Trio of Broncos Earn NCHC Player of the Week Honors

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan hockey team claimed three of the NCHC Player of the Week awards for the first week of its 2026-27 season, the league office announced on Tuesday. Junior defenseman Joona Väisänen was named Defenseman of the Week, sophomore Quentin Miller was awarded the Goaltender of the Week and freshman forward Adam Benák took home the league’s Rookie of the Week. After missing the majority of the 2025-26 season due to injury, Väisänen returned to the lineup for the season-opening series against Ferris State and made his presence known right away, scoring and adding two assists…