Doubt Gavin Brindley at your own peril.

Some of his Michigan teammates learned their lesson late in his freshman season. Brindley was a little late getting ready for a Big Ten tournament semifinal matchup with archrival Ohio State. His coach said Brindley might have had a skate issue.

A couple of his friends on the team gave him some grief about it.

“All he did was go out and score on the first shift on the rush on a pass from (Adam Fantilli), bar down,” Michigan coach Brandon Naurato said. “He looked at the boys on the bench and said, ‘Don’t ever tell me I’m not ready again.’ ”

That was one of many highlights for Brindley during a successful two-year run with the Wolverines. The No. 34 pick in the 2023 NHL draft, Brindley joined the Columbus Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate last season.

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