2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th NCHC
Home iceLawson Arena
Rankings
USCHO16
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall18–13–5
Conference12–9–3–2
Home12–6–0
Road5–7–4
Neutral1–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachAndy Murray
Assistant coachesDave 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
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The 2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program. They represented Western Michigan University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 7th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Broncos were coached by Andy Murray, in his 9th season, and played their home games at Lawson Arena.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster[edit]

As of August 18, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Austin Cain Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-09-12 Ottawa, Ontario Whitby Fury (OJHL) —
2 Missouri Kale Bennett Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-11-30 St. Louis, Missouri Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
3 Illinois Michael Joyaux Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-13 Bloomingdale, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
4 Florida Luke Bafia (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1996-01-19 Parrish, Florida Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
6 Michigan Scooter Brickey Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1999-05-27 Burtchville, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
7 Michigan 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 Ohio Dawson DiPietro Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-11-15 Medina, Ohio Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
10 California Lawton Courtnall Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-07 Westlake Village, California Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
11 Alberta Rhett Kingston Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-11-04 Black Diamond, Alberta Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
12 Florida Cole Gallant Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-14 Dover, Florida Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
13 Ontario Drew Worrad Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1997-06-30 Birr, Ontario Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) —
14 Michigan Jason Polin Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-06-17 Holt, Michigan Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
16 Illinois 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 Manitoba 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 Alberta Brett Van Os Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-02-21 St. Albert, Alberta Calgary Canucks (AJHL) —
19 New Jersey Lukas Samuelsson Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1996-10-08 Voorhees, New Jersey Toronto Predators (GMHL) —
20 Alberta Jamie Rome Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-10-03 Cochrane, Alberta Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
21 Wisconsin Josh Passolt (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-09-13 Hayward, Wisconsin Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
22 Missouri Austin Rueschhoff Junior F 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-09-07 Wentzville, Missouri Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
23 Michigan Paul Washe Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-27 Clarkston, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) —
24 New Jersey 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 Michigan Jared Kucharek Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1998-05-23 Royal Oak, Michigan Madison Capitols (USHL) —
26 Nebraska Ethen Frank Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-05 Papillion, Nebraska Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
27 Michigan Cam Orchard Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-27 Middleville, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
28 Nova Scotia 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 New York (state) Brandon Bussi Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-25 Sound Beach, New York Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
31 New York (state) 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 Ontario Ben Blacker Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-23 Oakville, Ontario Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —

Standings[edit]

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 champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[edit]

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 Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics[edit]

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
Ethen 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

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "WMU Hockey – 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Western Michigan Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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