With a tenth of a second left on the clock Friday, the No. 1 Michigan hockey team found itself a hero in junior forward Will Horcoff, who fired off the game-winning goal in a back-and-forth battle. But for the other 59 minutes, the Wolverines held their ground thanks to a different player: sophomore goaltender Jack Ivankovic.
“He is the biggest reason, by far, why we’re 7-0,” Horcoff said. “Everyone on the bench would say the same thing. To have him in the net and have him behind us, it’s a big relief.”
No. 5 Western Michigan was never going to take it easy at the net. The Broncos entered Friday’s game with the fourth-highest scoring offense and the best scoring defense in the nation. From the moment they entered the ice, they brought the heat…