Amid the sadness and confusion this week has brought to the University of Michigan, there is some good happening in Ann Arbor, particularly with the Wolverines’ hockey team.

Michigan is ranked first in the country, garnering slightly more votes than the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers and far more than the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans. The Wolverines (16-4, 7-3 Big Ten) trail only the Badgers (12-2-2, 8-2 Big Ten) in the conference, and erasing a two-point deficit by the end of the regular season is far from improbable.

There were questions about how Michigan’s roster overhaul — headlined by a bevy of transfers and Canadian Hockey League commitments — would fare, but head coach Brandon Naurato’s squad has answered resoundingly. The Wolverines looked as dominant as the basketball team early on,

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