The 2021-2022 Michigan hockey season ended prematurely with an overtime Frozen Four defeat to the eventual National Champion Denver Pioneers. Despite having the most talented team in the country, the Wolverines came up short.
Nine Michigan Wolverines have signed NHL contracts since the conclusion of the 2021-2022 hockey season. Johnny Beecher, Matty Beniers, Nick Blankenburg, Thomas Bordeleau, Brendan Brisson, Kent Johnson, Jimmy Lambert, Owen Power and Garrett Van Wyhe, all left their mark on the hockey program and left an even bigger void to be filled.
A few key returners (Luke Hughes, Erik Portillo, Mackie Samoskevich) will help mitigate this loss, but the burden will need to be shouldered in large part by the incoming freshman class.