Four times Michigan hockey had faced Notre Dame this season, and four times the Wolverines had skated off the ice losers. But the fifth time, Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, with a spot in the Big Ten hockey tournament final on the line?
That fifth time was, indeed, the charm for the Wolverines, as they snapped a 1-all tie early in the third period and held on to beat the Fighting Irish, 2-1, to advance to the Big Ten championship game next Saturday. Michigan will face either No. 1-seed Minnesota in Minneapolis or host No.