Western Michigan Broncos 2014-15 Schedule Quick Facts Date Opponent Time (ET) Sat., Oct. 4 Toronto (Exh.) 2:00 p.m. Location (Pop.): .................. Kalamazoo, Mich. (74,262) Fri., Oct. 10 at Canisius 7:35 p.m. Founded: ............................................................... 1903 Sat., Oct. 11 at Canisius 7:35 p.m. Enrollment: ......................................................... 25,086 Fri., Oct. 17 Omaha* 7:00 p.m. Nickname:......................................................... Broncos Sat., Oct. 18 Omaha* 7:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 24 Alaska 7:00 p.m. Colors: ..................................................Brown and Gold Sat., Oct. 25 Alaska 7:00 p.m. President: .......................................... Dr. John M. Dunn Fri., Nov. 7 at Denver* 9:37 p.m. Director of Athletics:.......................... Kathy Beauregard Sat., Nov. 8 at Denver* 9:07 p.m. Associate AD/Hockey Admin.: ...................Monty Porter Fri., Nov. 14 St. Cloud State* 7:00 p.m. Faculty Athletic Rep.: .................................. Fred Sitkins Sat., Nov. 15 St. Cloud State* 7:00 p.m. Fri., Nov. 21 at Miami* 7:35 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone #: ..........................(269) 387-3061 Sat., Nov. 22 at Miami* 7:05 p.m. SEASON IN REVIEW Fri., Nov. 28 vs. Ohio State# 4:05 p.m. 2013-14 Overall Record: ...................................19-16-5 Sat., Nov. 29 vs. Notre Dame/Union# TBA Fri., Dec. 12 Colorado College* 7:00 p.m. 2013-14 NCHC Record/Finish: ............... 11-11-2-2/t-4th Sat., Dec. 13 Colorado College* 7:00 p.m. 2014 NCHC Tournament Record: ............................. 2-2 Mon., Dec. 29 vs. Colgate% 4:30 p.m. 2014 NCHC Tournament Finish: ................Fourth Place Tues., Dec. 30 vs. Penn State/Robert Morris% TBA 2014 NCAA Tournament Finish: ...............................N/A Fri., Jan. 9 Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 10 at Notre Dame 6:05 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY Fri., Jan. 16 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. First Season of College Hockey: ...................... 1973-74 Sat., Jan. 17 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. First Season of Division I Hockey: .................... 1975-76 Fri., Jan. 23 at St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. All-Time Program Record: .........................704-715-140 Sat., Jan. 24 at St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. All-Time NCHC Record: ................................. 11-11-2-2 Sat., Jan. 31 Miami* 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 7 vs. Miami*& TBA All-Time NCHC Tournament Record:........................ 2-2 Fri., Feb. 13 at Omaha* 8:37 p.m. All-Time Conference Regular-Season Sat., Feb. 14 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Championships (NCHC championships): .............0 (0) Fri., Feb. 20 North Dakota* 7:00 p.m. All-Time Conference Tournament Sat., Feb. 21 North Dakota* 7:00 p.m. Championships (Frozen Faceoff titles): ................2 (0) Fri., Feb. 27 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28 at Colorado College* 9:07 p.m. NCAA Tournaments (most recent): ...................5 (2012) Fri., Mar. 6 Minnesota Duluth* 7:00 p.m. NCAA Frozen Four Appearances: ..........................................0 Sat., Mar. 7 Minnesota Duluth* 7:00 p.m. NCAA Championships: ................................................ 0 March 13-15 NCHC Quarterfinals TBA All-Time AHCA All-Americans: ................................... 13 March 20-21 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBA Hobey Baker Award Winners: ...................................... 0 * NCHC game; # Shillelagh Tournament (South Bend, Ind.); All-Time NHL Alumni (2013-14): ...........................21 (5) % Three Rivers Classic (Pittsburgh, Pa.); & Hockey City Classic (Chicago, Ill.); all times subject to change 2014-15 Bronco Storylines The underclassmen will outnumber the upperclassmen on the 2014-15 roster. The Broncos have 15 freshmen and sophomores (seven freshmen, eight sophomores) and 13 upperclassmen (eight juniors, five seniors). In addition to the annual NCHC playoffs the Broncos will be taking part in two in-season tournaments, starting with the Shillelagh Tournament at Notre Dame on Nov. 28 and 29. The Broncos will open up the tournament against former conference foe Ohio State and then play the winner or loser of Notre Dame and Union. WMU then heads to Pittsburgh, Pa., for the Three Rivers Classic. Western Michigan opens up against Colgate on Dec. 29 and then plays the winner or loser of Penn State and Robert Morris on Dec. 30. Last season WMU made it to the finals of the BriceAlaska Goal Rush and claimed the Great Lakes Invitational Championship. WMU will play in the program’s third outdoor game in history when it plays Miami in the Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. on Feb. 7. The Broncos are 2-0-0 all-time in outdoor games after claiming the Great Lakes Invitational Championship in 2013 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich. NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 42 2014-15 NCHC Media Guide Western Michigan Broncos 2014-15 Roster No. Name NHL Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Hometown (Previous Team/League) 1 Frank Slubowski G 5-10 195 SR R Prince Rupert, B.C. (Alberni Valley/BCHL) 3 Thomas Nitsche D 6-3 210 SO L Charlotte, N.C. (Penticton/BCHL) 6 Matt Stewart D 6-0 185 SR L Brighton, Mich. (Green Bay/USHL) 7 Kenney Morrison D 6-2 205 JR R Lloydminster, Alberta (Omaha/USHL) 8 Sheldon Dries F 5-9 179 SO L Macomb, Mich. (Green Bay/USHL) 9 Chris Dienes D 6-2 195 SO L Traverse City, Mich. (Fargo/USHL) 10 Josh Pitt F 6-3 206 JR L Brockville, Ontario (Ottawa JR Senators/CCHL) 11 John Carpino F 5-11 190 FR R Vaughan, Ontario (North York Rangers/OJHL) 12 Aidan Muir EDM F 6-4 212 FR R Brampton, Ontario (Indiana/USHL) 13 Neal Goff D 6-5 220 FR L Stillwater, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) 14 Colton Hargrove BOS F 6-2 215 JR L Rockwall, Texas (Fargo/USHL) 15 Scott Moldenhauer D 6-4 225 FR R Oak Ridge, N.C. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 16 Nolan LaPorte F 6-0 186 JR R Mokena, Ill. (Green Bay/USHL) 17 Justin Kovacs F 5-11 193 SR L Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 19 Frederik Tiffels F 6-1 200 FR L Cologne, Germany (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 20 Taylor Fleming D 5-11 200 SO R Waconia, Minn. (Fargo/USHL) 21 Kyle Novak F 5-11 188 SO R O’Fallon, Mo. (Green Bay/USHL) 22 Mike McKee DET F 6-5 250 SO L Newmarket, Ont. (Lincoln/USHL) 23 Aaron Hadley F 6-3 205 SO R Castlegar, B.C. (Vernon/BCHL) 24 Paul Stoykewych D 6-2 202 FR L Winnipeg, Manitoba (Penticton/BCHL) 25 Willem Nong-Lambert F 6-4 219 FR L Urbandale, Iowa (Des Moines/USHL) 26 Michael Rebry F 6-1 194 SO L Clear Creek, Ont. (Penticton/BCHL) 27 J.T. Osborn F 5-8 180 JR L Alpine, Calif. (Fairbanks/NAHL) 28 Sam Mellor F 5-10 180 R-JR R Cranbrook, B.C. (Penticton/BCHL) 29 Will Kessel F 6-2 214 SR L Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Green Bay/USHL) 35 Sam Bloomberg G 5-8 180 JR R Saginaw, Mich. (Heritage HS) 55 Lukas Hafner G 6-0 205 JR R Toledo, Ohio (Cornwall/CCHL) Roster Breakdown Coaching/Support Staff Lettermen returning/lost in 2014-15:............................18/5 Head Coach: Andy Murray By Forward: .......................................................11/3 Alma Mater/Year: Brandon Univ./1972 By Defensemen: ..................................................5/2 Record at School (Years): 59-41-19 (3 seasons) By Goaltender: .....................................................2/0 Career Record (Years): same Newcomers in 2014-15:....................................................8 Associate Head Coach: Ben Barr Freshmen on 2014-15 roster: ...........................................7 Alma Mater/Year: RPI/2004 Years at Current School: 1st season Sophomores on 2014-15 roster: .......................................8 Associate Head Coach: Dave Shyiak Juniors on 2014-15 roster:................................................8 Alma Mater/Year: Northern Michigan/1991 Seniors on 2014-15 roster: ...............................................4 Years at Current School: 1st season NHL Draft Picks on 2014-15 Roster: ................................3 Director of Hockey Operations: Blake Hextall Captains: ................ Will Kessel, Nolan LaPorte, Sheldon Dries Alma Mater/Year: Western Michigan/2014 Phone #: (517) 404-8946 Email: [email protected] Athletic Trainer: Brian Bauer Phone #: (269) 387-8653 Email: [email protected] Equipment Manager: Dion VanAtter Phone #: (269) 387-3054 Email: [email protected] SR • F Will KeSSel Head Coach Assoc. Coach Assoc. Coach Andy Murray Ben Barr Dave Shyiak 2014-15 NCHC Media Guide 43 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Western Michigan Broncos 2013-14 Statistics No. Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA 24 Shane Berschbach 40 16 22 38 76 .211 +9 10-20 10 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 Chase Balisy 40 13 24 37 67 .194 +16 7-14 7 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 17 Justin Kovacs 40 13 20 33 74 .176 +10 8-16 8 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14 Colton Hargrove 39 11 13 24 100 .110 +8 19-38 19 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 Nolan LaPorte 40 11 13 24 99 .111 -1 14-31 13 1 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kenney Morrison 40 4 15 19 128 .031 +2 36-83 34 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Josh Pitt 37 9 9 18 65 .138 +3 25-86 18 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 Jordan Oesterle 34 2 15 17 59 .034 +2 8-27 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Dennis Brown 40 2 11 13 48 .042 -4 16-32 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Will Kessel 37 6 6 12 56 .107 -4 13-37 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 Mike Cichy 34 2 6 8 45 .044 -8 6-12 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Sam Mellor 37 1 7 8 42 .024 -2 9-29 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Sheldon Dries 39 3 4 7 75 .040 -6 16-43 14 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Taylor Fleming 40 1 6 7 27 .037 +5 19-38 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Kyle Novak 26 4 1 5 28 .143 -6 4-19 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 Chris Dienes 33 2 3 5 26 .077 0 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Thomas Nitsche 25 1 3 4 14 .071 +1 9-21 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 David Killip 18 1 2 3 18 .056 -1 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 Lukas Hafner 21 0 3 3 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mike McKee 21 1 0 1 8 .125 -4 16-54 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Aaron Hadley 20 0 1 1 9 .000 -4 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Michael Rebry 18 0 1 1 7 .000 -2 4-19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Stewart 21 0 1 1 11 .000 +1 7-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 J.T.