KALAMAZOO, Mich. - #6/6 Western Michigan (6-2-1, 0-1-1 NCHC) will host #12/13 Colorado College (7-2-1, 1-1-0 NCHC) in two games, the first NCHC series this season at Lawson Arena, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 13 and 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Stream the games on NCHC.tv and listen to them on WKZO (106.9 FM/102.7 FM/590 AM/930 AM).

The first 500 fans at Friday's game will receive a Lawson Arena pennant.

WMU returns home for the first time in November, after beginning the month in conference action at Grand Forks, N.D., where the team earned two standings points with a shootout win to open the series. In the series finale last Saturday, the visiting Broncos fell 4-1 to the Fighting Hawks.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
WMU enters the series with 949 wins in program history. The next victory will mark 950 all-time for the Broncos. This season, the Brown and Gold are 4-0-0 at Lawson Arena.

Western Michigan is 16-7-2 against Colorado College at Lawson Arena, and the Tigers have not won in the building since Jan. 27, 2024. The last meeting came in last season's NCHC Quarterfinals, a WMU sweep.

The Broncos are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Colorado College (3-0-1) and lead the all-time series, which dates back to December 2002, 29-14-8. The Tigers will have their hands full this weekend against the WMU offense, tied for second nationally at 4.78 goals per game. The Broncos also rank in the top 10, tied for seventh in scoring defense at 1.89 goals allowed per game.

Across Division I regular-season conference games since 2023-24, no team has had a higher penalty-kill success rate than WMU, which has operated at 85.9 percent.

Western Michigan's European skaters have combined for 41 points this season, the most by any team in the nation. Freshman forward Adam Benák leads the group with 15 points (5G-10A), followed by junior defenseman Joona Väisänen with 13 (5G-8A), junior defenseman Theo Wallberg with eight assists and junior forward Iiro Hakkarainen with five assists. RPI is next at 29 points.

On Thursday, Väisänen was named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects for the 2026 Spengler Cup, the first Bronco ever selected to the team.

Twenty-one Broncos have recorded a point this season, tied for second in the nation and one behind Lindenwood's 22. The scoring depth has powered the Bronco offense all season.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Colorado College enters the weekend 7-2-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the NCHC under head coach Kris Mayotte, ranked #12/13 in the national polls. The Tigers beat Lindenwood 4-2 on Friday before skating to a 2-2 tie Saturday, winning the unofficial nonconference shootout. Crandell (5G-4A) and Björck (1G-8A) lead CC with nine points apiece, while Link and Beckner have eight points each. In net, Jackson Unger has played every minute this season, going 7-2-1 with a 1.49 goals-against average, a .948 save percentage and two shutouts. As a team, the Tigers allow just 1.50 goals per game, third in the nation, and kill penalties at 93.5 percent.

FINAL SEASON AT LAWSON ARENA
The 2026-27 campaign marks the Final Season at historic Lawson Arena for Western Michigan hockey. Named after the program's founding father, Harry W. Lawson, the arena has been home to Bronco hockey since the 1974-75 season. Throughout the 2026-27 season, WMU hockey will be celebrating its five-plus decades at Lawson Arena with special events, promotions and 'Fan Friday' giveaways. Secure your tickets and help us celebrate the Final Season at Lawson Arena at wmubroncos.com/tickets.