Hockey swept by No. 4 Minnesota

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesMichigan had a chance to secure a pair of signature wins against a Top-5 opponent before the mid-season break, but it was not to be. The Minnesota Golden Gophers jumped out to sizable leads in both games, and the Wolverines were never able to catch up. Minnesota won the Tuesday game by the score of 3-1, and the Wednesday game by the score of 4-0.

Michigan was shorthanded

As Kyle pointed out in the series preview, the Wolverines were going to be without some key players in this series because of the U.S. World Juniors team. Those who were unavailable include Thomas Bordeleau, Brendan Brisson, and Matty Beniers, also known as three guys at…