John H writes...
 
>Here is a brief summary of CCHA stats (all league only unless noted) and
>standings heading into tonight.
 
[...standings deleted...]
 
>POWER PLAY
> 1. Michigan        .340
> 2. Lake Superior   .267
> 3. Kent            .241
> 4. Michigan State  .204
 
Yes, Michigan!'s PP has been pretty impressive and effective.
I recall someone (John?) mentioning that Red was experimenting
with a 5-forward PP because of the inexperienced (young) M defense.
 
I was at the game Friday night (the squeaker against Ohio State) and
the PP paid big dividends for Michigan (2 PP goals in the 3rd including
the winner with UofM being down 3-1 after two). As I recall, Red used,
for the most part, all forwards on the PP as follows:
 
      Knuble         Morrison/Hilton           Sittler/Botterill
 
             Oliver                   Wiseman
 
Only once did I notice a defenseman (Halko) on the ice for the PP...
 
Also, it was great to see hard work pay off for Ricky Willis (from Lynn,
Lynn; the city of sin;-) as he netted his first goal of the season to
tie the game up. He was definitely one of the stars of the game.
 
[...more stats deleted...]
 
>OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
>  Ryan Sittler SO Mich
 
Yeah! Welcome back Ryan! Just, no more bad penalties, ok?-) The Michigan
PK is not doing as well as the PP.
 
BTW, what's the status of Brian Wiseman (knee injury) for this weekend?
Go Blue! It's pay-back time (football thing...;)
 
MC
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