KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan hockey team has jumped in the top 15 in the US College Hockey Online and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, coming in at 14 in both on Monday.
WMU is coming off a pair of wins over UConn and Air Force in route to claiming the 2019 Ice Vegas Invitational to extend its unbeaten streak to a nation's-best eight games. The Broncos opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over the Huskies, following it with a 4-1 victory over the Falcons to claim the title. Senior goalie Trevor Gorsuch was named MVP, while Luke Bafia and Ethen Frank were also named to the All-Tournament team.