COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Michigan hockey's Ronnie Attard, Ethen Frank, head coach Pat Ferschweiler, Drew Worrad, Max Sasson and Brandon Bussi have all been named finalist for National Collegiate Hockey Conference yearly awards.
Attard, a First Team All-NCHC selection, is a finalist for the NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Best Offensive Defenseman awards. The junior blue-liner tallied 21 points in 24 conference games, helping the Broncos finish in third place and record a program-best 14 wins in NCHC play. Attard looks to repeat as the NCHC Best Offensive Defenseman after becoming the first Bronco in program history to win the award last season.