BOSTON – Western Michigan junior defenseman Ronnie Attard and fifth-year senior forward Ethen Frank have been named CCM/American Hockey Association West All-Americans on Friday evening.
 
The CCM Hockey All-American Ice Hockey Teams are sponsored by CCM Hockey and chosen by members of the AHCA. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide.
 
Attard earned First-Team honors and was one of just two players to repeat as a first team selection, with UMass forward Bobby Trevigno joining him. Attard was named a First Team All-NCHC selection and won the NCHC Best Offensive Defenseman award after posting 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists in 39 career games, all career-highs. Attard helped lead the Broncos their first-ever appearance in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game and the program's first NCAA Tournament win. Attard becomes the program's fourth two-time All-American.
 
Frank finished the season as the nation's top goal-scorer with 26 tallies in 38 games. He also added 13 assists for a career-high 39 points, while posting a +15 plus/minus. Frank was a Second Team All-NCHC selection on the season and helped the Broncos to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a new program best.
 
This is the just the third time that WMU has had more than one All-American in a season and the first since The 1985-86 campaign that saw Dan Dorion, Wayne Gagne and Bill Horn all earn the honors.