan Wolverines; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Yost Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#7
USA Today	#7
Record
Overall	10–6–0
Conference	8–6–0
Home	5–4–0
Road	5–2–0
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mel Pearson
Captain(s)	Jack Becker; Strauss Mann
Alternate captain(s)	Nick Blankenburg; Jimmy Lambert
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The 2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team is the Wolverines' 99th season. They represent the University of Michigan in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mel Pearson, in his fourth year as head coach, and play their home games at Yost Ice Arena.

Previous season

During the 2019–20 ice hockey season, Michigan went 18–14–4, including 11–10–3–2 in Big Ten play in a shortened season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Roster

As of September 1, 2020^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Erik Portillo	Freshman	G	6' 6" (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2000-09-03	Gothenburg, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	BUF, 67th overall 2019
4	Cam York	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-01-05	Anaheim, California	USNTDP (USHL)	PHI, 14th overall 2019
6	Jack Summers	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-05-18	Livonia, Michigan	Tri-City (USHL)	—
7	Nick Blankenburg (A)	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998-05-12	Washington, Michigan	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
8	Jack Becker (C)	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-06-24	Dellwood, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	BOS, 195th overall 2015
9	Eric Ciccolini	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-01-04	Vaughan, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)	NYR, 205th overall 2019
10	Matty Beniers	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-11-05	Hingham, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	—
12	Dakota Raabe	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-05-06	Capistrano Beach, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
13	Kent Johnson	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-10-18	Port Moody, British Columbia	Trail (BCHL)	—
15	Jacob Truscott	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2002-04-12	Port Huron, Michigan	USNTDP (USHL)	VAN, 144th overall 2020
17	Johnny Beecher	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2001-04-05	Elmira, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	BOS, 31st overall 2019
19	Brendan Brisson	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-10-22	Manhattan Beach, California	Chicago (USHL)	VGK, 29th overall 2020
20	Keaton Pehrson	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-12-10	Lakeville, Minnesota	Tri-City (USHL)	—
21	Michael Pastujov	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-08-23	Bradenton, Florida	USNTDP (USHL)	—
22	Owen Power	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2002-11-22	Mississauga, Ontario	Chicago (USHL)	—
23	Jimmy Lambert (A)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-02-09	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Vernon (BCHL)	—
24	Steve Holtz	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-02	White Lake, Michigan	Penticton (BCHL)	—
25	Luke Morgan	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-08-28	Brighton, Michigan	Lake Superior State (WCHA)	—
26	Philippe Lapointe	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-29	Novi, Michigan	Trail (BCHL)	—
27	Nolan Moyle	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-09-13	Briarcliff Manor, New York	Green Bay (USHL)	—
31	Strauss Mann (C)	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-08-18	Greenwich, Connecticut	Fargo (USHL)	—
34	Thomas Bordeleau	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2002-01-03	Terrebonne, Quebec	USNTDP (USHL)	SJS, 38th overall 2020
37	Jack Leavy	Junior	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-09-19	Birmingham, Michigan	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
51	Garrett Van Wyhe	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-04-30	Seattle, Washington	Fargo (USHL)	—
52	Josh Groll	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-09	San Diego, California	Lincoln (USHL)	—
55	Jake Gingell	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-02-11	Dexter, Michigan	Youngstown (USHL)	—
71	Nick Granowicz	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1998-03-28	Macomb, Michigan	Merritt (BCHL)	—
90	Jay Keranen	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1998-05-08	Brighton, Michigan	Prince George (BCHL)	—

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Seasons at Michigan
Mel Pearson	Head Coach	4th
Bill Muckalt	Associate Head Coach	4th
Kris Mayotte	Assistant Coach	2nd
Matt Hunwick	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2nd
Steve Shields	Program Assistant	3rd
Rick Bancroft	Director of Hockey Operations	3rd
Joe Maher	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	8th
Reference:^[3]

Standings

2020–21 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	PT%	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Wisconsin †	24	17	6	1	1	1	0	52	.722	92	52	31	20	10	1	118	80
#7 Minnesota *	22	16	6	0	0	0	0	48	.727	69	44	31	24	7	0	117	64
#9 Michigan	20	11	9	0	1	0	0	32	.550	69	45	26	15	10	1	91	51
#17 Notre Dame	24	12	10	2	1	2	2	41	.542	65	53	29	14	13	2	84	78
Penn State	18	7	11	0	2	1	0	20	.389	48	68	22	10	12	0	65	81
Ohio State	22	6	16	0	0	2	0	20	.273	39	82	27	7	19	1	53	101
Michigan State	22	5	16	1	2	0	0	15	.250	32	70	27	7	18	2	40	77
Championship: March 16, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
November 14	3:00 PM	#15 Arizona State*	#12	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI		Mann	W 8–1	80	1–0
November 15	7:00 PM	#15 Arizona State*	#12	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	Mann	W 3–0	72	2–0
November 19	6:00 PM	at #14 Wisconsin	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, WI	FSD	Mann	W 5–2	0	3–0 (1–0)
November 20	6:00 PM	at #14 Wisconsin	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, WI	FSD	Mann	W 2–1 ^OT	0	4–0 (2–0)
November 27	7:00 PM	Notre Dame	#4	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)		Mann	L 2–3	0	4–1 (2–1)
November 28	7:00 PM	Notre Dame	#4	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)		Mann	L 1–2	0	4–2 (2–2)
December 2	6:00 PM	at Penn State	#7	Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA		Mann	W 3–1	153	5–2 (3–2)
December 3	6:00 PM	at Penn State	#7	Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA		Mann	L 5–9	166	5–3 (3–3)
December 8	8:00 PM	#4 Minnesota	#5	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	Mann	L 1–3	0	5–4 (3–4)
December 9	6:30 PM	#4 Minnesota	#5	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	Mann	L 0–4	0	5–5 (3–5)
January 8	7:00 PM	Michigan State	#8	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)		Mann	W 9–0	80	6–5 (4–5)
January 9	4:30 PM	at Michigan State	#8	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)		Mann	L 2–3	100	6–6 (4–6)
January 15	7:00 PM	Ohio State	#9	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI		Portillo	W 4–2	69	7–6 (5–6)
January 16	7:00 PM	Ohio State	#9	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	Mann	W 5–0	70	8–6 (6–6)
January 21	6:30 PM	at #16 Notre Dame	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)		Portillo	W 5–1	136	9–6 (7–6)
January 22	6:30 PM	at #16 Notre Dame	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	NBCSN	Mann	W 3–1	138	10–6 (8–6)
February 3	7:00 PM	Penn State	#7	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
February 4	7:00 PM	Penn State	#7	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
February 9	7:00 PM	Michigan State		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)					–
February 13	2:00 PM	Wisconsin		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
February 14	5:00 PM	Wisconsin		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
February 19	TBA	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, OH					–
February 20	TBA	at Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, OH					–
February 26	7:00 PM	Arizona State		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
February 27	7:00 PM	Arizona State		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI					–
March 5	TBA	at Minnesota		Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN					–
March 6	TBA	at Minnesota		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN					–
March 10	TBA	at Michigan State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)					–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[4]^[5]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	12	6	4	7	5	6	7	8	9	8	7	7
USA Today	12	6	3	7	5	6	7	8	10	9	7	7

Players drafted into the NHL

Michigan had four players selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Brendan Brisson was drafted in the first-round, becoming the 25th first-round NHL Draft selection for Michigan, which leads all NCAA teams.^[6]^[7]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NHL Team
2020	1	29	Brendan Brisson	Vegas Golden Knights
2020	2	38	Thomas Bordeleau	San Jose Sharks
2020	4	120	Ethan Edwards	New Jersey Devils
2020	5	144	Jacob Truscott	Vancouver Canucks

References

^ "Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting". Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Michigan Hockey Roster". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Big Ten Announces First Phase of Michigan 2020-21 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Brisson Selected by Vegas Golden Knights in First Round of NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 6, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Bordeleau, Truscott, Edwards Selected on Day 2 of NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting". Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[2] "Michigan Hockey Roster". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[3] "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[4] "2020-21 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[5] "Big Ten Announces First Phase of Michigan 2020-21 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[6] "Brisson Selected by Vegas Golden Knights in First Round of NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 6, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[7] "Bordeleau, Truscott, Edwards Selected on Day 2 of NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)
Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–2017) Mel Pearson (2017–2022) Brandon Naurato (2022–present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011 2018 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI