From MGoBlue.com:

Alumni Slated to Return for Summer Hockey Showcase

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan ice hockey alumni will return to Ann Arbor on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, for the 2003 Summer Hockey Showcase and Golf Classic. Three games, featuring alumni of various ages, will take place Friday, Aug. 1, and the golf outing will be held the following day.

The 2003 Summer Hockey Showcase will feature three separate contests at Yost Ice Arena. Alumni who are 50 years old and above will skate at 4:30 p.m., while players between the ages of 35-50 will play at 5:30 p.m. The evening tops off with the recent graduates and players under 35, who will face off at 7 p.m.

Among some of the confirmed participants in the 2003 showcase are:

• Red Berenson -- Michigan's head coach for the past 19 seasons and a 17-year veteran of the National Hockey League. Has led U-M to NCAA Tournament appearances in 13 straight seasons.

• Bubba Berenzweig -- A defenseman at Michigan from 1996-99, Berenzweig was the captain of the 1999 U-M squad and was a part of NCAA titles in 1996 and 1998. A four-year NHL veteran, Berenzweig recently signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars.

• Jeff Jillson -- Patrolled the blue line for the Maize and Blue from 1999-2001. Jillson was traded to the Boston Bruins from the San Jose Sharks in 2002-03 and spent the majority of the season with the Bruins' Providence affiliate.

• Josh Langfeld -- Played at Michigan from 1998-2001 and scored game-winning goal in overtime of the 1998 national championship game. Langfeld recorded his first NHL point Feb. 20, 2003, against Florida during a 12-game stint with the Ottawa Senators.

• Brendan Morrison -- Michigan's only Hobey Baker Award winner, earning the award in 1997. Morrison, who played at U-M from 1994-97, had his best of five NHL seasons last year, scoring 71 points with the Vancouver Canucks.

• Steve Shields -- U-M's netminder from 1991-94, and the second-winningest goaltender in college hockey history with 111 wins. An eight-year NHL veteran, Shields was the starting backstop for the Boston Bruins for the better part of the 2002-03 season.

• Blake Sloan -- A forward at Michigan from 1994-97, Sloan was a part of the Wolverines' NCAA championship team in 1996. He won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1998-99, his first season in the NHL. Sloan played in 67 games for the Calgary Flames in 2002-03.

• Chris Tamer -- Michigan's career leader in penalty minutes, Tamer has had a 10-year career in the NHL. Tamer, who played at Michigan from 1990-93, has spent the last four seasons along the blue line for the Atlanta Thrashers.

• Marty Turco -- College hockey's winningest goaltender with 127 career victories from 1995-98, Turco became the Dallas Stars' No. 1 netminder last season. Turco was a second-team NHL All-Star and set the record for lowest goal-against average in the modern era with his mark of 1.72.

• Aaron Ward -- A defenseman at Michigan from 1991-93, Ward has played nine seasons in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings and, most recently, with the Carolina Hurricanes. In 2002-03, his second season with the Hurricanes, Ward tallied nine points in 77 games.

Other possible participants, depending upon availability, could include Jason Botterill (1994-97), Mike Comrie (1999-2000), Andy Hilbert (2000-01), John Madden (1994-97), Bill Muckalt (1995-98), David Oliver (1991-94), Jed Ortmeyer (2000-03), Cam Stewart (1991-93) and Mike Van Ryn (1999-99).

Tickets for the 2003 Summer Hockey Showcase can be purchased at Yost Ice Arena immediately prior to the event. All proceeds will benefit the Michigan Hockey Scholarship Endowment Fund. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children between the ages of seven and 12. Children six and under will be admitted free. All ticketholders will be eligible for door prizes.

The golf outing will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the University of Michigan Golf Course and will feature shotgun starts at 8:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.