3. J.T. Brown, Minnesota Duluth: Brown’s energy was noticeable and he was named as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

2. Brady Lamb, Minnesota Duluth: Lamb was very good all weekend and had three assists in the championship game.

1. Kyle Schmidt, Minnesota Duluth: He scored the game-winning goal in overtime. It’s a moment that he won’t ever forget and his name is one that Bulldog fans will always remember.

In spite of the overtime loss to Minnesota Duluth, Michigan goaltender Shawn Hunwick had a terrific weekend and was rightfully named to the Frozen Four all-tournament team. After making 40 saves in the Wolverines’ win against North Dakota Thursday, the senior from Sterling Heights, Mich., stopped 35 shots against the Bulldogs, including 10 saves against UMD’s vaunted power play, which scored on just one of its nine attempts. We’ve said many times that Hunwick’s primary strength is that he knows what kind of goaltender he is and doesn’t try to do too much. That said, he did quite a bit in St. Paul.

One of the game’s major turning points came in the latter stages of the second period. Minnesota Duluth had taken a 2-1 lead and was in complete control. At the time, it felt to us that the lead was more like 5-1, and the Bulldogs were enjoying their sixth power play of the night. During a goalmouth scramble, Mike Connolly shot the puck into the net after the whistle and it clearly raised the ire in Michigan. Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick and Minnesota Duluth forward J.T. Brown were assessed matching unsportsmanlike conduct minors. Jack Connolly then took a slashing penalty 14 seconds later to nullify part of the Bulldog power play and give Michgan a 70-second man-advantage. The Wolverines didn’t convert on that power play, but did score on the game’s next shift to tie the score 2-2.

“We made some good plays, but too many turnovers. Whether we were not as confident or not as patient with the puck as we should have been, that’s one of the tell-tale signs that we weren’t having as good a game as we needed.”

Michigan coach Red Berenson, lamenting his team’s uneven effort in comments during Saturday’s post-game press conference. Certainly, the Wolverines struggled with the little things Saturday, making a lot of unforced errors—most notably, the turnover by forward Ben Winnett that led to Kyle Schmidt’s game-winning goal.

Another factor that contributed to Michigan’s demise was faceoff proficiency. Through the game’s first 20 minutes, the Wolverines had a 13-7 edge on draws and got their lone goal off the faceoff, one of at least four great scoring chances for Michigan following faceoff wins. Over the last two periods and 3:22 of overtime, Minnesota Duluth won 44 draws to 28 for the Wolverines.

“On a scale of one to objective, where are you guys right now?”

That’s what Inside College Hockey’s Jeff Howe sent at opening faceoff to WCHA writer Jess Myers, a Minnesota Duluth graduate, and to CCHA writer James V. Dowd, a Michigan graduate.