This weekend, the Michigan hockey team’s season will begin for real.
The third-ranked Wolverines swept Lake Superior State last weekend, winning 6-1 and 7-4. But the Duluth Ice Breaker Tournament, during which they’ll face two perennial powers and at least one of last year’s Frozen Four teams, will tell us a great deal more about whether this star-studded team is going to be able to compete for a national championship.
Michigan will take on No. 5 Minnesota Duluth on Friday night, followed by a Saturday afternoon showdown against either No. 1 Minnesota State or No.