Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor , Michigan . Earning varsity status in 1922 , the program is entering its 89th season . The school ' s team currently competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , although it competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association between 1959 and 1981 . The team has played in 20 consecutive NCAA Men ' s Division I Ice Hockey Tournaments , dating back to 1991 ; this is an NCAA record . The Wolverines have won an NCAA - record nine Division I NCAA Men ' s Ice Hockey Championship s , seven of which came during a 17 - year stretch between 1948 and 1964 . Two more championships were won under current head coach Red Berenson in 1996 and 1998 . Michigan has had many successes as a program including a record - setting number of championships , total championship tournament appearances , and consecutive tournament appearances . Players from the program have earned numerous honors , professional championships , international championships , individual statistical championships , team and individual records . The team is currently led by Berenson , who for nearly fifty years has continued to hold the school single - season goal scoring record and who for over thirty years was the only alumnus of the program to have won a Stanley Cup . The program has dozens of National Hockey League alumni and over twenty current players . Team history . Conferences . Conference affiliation since 1951 Season - by - season results . " This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Wolverines . " " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties " Arena . Yost Ice Arena : ( 1973 – present ) Top single - game crowds Top weekend series crowds Top single - game post - renovation crowds ( 1996 - 97 to present ) Players . Michigan has had numerous players recognized with prestigious awards and honors . The following is a summary of some of the other standout Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey players . U . S . Hockey Hall of Fame . The following individuals have been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame . Hobey Baker Award winners . The following players have been awarded the Hobey Baker Award . Academic All - American . Michigan has had one hockey Academic All - American . Winter Olympic Medalists . Michigan has had nine players and one coach participate in the Winter Olympics . Five of these participants earned Olympic medals . Stanley Cup Champions . Michigan has two three - time Stanley Cup champions . Wolverine All - Americans . The following Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey players have been chosen as First team Division I All - American s by the American Hockey Coaches Association . Statistical accomplishments . The all - time Michigan single - season goal scoring leaders are Red Berenson ( 1961 – 62 ) and Dave Debol ( 1976 – 77 ) who have each totaled 43 . Denny Felsner ( 1988 – 92 ) has totaled 139 in his career for the school record . Brendan Morrison holds the school record for both single - season and career assists with 57 ( 1996 – 97 ) and 182 ( 1994 – 97 ) , respectively . Debol ( 99 , 1976 – 77 ) and Morrison ( 284 , 1994 – 97 ) hold the single - season and career points records , respectively . On defense , Marty Turco holds the single - season and career win records with 34 ( 1995 – 96 ) and 127 ( 1995 – 98 ) . The single - season goals against average is held by Billy Sauer ( 1 . 95 , 2007 – 08 ) , while the career record is held by Josh Blackburn ( 2 . 29 , 1999 – 2002 ) . Sauer also holds the single - season save percentage record , ( . 924 , 2007 – 08 ) , while Al Montoya holds the career record ( . 90806 , 2002 – 2004 ) . Montoya ' s 6 single - season shutout s ( 2003 – 2004 ) is the school record while Turco ' s 15 is the career record . Current national individual records . The following Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey players hold NCAA Division I national records : Former national individual records . The following Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey players formerly held NCAA Division I national records : Recent individual national statistical champions . The following Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey players have been national statistical champions : National team records . The following Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey teams hold NCAA Division I national records : In addition , the 2005 and 2007 teams led the nation in goals per game , and the 1996 and 1997 teams led the nation in both goals allowed per game and scoring margin per game . Coaches . All - time coaching records . " ^ Martin coached the first two games of the 1980 – 81 season before Giordano took over the coaching duties . " NCAA Tournament History . Including the 2010 NCAA Division I Men ' s Ice Hockey Tournament , Michigan holds several NCAA Men ' s Ice Hockey Championship records : Tournaments ( 33 ) , consecutive tournaments ( 20 ) , current consecutive tournaments ( 20 ) , championships ( 9 ) . Through the 2010 tournament , the team has a 47 – 26 record in the NCAA Tournament , including a 24 – 14 record in the Frozen Four . The following is the complete history of the Michigan Wolverines men ' s ice hockey in the NCAA Men ' s Ice Hockey Championship .