2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season explained
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
As of August 18, 2019.[2]
Schedule and Results
|-!colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#6C4023; " | Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#6C4023; " | |-!colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#6C4023; " | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#6C4023; " | |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|colspan=12|Tournament Cancelled[3]
Scoring statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | |
|---|
| | 35 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 52 |
| | 35 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| | 36 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 |
| | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 17 |
| | 34 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 |
| | 26 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| | 32 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| | 31 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 |
| | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| | 36 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 27 |
| | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| | 31 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Total | | | 125 | 223 | 348 | 468 | |
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[4] Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | | |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 34 | 1921 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 85 | 859 | 0 | .910 | 2.65 |
| 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 | |
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Rankings
See 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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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[5] Notes and References
- Web site: NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately. nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
- Web site: WMU Hockey – 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster . Western Michigan University Athletics . July 27, 2017.
- Web site: Western Michigan Broncos (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
- News: Western Michigan Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . July 16, 2020.
- News: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . December 6, 2019.
