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

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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 2nd season, and played their home games at the Lawson Arena.

Season

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 half years, they weren't 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 wasn't 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. The change in venue was caused by a water main break at the Bridgestone Arena. 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 2nd in the conference standings, Western's best finish in nearly 50 years. 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. The stunned Broncos were unable to recover in the last 5 minutes and ended with a loss. Even after that upset, the WMU offense didn't appear much better in the rematch. The Broncos were able to score twice in regulation but couldn't 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. For a team with the #5 offense in the nation, the sudden lack of scoring doomed the Broncos' season.

Departures

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

Recruiting

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Scoring statistics

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Шаблон:Sortname	C	39	13	36	49	14
Шаблон:Sortname	RW	39	30	17	47	13
Шаблон:Sortname	C	38	15	27	42	18
Шаблон:Sortname	F	38	12	20	32	12
Шаблон:Sortname	D	39	11	18	29	34
Шаблон:Sortname	RW	39	6	18	24	4
Шаблон:Sortname	D	33	5	18	23	16
Шаблон:Sortname	F	39	8	14	22	4
Шаблон:Sortname	RW/D	39	6	13	19	18
Шаблон:Sortname	C	39	7	11	18	54
Шаблон:Sortname	F	30	9	7	16	8
Шаблон:Sortname	F	32	7	9	16	37
Шаблон:Sortname	D	38	2	13	15	24
Шаблон:Sortname	RW	38	6	8	14	24
Шаблон:Sortname	D	39	3	7	10	17
Шаблон:Sortname	D	39	2	5	7	12
Шаблон:Sortname	D	38	2	5	7	10
Шаблон:Sortname	F	13	2	3	5	2
Шаблон:Sortname	F	19	0	3	3	6
Шаблон:Sortname	C	8	1	1	2	2
Шаблон:Sortname	F	30	1	0	1	4
Шаблон:Sortname	G	38	0	1	1	0
Шаблон:Sortname	F	26	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	D	6	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	G	4	0	0	0	0
Total			148	254	402	333

Goaltending statistics

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Шаблон:Sortname	38	2210:15	22	14	1	92	884	3	.906	2.50
Шаблон:Sortname	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

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.

Awards and honors

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Jason Polin	AHCA West All-American Second Team
Jason Polin	NCHC Player of the Year
Jason Polin	NCHC Forward of the Year
Pat Ferschweiler	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
Jason Polin	NCHC First Team
Ryan McAllister	NCHC Rookie Team

Players drafted into the NHL

2023 NHL Entry Draft

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3	82	Zach Nehring †	Winnipeg Jets
6	183	Ty Henricks †	New York Rangers

† incoming freshman