Category: Western Michigan Broncos
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Aidan Muir named NCHC rookie of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Aidan Muir had a big month of December, and his conference took notice. The NCHC announced today that Muir, a Saline native, was named their rookie of the month, after Muir played at a point-per-game pace in the timeframe. Muir, a Victory Honda and Indiana Ice alum, scored three goals and recorded…
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Nine Michigan natives on Hobey Baker ballot
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award nominees have been announced, and fan balloting is underway. Nine Michigan natives, along with three current Michigan residents, are up for college hockey’s most prestigious individual award. Follow this link to vote for Michigan’s top college hockey players. Michigan natives Andrew Copp – Ann Arbor – Michigan Austin Czarnik –…
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Broncos take three of four NCHC weekly honors after winning Shillelagh Tournament
By @MichaelCaples – Western Michigan captured the Shillelagh Tournament title this weekend in South Bend, Ind., and in doing so, three Broncos earned league honors. Justin Kovacs (Grosse Pointe Woods) was named the NCHC offensive player of the week, while Kenney Morrison grabbed defensive player of the week honors, as well. Frederik Tiffels, a Muskegon…
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‘Players of the Week’ round-up (week ending on Oct. 26, 2014)
By @MichaelCaples – It was a big week for Michigan natives and connections playing across various college and junior leagues, so the MiHockey team decided to compile all of the accolades and put them in one post. Michigan Wolverines freshman forward (and Red Wings draft pick) Dylan Larkin (Waterford) was named the Big Ten’s…
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Grandville assistant principal named inaugural NCHC Officiating Achievement Award winner
By @MichaelCaples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced the inaugural recipient of the league’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award this past week, and a Michigan native received the honor. John Philo of Byron Center, Mich., accepted the award at the NCHC’s annual linesman camp in the Detroit area on Saturday. While it may sound like…
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NCHC launches new video network
By @MichaelCaples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced today that they are launching a new digital network called NCHC.tv for the start of the upcoming season. The new conference, about to start its second campaign, has partnered with NeuLion to launch their own video network – the first single-sport conference in the NCAA to…
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MiHockey’s ‘The Shift’ with Aidan Muir
Welcome to MiHockey’s new feature ‘The Shift’ – hockey questions for hockey players. In each ‘The Shift’ feature, we take you through the mindset of today’s hockey player through a question-and-answer session, profiling players from the NHL all the way down to youth travel hockey. MORE: See more ‘The Shift’ features here Our next featured player is…
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Rob Facca accepts scouting position with the Chicago Blackhawks
By Sam O’Toole – KALAMAZOO – The Western Michigan Bronco hockey program and head coach Andy Murray have announced the departure of associate head coach Rob Facca, who will be leaving Kalamazoo for a scouting position with the Chicago Blackhawks. Former Bronco head coach Jeff Blashill brought in Facca back in 2010, and Facca has…
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Western Michigan’s Jordan Oesterle signs with Edmonton
By Michael Caples – The Western Michigan hockey program announced today that junior defenseman Jordan Oesterle has signed with the Edmonton Oilers. Oesterle, a native of Dearborn Heights, scored seven goals and recorded 24 assists in 37 games with the Broncos this season, which earned him a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL club. He…
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NCHC announces All-Conference Teams
With their inaugural regular season in the books, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has announced their All-Conference Teams. Here they are: NCHC All-Conference First Team Josh Archibald, Jr., F, Nebraska Omaha – 40 points (13 first-place votes) Nic Dowd, Sr., F, St. Cloud State – 37 (12) Austin Czarnik, Jr., F, Miami – 20…