Special to the Detroit Free Press
In July, Michigan hockey made history when four out of the first five picks in the 2021 NHL draft were Wolverines. In five days, all four — along with the Wolverines’ three 2020 NHL Draft picks — will be taking the ice together for the first time.
Currently ranked third in the nation by the USCHO preseason poll, the expectations for this Michigan team are extremely high and it’s not hard to see why.
There was speculation over whether defenseman Owen Power, and forwards Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson — the first, second and fourth overall Draft picks, — would return for another year, but they had unfinished business to attend to.