‘He’s a warrior’: On the big stage, Northville’s Owen Michaels becomes WMU legend

College Men's Hockey: Pohlkamp helps Denver to Frozen Four appearance

DENVER — It was an eventful sophomore season for former Brainerd Warrior Eric Pohlkamp. The defenseman in his first year at the University of Denver helped the Pioneers reach the NCAA Frozen Four National Semifinals, where they lost in double overtime to eventual national champion Western Michigan 3-2 Thursday, April 10, in St. Louis. Denver found themselves trailing 2-0 after two periods, but tied the score with two goals in the third. Pohlkamp…

‘He’s a warrior’: On the big stage, Northville’s Owen Michaels becomes WMU legend

KALAMAZOO, MI –– After stepping smack-dab into the national spotlight on college hockey’s biggest stage, putting the finishing touches on a weekend for the ages with an empty-net goal to seal Western Michigan hockey’s national championship, Owen Michaels was quick to include his teammates with a massive mob celebration near the team’s bench.

Western Michigan beats Boston University 6-2 in Frozen Four final

Owen Michaels scored two third-period goals to seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four championship in a 6-2 victory over Boston University on Saturday night.

WMU Students Set Kalamazoo Ablaze With Couch Fire

Western Michigan University won its third Division-I national championship in school history on Saturday night and its first in college hockey. Kalamazoo went up in flames to celebrate the monumental victory. Students who did not make the trip to the Frozen Four lit multiple couches on fire, sending massive plumes of smoke into the sky all across campus and the nearby neighborhoods. The Broncos went 30-7-1 during the college hockey regular seaso…

BU falls 6-2 in NCAA hockey final to Western Michigan

Owen Michaels didn’t hesitate after watching his shot slide into the open net with more than two minutes left to essentially seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four title in its first championship game. The sophomore forward made a beeline toward the bench and hurtled the boards to jump into a pile of celebrating teammates. “I’m not sure what I was screaming, but just a ton of emotions,” Michaels said, with a piece of the goal net sticking out…

Western Michigan defeats Boston University to capture program's first hockey national championship

Western Michigan fans turned Enterprise Center turned into Lawson Ice Arena and celebrated the Broncos’ first hockey national championship so loud the celebrations were probably heard all the way back in Kalamazoo.