KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan hockey team has announced the first two of its annual team awards for the 2021-22 season, with Ronnie Attard winning the Bill Saunders Plus/Minus Award and Michael Joyaux winning the Catherine Lawson Sportsmanship Award.
Attard finished the season with a plus/minus of +20 to lead the way for the Broncos. The White Lake, Mich., also logged the most minutes by a defenseman on the team, en route to earning the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Best Offensive Defenseman award for the second straight season. He had a career-high 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists and was also named an American Hockey Coaches Association West First Team All-American.