Michigan
10-6-3, 8-3-2CCHA
North Dakota
8-9-1, 4-7-1WCHA
Wolverines Fall to Sioux in Overtime in GLI Semifinals
12/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
DETROIT, Mich. -- Playing in its third overtime game in the last four outings, the University of Michigan ice hockey team fell 5-4 to North Dakota in the first semifinal of the 37th annual Great Lakes Invitational on Friday (Dec. 28) at Joe Louis Arena.
Michigan (10-6-3) sent the game into a deciding stanza after a three-goal spurt in the third period, a period in which it entered trailing by a 3-1 margin. The Wolverines, who have gone into overtime in seven of their 19 games this season, suffered their second OT loss of the campaign and their first in the GLI since 1983, when they fell to Michigan Tech by a 5-4 margin.
The Wolverines opened the scoring 6:41 into the contest, despite being outshot heavily in the early going, when junior forward Jed Ortmeyer (Omaha, Neb.) blasted a shot past Sioux netminder Jake Brandt. Senior forward Craig Murray (Penticton, B.C.) got the play going on the UND blueline, intercepting a clearing pass, then feeding the puck to Ortmeyer for the shot from the high slot.
In the second period, North Dakota netted three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead. The Sioux tied the game 7:35 into the second stanza on their second power play when Kevin Spiewak tipped a slot between the legs of screened senior goaltender Josh Blackburn (Choctaw, Okla.), then added a marker at 9:14 to take their first lead of the game when Tyler Palmiscno wristed a shot from the left edge of the slot past Blackburn's glove side.
UND took a two-goal advantage at 17:07 when Aaron Schneekloth capitalized on a U-M turnover with an individual effort, beating Blackburn on his blocker side with a slap shot from the left side of the blueline.
The Wolverines had a chance to close the gap just 2:34 into the final stanza when junior forward J.J. Swistak (Livonia, Mich.) was awarded a penalty shot, but a poke check by Brandt on Swistak's approach kept the Sioux up by two tallies. Michigan brought the deficit to one goal just 1:10 later when freshman forward David Moss (Dearborn, Mich.) netted a goal from a near-impossible angle, feeding a pass from behind the goal line that caromed off Brandt's stick and between his legs for the score.
Michigan tied the game at 10:39 on the power play when Murray fired a laser over the right shoulder of Brandt from the blueline. Freshman defenseman Eric Werner (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) stole the puck from a UND clearing attempt and fed it across the blueline for the tying marker.
The Sioux struck again just over four minutes later on a near-offsides play when Ryan Bayda took a pass from Tim Skarperud at the goal line, then drew Blackburn to the right side of the net before pulling the puck back and sliding it in the left corner of the net.
With 2:00 left in regulation, freshman forward Milan Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) knotted the contest at 4-4 with a slapshot from the right faceoff circle that deflected in off Brandt.
In overtime, the Wolverines received a power play just 31 seconds in when David Hale was called for hooking. U-M managed four shots with the man advantage, but Brandt stopped each attempt, setting the Sioux up for the winning score. As the power play expired, Skarperud streaked into the zone and fired a shot at Blackburn, who made an off-balance save. Hale then picked up the rebound and fired it past Blackburn, who was diving to the right side to stop the shot.
Blackburn stopped 34 shots in the loss, while Brandt made 37 saves as Michigan outshot the Sioux by a 41-40 margin. Each team scored once on the power play, with UND taking five chances while the Wolverines had four opportunities.
Michigan will face tournament host Michigan Tech, a 4-1 loser to No. 4 Michigan State in the other semifinal, in the third-place game of the Great Lakes Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 29). Opening faceoff is slated for 4:05 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit.
GAME SUMMARY
| Goals By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F |
| North Dakota | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1st period
1, MICH, Jed Ortmeyer/5 (Craig Murray/3) 6:41.
PENALTIES - David Hale, UND (cross-checking) 14:24; Jay Vancik, MICH (elbowing) 18:03; Ryan Hale, UND (high sticking) 18:54.
2nd period
2, UND, Kevin Spiewak/5 (Chris Fournier/5, Jason Notermann/9) 7:35 (pp).
3, UND, Tyler Palmiscno/1 (Chris Fournier/6) 9:14.
4, UND, Aaron Schneekloth/4 (unassisted) 17:07.
PENALTIES - Nick Martens, MICH (slashing) 6:08; Ryan Bayda, UND (high sticking) 17:28; Mike Roemensky, MICH (roughing) 17:28.
3rd period
5, MICH, David Moss/2 (Milan Gajic/5, Charlie Henderson/1) 3:44.
6, MICH, Craig Murray/2 (Eric Werner/9) 10:39 (pp).
7, UND, Ryan Bayda/9 (Tim Skarperud/6, James Massen/4) 14:49.
8, MICH, Milan Gajic/4 (unassisted) 18:00.
PENALTIES - Mike Roemensky, MICH (boarding) :23; Andy Burnes, MICH (boarding) 6:35; Nick Fuher, UND (obstruction-holding) 10:10; John Shouneyia, MICH (slashing) 15:35; David Hale, UND (ps) 2:34.
OT period
9, UND, David Hale/2 (Tim Skarperud/7, James Massen/5) 2:55.
PENALTIES - David Hale, UND (hooking) 0:31.
Shots on goal: UND 14-15-9-2 40; MICH 12-8-15-6 41. Power plays: UND 1 of 5; MICH 1 of 4. Penalties: UND 6 (12 min); MICH 6 (12 min). Goalies: UND, Jake Brandt 3-2-0 (62:55 minutes, 41 shots-37 saves); MICH, Josh Blackburn 10-6-3 (62:53, 40-35) , EMPTY NET (00:02, 0-0). Referee: Duke Shegos. Assistant Referees: Tony Molina, Brian Troester. Attendance: 18071. Time: 2:54.
| Individual Player Statistics | |
## North Dakota G A PIM Sh +/- --------------------------------------- 3 Matt Jones......... 0 0 0 0 +1 4*David Hale......... 1 0 6 3 0 6*Andy Schneider..... 0 0 0 2 -1 7 Brandon Bochenski.. 0 0 0 2 0 8 Nick Fuher......... 0 0 2 1 0 9 Chris Fournier..... 0 2 0 0 +1 10 Rory McMahon....... 0 0 0 2 -1 15 Tyler Palmiscno.... 1 0 0 3 +1 16 Kevin Spiewak...... 1 0 0 5 +1 17 Ryan Connelly...... 0 0 0 2 0 18*Tim Skarperud...... 0 2 0 4 0 19*Ryan Bayda......... 1 0 2 2 +1 20*James Massen....... 0 2 0 3 0 22 Brian Canady....... 0 0 0 0 0 23 Aaron Schneekloth.. 1 0 0 5 +1 24 Chris Leinweber.... 0 0 0 0 0 25 Ryan Hale.......... 0 0 2 3 +1 26 Jason Notermann.... 0 1 0 3 0 Totals............. 5 7 12 40 +5 | ## Michigan G A PIM Sh +/- --------------------------------------- 2 Nick Martens....... 0 0 2 1 0 3*Eric Werner........ 0 1 0 2 0 4 Andy Burnes........ 0 0 2 1 0 7 Brad Fraser........ 0 0 0 1 0 9 Milan Gajic........ 1 1 0 3 0 11 Joe Kautz.......... 0 0 0 0 -1 12 J.J. Swistak....... 0 0 0 2 -1 14*Craig Murray....... 1 1 0 4 +1 15*Jay Vancik......... 0 0 2 1 -1 17 Michael Woodford... 0 0 0 0 0 18 David Moss......... 1 0 0 8 0 20 Charlie Henderson.. 0 1 0 1 0 22*Jason Ryznar....... 0 0 0 4 +1 23 Mike Roemensky..... 0 0 4 0 -2 24 David Wyzgowski.... 0 0 0 2 -2 25 Mark Mink.......... 0 0 0 4 0 26*Jed Ortmeyer....... 1 0 0 5 0 28 John Shouneyia..... 0 0 2 2 0 Totals............. 4 4 12 41 -5 |
N O T E S
Michigan has lost its last four GLI games, the first time in the 33 years participating in the event that that has happened.
Craig Murray posted a goal and an assist in the loss, his first multi-point game of the season and first since Feb. 24, 2001, in a 5-2 win over Lake Superior State at Joe Louis Arena.
Michigan's loss to North Dakota snapped a four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) against the Sioux.
Freshman forward Charlie Henderson (East Lansing, Mich.) tallied an assist in the loss and has a point in two consecutive games (1-1-2) for the first time in his career.
The Wolverines are 2-2-3 in their seven overtime games this season.
David Moss' goal was the first since a 6-3 win over Providence in the Maverick Stampede (Oct. 12), a span of 16 games.
Eric Werner has an assist and 0-2-2 totals in his last two games.
Jed Ortmeyer has a point in five of his last six skates (1-8-9), and is currently on a three-game point streak with 1-4-5 totals.
Michigan will be appearing in the GLI third-place game for the second consecutive season, the second time in school history the Wolverines have lost in the semifinals in back-to-back years. U-M played in four straight third-place games in the GLI from 1981-84.
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Red Berenson
On the game ... "I thought it was a good game for all of our players to go through, particularly the freshmen."
On Michigan's scoring ability ... "I think we were too cute with the puck and maybe a little hesitant and not as sharp. When you haven't played a game in two weeks it shows, and when you look at our team, we have eight forwards out of 12 that have one goal or less. It's not like we have a lot of goal scorers in the lineup right now and yet we still managed to score four goals and could have had maybe one or two more."
Senior Goaltender Josh Blackburn
On his 34 saves, including 14 in the first period ... "We had a lot of shots against right away, and that's really helpful for a goalie. If you stop them, it gets you into the game, and that's my job. I knew I would have a lot of work this weekend, and I just tried to do the best I could and help the team out."
Junior Forward Jed Ortmeyer
On coming back from North Dakota's three-goal second period ... "We came out in the second period and I think we were overconfident with a one-goal lead, and they came out and took it to us and outworked us. We regrouped in the second intermission and we came out in the third period and we knew we had to go out and work hard. We got a few chances and a couple of breaks and it just shows that hard work pays off."
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