Tough week for Western Michigan Broncos

#WMUHockey coach Andy Murray says 'issues of integrity' factored into Garrett Haar's release | http://t.co/JQ8DTy6gFH
— David Drew (@Drew_on_WMU) July 12, 2013

If you have been following college hockey on Twitter this week, it's been a very tough week for the Western Michigan hockey team. In a matter of a couple of day, WMU has lost two players. The first defection was incoming recruit Michael McCarron who decided to forgo his college eligibility and play for the London Knights in the OHL.

The other loss for the Broncos, was junior defenseman Garrett Haar, who was supposed to be a returning to WMU, but was released by the university. According to a press release from Western Michigan University, "Garrett has not lived up to his committment to his academics and his Bronco hockey teammates and we have decided to part ways with him," WMU coach Andy Murray.

Have decided to leave Western Michigan and go play in the WHL. Medicine Hat tigers seems to be my destination but still not sure. #fresh
— Garrett Haar (@HaarDaddy4) July 12, 2013

I did not get kicked off Western Michigan , this was my decision #layoff
— Garrett Haar (@HaarDaddy4) July 12, 2013

#WMUHockey freshman Michael McCarron will play for London Knights and forgo college career | http://t.co/kfYE2Nai32
— David Drew (@Drew_on_WMU) July 11, 2013

Officially signed a three year entry level contract with the @CanadiensMTL #GOHABSGO
— Michael McCarron (@MacAttackUSA93) July 11, 2013

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• NCAA Hockey: Will Michael McCarron go to WMU? (thehockeywriters.com)
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• Big American Michael McCarron expected to pick Knights over NCAA (lfpress.com)
• NCAA Hockey: Summer of Decommitments (thehockeywriters.com)

NCHC ticket prices

s/t to Joe Paisley for posting this on his blog. David Drew the Beat writer for the Western Michigan University Bronco’s has the ticket prices for the future NCHC teams.

NCHC Season Ticket Prices for 2012-13
•Denver: $360 - $624
•Miami: $275 - $565
•Nebraska-Omaha: $235 - $415
•Colorado College: $149 - $409
•Minnesota-Duluth: $400
•St. Cloud State: $325 - $400
•North Dakota: $390
•Western Michigan: $190 - $210

The ticket prices for the UND season tickets also requires a donation to the Champions Club.

Season Tickets
Regular price UND faculty/staff price
$390 $315
North Dakota Men's Hockey season tickets require a Champions Club membership. Find out more information about the Champions Club contact Josh Morton, executive director of the Fighting Sioux Club, at 701-777-4216.

We currently have a waiting list to get Men's Hockey season tickets for the 2012-2013 Hockey Season. To get on the Waiting List for Season Tickets contact Dexter Albrecht, Director of Ticket Sales & Promotions at 701-777-4582, or e-mail at dexter.k.albrecht@athletics.und.edu.

Sunday evening fodder.

Image via WikipediaWhile I was on the Internet tonight I discovered a very interesting  blog post; If you haven't seen the blog post in question, it's worth a read. According to the Western Michigan beat writer David Drew, who has a very good beat writer blog I might add, Western Michigan doesn't pull any punches on what College Hockey league the athletic department  wants to be a member of. I would say that the the WCHA is WMU's second choice as far as hockey leagues go. The only thing I would tell the Western Michigan athletic department is I wouldn't burn the WCHA bridge just yet.

David Drew; Mlive.com --- The Broncos have a standing invitation from the newly merged CCHA/Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but it shouldn't be their top choice.

WMU has a chance to save a few travel dollars and enjoy quick and consistent success in the 2013-14 WCHA, a league of mostly Division II schools, but the move won't entice fans or bring the same national attention as the NCHC, which is also likely to have a better TV deal.

As a member of the NCHC, WMU would have to spend more on travel and pay nonleague foes more to come to Lawson. The Bemidji States of the world know their value in filling out opponents' schedule increases in 2013.

But by bringing in Murray, an NHL veteran, paying him top dollar ($300,000 annually) and keeping two critical assistants, WMU's commitment to hockey is clear.

"This university recognized that the potential, out of all of our sports, of getting to the Frozen Four and winning a national championship is very real, and the investment in that is very real," Beauregard said.

Brad Schlossman, the North Dakota hockey beat writer for the Grand Forks Herald, said he's heard around the NCHC that WMU is in the mix as a candidate for membership.

Smart Kid.... This from Charlie Walters aka Shooter, you can't make this stuff up.

One 16-year-old local hockey player who's headed for the U.S. National Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., said he's already narrowed his college choices to Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota and is passing on the Gophers because they're moving to what he considers an inferior conference - the Big Ten - in 2013.

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