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Michigan played its 21st annual Blue-White game on Friday night, with the
White defeating the Blue, 6-5. Last season, the B-W final was 2-1 as the UM
defense was able to shut down the offense. This season, it's uncertain if
the UM defense is capable of shutting down anyone. :-)
Michigan's 1993-94 roster appears to be set at:
2 Mark Sakala D 6-0 195 Jr
3 Alan Sinclair D 6-3 220 Jr
4 Chris Frescoln D 6-3 190 Fr
5 Peter Bourke D 6-0 185 Fr
6 Harold Schock D 5-10 175 Fr
7 Ron Sacka C 5-10 175 Jr
8 Drew Denzin F/D 6-2 191 So
9 Brendan Morrison C 5-10 175 Fr
10 Kevin Hilton C 5-11 170 So
11 Rick Willis LW 6-0 190 Jr
12 Mike Stone(A) LW 6-0 185 Sr
14 Anton Fedorov LW 6-0 195 Jr
15 Mike Legg C 6-0 175 Fr
16 Brian Wiseman(C) C 5-6 180 Sr
17 Ryan Sittler LW 6-2 200 So
18 John Madden LW 5-11 180 Fr
19 Jason Botterill RW 6-3 205 Fr
20 John Arnold RW 5-10 192 So
22 Mike Knuble RW 6-3 210 Jr
23 Tim Hogan D 6-2 195 Jr
24 Steven Halko D 6-1 185 So
26 David Oliver(A) RW 5-11 185 Sr
27 Blake Sloan D 5-10 185 Fr
28 Warren Luhning RW 6-2 190 Fr
30 Al Loges G 6-2 185 Jr
31 Steve Shields G 6-3 210 Sr
35 Chris Gordon G 6-1 165 Sr
Best bet for lines is:
1 Sittler-Wiseman-Oliver
2 Stone-Morrison-Knuble
3 Madden-Hilton-Botterill
4 Willis-Sacka-Luhning
5 Fedorov-Legg-Arnold
The defensive pairs are a big ?, but I would play them:
1 Frescoln-Halko
2 Sakala-Hogan
3 Sloan-Sinclair
4 Schock-Bourke
Of course, the goaltending is a given...Shields started 39 of 40 games last
season.
There will probably be a seven or eight man defensive rotation, with only
Halko a guarantee to dress every night. Overall, this means 6-8 freshman
will play on any given night. Morrison, Madden and Botterill look like they
can step right in, but again, the defense is a ?. I'm looking/hoping for a
big physical debut from Frescoln, ala Aaron Ward in 1990-91.
Speaking of Ward, he netted his first NHL goal in Anaheim the other night.
It was the first regular season goal scored at The Pond.
John H
U Mich
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