When Michigan hockey players and coaches gathered for the traditional celebratory picture after winning a marquee tournament this weekend, several fans in the stands at Minnesota-Duluth’s MSOIL Arena photo-bombed the shot, using a single finger to express what they thought of the Wolverines.
Or, maybe, they were just signaling Michigan’s new ranking.
The Wolverines were ranked No. 1 on Monday in both college hockey polls — USCHO and USA Hockey — for the first time since October 2011, after a big weekend that included a championship in the Ice Breaker Tournament. They beat then-No. 1 Minnesota State, 3-2, on Saturday, marking the fourth straight time Michigan has beaten a No.