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Long layoff to help Michigan defense get 'back to the basics' before Frozen Four

Special to The Detroit News

Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson admits that he's gotten a lot calmer over the years.

An assistant coach on the Wolverines' last national championship team in 1998, he's quite proud of how his 40th year of coaching at the Division 1 level has translated into a calmer demeanor.