1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

The 1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its eighth year under head coach Ed Lowrey, the team won the Big Ten Conference ice hockey championship, compiled a 12–3–2 record (4–0–2 conference), and outscored all opponents 60 to 30.
Left wing Johnny Sherf and goalie John Jewell were the team's senior co-captains. Jewell left the team during the season for an appendectomy. He was replaced in goal by Bill Chase.
Sherf scored more goals during the 1934–35 season than all of Michigan's opponents combined. He scored four goals in the opening game of the season against the Essex Frontiers. During a two-game series on the road against Minnesota in January 1935, Sherf played the entire 140 minutes of both games (including overtime) "without a penalty and with relief only to change sticks." Sherf later played for the Detroit Red Wings and in 1937 became the first U.S. citizen to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. Michigan's sophomore center Vic Heyliger also went on to play for the Chicago Blackhawks and later returned to Ann Arbor as the Wolverine's hockey coach from 1944 to 1957.
With a record of 4–0–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents, the 1934–35 Wolverines won the conference championship, the first conference championship won by a Michigan athletic team since the spring of 1934. After watching Michigan defeat Minnesota on February 23, 1935, to win the conference championship, athletic director Fielding H. Yost said, "Now we've got a championship! Did you see how Sherf outsmarted 'em for the last goal? That boy's a real athlete! A real Meechigan athlete!" The Wolverines broke Minnesota's streak of having won four consecutive Big Ten ice hockey championships.
The Wolverines concluded the season with an 8-3 victory over the St. Thomas Athletic Club. The eight goals in the game was the most scored in "a major game" at the Ann Arbor Coliseum up to that point.
At the end of the season, three Michigan players, left wing Johnny Sherf, center Vic Heyliger, and defenseman Donald MacCollum, were selected to the All-Midwest team.
==Schedule==
During the season, Michigan compiled a 12–3–2. Its schedule was as follows.
Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Result	Location
Dec. 5, 1934 	Essex FrontiersAmherstburg, Ontario 	6-2 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Dec. 8, 1934 	London, Ontario, Athletic Club(Intermediate Ontario Hockey Ass'n)	1-3 	Loss 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Dec. 15, 1934	Chatham Maroons 	2-3 	Loss 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Dec. 19, 1934	McMaster 	6-4 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Jan. 11, 1935	Wisconsin 	6-0 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Jan. 12, 1935	Wisconsin 	2-1 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Jan. 18, 1935	Minnesota 	2-2 (OT)	Tie 	Minnesota
Jan. 19, 1935	Minnesota 	4-3 	Win 	Minnesota
Jan. 22, 1935	Point Edward 	3-2 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Feb. 11, 1935	Ontario Agric. College(at the University of Toronto) 	2-0 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Feb. 15, 1935	Michigan Tech 	2-1 (OT)	Win 	Houghton, MI
Feb. 16, 1935	Michigan Tech 	2-3 	Loss 	Houghton, MI
Feb. 22, 1935	Minnesota 	1-1 	Tie 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
Feb. 23, 1935	Minnesota 	3-1 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
March 1, 1935	Michigan Tech 	3-0 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 1935	Michigan Tech 	7-1 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
March 7, 1935	St. Thomas Athletic ClubSt. Thomas, Ontario 	8-3 	Win 	Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI
 	 	60–30 	12–3–2	
==Roster and scoring statistics==
Eight members of the 1934-35 Michigan hockey team received an "M" for their participation on the team. They are indicated in bold below. Two other players, Edward Chase and Jack Merrill received varsity numerals. Sampson J. Smith received the manager's award.
Name 	Year 	Position 	Hometown 	Goals	Assists	Pts
Richard Berryman 	Sophomore	Right wing 	Homer, Michigan 	 	 	
Edward C. Chase 	Sophomore	 	Detroit, Michigan 	 	 	
William K. "Bill" Chase	Sophomore	Goalie 	Detroit, Michigan 	 	 	
Walter Courtis 	Senior 	 	Detroit, Michigan 	 	 	
Lawrence "Larry" David 	Junior 	Right defense	Hibbing, Minnesota 	 	 	
Vic Heyliger 	Sophomore	Center 	Concord, Massachusetts	 	 	
John Jewell 	Senior 	Goalie 	Calumet, Michigan 	 	 	
Donald MacCollum 	Senior 	Left defense 	Rochester, Michigan 	 	 	
Gilbert McEachern 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jack Merrill 	Sophomore	 	Detroit, Michigan 	 	 	
John Sherf 	Senior 	Left wing 	Calumet, Michigan 	 	 	
Parker Stetson 	 	Defense 	 	 	 	
Edward Sullivan 	 	Defense 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	60 	 	
==References==
Category:Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons
Category:1934–35 in American ice hockey