2005-06 IHM at Northern Michigan -- Notes and Quotes
11/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
N O T E S
Michigan extended its season-long, power-play goal streak to 10 games when Brandon Kaleniecki scored in the second period. U-M was 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
Michigan was perfect on the penalty kill tonight (6-for-6) for the sixth time in 10 games this season. The U-M penalty killers are succeeding at a 92.4% clip (61-for-66) this year.
When scoring the first goal of the game the Wolverines are 7-0-0
Chad Kolarik tied his career-best point and goal streaks with a goal tonight. Kolarik has points in four straight games (4-2-6) and goals in three in a row.
Brandon Kaleniecki ended his four-game goal drought with a power-play marker. Both of his goals this season have come on the power play.
Jack Johnson extended his career-best point streak to four games with an assist. He has a goal and six assists during the span.
T.J. Hensick stretched his goal and point streak to four games. He has four goals and four assists over the span. Hensick's career-best goal streak is five games.
Matt Hunwick tied his season high with two assists. He has four multi-point games this season and 14 for his career.
Michigan was held without a goal in the first period for just the second time this season. U-M also did not have a goal in the first frame in the season opener on Oct. 7 vs. Quinnipiac. The first period has been U-Ms best offensive period, with 17 of its 41 total goals coming in the opening frame.
Andrew Cogliano's six-game point and assist streak came to an end. He had seven goals and eight assists with five multi-point efforts during his run.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Red Berenson
On the power play and penalty kill ... "I can't tell you our power play was as effective as we would like it to be. Our penalty killing kept us in the game. It was a close special teams battle. It was anyone's game really. They had chances; they had a breakaway. T.J. Hensick had a breakaway. Both goalies played well. You knew it would be a close game from start to finish."
On the play of goalie Billy Sauer ... "That's good experience for Billy. That's his first game up here. I thought he played well. He made some tough saves and didn't give a lot up in terms of rebounds. He battled hard just like the rest of our team."
On if Brandon Kaleniecki's goal relieved some pressure he put on himself ... "You knew he was going to score. Whether he's feeling pressure or not I hope he doesn't. That was a good goal. He's our leading returning scorer if you look at all-time scoring. He's a goal scorer. I'm not surprised he scored."
U-M Senior Forward Brandon Kaleniecki
On if the team had to be wary of a slow start on the road ... "Absolutely. We knew coming in that it would be a tough game. They just came off a tough weekend at Michigan State and we knew they were going to be ready to play and want to get a win here at home. A couple weeks ago in Alaska we came out and didn't have a very good start and that cost us a game up there. We have to make sure we don't do that again."
On if scoring helped him relax ... "A little bit. Obviously, you get a little frustrated when you're not producing like you want to. It was nice to get one. Anytime you can get one to help out the team it means a lot."
U-M Freshman Goalie Billy Sauer
On staying calm after the NMU goal and finishing the game ... "It was loud most of the game, so once they scored the goal I knew it was crunch time anyway. I really got my head into the game and said, 'Listen, nobody can score here.' Obviously, you'd think I'm going to say that, but I really got into it. With the crowd it got a little hectic, but it really just gave me fuel for the fire."
On if he enjoys playing in a low-scoring, goalie vs. goalie game ... "Those are my favorite type of games, back and forth. He (Bill Zaniboni) had a really good first period. We had a couple of shots that I thought definitely were going in. It makes it more fun for at least the goalies. A low-scoring game is a battle of the goaltenders. It's a lot better than those high-scoring games when you don't let in so many."
On adjusting to the Olympic-sized ice after playing in Fairbanks two weeks ago ... "I came out here and noticed that the markings (on the ice) were different than back home, but they weren't nearly as bad as Alaska was. I spent a good 10 minutes at the end of practice reading the boards and trying to figure out where I was on the ice so my angles wouldn't be off since it's a good 10 feet wider than it is at Yost."
