4.8.11 - Notes

Michigan beat North Dakota 2-0 last night in the Frozen Four semi-finals and will play Minnesota-Duluth tomorrow night for the National Championship. Ben Winnet scored the eventual game winner and Scooter Vaughn sealed the deal with an empty net tally in the dying seconds. Shawn Hunwick stood on his head. Great (very physical) game to watch. Big W for the maize and blue.

The Tigers lost to Baltimore last night 9-5, blowing three leads in the process. Penny struggled with control issues throughout the night (I'm not passing judgment on the guy yet, but it certainly hasn't looked good so far) but Avila hit another bomb, which is encouraging. The Pistons host Brandon Jennings and the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Palace for some painfully irrelevant basketball while the Red Wings begin a two-game series with Chicago tomorrow.

CBS, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated released their annual "way too early" preseason rankings this week. Michigan is ranked 16th, 16th, and 13th respectively. Remember last time this happened?

Finally, a HAPPY OPENING DAY DETROIT, from BTH.

T Kaminski