Michigan came out guns blazing in the first period. Just two minutes into the game, Freshman forward Cole McKinney received a pass from freshman forward Adam Valentini and skated up the right side. McKinney was visibly looking for the pass, but when none materialized cross ice, he opted to shoot it himself, opening the scoring with a top-right corner snipe.

The Michigan hockey team scored a touchdown Friday as the twelfth-ranked Wolverines (1-0) posted 11 goals on a hapless Mercyhurst (0-1) to open the season.

Three minutes after the opening goal, senior defenseman Luca Fantilli scored while falling down to bring the lead to two goals and record his second point of the night as he had the secondary assist on McKinney’s goal. McKinney recorded his second point of the night as the lone ass

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