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Western Michigan
10/21/2026 3:25:00 PM | Ice Hockey
Promotions
Oct. 23
• 1996 National Championship Celebration -- Join us as Michigan Hockey celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 1996 national championship. Help us honor the team that brought a national title back to Ann Arbor, as former players return to Yost for a special evening of memories, tradition and Wolverine pride.
• Michigan Hockey Championship Rally Towel Giveaway -- Free for the first 4,500 fans in attendance.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 1-ranked University of Michigan (6-0) hockey team welcomes No. 5 Western Michigan (4-0) on Friday (Oct. 23) at 7 p.m. inside Yost Ice Arena. The showdown will be streamed live on B1G+.
Notes
• The Wolverines enter this weekend's series at 6-0 after sweeping then-No. 1 Denver on the road. With last weekend's victories, the Wolverines improved to 15-14-3 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams and have started 6-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history.
• Michigan and Western Michigan have met 126 times in program history, with the Wolverines holding a 78-38-10 advantage in the all-time series. The teams met regularly when in the Central Collegiate Hockey League (1981-2013) and have met during the regular season in six of the last eight years, splitting each of the two most recent home-and-home series (2024, 2025).
• The Wolverines lead the nation in scoring offense, averaging six goals per game, scoring 36 goals through six games. Michigan also tops the nation in assists (64), points (100) and ranks second in the country in scoring margin behind only Western Michigan.
• Senior Jayden Perron continues to lead the nation in scoring after notching a goal in each game last weekend to bring his point total to 15 (nine goals, six assists) in six games played. By scoring his nation-leading eighth and ninth goals, Perron extended his point streak to 12 consecutive games and extended his scoring streak to eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
• Junior Michael Hage joined the century club, earning his 100th point (29g, 71a) of his career with a pair of assists in his 78th career game on Saturday night (Oct. 17). Hage sits second in the nation in points with 14 on the season, while leading the nation in assists with 11.
• Sophomore Cole McKinney brought his scoring streak to three straight games on Friday (Oct. 16), notching his fifth goal of the season.
• Sophomore goaltender Jack Ivankovic recorded his 1,000th career save during the third period of Friday's contest (Oct. 16) and owns a .933 save percentage on the season, having stopped 168 of the 180 shots he has faced. His 60-save performance in the weekend sweep earned him Big Ten First Star of the Week honors.
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