Several members of the team that was the top regional seed in the NCAA tournament last week have signed contracts with NHL teams. BrandonBussi, Ronnie Attard, Drew Worrad and Ty Glover all signed pro deals.
Western Michigan University's Bronco Hockey team is already on a roll in 2022, currently ranking third in the country. And now comes news that former Bronco Frederik Tiffles will be representing his country, Germany, at the Olympics next week in China.
Western Michigan University Bronco hockey coach Andy Murray has resigned after a decade in charge of the hockey program. His top assistant, Pat Ferschweiler, has been named the team's new leader.
On Saturday, as the 6th seed, WMU will face third seed Minnesota-Duluth. UMD's season record isn't all that much better at 13-9-2, so if the Broncos come out flying, who knows what can happen.
In a day and evening of stunning and unprecedented developments tied to the coronavirus epidemic comes news that the Western Michigan Bronco NCHC hockey playoff series at Lawson Arena will be played with extremely limited access. The league has however announced that all games will be streamed free for fans.
A 5-2 Friday night victory over Miami has clinched home games for the Western Michigan Broncos in the first round of the NCHC playoffs, which start next weekend. The only thing yet to be determined is who the opponent will be.
The tightness of the NCHC standings spotlights the parity of the league. A bad weekend can really mess up a team's playoff position and and even more so, its hopes for a title.
Imagine a tough, heavyweight bout. That was the weekend series at Lawson between fourth ranked Minnesota-Duluth and fifteenth ranked WMU. Western won the opening round Friday night, but the defending and two time champions found a way to win on Saturday night.