Univ of Michigan handily beats Northern Michigan in the first game of the Great Lakes Invitational tournament at Joe Louis arena in Detroit. Neither team was especially sharp and some people made comments that the ice might be slow. UM outshot NMU 35 to 13 and the game was never in doubt. As I am writing right now, the second game of the tournament between Mich State and Mich Tech is in the third period with Tech leading State by 2-1. Unofficial scoring: first period 6:17 UM Morrison (Crozier and Muckalt assists) nice breakaway on a turnover 14:44 UM Morrison (Hilton assist) backhand top shelf 19:45 UM Madden short handed backhand on a breakaway (Morrison assist) shots on goal 11 UM 5 NMU second period :39 NMU Seymour (VanBruggen & Welsing assists) 3:38 UM Muckalt (Morrison & Hilton) 3 on 1 charge excellant passing 17:01 UM Rominski (Madden & Hayes assists) power play shots on goal 16 UM 2 NMU third period :24 UM Luhning (puck was deflected into net by NMU defense) shots on goal 8 UM 6 NMU Malicke played second half of third period in goal for UM and faced a penalty shot which was shot wide by Dean Seymour HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.