KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan hockey team collected a 6-2 victory over Miami on Saturday night at Lawson Arena, completing a series sweep of the RedHawks. 

Ty Henricks lit the lamp twice, while Iiro Hakkarainen, William Whitelaw, Garrett Szydlowski and Liam Valente each scored once. Hampton Slukynsky made 14 saves in net to earn the win.

FIRST PERIOD
The Broncos came out firing in the opening portion of the game, getting shots from Owen Michaels, Whitelaw and Bobby Cowan in the first two minutes of the frame. The Brown and Gold kept firing pucks on frame and eventually broke through just under eight minutes into the contest.

Zack Sharp ripped a shot from the point that was tipped by Cowan. The puck eventually found its way to Hakkarainen who finished the play for a 1-0 lead. The goal was his first of the season. Western Michigan continued to apply pressure, getting some strong chances from Colby Woogk and Valente moments later. 

Later, Henricks and Samuel Sjolund played a little two-man game, helping the Broncos add to their lead. Sjolund found Henricks dropping into the left circle, and he ripped a shot just under the bar for a 2-0 WMU lead with under four minutes to play in the period. 

Down the stretch, Miami would be called for two penalties. The Broncos took a 5-on-3 advantage into the second 20 minutes of action. 

SECOND PERIOD
 Miami would get back to full strength, but Western Michigan was able to score right after the power play ended. Cowan slid a beautiful back-door pass to Whitelaw who stuffed the puck in for a 3-0 lead. 

A few minutes later, WMU went back on the man advantage. MU was sent off for hooking. Despite multiple chances, the RedHawks worked back to full strength. The Broncos then killed off a Miami power play, blocking two shots in front of Slukynsky. 

After killing off a few more Miami power plays, the Brown and Gold went back to work on offense. Henricks found some open space in the right circle and fired a shot under the bar for a 4-0 lead with under two minutes to play in the period. 

WMU carried that four-goal advantage into the final 20 minutes of play. 

THIRD PERIOD
Miami got an early 5-on-3 advantage, but the Broncos were able to limit the chances and get back to full strength. However, just a few moments later, the RedHawks would get on the board to make it a 4-1 game. 

MU made things interesting, scoring with just under 10 minutes to play in the game to make it 4-2. But Western Michigan had the response, as Szydlowski scored not even 15 seconds later to push the WMU lead back to three (5-2). 

Ten seconds later, Miami was sent off for holding. The Brown and Gold wouldn't score on the man advantage, but Valente was able to find twine just a few seconds after the power play expired. That made the score 6-2 in favor of the home team with under seven minutes to play. 

Late in the game, the RedHawks were given two penalties, including a major and game misconduct. That gave the Brown and Gold a power play for the rest of the game. Despite multiple chances, the Miami defense would stand tall. The Broncos closed out a 6-2 victory and series sweep.  

UP NEXT
Western Michigan will hit the road for a series against Omaha next weekend. The series opener is set for Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 PM ET.