COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Michigan hockey's Ben Blacker, Sheldon Dries and head coach Andy Murray have all been named finalists for National Collegiate Hockey Conference awards.
Murray has been named a finalist for Herb Brooks Coach of the Year award after leading the Broncos to a third-place finish in the NCHC. WMU finished the regular season with a 13-9-2-1 conference record and a 20-9-5 overall record. It's the second time Murray has led the Broncos to a 20-win season. Only Western Michigan legend Bill Wilkinson has won an official league coach of the year award, winning CCHA Coach of the Year in 1984, 1986 and 1996. Denver's Jim Montgomery and Minnesota-Duluth's Scott Sandelin…
