Special to The Detroit News
Michigan’s hockey team used a suffocating offense that allowed American International College little chance to breathe Friday afternoon in an NCAA Regional opener.
The Wolverines (30-9-1) scored early in periods and often in a 5-3 win at PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. They will face the winner of Friday night’s Quinnipiac-St. Cloud State game Sunday in a game that will be on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m.
Victory in that game punches a ticket to the NCAA’s Frozen Four, April 7-9 at TD Garden in Boston.