Successful defense
The Wolverines were the defending Great Lakes Invitational champs, having beaten Colorado College 6-5 in 2010. Including tonight’s win, Michigan has won the GLI title 16 times and these UM seniors have won all but one of their years with Michigan — 2009, the last time Michigan State was crowned GLI champs.
He’s all you need
Michigan State head coach Tom Anastos is a storyteller and a very good one. Here, Anastos explains a few of the turns of the game in the post-game press conference. The voice you hear off camera is that of Neil Koepke, who wrote for the Lansing State Journal for years. Koepke — one of the best in the business — is an MSU staff writer now.
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A difference of opinion
Not surprisingly, Michigan head coach Red Berenson has a very different take on the lack of television timeouts in overtime.
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A banner raised
The winner of the GLI gets to raise a banner to the rafters of Joe Louis Arena. The GLI banner hangs all year, and the winning team is on display until the following year’s tournament.
I’m no videographer — clearly — but here’s what I was able to get of the Wolverines raising the banner and leaving the ice.
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All-tournament team
- Forwards Brett Perlini (MSU), A.J. Treais (UM) and David Wohlberg (UM)
- Defensemen Kevin Clare (UM) and Torey Krug (MSU)
- Goaltender Drew Palmisano (MSU)
Clare, who scored the overtime game winner, was named tournament MVP. With 90 saves in the tournament, 45 each night, Palmisano set a new GLI record. His save percentage for the tourney was .957.
