[damaniac]

Nice sweep by the Wolverines against a terrible Ferris team, 9-4 and 6-2. Jack Johnson with his first career hat trick (5 goals on the weekend). Next 3 should be wins (H/A Western, Bowling Green) before a fairly tough 5-game finale (MSU @ the Joe, @LSSU, LSSU @ the Joe, 2x @ OSU). Notre Dame has the league all but clinched, with 6 of their final 8 against the bottom 3 teams. Michigan should be able to finish a strong 2nd, however. I think if we finish up 6-2 or better we should be in good shape for the CCHA tourney and the more important NCAA's. With the defense/Sauer coming around, and the offense looking smooth as always, this team is beginning to look like it could be competitive in the tourney. OTOH, they're playing horrible teams, so we'll see.

In other news, TJ Hensick is now tied for the NCAA points lead with the Air Force guy. I dunno if he'll win the Hobey, as almost all those points are assists (he has only 12 goals) but he deserves consideration, as he is a remarkable playmaker/passer. In about 30 seconds Friday night on the power play, he set up 3 great scoring chances. We're going to miss him bigtime next year.