# 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team was the Wolverines' 97th season. They represented the University of Michigan in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mel Pearson, in his second year as head coach, and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena.

## Previous season

During the 2017–18 ice hockey season Michigan went 22–15–3, including 11–10–3 in Big Ten Play. Michigan lost in the semifinals of the 2018 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to Ohio State by a score of 3 to 2 in overtime. Michigan qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament as the #2 seed in the Northeast Regional. They beat Northeastern by a score of 3-2 in the first round of the tournament. Then they went on to beat Boston University 6 to 3 in the Regional Final. Michigan advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2011, but lost to Notre Dame in the National Semifinals after captain Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with six seconds remaining.
When the team reached the Frozen Four it marked the sixth time a school had reached the final four of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship and NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the same season: Michigan (1964, 1992*, 1993* and 2018) and Michigan State (1999 and 2001).

## Roster

As of September 28, 2018

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position coached | Seasons at Michigan |
| Mel Pearson | Head Coach | 2nd |
| Bill Muckalt | Associate head coach | 2nd |
| Brian Wiseman | Assistant Coach | 8th |
| Steve Shields | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 3rd |
| Rick Bancroft | Director of Hockey Operations | 1st |
| Joe Maher | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach | 6th |
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## Standings

2018–19 Big Ten Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #12 Ohio State † | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 79 | 52 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 108 | 83 |
| #10 Notre Dame * | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 63 | 65 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 112 | 91 |
| #20 Minnesota | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 76 | 75 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 108 |
| #17 Penn State | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 101 | 96 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 177 | 139 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 69 | 81 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 113 | 130 |
| Michigan | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 76 | 75 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 110 | 114 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 88 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 99 | 122 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular season ||||||||
| October 6 | 7:30 PM | Vermont* | #4 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | L 2–5 | 5,669 | 0–1 |
| October 7 | 4:00 PM | Waterloo* | #4 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Exhibition) | W 7–4 | 4,696 | – |
| October 12 | 7:30 PM | U.S. NTDP U-18 Team* | #9 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Exhibition) | L 3–6 | 5,439 | – |
| October 19 | 7:30 PM | #19 Western Michigan* | #11 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 6–5 | 5,800 | 1–1 |
| October 20 | 7:05 PM | at #19 Western Michigan* | #11 | Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 4–5 | 3,426 | 1–2 |
| October 26 | 7:30 PM | St. Lawrence* | #12 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 3–0 | 5,222 | 2–2 |
| October 27 | 7:30 PM | St. Lawrence* | #12 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 3–1 | 5,421 | 3–2 |
| November 2 | 7:37 PM | at Lake Superior State* | #12 | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, MI | L 2–5 | 3,102 | 3–3 |
| November 3 | 7:07 PM | at Lake Superior State* | #12 | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, MI | W 5–3 | 3,875 | 4–3 |
| November 9 | 7:30 PM | #6 Notre Dame | #14 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | W 2–1 | 5,800 | 5–3 (1–0) |
| November 10 | 7:30 PM | #6 Notre Dame | #14 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | L 2–6 | 5,800 | 5–4 (1–1) |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Penn State | #16 | Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA | W 6–4 | 5,873 | 6–4 (2–1) |
| November 17 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Penn State | #16 | Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA | L 6–7 $^{OT}$ | 5,810 | 6–5 (2–2) |
| November 23 | 7:30 PM | Wisconsin | #14 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | T 1–1 $^{(2OT,W)}$ | 5,614 | 6–5–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 24 | 7:30 PM | Wisconsin | #14 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | T 2–2 $^{(SO,L)}$ | 5,206 | 6–5–2 (2–2–2) |
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #14 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) | L 3–4 | 6,406 | 6–6–2 (2–3–2) |
| December 1 | 7:30 PM | Michigan State | #14 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | T 1–1 $^{(SO,L)}$ | 5,800 | 6–6–3 (2–3–3) |
| December 7 | 8:00 PM | Minnesota | #15 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | T 2–2 $^{(2OT,W)}$ | 5,562 | 6–6–4 (2–3–4) |
| December 8 | 8:00 PM | Minnesota | #15 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | L 3–4 | 5,481 | 6–7–4 (2–4–4) |
| December 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. Michigan Tech* | | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Great Lakes Invitational) | T 2–2 $^{(SO,L)}$ | 18,339 | 6–7–5 (2–4–4) |
| December 31 | 11:30 AM | vs. Michigan State* | | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Great Lakes Invitational) | T 2–2 $^{(OT,L)}$ | 7,424 | 6–7–6 (2–4–4) |
| January 5 | 3:30 PM | at #6 Notre Dame | | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) | W 4–2 | 23,422 | 7–7–6 (3–4–4) |
| January 8 | 7:30 PM | Merrimack* | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | L 2–4 | 5,621 | 7–8–6 (3–4–4) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Ohio State | | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 2–1 | 10,084 | 8–8–6 (4–4–4) |
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Ohio State | | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | L 2–4 | 9,857 | 8–9–6 (4–5–4) |
| January 24 | 7:30 PM | #15 Penn State | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 5–1 | 5,647 | 9–9–6 (5–5–4) |
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. #15 Penn State | | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (B1G Super Saturday) | L 2–5 | 9,271 | 9–10–6 (5–6–4) |
| February 1 | 8:00 PM | at Minnesota | | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) | W 4–2 | 8,238 | 10–10–6 (6–6–4) |
| February 2 | 8:00 PM | at Minnesota | | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) | L 3–4 | 9,149 | 10–11–6 (6–7–4) |
| February 8 | 7:30 PM | Michigan State | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 5–3 | 5,800 | 11–11–6 (7–7–4) |
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan State | | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Duel in the D) | W 5–2 | 15,185 | 12–11–6 (8–7–4) |
| February 12 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) | L 2–5 | 3,913 | 12–12–6 (8–8–4) |
| February 22 | 6:30 PM | #6 Ohio State | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 4–2 | 5,800 | 13–12–6 (9–8–4) |
| February 23 | 6:00 PM | #6 Ohio State | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | T 3–3 $^{(2OT,L)}$ | 5,800 | 13–12–7 (9–8–5) |
| March 1 | 9:00 PM | at Wisconsin | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 9,459 | 13–13–7 (9–9–5) |
| March 2 | 9:00 PM | at Wisconsin | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 12,468 | 13–14–7 (9–10–5) |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | at Minnesota | | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,835 | 13–15–7 |
| March 9 | 5:00 PM | at Minnesota | | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | L 1–4 | 1,911 | 13–16–7 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||