The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team was the Wolverines' 96th season. They represented the

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in the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2017 and ended with the Frozen Four in April 2018. This was the 71st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and US college hockey's 124th year overall. Con ...

. The team was coached by

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, in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at

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. This season was the beginning of a new era, as long time head coach

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retired after 33 years of service as coach at Michigan. Michigan advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time since

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, but lost to Notre Dame in the national semifinals after captain Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with six seconds remaining. When the team reached the

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it marked the sixth time a school had reached the

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of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship and

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in the same season: Michigan (1964, 1992*, 1993* and 2018) and Michigan State (1999 and 2001).

Previous season

During the 2016–17 ice hockey season Michigan went 13–19–3, including 6–12–2 in Big Ten Play. Michigan lost in the first round of the

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to eventual tournament winner

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by a score of 4 to 1. Michigan missed out on the NCAA Hockey Tournament. At the end of the season head coach

retired after 33 years of service as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.

Roster

As of February 2, 2018 F

Coaching staff

Standings

Schedule and results

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