Men's Ice Hockey | February 04, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – For the second-straight week the Western Michigan hockey team comes in at No. 8 in both the US College Hockey Online and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.

WMU is coming off a split at Omaha, winning 4-3 on Friday and falling 6-3 on Saturday. The three points the Broncos earned helped maintain their top-four position in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, currently sitting in third place. WMU holds a four-point advantage over fourth-place Denver and has a seven-point gap on North Dakota.

This is the fifth week overall this season that WMU has been ranked in the top 15.

Western Michigan is off this week but hosts UND on Feb. 15-16. Friday's game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start due to national television coverage on CBS Sports Network. Saturday's game will start at 7:05 p.m. Tickets for both games are still available and can be purchased by calling 1-888-4-WMUTIX and online at www.wmubroncos.com.