Owen Power, Matty Beniers, Kent Johnson coming back for sophomore season
??'? ????????! Owen Power, Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson will return to Michigan for the 2021-22 season.#NotDone #UnfinishedBusiness#GoBlue〽️ pic.twitter.com/eT0j3YTbSm
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) August 20, 2021
August 20th, 2021 at 7:19 PM ^
Super duper!
August 20th, 2021 at 7:22 PM ^
Thank the sweet Baby Jesus.
August 20th, 2021 at 7:24 PM ^
Lets gooooooo! Most talented team in college hockey history? This team might be preseason #1
August 20th, 2021 at 7:59 PM ^
It’d be an interesting argument. You can’t judge talent on future expectations… but it’s hard to imagine finding a college team with a better collection of draft picks. I haven’t looked into the issue, though, so I can’t say. Alton might have a better idea.
But preseason #1? Unanimous. Alas, polls don’t matter.
August 20th, 2021 at 8:14 PM ^
Yeah not sure who knows college hockey history that well, but historically NHL talent wasn't much in college hockey and I don't remember a team in recent memory with this much talent
The '21-22 University of Michigan squad will feature:
— /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) August 20, 2021
• Power (1st oa '21)
• Beniers (2nd oa '21)
• Hughes (4th oa '21)
• Johnson (5th oa '21)
• Samoskevich (24th oa '21)
• Brisson (29th oa '20)
• Beecher (30th oa '19)
• Bordeleau (38th oa '20)
They might be an okay team
August 20th, 2021 at 8:52 PM ^
Some teams may have had more draftees (BC, BU, NoDak, M may have had as many as 13-15) but I don't think anyone has had more than 3-4 1st rounders, and none have have more than 2-3 top 1- picks.
Off the top of my head
August 20th, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
No one in the NCAA and I would be tempted to say the entire CHL has ever had 4 of the top 5 before, in combined drafts even, on the same team.
August 20th, 2021 at 10:17 PM ^
This team is probably going to skate 7 1st rounders this year. I recall a few teams having 3 or 4, but 7 is silly. Its some UK basketball shenanigans
August 20th, 2021 at 7:24 PM ^
Big expectations for the hockey team this year . So much talent . Lets get Mel his first Championship !
August 20th, 2021 at 7:29 PM ^
Michigan Hockey Summer breaks for the good guys in 2021.
America! Fuck yeah
August 20th, 2021 at 7:33 PM ^
Frozen Four Bound!
August 20th, 2021 at 7:40 PM ^
This is fantastic!
Should be a fun season
The 3 were on the cover of The Hockey News Draft Preview
https://thehockeynews.store/products/2021-draft-preview-7406?variant=39362304835718
August 20th, 2021 at 7:43 PM ^
What a time to let my subscription lapse. This is going to be a hell of a team. Should coach dial it back a bit for fear of being Kentucky basketball or can you get more seasons typically with hockey players?
August 20th, 2021 at 7:45 PM ^
Wow... unexpected and awesome news! Go Blue!
August 20th, 2021 at 7:50 PM ^
It cannot be overstated how huge this is. Forget all the hopeful optimism and talk that they’d like to come back: each of these guys could be millionaires and, if their franchise had made it an issue, would have signed.
To get all of these guys back on the team together… expectations have never been higher.
I mean, they can’t be. This is the year. They are the hockey galacticos, the greatest show on ice, a collection of talent as amazing as any I can recall in college hockey history.
It is time for the tenth banner.
August 20th, 2021 at 8:10 PM ^
SRJK - this post has been injected straight into my veins. Thank you! Who is going to frozen four if it happens? I will make it happen.
August 20th, 2021 at 8:29 PM ^
If they make the Frozen Four, I will go!
August 20th, 2021 at 9:14 PM ^
I'm up for a trip to Boston, if they make it.
August 21st, 2021 at 7:13 AM ^
I'd be up for this too. Cool town to have the FF
August 21st, 2021 at 11:45 AM ^
The wife and I go to the FF almost every year. The games are on Thursday and Saturday so you have all day Friday to explore the host city. Often a home baseball game is on that Friday too so maybe we can grab a game at Fenway.
August 20th, 2021 at 7:56 PM ^
Yost and Crisler will be rocking!!!
August 20th, 2021 at 8:08 PM ^
? gonna be a fun season! Go blue!
August 20th, 2021 at 8:16 PM ^
More than ever, I wish the post season was best-of 3, 5, or 7. Obviously they haven't skated as a team yet but it'll be a huge disappointment if they arent a 1 seed at minimum
August 20th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
Book it to the Frozen Four!
Go Blue!
August 20th, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
Holy shit, that's incredible! Throw in Luke Hughes (?) and Michigan will have 4 of the top 5 picks in this past years draft for the entire season. With Portillo between the pipes, there is a lot of top end NHL talent on this team and the sky is really the limit!
August 20th, 2021 at 9:14 PM ^
that's amazing!
August 20th, 2021 at 9:38 PM ^
The last time Michigan won the national title, it was in Boston. Next year's Frozen Four just happens to be in Boston.
August 21st, 2021 at 7:47 PM ^
Excited for the upcoming hockey season (and basketball season).