Michigan 3, Boston College 2

After being denied three times last week, freshman Travis Turnbull made his
first career goal count in a big way. It turned out to be the game-winning goal
in a 3-2 victory over Boston College.

A jam packed Yost Ice Arena saw a high energy contest between two national
powerhouses. The Wolverines applied pressure from the get go, causing the
Eagles to take two early penalties. At 1:49, Jack Johnson ripped a shot from
the right circle past BC goalie Cory Schneider on a two-man advantage.

T.J. Hensick would add a power play marker of his own at 7:20 to make it 2-0
Michigan. It was Hensick's first goal of the season.

The Wolverines would suffer a major setback later in the opening stanza when
captain Andrew Ebbett was nailed with a 5 minute major checking from behind
penalty and automatic game misconduct (a new rule this season). Chris Collins
would get one back for the Eagles on the ensuing power play with a shot that
trickled through U-M goalie Billy Sauer.

In the second period, the teams traded off goals. Turnbull scored at 6:54 to
make it 3-1. At 11:42, Brian Boyle's shot went off Sauer's chest and trickled
towards the net. Dan Bertram tapped in the loose puck to make it 3-2.

Late in the second period, BC defenseman Tim Kunes would get nailed with a
checking from behind penalty and automatic game misconduct. This put the
Wolverines on a 5 minute power play, 4:20 of it to open the third period.
Listening to the game on WTKA, it sounded like a rather lackluster power play
when they had a big opportunity to put the game away.

Boston College would continue to kill itself with penalties, take a back-to-back
minors late in the contest. Once again, the Wolverines couldn't convert on
either one, then with 1:09 remaining, freshman Andrew Cogliano took a horrible
penalty for charging in to the Boston College goalie.

On the ensuing power play, BC immediately pulled Schneider from net for the
6-on-4 advantage. They thought they had tied the game with 28 seconds left when
Boyle put the puck in the net, but it was immediately waived off by Shegos
because Peter Harrold charged in to Sauer, resulting in a penalty to the Eagles.

The Wolverines then managed to hang on and clear the puck for the victory.

Sauer finished the game with 26 saves, while Schneider did all he could to hold
the Eagles in the game by turning aside 35 shots. The Wolverines were 2-for-10
on the power play, while the Eagles were 1-for-5.

Michigan returns to Yost Ice Arena Sunday afternoon for a 3 p.m. contest against
Merrimack, who defeated Bowling Green, 3-2, tonight for their first win since
Dec. 31, 2004.

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CCHA SCORES
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Alaska Fairbanks 4, at Minnesota 3 (ot)
at Northern Michigan 3, St. Cloud State 0
at LSSU 2, Colgate 2 (ot)
New Hampshire 4, Ferris State 2 - Maverick Stampede
at Notre Dame 4, Waterloo 0 (ex)
at Colorado College 1, Ohio State 1 - End 1st Period

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
http://MichiganHockey.net/