WMUBroncos.com is continuing its five-week series to see who left the most lasting legacy on their respective sport at Western Michigan University.

The Leaving Their Legacy Series begins week three with the WMU hockeyl program.

But first, the results from week two look back at the Western Michigan volleyball team.

The winner, with 48.0% of the vote (102 votes), is long-time head coach Rob Buck. Rounding out the vote was Shaylen Jackson (22.5%), Sarah Powers (15.7%), Heather Sawyer (10.8%) and Kim Lee (2.9%).

Craig Jolly emailed to recommend another possible choice that could have been in the volleyball vote

"How about Jackie Backus?  She was awesome.   Her team beat Nebraska in a game at Read Fieldhouse that had about 10K in attendance."

Paul Morgan, the volleyball beat writer for the Kalamazoo Gazette, commented "The 1983 team. That team set the standard, for not only Western Michigan University, but southwestern Michigan as far as volleyball is concerned. The stats are gaudy, going 30-0 in the regular season, beating Nebraska before an NCAA-record crowd of 8,543 and then losing to UCLA in what then was the Elite 8.

"It also started a huge interest in volleyball in the area where girls started playing volleyball, and then if they stayed around, their children played volleyball. We count over 20 area state championship volleyball teams." 

As always keep the comments about possible omissions or your thoughts on the candidates coming. 

Voting for the most lasting hockey legacy will take place until Sunday night and will be at the bottom of the front page of WMUBroncos.com. Vote as often as you would like and then check back the following Monday for the results from the previous week and the next poll.

LEAVING THEIR LEGACY
HOCKEY

Dan Dorion

Right wing Dan Dorion owns WMU career records for goals (115) and points (293), as well as the top two seasonal point figures with 104 in 1985-86 and 91 in 1983-84. He played 156 games for the Brown and Gold and was WMU's top scorer in each of his four campaigns.

In 1986, Dorion was a first-team All-American, most valuable player of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association following the Broncos' victory in the league tournament, and runner-up for the Hobey Baker Award as the nation's top collegiate hockey player.

He represented the United States in the 1985 World Championship tournament after being a member of the winning team at the National Sports Festival. He was also chosen for the 1986 United States team, but passed up that opportunity by signing a three-year professional contract with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.

Dorion was inducted into Western Michigan's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.

Wayne Gagne

Wayne Gagne was Western Michigan's highest scoring blueliner with 42 career goals, 199 assists and 241 total points. In 1987 he was runner-up for the Hobey Baker Award, and was named the CCHA Player of the Year. He was also named to the CCHA All-Tournament Team in 1986.

Gagne was named first-team All-American twice, and was inducted into WMU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

During his career he shattered the defenseman record sections of the WMU, CCHA and NCAA West Region record books. He still owns every WMU defenseman scoring record, and two overall records (season assists, 7,6 and career assists, 199). He was among the nation's top five scorers throughout most of the 1986-87 season and completed the year with 89 points.

Glen Healy

Glen Healy played 132 games as a Bronco goaltender and owns the record for school career saves (3,993) and is second for wins (60) and minutes played (7,716). He was named team MVP and All-CCHA in both 1984 and 1985, a second-team All-American in 1985, and MVP of the 1984 CCHA tournament.

At the time of his graduation, Healy owned 12 WMU records and two CCHA records. After leaving WMU, Healy played in the NHL for the LA Kings, the New York Islanders and New York Rangers, and was a member of the Rangers' 1994 Stanley Cup winning team.

Lawson Lunatics

The Lawson Lunatics, WMU's infamous (and notoriously raucous) 1,400 member student section, are very likely the reason that Lawson Ice Arena has consistently been voted one of the toughest places to play in the CCHA.

The Lawson Lunatics student section was created in 2004 to enhance the Bronco home game atmosphere from the WMU student body, and its establishment gave WMU students ownership of the Lawson Ice Arena student section.

The Lunatics are dedicated to giving Bronco Hockey vital energy and creating an atmosphere that is unmatched throughout the CCHA and country. This atmosphere has made Lawson Ice Arena an exciting and intimidating environment for all visiting teams. The Bronco Hockey team draws energy from the support of the Lunatics at every home contest.

Jamal Mayers

Jamal Mayers played 155 games for the Brown and Gold and racked up a career total 159 points. In 1995-96 he was ranked fifth in the NCAA for short-handed goals with 4, and he won the Vic Vandenberg Scoring Award in 1994-95, when he was among the nation's top 25 points leaders.

Mayers helped Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in 1995-96. He achieved a combined +47 in plus/minus rating over his last three seasons.

We know there are many worthy candidates for this list and we want to know who, in your mind, has left a legacy in their respective WMU program.  Please provide a name, team or moment so we can share with all of the Bronco fans later this summer.  You are also more than welcome to send your thoughts or memories of someone from the list above.  Please send your first name and location (city, state) along with your selection/comment to Matt Holmes at matt.holmes@wmich.edu.