WMU Bronco Hockey

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.

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Let's start with the good news. The Western Michigan Broncos hockey team goes into this season as the No. 18 ranked team in the nation.

I guess if you've been following the articles I've written over the past few years, you can tell I love hockey, and more so, I love Bronco hockey at Lawson Ice Arena, at Western Michigan University. I've been to NHL games at the old Chicago Stadium, at the old St. Louis Arena, but nowhere like Lawson did I ever sense the speed of the game.

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.

The Western Michigan Broncos honored their seniors and put together one of their best games of the season as they head into the NCHC playoffs next weekend.

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.

Three third period goals in the span of less than two minutes carried the Western Michigan Broncos to a crucial 5-3 victory of Minnesota-Duluth, Friday night at Lawson Ice Arena.