KALAMAZOO, Mich. – After a sweep of Lindenwood this past weekend, the Western Michigan hockey team has moved back into the top 10 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls, which were released this afternoon. 

The Broncos were ranked 10th in both polls, moving up one spot in the USCHO poll and two spots in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live poll. WMU took a pair of games from Lindenwood over the weekend, grabbing the series opener, 3-2, before earning a 6-1 win in the series finale. 

Western Michigan is joined by North Dakota, Denver, St. Cloud State and Colorado College as NCHC teams ranked in the top 20 in both polls. 

Those wins capped off a 9-0-1 non-conference record for WMU, and the Broncos pushed their overall record to 13-4-1 on the season. The Brown and Gold will return to NCHC action this weekend, as the team travels to Miami for a two-game series. The series opener is slated for Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. 

This season WMU will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Bronco Varsity Hockey, which will be commemorated in a variety of ways, including a special 50th Anniversary logo at center ice, special in-game tributes throughout the season, and a special Alumni Weekend for Bronco Hockey during the Colorado College series, January 26 and 27. In addition, every season ticket holder will receive a special 50th Anniversary puck to commemorate this special season.