I was hoping to see some impressions of the Michigan-Niagara game.  This 
is the first college game I've attended since the NCAA championship in 
Columbus and I don't trust my impressions.  I merely thought Michigan 
played safely and patiently, not particularly aggressively, with the 
understanding that not making mistakes over 60 minutes would bring a win 
based on having better horses and depth.  That pretty much worked and 
Niagara's only goal with about 4 minutes left came on the type of chance 
opportunity that should statistically occur once or twice in a game, but 
not often enough to beat the top seed.

Niagara had outshot Michigan by 4-2 in the first 16-minutes.  Midway 
through the second period, shots were 19-4 in Michigan's favor.  The 
Wolverine's second goal (Kevin Porter's first of four) was a beauty.  
Michigan's two misses on an open net before Porter stole the puck and 
bagged his fourth were not.

It'll be interesting to see whether Michigan's style is different 
against Clarkson tonight.

Bob Griebel