You can call it a squandered moment, a string of unlucky bounces or being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Whatever you want to call it, Michigan’s Thursday night Frozen Four loss marked the end of an era.
Going into the beginning of the season, the Wolverines were hailed as one of the top contenders for a national championship. Michigan had four of the top five NHL Draft picks on its roster. It was ranked third in the USCHO preseason poll.
And, for the most part, the Wolverines seemed poised to live up to those high expectations. They finished the season with a 16-8 conference record and a Big Ten Tournament title. Michigan skated past American International, 5-3, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and dropped Quinnipiac, 7-4, in the second.
“When you fast forward the tape here, in five or seven years, when you can see this thing play out, you may be looking at one of the best college hockey teams ever assembled,” American International coach…
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