Feb. 1, 2005

Wolverine fan Andy Spieldenner celebrated his 10th birthday with a 3-1 win over Northern Michigan Saturday. These Wolverine fans watched U-M head coach Red Berenson earn his 553rd victory on Saturday, leaving the distinguished coach two wins shy of tying John MacInnes for eighth place on the all-time coaching wins list. This father and son saw the Wolverines capitalize with the man advantage twice Saturday. U-M is 9-0-0 this season when scoring multiple power-play goals.

Tom Skittenhelm and Dave Spaulding were in attendance among the 6,948 fans that came out to cheer on the Wolverines and Wildcats. The crowd is tied for the second largest attendance at Yost Ice Arena since the renovations made prior to the 1996-79 season. Dorothy Behnke and Denise Rinesmith watched as Milan Gajic extended his point streak to five games Saturday with his helper on Michigan's second tally. Twelve-year old Travis Britko saw the 3-1 Michigan comeback Saturday for his team to split with the Northern Michigan Wildcats.

Eleven-year old Ryan Rounick and his nine-year old sister, Allie, enjoy watching the Wolverines hockey team. These spirited fans wear homemade armor to cheer their Wolverines onto a victory. Joe College threw out t-shirts after serving as the celebrity Score-O contestant Saturday night.

Jay Goebel hopes to see his Wolverines lift the Mason Cup after the 2005 CCHA Super 6 March 17-19 at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. These young Michigan hockey fans saw senior captain Eric Nystrom earn his sixth goal of the season Saturday night. The Wolverines out shot Northern Michigan 31-20 on Saturday night.

Lynn and Brian Czech of Clinton Township saw freshman forward Kevin Porter pick up his eighth goal of the season. This young U-M fan cheered on the Wolverines as they improved their all-time record against NMU to 21-15-3. Joey Pek is looking forward to this weekend when the Wolverines will play Michigan State at home before going to Joe Louis Arena on Saturday.

Four-year old Jacob wants to see the Wolverines win their seventh CCHA Playoff Championship this year. Joey hopes the Wolverines can stay atop of the CCHA standings to capture the regular-season title this season. U-M holds a three-point edge over second-place Ohio State. This couple works the Michigan hockey games at Yost Ice Arena.

The Wolverines now have nine multiple power-play goals games this season. When scoring multiple power-play goals, they are 9-0-0. Michigan had a perfect weekend on the penalty kill. U-M's penalty kill has been flawless in nine games this season; when doing so the Wolverines are 6-3-0. Milan Gajic's two-point game put a smile on this fan's face. Gajic has had 10 multi-point games this season and 30 for his career.

Andrew Pek turns eight years old on February 4. He plans on spending his birthday at the Michigan State at Michigan game at Yost Ice Arena.