photo gallery: Images from Michigan hockey's first ever loss to the U.S. Under-18 team

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Posted on Fri, Jan 4, 2013 : 11:57 p.m.

Michigan players warm up before a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history.
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Michigan players warm up before a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com

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Michigan players warm up before a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_01_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Trevor Hamilton watches the big screen before a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_02_fullsize.JPG
Michigan's Andrew Copp, left, reaches for the puck during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_03_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's J.T. Compher, right, checks a player during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_04_fullsize.JPG
Michigan's Zach Hyman, right, raes to the puck during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_05_fullsize.JPG
Michigan's Kevin Lynch, left, and U.S. National Under-18 Team's Keaton Thompson, right, fight for the puck during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_06_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Tyler Motte, left, controls the puck during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_07_fullsize.JPG
Michigan's Lindsay Sparks, left, fights for possession against U.S. National Under-18 Team's Tyler Kelleher, right, during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_08_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Thatcher Demko, right, makes a save during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_09_fullsize.JPG
Michigan's Jon Merrill controls the puck while on a power play during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_10_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Connor Clifton, left, and Michigan's Lindsay Sparks, right, shove each other during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_11_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Mike McCarron controls the puck during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_12_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Trevor Hamilton, left, gets tripped up during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_13_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team's Steven Santini, left, plays defense on Michigan's Kevin Lynch, right, during a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_14_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team celebrates after a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_15_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team celebrates after a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_16_fullsize.JPG
U.S. National Under-18 Team celebrates after a hockey game at Yost Ice Arena on Jan. 4, 2012. The U.S. National Under-18 Team defeated Michigan 5 to 3, making it their first win over Michigan in the program's history. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/UM v USA HK Web/cache/01042013_SPT_UMvUSAHK_JT_17_fullsize.JPG

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The United States National Team Development Program Under-18 team defeated the Michigan hockey team 5-3 at Yost Ice Arena in an exhibition matchup on Friday night. It was the Wolverine's first ever loss to the development program team. Michigan commit Tyler Motte scored two of Team USA's goals, both on the power play.

Jon Merrill returned to the ice for the Wolverines in a limited capacity on Friday, playing exclusively on the power player, of which Michigan was 0-for-3 on. Merrill has been out since October after cracking a vertebrae prior to the season beginning. He was not cleared to play until earlier in the day on Friday.

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