Goalie:Al Montoya has established himself as one of the premier netminders in the country. Some of his saves are a bit on the flashy side, but he has been more consistent in his sophomore campaign. He was the starting goalie for the United States in the World Junior Championships, and was named the top goalkeeper in the tournament in backstopping them to their first Gold Medal. He has developed a reputation for flopping if an opponent makes minimal contact, which has led to other teams taking several runs at him. There is no other noticable flaw in his game. Noah Ruden has served adequetly in limited duty as Montoya's backup, while Mike Mayhew has not seen significant ice time.

Defense:The blueliners are lead by senior captain Andy Burnes. Burnes is a classic stay-at-home defensemen. While he does not score often his skills at reading opposition plays prevents them from doing so either. His partner is often Brandon Rogers, a two-way player. A power-play specialist since the day he arrived in Ann Arbor, Rogers' defense has improved greatly, and he is quite adept at throwing a big check when needed. The second defensive pairing is often another combination of an offensive minded player, Eric Werner, witha defensive minded player, Jason Dest. Werner has been better this year about remembering his defensive duties, but his prime skill remains a great shot when pinching. Dest has provided some of the steadiest defense from a freshmen in several years, and has been quite skilled on the penalty kill. Matt Hunwick and Nick Martens often make the third coupling. Hunwick has shown signs of the offense that marked his play prior to this, his freshman season. Martens is an Ann Arbor native who has struggled to establish his game through various injuries. Tim Cook has also filled in on defense, and has the potential to be a wrecking ball if his skating catches up to his checking ability.

Forwards:Michigan, as usual, rolls four lines almost equally. This year it has been tough to tell which the top line is. Nominally, it is probably been Dwight Helminen skating between Eric Nystrom and Jeff Tambellini. Helminen is a great penalty killer, and has outstanding speed and a wicked wrist shot. Nystrom and Tabellini are each sons of former NHL stars. They may have the most talent on the Michigan team, though neither has been scoring at the level expected of them this season. The second line features Andrew Ebbet, David Moss and Jason Ryznar. Ebbet is probably the team's best on the faceoff, and has also developed a great backhand. Ryznar has struggled with injuries during his time in Ann Arbor, btu when healthy is a classic power forward. Moss does much of his work in the corners. The third line has acquired the nickname the "Price Club Line", because they score in bulk. Since being united in January the trio of center T.J. Hensick and wings Milan Gajic and Brandon Kaleniecki have all been exceptional. Hensick, a freshmen, is currently leading the nation in assists. Gijac has much to do with that, having mastered the one-timer, in particular on the power play from the left faceoff circle. Kaleniecki is the most skilled player on the team at scoring "garbage goals", but is probably also the best on the team at scoring on breakaways. The fourth line of Mike Brown, David Rohlfs and Mike Woodford have not provided mcuh offense, but are dificult to score against. Brown has shown excellent skating ability. Rohlfs has the scoring ability to be on a second line on most teams. Woodfrod has not found his scoring touch this season, but has shown solid two-way ability in the past. Reserves Joe Kautz, Charlie Henderson and Dave Wyzgowski have not played much this season. Henderson is an excellent penalty killer. Kautz's style of camping out in front of the crease and looking for deflections and rebounds does not mesh well with Coach Berenson's current vision of the team. Wyzgowski provides versatility by being able to play defense in addition to wing.