Free Press sports writer George Sipple scouts Friday’s Frozen Four semifinal between Northeast No.3 seed Michigan and East No. 1 seed Notre Dame at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Fast Facts
Records: Michigan (22-14-3); Notre Dame (27-9-2)
Time/TV: 9:30 p.m., Friday (ESPN2) at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
Top players
Michigan
F Cooper Marody (16 goals, 34 assists, 50 points), F Tony Calderone (24-19, 43), D Quinn Hughes (5-24, 29), F Jake Slaker (15-12, 27), F Dexter Dancs (11-15, 26), G Hayden Lavigne (2.