3 DECEMBER 1994 Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor MI OFFICIAL Notre Dame 2 0 0 -- 2 8 11 7 -- 26 Michigan 3 4 4 -- 11 19 20 13 -- 52 SCORING/PENALTIES: 1:15 M LUHNING 6 (MADDEN) UM 1 ND 0 1:27 M MUCKALT 9 (GORDON) UM 2 ND 0 8:33 N Gruber (roughing) 8:52 N LING 5 (unassisted) sh ND 1 UM 2 11:54 N Rushin (cross checking) 14:33 N Andrusiak (interference) 18:37 M SACKA 3 (MADDEN,SLOAN) UM 3 ND 1 18:52 N HASSELMAN 2 (GRUBER) ND 2 UM 3 23:05 N McCarthy (holding) 23:43 M Knuble (hooking) 27:41 M HERR 3 (ARNOLD,LEGG) UM 4 ND 2 32:40 M HILTON 7 (HALKO,MADDEN) UM 5 ND 2 33:58 M MORRISON 11 (SINCLAIR) UM 6 ND 2 33:58 N Eisler replaces Salzman in goal 34:11 M SACKA 4 (ARNOLD,LEGG) UM 7 ND 2 35:37 M Loges replaces Turco in goal 36:44 M Gordon (tripping) 37:21 N Morshead (high sticking) 37:21 M Sloan (high sticking) 40:00 N Hasselman (high sticking) 40:00 N Hasselman (roughing) 40:00 N McCarthy (high sticking) 40:00 N McCarthy (roughing) 40:00 N Nelsen (high sticking) 40:00 N Nelsen (roughing) 40:00 N Nemeth (high sticking) 40:00 N Nemeth (roughing) 40:00 N Rushin (high sticking) 40:00 N Rushin (roughing) 40:00 M Botterill (high sticking) 40:00 M Botterill (roughing) 40:00 M Bourke (high sticking) 40:00 M Bourke (roughing) 40:00 M Knuble (high sticking) 40:00 M Knuble (roughing) 40:00 M Morrison (high sticking) 40:00 M Morrison (roughing) 40:00 M Sloan (high sticking) 40:00 M Sloan (roughing) 43:27 N Bruininks (hooking) 45:54 N Bruininks (roughing after the whistle) 45:54 N Bruininks (roughing after the whistle) 45:54 N Coe (roughing after the whistle) 45:54 M Botterill (roughing after the whistle) 45:54 M Morrison (roughing after the whistle) 46:25 M GORDON 8 (MADDEN,LEGG) pp UM 8 ND 2 51:37 M Herr (tripping) 53:33 N Bruininks (slashing) 54:58 M HILTON 8 (MORRISON,KNUBLE) pp UM 9 ND 2 55:13 N Noble (roughing after the whistle) 55:13 M Fox (roughing after the whistle) 56:03 M LEGG 6 (MUCKALT) UM 10 ND 2 57:22 M MORRISON 12 (KNUBLE,BOTTERILL) UM 11 ND 2 59:13 N Nelsen (high sticking) 59:13 N Nelsen (roughing) 59:13 N Nemeth (cross checking) 59:13 N Nemeth (roughing) 59:13 M Hilton (high sticking) 59:13 M Hilton (roughing) 59:13 M Luhning (high sticking) 59:13 M Luhning (roughing) GOALTENDER SAVES: ND Salzman 16-14-x--30 (33:58) ND Eisler x-2-9--11 (26:02) UM Turco 6-7-x--13 (35:37) UM Loges x-4-7--11 (24:23) REFEREE: Steve Piotrowski LINESMEN: John LaDuke, John Nowosatka ATTENDANCE: 7427 As Eric Rickin mentioned, Michigan came out flying then went into their sluggish mode following the 2-0 lead. They were getting some shots on goal, but seemed a bit lax overall and allowed the Irish some good scoring chances, including Jamie Ling's shorthanded goal...his 99th career collegiate point. But, the Wolverines seemed intent on punishing ND physically and on the scoreboard, and they started to click again in the second period. The end of the second saw a fairly good size fracas. From my vantage point, it began with ND's John Rushin and UM's Blake Sloan shoving near the blueline as the seconds ticked away. When the horn sounded to end the period, Sloan dropped Rushin and everyone paired off, save the netminders. UM's Brendan Morrison was landing some blows behind the net and UM's Jason Botterill and his dance partner had a mild flurry. Referee Steve Piotrowski decided to give all ten of them 4 minutes...high sticking plus roughing. I was relieved, because the activity was bordering on DQs, with Rushin, Sloan, Morrison, Botterill and 1-2 more Irish being candidates. But, Piotrowski tossed 'em all in the box, the others being guilty by association, and let things cool down some. In the third, ND captain Brett Bruininks decided to take matters into his own hands, picking up three minor penalties in the first 5:54...resulting in one UM power play goal. Following that, the only thing of interest was if Michigan could hit double digits. There was one more late skirmish, with ND's Ben Nelsen and Carey Nemeth jumping UM's Warren Luhning in the corner. Michigan's Kevin Hilton, boasting 26 penalty minutes in 90 career games, dove in to assist Luhning and displayed some solid amateur wrestling moves. I didn't know Kevin had it in him! In other news, Michigan captain Rick Willis missed the game due to the flu, and, although the personal -- particularly the defensive pairs -- changed some during the game, for the most part coach Red Berenson sported the following new lines and pairs: Jason Botterill-Brendan Morrison-Mike Knuble John Madden-Kevin Hilton-Warren Luhning Matt Herr-Robb Gordon-Bill Muckalt Mike Legg-Ron Sacka-John Arnold Blake Sloan-Peter Bourke Chris Fox-Steven Halko Harold Schock-Alan Sinclair It's the first time I can remember the freshman trio of Herr, Gordon and Muckalt playing together. Next up: Michigan is at Ohio State and Western Michigan next Friday and Saturday in their final games prior to the Great Lakes Invitational. John Haeussler Univ of Michigan [log in to unmask]