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

2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos; men's ice hockey season
Conference	NCHC
Home ice	Lawson Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#14
USA Today	#14
Record
Overall	10–6–0
Conference	4–2–0
Home	5–2–0
Road	4–4–0
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Pat Ferschweiler
Assistant coaches	Jason Herter; J. J. Crew; Will Massey
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The 2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season is the 49th season of play for the program. They will represent Western Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 10th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Broncos are coached by Pat Ferschweiler, in his second season, and play their home games at Lawson Arena.

Season

The Music City Hockey Classic, which was scheduled to take place in Nashville on November 25th, 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]

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Alexandros Aslanadis	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

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, SWE; selected 111th overall in 2019
Theo Thrun	Forward	United States	21	Grand Rapids, MI
Ethan Wolthers	Forward	United States	21	Valencia, CA

Roster

As of August 23, 2022.^[3]

No.	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

2022–23 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 1	10:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage*	#14	Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Rowe	L 1–3	830	0–1–0
October 2	9:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage*	#14	Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Laursen	W 4–1	821	1–1–0
October 8	7:07 PM	at Ferris State*	#18	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey	Rowe	W 6–4	1,604	2–1–0
October 13	7:00 PM	vs. Bowling Green*	#18	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Rowe	W 4–1	2,912	3–1–0
October 15	7:07 PM	at Bowling Green*	#18	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling 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 Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana		Rowe	L 0–2	5,096	4–2–0
October 22	6:00 PM	vs. #13 Notre Dame*	#17	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Rowe	W 4–0	3,224	5–2–0
October 28	7:00 PM	at #4 Michigan*	#17	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Rowe	L 4–5	5,800	5–3–0
October 29	6:00 PM	vs. #4 Michigan*	#17	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Rowe	L 5–6 ^OT	4,090	5–4–0
November 4	7:00 PM	vs. Miami	#18	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Rowe	W 7–1	3,053	6–4–0 (1–0–0)
November 5	6:00 PM	vs. Miami	#18	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, 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 Center • St. 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 Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FOX 9+	Rowe	L 1–4	4,152	8–5–0 (3–1–0)
November 18	7:00 PM	vs. Minnesota Duluth	#14	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Rowe	L 4–5	2,753	8–6–0 (3–2–0)
November 19	6:00 PM	vs. Minnesota Duluth	#14	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, 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 Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
December 3	8:07 PM	at Omaha	#14	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
December 9	7:00 PM	vs. North Dakota		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
December 10	6:00 PM	vs. North Dakota		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Great Lakes Invitational
December 27	3:30 PM	vs. Michigan Tech*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)
December 28	TBD	vs. TBD*		Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational)
Regular Season
January 13	8:07 PM	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 14	7:07 PM	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 20	9:30 PM	at Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	ATTRM
January 21	8:00 PM	at Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
January 27	7:00 PM	vs. Omaha		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 28	6:00 PM	vs. Omaha		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 3	8:00 PM	at Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	MY9
February 4	7:00 PM	at Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	MY9
February 17	7:00 PM	vs. Colorado College		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 18	6:00 PM	vs. Colorado College		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 24	7:00 PM	vs. Denver		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	CBSSN
February 25	6:00 PM	vs. Denver		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
March 3	7:05 PM	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
March 4	5:05 PM	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[4]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	14	18	18	17	17	18	17	14	15	14
USA Today	12	18	18	17	16	18	17	12	15	14

References

^ "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.
^ "Bridgestone Arena impacted by water main break; makeup date to be announced". NHL.com. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "Western Michigan 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[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] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[4] "Western Michigan 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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v t e Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lawson Arena (1974–present)
Head coaches	Bill Neal (1973–1978) Glen Weller (1978–1982) Bill Wilkinson (1982–1999) Jim Culhane (1999–2010) Jeff Blashill (2010–2011) Andy Murray (2011–2021) Pat Ferschweiler (2021–present)
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) (1975–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–)
All-time leaders	Dan Dorion (293 points) Dan Dorion (115 goals) Bill Horn (71 wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1986 1994 1996 2011 2012 2017 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1986 2012
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan