KALAMAZOO, Mich. – After briefly returning to action to beat Bowling Green 5-2, the Western Michigan hockey team holds steady at No. 12 in both the US College Hockey Online and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
WMU sits 11-8-1 overall and 6-4-0 conference play, tied for third in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference heading into a bye weekend. The Broncos are in the nation's top 15 for the sixth-straight poll and have also spent three weeks in the top 10. Western Michigan is one of six teams in the USCHO.com poll and one of four in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.