Category: Western Michigan Broncos

  Sam O’Toole – KALAMAZOO – The Western Michigan Broncos found themselves in a different type of game on Sunday evening at Lawson Ice Arena than the nine-goal scoring fest that took place the previous night. The Broncos (4-3-1) tied the visiting Northern Michigan Wildcats (4-5-1), 2-2, after the Wildcats tied the game late in…

By Sam O’Toole – KALAMAZOO – Despite an early 3-1 lead, the Western Michigan Broncos (3-4-1) gave up three straight goals to the Northern Michigan Wildcats (5-5-0) in the second period, which lead to a 5-4 NMU victory Saturday night at Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. Kyle Novak recorded a career-high three points on…

By Michael Caples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced their players of the week today, and a Western Michigan Bronco was on the list. Defenseman Jordan Oesterle, a junior with the WMU program, was named the league’s ‘Defenseman of the Week’ after helping the Broncos sweep Colorado College this past weekend. Oesterle, a Dearborn…

  By Michael Caples – The Western Michigan Broncos were in Alaska this past weekend, but that didn’t stop some of their biggest stars from having big weekends. Senior forward Shane Berschbach, a Clawson native, had three goals and an assist during the Brice Alaska Goal Rush tournament, and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference named…

  By Michael Caples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced their preseason poll today, and Western Michigan landed at the No. 5 spot. The Broncos received 61 points in the media-held vote. Former Central Collegiate Hockey Association member Miami University took the top spot, receiving 115 points. Place   Team (1st-place votes)     Points…

By Michael Caples – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced their inaugural season schedule today, including many of the Western Michigan Broncos’ games for next season. The Broncos, one of eight teams to join the new college hockey conference, will open the season on Saturday, Oct. 5, with the opponent visiting Kalamazoo to be named…

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association hosted their final league awards show at the Fox Theatre Friday evening, to honor the best players from their “Celebrate The Legacy” season. Here are the award recipients, with additional information on the Michigan connections who were honored in downtown Detroit. Scholar Athlete of the Year – Adam Henderson, Alaska…

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced the finalists for the the awards that will be presented at the 2013 CCHA Awards show, held on March 22. Here are the finalists: Best Offensive Defenseman Matthew Caito Miami Kenney Morrison Western Michigan Jacob Trouba Michigan Best Defensive Forward Austin Czarnik Miami Anders Lee Notre Dame Dane Walters…