2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Broncos represented Western Michigan University and were coached by Andy Murray, in his 9th season.
| 2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 4th NCHC |
| Home ice | Lawson Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 16 |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–13–5 |
| Conference | 12–9–3–2 |
| Home | 12–6–0 |
| Road | 5–7–4 |
| Neutral | 1–0–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Andy Murray |
| Assistant Coaches | Dave Shyiak Pat Ferschweiler |
| Captain(s) | Hugh McGing |
| Alternate captain(s) | Luke Bafia Wade Allison Lukas Samuelsson Josh Passolt |
| Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]
Roster
As of August 18, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Austin Cain | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1996-09-12 | Ottawa, Ontario | Whitby Fury (OJHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Kale Bennett | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-11-30 | St. Louis, Missouri | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Michael Joyaux | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-02-13 | Bloomingdale, Illinois | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Luke Bafia (A) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1996-01-19 | Parrish, Florida | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Scooter Brickey | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1999-05-27 | Burtchville, Michigan | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 7 | |
Ronnie Attard | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1999-03-20 | White Lake, Michigan | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | PHI, 72nd overall 2019 |
| 9 |  |
Dawson DiPietro | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-11-15 | Medina, Ohio | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Lawton Courtnall | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-03-07 | Westlake Village, California | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Rhett Kingston | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-11-04 | Black Diamond, Alberta | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Cole Gallant | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-03-14 | Dover, Florida | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Drew Worrad | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1997-06-30 | Birr, Ontario | Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Jason Polin | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1999-06-17 | Holt, Michigan | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Hugh McGing (C) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-11 | Chicago, Illinois | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | STL, 138th overall 2018 |
| 17 |  |
Wade Allison (A) | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-10-14 | Myrtle, Manitoba | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | PHI, 52nd overall 2016 |
| 18 | |
Brett Van Os | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1996-02-21 | St. Albert, Alberta | Calgary Canucks (AJHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
Lukas Samuelsson | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1996-10-08 | Voorhees, New Jersey | Toronto Predators (GMHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Jamie Rome | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 1998-10-03 | Cochrane, Alberta | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Josh Passolt (A) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-09-13 | Hayward, Wisconsin | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Austin Rueschhoff | Junior | F | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1997-09-07 | Wentzville, Missouri | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Paul Washe | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1998-11-27 | Clarkston, Michigan | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Mattias Samuelsson (A) | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Voorhees, New Jersey | USNTDP (USHL) | BUF, 32nd overall 2018 |
| 25 | |
Jared Kucharek | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1998-05-23 | Royal Oak, Michigan | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 26 |  |
Ethen Frank | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-02-05 | Papillion, Nebraska | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Cam Orchard | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-06-27 | Middleville, Michigan | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 28 |  |
Cam Lee | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-18 | Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 30 |  |
Brandon Bussi | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-06-25 | Sound Beach, New York | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Will Massey | Senior (RS) | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-06-25 | Penfield, New York | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — |
| 33 | |
Ben Blacker | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-04-23 | Oakville, Ontario | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
Standings
2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #3 North Dakota † | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 86 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 135 | 68 | |
| #5 Minnesota–Duluth | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 89 | 53 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 114 | 77 | |
| #6 Denver | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 67 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 81 | |
| #16 Western Michigan | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 84 | 73 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 125 | 101 | |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 108 | |
| Omaha | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 75 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 107 | |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 92 | 127 | |
| Colorado College | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 96 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 86 | 123 | |
Championship: Cancelled indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament championRankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Northern Alberta IT* | #14 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan (Exhibition) | Bussi | L 6–1 | 2,782 | ||||
| IceBreaker Invitational | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 5:00 PM | vs. #12 Ohio State* | #14 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal) | Bussi | T 2–2 SOL | - | 0–0–1 | |||
| October 12 | 8:00 PM | vs. #17 Bowling Green* | #14 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Third Place) | Bussi | W 5–2 | - | 1–0–1 | |||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:07 PM | at Bowling Green* | #14 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Bussi | L 1–2 | 2,328 | 1–1–1 | |||
| October 19 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bowling Green* | #14 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 1–2 OT | 2,385 | 1–2–1 | |||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Michigan* | #18 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Bussi | L 0–4 | 5,800 | 1–3–1 | |||
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. Michigan* | #18 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 4–1 | 3,985 | 2–3–1 | |||
| November 1 | 9:37 PM | at Colorado College | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Bussi | W 6–3 | 3,279 | 3–3–1 (1–0–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 8:07 PM | at Colorado College | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Bussi | T 4–4 SOW | 3,452 | 3–3–2 (1–0–1–1) | ||||
| November 8 | 7:05 PM | vs. Ferris State* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 4–2 | 3,794 | 4–3–2 (1–0–1–1) | ||||
| November 9 | 8:07 PM | at Ferris State* | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Bussi | W 8–2 | 1,855 | 5–3–2 (1–0–1–1) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. #19 Omaha | #20 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 3–2 | 2,800 | 6–3–2 (2–0–1–1) | |||
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. #19 Omaha | #20 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 3–6 | 3,227 | 6–4–2 (2–1–1–1) | |||
| November 22 | 9:07 PM | at #4 Denver | #20 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Bussi | W 2–1 | 4,527 | 7–4–2 (3–1–1–1) | |||
| November 23 | 9:07 PM | at #4 Denver | #20 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Bussi | L 1–6 | 4,942 | 7–5–2 (3–2–1–1) | |||
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | at #3 North Dakota | #17 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 0–1 OT | 3,324 | 7–6–2 (3–3–1–1) | |||
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | at #3 North Dakota | #17 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 2–8 | 3,349 | 7–7–2 (3–4–1–1) | |||
| January 3 | 7:10 PM | at #15 Notre Dame* | #19 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Bussi | T 1–1 OT | 5,247 | 7–7–3 (3–4–1–1) | ||
| January 5 | 5:05 PM | vs. #15 Notre Dame* | #19 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 1–4 | 3,762 | 7–8–3 (3–4–1–1) | |||
| January 10 | 8:07 PM | at #9 Minnesota–Duluth | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN | Bussi | L 3–6 | 5,864 | 7–9–3 (3–5–1–1) | |||
| January 11 | 8:07 PM | at #9 Minnesota–Duluth | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Blacker | T 3–3 SOW | 6,012 | 7–9–4 (3–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colorado College | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 5–2 | 2,855 | 8–9–4 (4–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colorado College | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 6–2 | 3,108 | 9–9–4 (5–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Cloud State | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 6–2 | 2,807 | 10–9–4 (6–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Cloud State | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 6–2 | 3,386 | 11–9–4 (7–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 31 | 8:37 PM | at Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | CBSSN | Bussi | W 5–2 | 6,269 | 12–9–4 (8–5–2–2) | |||
| February 1 | 8:07 PM | at Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Bussi | L 2–4 | 6,120 | 12–10–4 (8–6–2–2) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 8–4 | 2,575 | 13–10–4 (8–6–2–2) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 6–2 | 2,975 | 14–10–4 (8–6–2–2) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:05 PM | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Bussi | T 2–2 3x3 OTL | 2,445 | 14–10–5 (8–6–3–2) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Bussi | W 4–1 | 2,851 | 15–10–5 (9–6–3–2) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:06 PM | vs. #4 Minnesota–Duluth | #19 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | CBSSN | Bussi | W 5–3 | 3,200 | 16–10–5 (10–6–3–2) | ||
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | vs. #4 Minnesota–Duluth | #19 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | L 1–2 | 3,667 | 16–11–5 (10–7–3–2) | |||
| February 28 | 8:37 PM | at #3 North Dakota | #16 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Bussi | L 1–3 | 11,214 | 16–12–5 (10–8–3–2) | |||
| February 29 | 8:07 PM | at #3 North Dakota | #16 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Blacker | L 1–2 OT | 11,837 | 16–13–5 (10–9–3–2) | |||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Miami | #17 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 5–2 | 2,675 | 17–13–5 (11–9–3–2) | |||
| March 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Miami | #17 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Bussi | W 8–4 | 3,069 | 18–13–5 (12–9–3–2) | |||
| NCHC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McGing | C | 35 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 52 |
| Dawson DiPietro | LW | 35 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| Austin Rueschhoff | RW | 36 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 |
| Wade Allison | RW | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 17 |
| Paul Washe | C | 34 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 |
| Cam Lee | D | 26 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| Ethan Frank | C | 32 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| Cole Gallant | RW | 31 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 |
| Rhett Kingston | LW | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| Drew Worrad | C | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Michael Joyaux | D | 36 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 27 |
| Josh Passolt | LW | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Ronnie Attard | D | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| Luke Bafia | D | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| Lawton Courtnall | LW | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Jason Polin | F | 31 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Brett Van Os | LW | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Kale Bennett | D | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Jared Kucharek | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Scooter Brickey | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Brandon Bussi | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Lukas Samuelsson | F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Will Massey | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Orchard | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Blacker | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Rome | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Total | 125 | 223 | 348 | 468 |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Massey | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Bussi | 34 | 1921 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 85 | 859 | 0 | .910 | 2.65 |
| Ben Blacker | 8 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 104 | 0 | .889 | 3.09 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2191 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 101 | 964 | 0 | .905 | 2.77 |
Rankings
| 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 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | NR | NR | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
| USA Today | 15 | 12 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | NR | NR | |
References
- "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "WMU Hockey – 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- "Western Michigan Broncos (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- "Western Michigan Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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