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2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos
men's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament, Regional Semifinal
Conference6th NCHC
Home iceLawson Arena
Rankings
USCHO#14
USA Hockey#14
Record
Overall21–16–1
Conference11–13–0
Home11–7–0
Road10–8–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachPat Ferschweiler
Assistant coachesJason Herter
J. J. Crew
Jared Brown
Will Massey
Captain(s)Luke Grainger
Alternate captain(s)Cédric Fiedler
Chad Hillebrand
Tim Washe
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season was the 50th season of play for the program and 11th in the NCHC. The Broncos represented Western Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Lawson Arena and were coached by Pat Ferschweiler in his 3rd season.

Season

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Entering the season, Western was facing some upheaval on offense as the team's top three scorers from '23 had departed. Several transfers and freshmen were brought in to plug the holes but if that did not work, the team still had its starting goaltender, Cameron Rowe, to lean on. Fortunately, the new addition fit in well and Western Michigan got off to a good start. The team was able to hold to their mantra of recent years; 'We score four' and averaged nearly 5 goals per game in their opening weeks. The Broncos began the season by going undefeated in their first five games and saw transfers Alex Bump, Sam Colangelo and Matteo Costantini (all NHL-drafted players) begin to mesh with the offense. The team had a bit of a hiccup in early November but then proceeded to reel off seven consecutive victories and put up tremendous scoring figures. Though the Broncos ended the first half with a loss, it was the backend of a split with #4 Denver and did not harm their ranking.

By Christmas, the team was already 7 games above .500 but their position in the polls was not reflective of their stellar record. This was primarily due to their non-conference opposition, which was particularly weak. Of the four non-NCHC teams that the Broncos had faced, all were in the bottom third of the PairWise rankings and two (Ferris State and Lindenwood) were among the three worst teams in the country. Because of this, Western's non-conference wins were downgraded and did not provide them with as much of a boost as they otherwise would have, however, since the Broncos were undefeated outside of league play, it did help stabilize their ranking.[1]

Western needed their non-conference mark as the team ran into trouble once in the second half of the season. Rowe had a few poor outings but the biggest problem was their suddenly inconsistent offense. While Western Michigan never completely lost their scoring touch, they did run through a few stretches where they found it difficult to score. The Broncos were also hindered by the difficulty of their schedule and faced ranked opponents for 10 consecutive games beginning in late January. Western was only able to win 3 of those matches and the team fell to 6th in the conference standings. The team managed a slight recovery by sweeping Miami to close out the regular season but the RedHawks were the worst team in the NCHC.

As the playoffs began, Western sat just inside the cut line for the NCAA tournament. With St. Cloud State as their opponent, the Broncos had three basic scenarios in front of them for the quarterfinal round: 1. Winning the series would all but guarantee the team a spot in the NCAA tournament; 2. Winning one game but losing the series would leave them on the bubble but likely to receive an at-large bid; 3. Being swept would effectively eliminate Western Michigan from the NCAA tournament.

The Broncos did not start their postseason well, surrendering the first three goals of the game to the Huskies. Western did not show any real fight until the third and a pair of goals from Bump in the middle of the period got the team back in the game. However, Chad Hillebrand got a bit over exuberant with the comeback attempt and received a match penalty for hitting from behind. St. Cloud scored twice in the final five minutes to salt away the game and pushed the Broncos season to the brink.[2] Western Michigan played better at the start of game two but still had problems scoring. The Huskies got the opening goal in the second and it was not until the waning moments of the frame that Colangelo was able to tie the score. At the start of the third, WMU had gone 0–3 on the power play but in the final period they were finally able to get their man-advantage working and took the lead. After Luke Grainger scored the second power play marker in the middle of the frame, the team was finally able to relax and play their game. In the final three minutes, Western scored three more goals as St. Cloud desperately tried to tie the score and led to a resounding 6–1 win that, at least temporarily, saves their season.[3]

While a further win would have guaranteed them a place, St. Cloud took the embarrassing loss to heart and repaid the Broncos in kind. WMU was stymied in the rubber match and lost 1–5 thanks to the stellar play from the Huskies goaltender.[4] Despite the setback, loss from other contenders during the week had left Western at 13th in the Pairwise. The only thing that would knock the team out now were upsets in each of the ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and NCHC tournaments. While the ECAC title did get taken by lower team, the others did not and Western was able to earn a bid back to the tournament.

Seeking to prove they belonged in the game, despite their poor performance against good teams throughout the season, Western faced Michigan State in the Midwest Regional semifinal. Despite a poor start, Costantini got his team on the board first and the Broncos began to pick up speed. While the team was unable to build on their lead, they looked far better in the second half than they had at the start. MSU responded with a pair of goals in the second to take the lead but Western's offense replied with three markers in less than four minutes. With a 2-goal lead entering the third, all the Broncos had to do was play a solid defensive game and they'd earn the program its second tournament win. However, Michigan State managed to chip away at the lead and get back to within one when they pulled their goaltender. With less than a minute remaining, the Spartans got the tying goal and forced the match into overtime. Both teams looked a bit hesitant in the extra session but Western was not even able to get a shot on goal through the first 8 minutes. In the end, a rather harmless shot was accidentally deflected by Daniel Hilsendager past Rowe and Western Michigan's season came to a sudden end.[5]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Barrett Brooks Forward  United States Transferred to Mercyhurst
Aidan Fulp Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (New York Islanders)
Cole Gallant Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
William Hambley Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Alaska
Lucas Matta Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Rensselaer
Ryan McAllister Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Florida Panthers)
Jack Perbix Forward/Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Northern Michigan
Jason Polin Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Colorado Avalanche)
Jamie Rome Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Max Sasson Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Vancouver Canucks)
Theo Thrun Forward  United States Left program (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Alex Bump Forward  United States 19 Burnsville, MN; transfer from Vermont; selected 133rd overall in 2022
Joe Cassetti Forward  United States 24 Pleasanton, CA; graduate transfer from Miami
Sam Colangelo Forward  United States 21 Stoneham, MA; transfer from Northeastern; selected 36th overall in 2020
Matteo Costantini Forward  Canada 21 St. Catharines, ON; transfer from North Dakota; selected 131st overall in 2020
Cole Crusberg-Roseen Defenseman  United States 21 Stratham, NH
Owen Michaels Forward  United States 21 Detroit, MI
Jacob Napier Defenseman  United States 20 Lancaster, NY
Ethan Phillips Forward  Canada 22 Dartmouth, NS; graduate transfer from Boston University; selected 97th overall in 2019
Dawson Smith Goaltender  Canada 20 Whitehorse, YT
Ean Somoza Forward  United States 20 Thousand Oaks, CA
Garrett Szydlowski Forward  United States 21 Detroit, MI

Roster

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As of September 1, 2023[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Michigan Kirk Laursen Sophomore (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-02 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Miami (NCHC)
2 Michigan Jacob Bauer Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-02-25 Milford, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
3 New Hampshire Cole Crusberg-Roseen Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2002-04-14 Stratham, New Hampshire Lincoln (USHL)
4 California Zak Galambos Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-05-27 Walnut Creek, California American International (AHA)
6 New York (state) Jacob Napier Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-31 Lancaster, New York Fargo (USHL)
8 California Joe Cassetti Graduate F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-02-28 Pleasanton, California Miami (NCHC)
9 Quebec Luke Grainger (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-03 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
10 Illinois Chad Hillebrand (A) Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-22 Park Ridge, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
11 California Ethan Wolthers Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2001-07-19 Valencia, California Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
12 Massachusetts Sam Colangelo Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-12-26 Stoneham, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) ANA, 36th overall 2020
13 Michigan Oliver MacDonald Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan UMass (HEA)
15 Saskatchewan Daniel Hilsendager Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-03-30 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Omaha (USHL)
16 Michigan Tim Washe (A) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-08-25 Detroit, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL)
17 Switzerland Cédric Fiedler (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2001-04-20 Zug, Switzerland Fargo (USHL)
18 Illinois Wyatt Schingoethe Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-08-03 Algonquin, Illinois Waterloo (USHL) TOR, 195th overall 2020
19 Michigan Cam Knuble Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-23 Grand Rapids, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
20 Minnesota Alex Bump Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-11-20 Burnsville, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) PHI, 133rd overall 2022
22 Michigan Trevor Bishop Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-23 Rochester Hills, Michigan Victoria (BCHL)
23 British Columbia Carter Berger Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-09-17 North Vancouver, British Columbia UConn (HEA) FLA, 106th overall 2019
24 Michigan Garrett Szydlowski Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-06-12 Detroit, Michigan Wenatchee (BCHL)
25 Ontario Matteo Costantini Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-08-16 St. Catharines, Ontario North Dakota (NCHC) BUF, 131st overall 2020
26 California Ean Somoza Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2003-02-08 Thousand Oaks, California Wenatchee (BCHL)
27 Ontario Cole Burtch Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-11 Markham, Ontario Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28 Michigan Hugh Larkin Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-03-27 Livonia, Michigan Austin (NAHL)
29 Nova Scotia Ethan Phillips Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-05-07 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Boston University (HEA) DET, 97th overall 2019
30 Yukon Dawson Smith Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-02-17 Whitehorse, Yukon La Ronge (SJHL)
31 Illinois Cameron Rowe Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-06-01 Wilmette, Illinois Wisconsin (Big Ten)
33 Sweden Samuel Sjölund Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-19 Stockholm, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) DAL, 111th overall 2019
34 Michigan Owen Michaels Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-01 Detroit, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
37 Michigan Dylan Wendt Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-09 Grand Haven, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 North Dakota 24 15 8 1 1 4 0 49 87 67 40 26 12 2 151 105
#1 Denver * 24 15 7 2 3 0 1 45 110 80 42 30 9 3 198 119
#18 St. Cloud State 24 11 9 4 1 3 2 41 77 74 38 17 16 5 121 114
#15 Colorado College 24 14 8 2 5 2 0 41 66 56 37 21 13 3 111 93
#12 Omaha 24 13 8 3 5 0 3 40 68 74 40 23 13 4 117 112
#14 Western Michigan 24 11 13 0 1 5 0 35 78 64 38 21 16 1 136 97
Minnesota Duluth 24 8 14 2 3 3 2 28 65 80 37 12 20 5 103 125
Miami 24 1 21 2 0 2 0 7 44 100 36 7 26 3 78 135
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Updated: April 1, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 7 7:00 p.m. at USNTDP* #12 USA Hockey ArenaPlymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)     W 9–4   
Regular season
October 12 7:00 p.m. Ferris State* #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 6–4  3,640 1–0–0
October 13 7:07 p.m. at Ferris State* #12 Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Rowe T 3–3 OT 1,675 1–0–1
October 20 7:07 p.m. at Bowling Green* #9 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Rowe W 5–2  4,862 2–0–1
October 21 6:00 p.m. Bowling Green* #9 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–2  2,760 3–0–1
November 3 8:07 p.m. at Omaha #11 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Rowe W 5–2  5,393 4–0–1 (1–0–0)
November 4 8:07 p.m. at Omaha #11 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Rowe L 2–3 OT 6,225 4–1–1 (1–1–0)
November 10 7:00 p.m. St. Cloud State #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 2–3  3,943 4–2–1 (1–2–0)
November 11 6:00 p.m. St. Cloud State #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 0–3  3,767 4–3–1 (1–3–0)
November 17 9:00 p.m. at Colorado College #16 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Rowe W 3–1  3,407 5–3–1 (2–3–0)
November 18 8:00 p.m. at Colorado College #16 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Rowe W 4–0  3,410 6–3–1 (3–3–0)
November 24 7:00 p.m. St. Lawrence* #15 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–1  2,340 7–3–1
November 25 6:00 p.m. St. Lawrence* #15 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 4–0  2,245 8–3–1
December 1 7:00 p.m. Lindenwood* #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 3–1  2,733 9–3–1
December 2 6:00 p.m. Lindenwood* #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–1  2,982 10–3–1
December 8 7:00 p.m. #4 Denver #13 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 7–3  3,558 11–3–1 (4–3–0)
December 9 6:00 p.m. #4 Denver #13 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 5–6 OT 3,791 11–4–1 (4–4–0)
December 30 6:00 p.m. Western Ontario* #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan (Exhibition)   Laursen W 6–2   
January 5 8:10 p.m. at Lindenwood* #11 Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Rowe W 3–2  1,261 12–4–1
January 6 3:10 p.m. at Lindenwood* #11 Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Rowe W 6–1  907 13–4–1
January 12 7:00 p.m. at Miami #10 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Rowe W 4–1  2,403 14–4–1 (5–4–0)
January 13 7:00 p.m. at Miami #10 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Rowe L 3–4  2,387 14–5–1 (5–5–0)
January 19 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Duluth #11 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 3–6  3,566 14–6–1 (5–6–0)
January 20 6:00 p.m. Minnesota Duluth #11 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 5–2  3,648 15–6–1 (6–6–0)
January 26 7:00 p.m. #16 Colorado College #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 1–2 OT 3,611 15–7–1 (6–7–0)
January 27 6:00 p.m. #16 Colorado College #12 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 1–2 OT 3,710 15–8–1 (6–8–0)
February 2 9:00 p.m. at #5 Denver #15 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Rowe L 2–3  6,467 15–9–1 (6–9–0)
February 3 8:00 p.m. at #5 Denver #15 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Rowe W 7–2  6,202 16–9–1 (7–9–0)
February 9 7:00 p.m. #19 Omaha #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 6–1  3,311 17–9–1 (8–9–0)
February 10 6:00 p.m. #19 Omaha #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe L 2–3 OT 3,614 17–10–1 (8–10–0)
February 23 8:30 p.m. at #15 St. Cloud State #13 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Rowe W 4–3  3,502 18–10–1 (9–10–0)
February 24 7:00 p.m. at #15 St. Cloud State #13 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Rowe L 0–3  4,116 18–11–1 (9–11–0)
March 1 8:07 p.m. at #3 North Dakota #12 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco, CBSSN Rowe L 3–5  11,833 18–12–1 (9–12–0)
March 2 7:07 p.m. at #3 North Dakota #12 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco 2 Rowe L 0–3  11,776 18–13–1 (9–13–0)
March 8 7:00 p.m. Miami #15 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 3–2  2,748 19–13–1 (10–13–0)
March 9 6:00 p.m. Miami #15 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rowe W 6–1  3,556 20–13–1 (11–13–0)
NCHC tournament
March 15 8:37 p.m. at #18 St. Cloud State* #14 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1) Fox 9+ Rowe L 2–5  3,026 20–14–1
March 16 7:07 p.m. at #18 St. Cloud State* #14 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2) Fox 9+ Rowe W 6–1  2,495 21–14–1
March 17 7:07 p.m. at #18 St. Cloud State* #14 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 3) Fox 9+ Rowe L 1–5  21–15–1
NCAA tournament
March 29 5:00 p.m. vs. #4 Michigan State* #14 Centene Community Ice CenterMaryland Heights, Missouri (Midwest Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Rowe L 4–5 OT 3,148 21–16–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[7]

NCAA tournament

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Regional semifinal

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March 29, 2024
4:00 p.m.
(1) Michigan State5–4 (OT)
(0–1, 2–3, 2–0, 1–0)
(4) Western MichiganCentene Community Ice Center
Attendance: 3,148
Game reference
Trey AugustineGoaliesCameron RoweReferees:
Joseph Carusone
C. J. Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryann Knapp
Patrick Dapuzzo
0–17:29 – Matteo Costantini (11) (Hilsendager, Wendt)
(Geary, Basgall) Daniel Russell (9) – 25:051–1
(Dorwart) David Gucciardi (9) – 30:252–1
2–232:51 – PPAlex Bump (14) (Grainger, Sjolund)
2–334:42 – Sam Colangelo (24) (Bump)
2–436:11 – Zak Galambos (9) (Michaels, Fiedler)
(Shoudy, Kelly) Nash Nienhuis (9) – 48:153–4
(Levshunov, Howard) Karsen Dorwart (15) – EA – 59:054–4
(Nienhuis, Augustine) Jeremy Davidson (12) – GW – 68:475–4
2 minPenalties2 min
32Shots38

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Luke Grainger F 38 14 34 48 21
Dylan Wendt RW 38 23 21 44 10
Sam Colangelo C/RW 38 24 19 43 23
Alex Bump LW 38 14 22 36 27
Matteo Costantini C 38 11 20 31 18
Chad Hillebrand C/LW 38 7 19 26 44
Ethan Phillips C/RW 29 9 14 23 12
Zak Galambos D 38 9 12 21 39
Carter Berger D 36 4 16 20 14
Samuel Sjolund D 38 3 15 18 10
Joe Cassetti LW 38 8 9 17 8
Tim Washe C 38 2 10 12 27
Hugh Larkin RW 37 5 4 9 34
Daniel Hilsendager D 33 1 7 8 19
Cédric Fiedler D 38 0 8 8 23
Owen Michaels F 38 2 5 7 10
Wyatt Schingoethe C 24 0 4 4 2
Jacob Bauer D 27 0 4 4 8
Cole Crusberg-Roseen D 22 0 3 3 10
Cole Burtch LW 3 0 1 1 4
Jacob Napier D 6 0 1 1 2
Cam Knuble F 28 0 1 1 4
Trevor Bishop F 10 0 0 0 0
Ean Somoza F 10 0 0 0 12
Cameron Rowe G 38 0 0 0 0
Total 136 249 385 393

Source:[8]

Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut-outs SV % GAA
Cameron Rowe 38 2286:10 21 16 1 94 872 3 .903 2.47
Empty Net - 20:41 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 38 2306:51 21 16 1 97 872 2 .900 2.52

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 12 12 9 10 11 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 11 12 15 14 13 13 12 15 14 15 14 14
USA Hockey 10 12 10 10 11 12 16 15 15 13 12 12 10 11 12 14 14 13 12 11 14 12 15 13 14 14

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 or 25.[9]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Luke Grainger NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year [10]
Luke Grainger NCHC Second Team [11]
Alex Bump NCHC Rookie Team [12]

2024 NHL Entry Draft

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Round Pick Player NHL team
6 175 Joona Vaisanen Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman[13]

References

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