2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season was the 49th season of play for the program and 10th in the NCHC. The Broncos represented Western Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Pat Ferschweiler in his second season, and played their home games at the Lawson Arena.

2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos
men's ice hockey season
Great Lakes Invitational, Champion
NCAA tournament, Regional Semifinal
Conference2nd NCHC
Home iceLawson Arena
Rankings
USCHO#11
USA Today#12
Record
Overall23–15–1
Conference15–8–1
Home8–7–1
Road12–7–0
Neutral3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachPat Ferschweiler
Assistant coachesJason Herter
J. J. Crew
Will Massey
Captain(s)Jason Polin
Alternate captain(s)Cole Gallant
Aidan Fulp
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After the best season in program history and winning its first-ever NCAA tournament game, Western Michigan was immediately met with the task of remaking the team. Gone were the top 5 scorers from the year before as were all three goaltenders. WMU lost 15 players from the '22 team and, while several regular did return, the team's performance was an open question. Cameron Rowe, who had toiled in the Wisconsin goal for two years, was one of six transfers brought in to help make up for the brain drain but the team got probably their biggest contribution from freshman Ryan McAllister. The undrafted center immediately gelled with team captain Jason Polin and the two would prove to be one of the top duos in the nation.

The Broncos opened their season by travelling up to Anchorage to take on the restarted Seawolves program. With Alaska Anchorage playing their first game in over two-and-a-half years, they were not expected to do much even with the turnover for Western. However, the Seawolves defied expectations and won the first game. The Broncos' offense woke up after that stunner and won the next four games to try and undo the damage. At the end of the month, Western took on in-state rival Michigan in a battle between two high-scoring programs. The Broncos ended up scoring 9 goals in the two games but it was not enough as the Wolverines edged them out by a single goal both nights.

When WMU began its conference schedule very little changed for the team as they continued to play .500 hockey. The Music City Hockey Classic, which was scheduled to take place in Nashville on November 25, had to be moved to the Ford Ice Center Bellevue in nearby Bellevue, Tennessee.[1] The change in venue was caused by a water main break at the Bridgestone Arena.[2] After taking down Northeastern, the team stumbled to the break and sat just inside the pools but well out of the tournament in the PairWise rankings.

Western opened the second half of its season with the Great Lakes Invitational and faced a strong Michigan Tech squad to start. The Broncos blew the Huskies out of the water, romping to an 8–1 win. They had a near repeat in the championship game, pasting Ferris State 8–2. Polin netted hat-tricks in both games and shot into the lead for goals, scoring 18 in just 22 games. The massive wins also saw WMU race up the rankings, a trend that continued by winning their next 5 games and 9 out of 10 as well.

By the time mid-February rolled around, the Broncos were firing on all cylinders and gotten into the top 10. When they met Denver at the end of the month, Western was in the top 5 and had an outside chance to win the conference title if they could sweep the Pioneers. Unfortunately, Denver proved to a be a bit too tall of a task for the Broncos and they lost both games. The team recovered with an east match to end the season and finished second in the conference standings, Western's best finish in nearly 50 years.[3] The high position gave the team a good match in the conference tournament as WMU played host to Colorado College.

Western's high-powered offense was sluggish against the Tigers. They were only able to get a single goal on the power play in the first two periods; however, they still left them with a lead going into the third. Over the span of 59 seconds, CC scored three times, more than they had scored in a single game in almost two months.[4] The stunned Broncos were unable to recover in the last 5 minutes and ended with a loss. Even after that upset, the WMU offense did not appear much better in the rematch. The Broncos were able to score twice in regulation but could not edge out Colorado College and the two needed overtime to settle the score. Both teams went on the offensive in the extra session but, to the dismay of the home crowd, CC proved victorious and swept Western out of the conference tournament.

Luckily, the Broncos were high enough in the PairWise to be guaranteed a spot in the tournament and they had a week to try and get over the sudden ineptness of their offense. Once the tournament seeding was finalized, Western Michigan found itself with a 3 seed and set against Boston University. The very unfavorable draw resulted from the NCAA preventing inter-conference matches in the first round. In any event, Western was looking for its second tournament win and they started fast. WMU kept the pressure on BU for most of the first half of the period and were eventually able to scored the opening goal. However, while the team was celebrating, the referees were reviewing the tape and ended up taking the goal off the board due to goaltender interference. The change in momentum stalled Western Michigan and allowed the Terriers to go on the attack. A few minutes later BU score the first official goal of the game and then added 2 more by the midpoint of the second period. Jason Polin's 30th cut into the Terriers' lead but that was the only puck that the Broncos could get through the Boston University defense.[5] For a team with the #5 offense in the nation, the sudden lack of scoring doomed the Broncos' season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Alexandros Aslanidis Goaltender   United States Transferred to American International
Ronnie Attard Defenseman   United States Signed professional contract (Philadelphia Flyers)
Scooter Brickey Defenseman   United States Transferred to Ohio State
Brandon Bussi Goaltender   United States Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins)
Ethen Frank Forward   United States Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears)
Ty Glover Forward   United Kingdom Signed professional contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Xan Gurney Defenseman   United States Transferred to Long Island
Ross Hawryluk Goaltender   Canada Transferred to Manitoba
Michael Joyaux Defenseman   United States Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Jared Kucharek Defenseman   United States Graduate transfer to Lake Superior State
Josh Passolt Forward   United States Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Matteo Pecchia Forward   Canada Transferred to Alaska
Nick Strom Defenseman   United States Transferred to Rensselaer
Jarred White Forward   Canada Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Drew Worrad Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Carter Berger Defenseman   Canada 22 North Vancouver, BC; transfer from Connecticut; selected 106th overall in 2019
Barrett Brooks Forward   United States 20 Stevens Point, WI
Cole Burtch Forward   Canada 21 Markham, ON
Zak Galambos Defenseman   United States 25 Walnut Creek, CA; transfer from American International
William Hambley Goaltender   Canada 20 Cole Harbour, NS
Kirk Laursen Goaltender   United States 22 Bloomfield Hills, MI; transfer from Miami
Oliver MacDonald Forward   Canada 21 Grosse Pointe, MI; transfer from Massachusetts
Lucas Matta Defenseman   Canada 19 Kleinburg, ON
Ryan McAllister Forward   Canada 20 London, ON
Jack Perbix Forward/Defenseman   United States 25 Elk River, MN; transfer from Minnesota; selected 116th overall in 2018
Cameron Rowe Goaltender   United States 21 Wilmette, IL; transfer from Wisconsin
Samuel Sjölund Defenseman   Sweden 21 Stockholm, Sweden; selected 111th overall in 2019
Theo Thrun Forward   United States 21 Grand Rapids, MI
Ethan Wolthers Forward   United States 21 Valencia, CA

Roster

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As of August 23, 2022.[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Kirk Laursen Freshman (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-02 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Miami (NCHC)
2   Jacob Bauer Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-02-25 Milford, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
4   Zak Galambos Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-05-27 Walnut Creek, California American International (AHA)
6   Theo Thrun Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-01-09 Grand Rapids, Michigan Maine (NAHL)
8   Ryan McAllister Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-12-19 London, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
9   Luke Grainger Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-03 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
10   Chad Hillebrand Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-22 Park Ridge, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
11   Ethan Wolthers Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2001-07-19 Valencia, California Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
12   Cole Gallant Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-14 Dover, Florida Omaha (USHL)
13   Oliver MacDonald Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan UMass (HEA)
14   Jason Polin Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-06-17 Holt, Michigan Cedar Rapids (USHL)
15   Daniel Hilsendager Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-03-30 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Omaha (USHL)
16   Tim Washe Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-08-25 Detroit, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL)
17   Cédric Fiedler Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2001-04-20 Zug, Switzerland Fargo (USHL)
18   Wyatt Schingoethe Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-08-03 Algonquin, Illinois Waterloo (USHL) TOR, 195th overall 2020
19   Cam Knuble Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-23 Grand Rapids, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
20   Jamie Rome Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-10-03 Cochrane, Alberta Victoria (BCHL)
21   Barrett Brooks Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-12-19 Stevens Point, Wisconsin Austin (NAHL)
22   Trevor Bishop Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-23 Rochester Hills, Michigan Victoria (BCHL)
23   Carter Berger Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-09-17 North Vancouver, British Columbia UConn (HEA) FLA, 106th overall 2019
24   Aidan Fulp Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-02-29 Westfield, Indiana Dubuque (USHL)
25   Jack Perbix Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-13 Elk River, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) ANA, 116th overall 2018
26   Lucas Matta Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-04 Kleinburg, Ontario Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27   Cole Burtch Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-11 Markham, Ontario Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28   Hugh Larkin Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-03-27 Livonia, Michigan Austin (NAHL)
29   Will Hambley Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-29 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia Steinbach (MJHL)
31   Cameron Rowe Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-06-01 Wilmette, Illinois Wisconsin (Big Ten)
33   Samuel Sjölund Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-19 Stockholm, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) DAL, 111th overall 2019
34   Max Sasson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-05 Birmingham, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
37   Dylan Wendt Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-09 Grand Haven, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Denver 24 19 5 0 2 1 0 56 94 53 40 30 10 0 150 86
#11 Western Michigan 24 15 8 1 2 0 0 44 86 60 39 23 15 1 148 102
#20 Omaha 24 13 9 2 2 2 1 42 71 64 37 19 15 3 109 97
#5 St. Cloud State * 24 12 9 3 2 1 3 41 85 68 41 25 13 3 133 95
Minnesota Duluth 24 10 14 0 1 4 0 33 65 81 37 16 20 1 95 114
#17 North Dakota 24 10 10 4 3 0 2 33 75 70 39 18 15 6 127 110
Colorado College 24 6 15 3 0 2 2 25 37 60 38 13 22 3 79 99
Miami 24 3 18 3 0 2 0 14 39 96 36 8 24 4 73 137
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 10:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage* #14 Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Rowe L 1–3  830 0–1–0
October 2 9:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage* #14 Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Laursen W 4–1  821 1–1–0
October 8 7:07 PM at Ferris State* #18 Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Rowe W 6–4  1,604 2–1–0
October 13 7:00 PM Bowling Green* #18 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 4–1  2,912 3–1–0
October 15 7:07 PM at Bowling Green* #18 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Rowe W 8–2  2,816 4–1–0
October 21 7:00 PM at #13 Notre Dame* #17 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Rowe L 0–2  5,096 4–2–0
October 22 6:00 PM #13 Notre Dame* #17 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 4–0  3,224 5–2–0
October 28 7:00 PM at #4 Michigan* #17 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan   Rowe L 4–5  5,800 5–3–0
October 29 6:00 PM #4 Michigan* #17 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 5–6 OT 4,090 5–4–0
November 4 7:00 PM Miami #18 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 7–1  3,053 6–4–0 (1–0–0)
November 5 6:00 PM Miami #18 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–2  3,528 7–4–0 (2–0–0)
November 11 8:30 PM at #4 St. Cloud State #17 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FOX 9+ Rowe W 4–2  3,557 8–4–0 (3–0–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at #4 St. Cloud State #17 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FOX 9+ Rowe L 1–4  4,152 8–5–0 (3–1–0)
November 18 7:00 PM Minnesota Duluth #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 4–5  2,753 8–6–0 (3–2–0)
November 19 6:00 PM Minnesota Duluth #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–3  3,294 9–6–0 (4–2–0)
November 25 7:30 PM vs. #18 Northeastern* #15 Ford Ice Center Bellevue • Bellevue, Tennessee (Music City Hockey Classic)   Rowe W 6–4  1,272 10–6–0
December 2 8:07 PM at Omaha #14 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Laursen L 6–7  6,623 10–7–0 (4–3–0)
December 3 8:07 PM at Omaha #14 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Rowe L 1–3  6,766 10–8–0 (4–4–0)
December 9 7:00 PM North Dakota #17 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe T 2–2 SOL 3,239 10–8–1 (4–4–1)
December 10 6:00 PM North Dakota #17 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 0–3  3,498 10–9–1 (4–5–1)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 27 3:30 PM vs. #17 Michigan Tech* #18 Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)   Rowe W 8–1  - 11–9–1
December 28 7:00 PM vs. Ferris State* #18 Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Championship)   Rowe W 8–2  6,486 12–9–1
Regular Season
January 13 8:07 PM at North Dakota #12 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco Rowe W 4–0  11,022 13–9–1 (5–5–1)
January 14 7:07 PM at North Dakota #12 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco Rowe W 7–6  11,664 14–9–1 (6–5–1)
January 20 9:30 PM at Colorado College #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Rowe W 4–1  3,408 15–9–1 (7–5–1)
January 21 8:00 PM at Colorado College #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Rowe W 4–1  3,407 16–9–1 (8–5–1)
January 27 7:00 PM Omaha #9 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 6–1  3,872 17–9–1 (9–5–1)
January 28 6:00 PM Omaha #9 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 0–2  3,924 17–10–1 (9–6–1)
February 3 8:00 PM at Minnesota Duluth #10 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota MY9 Rowe W 3–2 OT 6,316 18–10–1 (10–6–1)
February 4 7:00 PM at Minnesota Duluth #10 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota MY9 Rowe W 4–1  6,391 19–10–1 (11–6–1)
February 17 7:00 PM Colorado College #8 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 4–1  3,585 20–10–1 (12–6–1)
February 18 6:00 PM Colorado College #8 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 2–1  3,761 21–10–1 (13–6–1)
February 24 7:00 PM #3 Denver #5 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan CBSSN Rowe L 2–5  3,947 21–11–1 (13–7–1)
February 25 6:00 PM #3 Denver #5 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 1–3  4,419 21–12–1 (13–8–1)
March 3 7:05 PM at Miami #8 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Rowe W 5–0  1,955 22–12–1 (14–8–1)
March 4 5:05 PM at Miami #8 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Rowe W 5–4 OT 2,486 23–12–1 (15–8–1)
NCHC Tournament
March 10 5:00 PM Colorado College* #7 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Rowe L 1–3  3,218 23–13–1
March 11 4:00 PM Colorado College* #7 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 2)   Rowe L 2–3 OT 3,557 23–14–1
NCAA Tournament
March 23 2:00 PM vs. #5 Boston University* #9 SNHU ArenaManchester, New Hampshire (East Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Rowe L 1–5  3,631 23–15–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[7]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ryan McAllister C 39 13 36 49 14
Jason Polin RW 39 30 17 47 13
Max Sasson C 38 15 27 42 18
Luke Grainger F 38 12 20 32 12
Zak Galambos D 39 11 18 29 34
Cole Gallant RW 39 6 18 24 4
Carter Berger D 33 5 18 23 16
Dylan Wendt F 39 8 14 22 4
Jack Perbix RW/D 39 6 13 19 18
Tim Washe C 39 7 11 18 54
Jamie Rome F 30 9 7 16 8
Chad Hillebrand F 32 7 9 16 37
Aidan Fulp D 38 2 13 15 24
Hugh Larkin RW 38 6 8 14 24
Cédric Fiedler D 39 3 7 10 17
Daniel Hilsendager D 39 2 5 7 12
Jacob Bauer D 38 2 5 7 10
Ethan Wolthers F 13 2 3 5 2
Oliver MacDonald F 19 0 3 3 6
Wyatt Schingoethe C 8 1 1 2 2
Cam Knuble F 30 1 0 1 4
Cameron Rowe G 38 0 1 1 0
Trevor Bishop F 26 0 0 0 0
Lucas Matta D 6 0 0 0 0
Kirk Laursen G 4 0 0 0 0
Total 148 254 402 333

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut-outs SV % GAA
Cameron Rowe 38 2210:15 22 14 1 92 884 3 .906 2.50
Kirk Laursen 5 116:44 1 1 0 6 29 0 .829 3.08
Empty Net - 27:29 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 39 2354:28 23 16 1 102 913 3 .900 2.60

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 14 - 18 18 17 17 18 17 14 15 14 17 18 - 13 12 10 9 10 9 8 5 8 7 9 9 - 11
USA Today 12 12 18 18 17 16 18 17 12 15 14 17 19 19 14 12 10 9 10 9 8 5 8 8 9 11 11 12

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[9]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Jason Polin AHCA West All-American Second Team [10]
Jason Polin NCHC Player of the Year [11]
Jason Polin NCHC Forward of the Year [11]
Pat Ferschweiler Herb Brooks Coach of the Year [11]
Jason Polin NCHC First Team [12]
Ryan McAllister NCHC Rookie Team [12]

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
3 82 Zach Nehring Winnipeg Jets
6 183 Ty Henricks New York Rangers

† incoming freshman[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Music City Hockey Classic game between Northeastern, Western Michigan moved from Bridgestone Arena to Ford Ice Center Bellevue". USCHO. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bridgestone Arena impacted by water main break; makeup date to be announced". NHL.com. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "2015-16 WMU HOCKEY RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Western Michigan Broncos. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "#3 Western Michigan vs #2 Boston University Hockey Game Highlights, 2023 NCAA Regional Semifinal". YouTube. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Western Michigan 2022-23 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Western Michigan Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Western Michigan's Polin named NCHC player of year, Denver's Chrona top goalie, North Dakota's Blake best rookie for '22-23 campaign". USCHO. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "NCHC Reveals 2022-23 All-Conference Teams". NCHC. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.