2024–25 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Michigan Wolverines
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceBig Ten
Home iceYost Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#9
USA Today#8
Record
Overall11–6–1
Conference5–3–0
Home5–3–0
Road6–3–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrandon Naurato
Assistant coachesRob Rassey
Mathew Deschamps
Kevin Reiter
Captain(s)Jacob Truscott
Alternate captain(s)T. J. Hughes
Ethan Edwards
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team is the Wolverines' 103nd season of play. They represent the University of Michigan in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They are coached by Brandon Naurato, in his third year as head coach, and play their home games at Yost Ice Arena.

Previous season

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During the 2023–24 season, Michigan went 23–15–3, including 11–11–2 in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, where they reached their NCAA record 28th Frozen Four and were eliminated in the semifinals by Boston College.[1]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Jacob Barczewski Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)
Gavin Brindley Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Seamus Casey Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (New Jersey Devils)
Dylan Duke Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Steve Holtz Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
Rutger McGroarty Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Frank Nazar Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)
Chase Pletzke Forward  United States Graduation
Marshall Warren Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (New York Islanders)
Noah West Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to Ferris State

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Thomas Daskas Forward  United States 24 Rochester, MI; transfer from Miami (Ohio)[2]
Wil Felicio Defenseman  United States 18 Holden, MA
Miles Gust Defenseman  United States 20 Chicago, IL
Hunter Hady Defenseman  United States 20 Rochester, MN
Michael Hage Forward  Canada 18 Mississauga, ON
Christian Humphreys Forward  United States 18 Pittsburgh, PA
Cameron Korpi Goaltender  United States 20 South Lyon, MI
Tim Lovell Defenseman  United States 22 Hingham, MA; transfer from Arizona State
Dakoda Rhéaume-Mullen Goaltender  United States 17 Northville, MI
Logan Stein Goaltender  United States 23 Suwanee, GA; transfer from Ferris State
Evan Werner Goaltender  United States 21 Flower Mound, TX; transfer from Colorado College
William Whitelaw Forward  United States 19 Rosemount, MN; transfer from Wisconsin

Roster

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As of August 30, 2024.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Georgia (U.S. state) Logan Stein Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-04-26 Suwanee, Georgia Ferris State (CCHL)
3 Minnesota Hunter Hady Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-08-02 Rochester, Minnesota Chicago (USHL)
4 Massachusetts Will Felicio Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2006-05-19 Holden, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL)
5 Ohio Tyler Duke Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-07-19 Strongsville, Ohio Ohio State (Big Ten)
6 Minnesota Josh Eernisse Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-12-31 Apple Valley, Minnesota St. Thomas (CCHA)
7 Michigan Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2006-12-18 Northville, Michigan USNTDP (USHL)
8 Minnesota William Whitelaw Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2005-02-05 Rosemount, Minnesota Wisconsin (Big Ten) CBJ, 66 overall 2023
9 Ontario Nick Moldenhauer Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2004-05-25 Mississauga, Ontario Chicago (USHL) TOR, 95th overall 2022
10 Michigan Thomas Daskas Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-03 Rochester Hills, Michigan Miami (Ohio) (NCHC)
13 Ontario T. J. Hughes (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-11-09 Hamilton, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
15 Michigan Jacob Truscott (C) Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-04-12 Port Huron, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) VAN, 144th overall 2020
17 Minnesota Garrett Schifsky Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-04-08 Andover, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL)
19 Ontario Michael Hage Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2006-04-14 Oakville, Ontario Chicago (USHL) MTL, 21 overall 2024
20 Michigan Tanner Rowe Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-08-26 Calumet, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
21 Minnesota Jackson Hallum Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-09-08 Eagan, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL) VGK, 91st overall 2020
22 Michigan Philippe Lapointe Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Novi, Michigan Trail (BCHL)
23 Illinois Miles Gust Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2004-03-17 Chicago, Illinois Muskegon (USHL)
24 Pennsylvania Christian Humphreys Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2006-02-04 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USNTDP (USHL) COL, 215 overall 2024
27 Massachusetts Tim Lovell Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-02-08 Hingham, Massachusetts Arizona State (NCHC)
29 Ontario Andrew Albano Graduate G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-11-09 Hamilton, Ontario Norwich (NEHC)
31 Michigan Cameron Korpi Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2004-05-26 South Lyon, Michigan Tri-City (USHL)
33 Michigan Kienan Draper Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-02-19 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Chilliwack (BCHL) DET, 187th overall 2020
63 Ontario Luca Fantilli Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-12-30 Nobleton, Ontario Chicago (USHL)
68 Ontario Josh Orrico Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-06-15 Woodbridge, Ontario Janesville (NAHL)
73 Alberta Ethan Edwards (A) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-06 St. Albert, Alberta Sioux City (USHL) NJD, 120th overall 2020
91 Texas Evan Werner Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-13 Flower Mound, Texas Colorado College (NCHC)
94 Michigan Mark Estapa Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-13 St. Clair, Michigan Tri-City (USHL)

Coaching staff

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Name Position coached Seasons at
Michigan
Brandon Naurato Head coach 3rd
Rob Rassey Associate head coach 2nd
Mathew Deschamps Assistant coach 2nd
Kevin Reiter Assistant coach 2nd
Evan Hall Director of Hockey Operations 2nd
Joe Maher Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 7th
Reference:[4]

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Minnesota 10 8 1 1 1 0 0 24 35 19 20 15 3 2 80 40
#1 Michigan State 8 6 1 1 1 0 1 19 31 21 16 13 2 1 55 30
Wisconsin 12 5 7 0 1 5 0 19 33 27 17 7 9 1 47 42
#9 Michigan 8 5 3 0 2 0 0 13 25 28 18 11 6 1 54 52
#14 Ohio State 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 13 17 13 17 12 4 1 55 34
Notre Dame 9 1 8 0 1 2 0 4 20 35 17 6 11 0 47 52
Penn State 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 21 39 16 7 9 0 52 52
Championship: March 22, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 4 7:00 PM Minnesota State* #7 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MI B1G+ Stein L 2–5  5,274 0–1–0
October 5 6:00 PM Minnesota State* #7 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ Korpi W 4–1  5,207 1–1–0
October 11 5:30 PM at Arizona State* #10 Mullett ArenaTempe, AZ NCHC.tv Stein W 4–1  4,500 2–1–0
October 12 7:00 PM at Arizona State* #10 Mullett Arena • Tempe, AZ NCHC.tv Korpi T 3–3 SOL 5,354 2–1–1
October 18 7:00 PM #13 St. Cloud State* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ Stein W 3–0  5,800 3–1–1
October 19 7:00 PM #13 St. Cloud State* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ Korpi L 0–4  5,800 3–2–1
October 25 7:00 PM USNTDP* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Exhibition) B1G+ Albano W 5–4 OT 5,800
November 1 7:00 PM at #5 Boston University* #11 Agganis ArenaBoston, MA ESPN+ Stein W 5–1  6,010 4–2–1
November 2 7:00 PM at #5 Boston University* #11 Agganis Arena • Boston, MA ESPN+ Korpi W 5–4 OT 6,150 5–2–1
November 8 6:00 PM #20 Notre Dame #7 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) B1G+ Stein W 2–1 OT 5,800 6–2–1 (1–0–0)
November 9 7:00 PM #20 Notre Dame #7 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) B1G+ Korpi W 4–2  5,800 7–2–1 (2–0–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at Penn State #5 Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, PA B1G+ Stein W 6–5  5,592 8–2–1 (3–0–0)
November 23 7:30 PM at Penn State #5 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA B1G+ Stein W 10–6  5,919 9–2–1 (4–0–0)
November 29 7:00 PM at #7 Western Michigan* #6 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, MI NCHC.tv Stein L 1–4  3,974 9–3–1
November 30 7:00 PM #7 Western Michigan* #6 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ Korpi W 2–1  5,800 10–3–1
December 6 6:00 PM at #4 Minnesota #6 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MN FS1 Stein L 0–6  9,198 10–4–1 (4–1–0)
December 7 8:00 PM at #4 Minnesota #6 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN B1G+ Korpi L 0–2  9,764 10–5–1 (4–2–0)
December 13 6:00 PM Wisconsin #8 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN Stein L 0–4  5,800 10–6–1 (4–3–0)
December 14 7:00 PM Wisconsin #8 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ Korpi W 3–2 OT 5,800 11–6–1 (5–3–0)
January 3 4:00 PM vs. Ohio State Wrigley FieldChicago, IL (Frozen Confines) BTN        
January 5 5:00 PM Ohio State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+        
January 10   at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IN (Rivalry)          
January 11   at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)          
January 17 7:00 PM Michigan State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) B1G+        
January 18 6:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MI (Rivalry) BTN        
January 24   at Wisconsin Kohl CenterMadison, WI B1G+        
January 25 8:30 PM at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN        
January 31 7:00 PM Penn State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+        
February 1 6:00 PM Penn State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN        
February 7 7:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MI (Rivalry) B1G+        
February 8 8:00 PM vs. Michigan State Little Caesars ArenaDetroit, MI (Duel in the D) BTN        
February 14 7:00 PM Minnesota Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+        
February 15 6:00 PM Minnesota Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN        
February 27 8:00 PM at Ohio State Value City ArenaColumbus, OH BTN        
February 28 6:00 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN        
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[5][6]

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 7 10 10 10 11 7 5 6 6 8 9
USA Today 8 13 9 11 11 7 6 5 6 6 8 8

Awards and honors

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Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Evan Werner Big Ten First Star of the Week November 5, 2024 [7]
Jackson Hallum Big Ten Second Star of the Week
Evan Werner Big Ten Third Star of the Week November 12, 2024 [8]
Michael Hage Big Ten First Star of the Week November 26, 2024 [9]
T.J. Hughes Big Ten Second Star of the Week

Players drafted into the NHL

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Michigan had two players drafted in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Michael Hage was drafted 21st overall, while Christian Humphreys was drafted 215th overall.[10][11]

Year Round Pick Player NHL team
2024 1 21 Michael Hage Montreal Canadiens
2024 7 215 Christian Humphreys Colorado Avalanche

References

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  1. ^ "U-M Blanked by No. 1 Boston College in Frozen Four Semifinal to End Season". MGoBlue.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "U-M Adds Seven Freshmen; Five from Portal for 2024-25 Season". MGoBlue.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Ice Hockey Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Conference Releases 2024-25 Hockey Schedule". BigTen.org. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Michigan and Ohio State Secure Three Stars Awards". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota Earn Three Stars Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Michigan and Penn State Receive Stars Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ McNeil, Kristy (June 28, 2024). "Hage Selected 21st Overall by Montreal Canadiens in NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  11. ^ McNeil, Kristy (June 29, 2024). "Humphreys Drafted in Seventh Round at 2024 NHL Draft". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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