during the 2016–17 ice hockey season michigan went 13–19–3, including 6–12–2 in big ten play. michigan lost in the first round of the 2017 big ten men's ice hockey tournament to eventual tournament winner penn state by a score of 4 to 1. michigan missed out on the ncaa hockey tournament. at the end of the season head coach red berenson retired after 33 years of service as head coach of the michigan wolverines.