What league does Western Michigan Univ. play in?

Western Michigan Univ. play in the NCAA.

When was Western Michigan Univ. founded?

Western Michigan Univ. was founded in 1973 in Kalamazoo, MI, USA, USA.

Where is Western Michigan Univ. based?

Western Michigan Univ. is based in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.

Who is the head coach of Western Michigan Univ.?

The head coach of Western Michigan Univ. is Jim Culhane.

Who is the captain of Western Michigan Univ.?

The captain of Western Michigan Univ. is Dana Lattery.

What arena does Western Michigan Univ. play in?

Western Michigan Univ. play their home games at Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.

What are the team colors of Western Michigan Univ.?

The team colors of Western Michigan Univ. are Brown + Gold.

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2002-2003 Western Michigan Univ. Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Scott Foster (G)	44	1982	Sarnia, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#1	Mike Mantua (G)	46	1980	Northville, MI, USA	5'10"	194	L
	#30	Eric Marvin (G)	43	1983	Naperville, IL, USA	5'11"	165	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#11	Josh Akright (D)	47	1979	Haslett, MI, USA	6'2"	212	L
	#22	David Cousineau (D)"A"	48	1978	Waterloo, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#20	Andrew Dwyer (D)	42	1984	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'4"	190	R
	#2	Mike Jarmuth (D)	44	1982	Mitchell, ON, CAN	6'0"	203	L
	#3	Brian Pasko (D)	46	1980	Oswego, IL, USA	6'1"	205	-
	#5	Mat Ponto (D)	44	1982	Galahad, AB, CAN	6'0"	183	R
	#17	Andy Townsend (D)	47	1979	East Haven, CT, USA	6'3"	218	-
	#4	Rob Yamashita (D)	47	1978	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'1"	198	-
	#27	Reid Yantzi (D)	42	1984	Stratford, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Vince Bellissimo (C/RW)	43	1982	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	R
	#18	Nic Boileau (F)	47	1979	Marquette, MI, USA	5'11"	185	R
	#24	Jeff Campbell (C)	45	1981	Hansall, ON, CAN	5'9"	176	L
	#9	Jeremy Cheyne (F)	46	1980	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	201	R
	#7	Trevor Cook (LW)	46	1980	Arvada, CO, USA	5'10"	185	L
	#15	Paul Davies (LW/C)"A"	45	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#19	Lucas Drake (LW)	46	1980	Holt, MI, USA	5'10"	190	L
	#21	Patrick Dwyer (RW)	43	1983	Spokane, WA, USA	5'11"	174	R
	#12	Ben Gagnon (C)	48	1978	Hawkesbury, ON, CAN	5'8"	174	-
	#10	Paul Glynn (LW)	46	1980	Bloomington, IL, USA	6'0"	174	L
	#16	Dana Lattery (LW)"C"	46	1979	Cochrane, AB, CAN	5'11"	220	L
	#14	Daryl Moore (LW/C)	43	1983	Brantford, ON, CAN	5'8"	159	L
	#8	Shaun Rose (C/LW)	47	1979	Martensville, SK, CAN	6'2"	187	-
	#6	Brent Rumble (LW)	47	1978	Blenheim, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#23	Brent Walton (RW)	42	1983	Georgetown, ON, CAN	5'9"	185	R

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2002-2003 Western Michigan Univ. Staff

Head CoachJim Culhane
Asst. CoachChris Brooks
Asst. CoachScott Garrow
Goaltending CoachAl Avery

Team Staff History

2002-2003 Western Michigan Univ. Captains

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Dana Lattery

"A"

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2002-2003 Western Michigan Univ. Demographics

Western Michigan Univ. Facts

Plays in: NCAA Division I
Team Colors: Brown + Gold
Town: Kalamazoo, MI, USA Map
Founded: 1973

2002-2003 Western Michigan Univ. Roster Facts

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17 players
10 players

Experience

Western Michigan Univ.: 1 839 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena
Location: Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Capacity: 3 687
Construction Year: 1974

Western Michigan Univ. Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/29/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Western Michigan Univ.	6 - 2	NCAA
03/27/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Western Michigan Univ.	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)	3 - 1	NCAA
03/15/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Western Michigan Univ.	2 - 1 (OT 65:48)	NCAA
03/07/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Western Michigan Univ.	Colorado College	2 - 1 (OT 63:26)	NCAA
03/07/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Western Michigan Univ.	Colorado College	5 - 2	NCAA

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Cole Swanson (F)

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Jakub Vaněček (D)

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Alisher Sarkenov (F)

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Edison Engle (D)

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Jamison Sluys (F)

Leaving forSt. Cloud State Univ.

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Western Michigan Univ. History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NCAA	39	24	10	-	3	1	140	95	79	2.03	3	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	NCAA	42	29	4	-	5	3	167	86	100	2.38	1	Champion
2023-2024	NCAA	38	20	11	-	1	5	136	97	67	1.76	3	Conference QF loss
2022-2023	NCAA	39	23	15	1	-	-	148	102	44	1.13	2	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NCAA	39	26	12	1	-	-	138	101	43	1.1	3	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NCAA	25	10	12	3	-	-	77	89	33	1.32	6	-
2019-2020	NCAA	36	18	13	5	-	-	125	101	41	1.14	4	-
2018-2019	NCAA	37	21	15	1	-	-	129	115	41	1.11	3	-
2017-2018	NCAA	36	15	19	2	-	-	115	129	31	0.86	5	-
2016-2017	NCAA	40	22	13	5	-	-	133	114	42	1.05	3	First round loss
2015-2016	NCAA	36	8	25	3	-	-	80	142	17	0.47	7	-
2014-2015	NCAA	37	14	18	5	-	-	98	107	27	0.73	7	-
2013-2014	NCAA	40	19	16	5	-	-	103	106	37	0.93	4	-
2012-2013	NCAA	38	19	11	8	-	-	87	78	54	1.42	3	-
2011-2012	NCAA	41	21	14	6	-	-	114	92	50	1.22	2	First round loss
2010-2011	NCAA	42	19	13	10	-	-	116	104	44	1.05	4	First round loss
2009-2010	NCAA	36	8	20	8	-	-	76	104	21	0.58	12	-
2008-2009	NCAA	41	14	20	7	-	-	111	130	26	0.63	7	-
2007-2008	NCAA	38	8	27	3	-	-	82	126	10	0.26	12	-
2006-2007	NCAA	37	18	18	1	-	-	120	126	29	0.78	6	-
2005-2006	NCAA	40	10	24	6	-	-	97	160	19	0.48	11	-
2004-2005	NCAA	37	14	21	2	-	-	105	134	18	0.49	10	-
2003-2004	NCAA	39	17	18	4	-	-	123	136	27	0.69	8	-
2002-2003	NCAA	38	15	21	2	-	-	122	147	27	0.71	8	-
2001-2002	NCAA	38	19	15	4	-	-	123	118	29	0.76	6	-
2000-2001	NCAA	39	20	13	6	-	-	149	129	30	0.77	5	-
1999-2000	NCAA	36	12	21	3	-	-	105	137	23	0.64	9	-
1998-1999	NCAA	34	6	20	8	-	-	75	130	18	0.53	10	-
1997-1998	NCAA	38	10	25	3	-	-	94	125	20	0.53	9	-
1996-1997	NCAA	37	14	18	5	-	-	125	134	25	0.68	5	-

Western Michigan Univ. Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Brian Kramer (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	4	1	2	3	0
2.	Brian Kramer (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	1	0	1	1	0
3.	Luke Grainger (F)	2026-2027	Sport	Liiga	4	0	1	1	8
4.	Cameron Lee (D)	2026-2027	HK Sochi	KHL	2	0	0	0	7
5.	Scooter Brickey (D)	2026-2027	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	4	0	0	0	0
6.	Tristan Lemyre (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	4	0	0	0	0
7.	Ty Glover (F)	2026-2027	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Cédric Fiedler (D)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Colt Conrad (F)	2026-2027	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Ethan Wolthers (F)	2026-2027	Canisius Univ.	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	21.29
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dan Dorion (F)	157	115	178	293
2.	Paul Polillo (F)	165	82	189	271
3.	Wayne Gagné (D)	160	42	199	241
4.	Jeff Green (F)	159	109	125	234
5.	Ross Fitzpatrick (F)	138	100	125	225

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dan Dorion (F)	157	115	178	293
2.	Jeff Green (F)	159	109	125	234
3.	Rob Bryden (F)	162	104	91	195
4.	Stuart Burnie (F)	159	102	72	174
5.	Ross Fitzpatrick (F)	138	100	125	225

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gagné (D)	160	42	199	241
2.	Paul Polillo (F)	165	82	189	271
3.	Dan Dorion (F)	157	115	178	293
4.	Mike Posma (D)	159	43	131	174
5.	Chris Brooks (F)	147	57	127	184

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Andrew Rymsha (F)	155	16	48	483
2.	Jim Culhane (D)	162	13	80	396
3.	Jeff Crossman (F)	143	30	75	375
4.	Mike Whitton (F)	134	37	63	353
5.	Chris Frank (D)	149	8	34	353

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tim Washe (F)	171	28	46	74
2.	Brian Tulik (D)	168	16	33	49
3.	Tom Auge (F)	166	41	68	109
4.	Josh Passolt (F)	166	44	64	108
5.	Paul Polillo (F)	165	82	189	271

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Dan Dorion (F)	157	115	293	1.87
2.	Rob Hodge (F)	78	79	144	1.85
3.	Paul Polillo (F)	165	82	271	1.64
4.	Ross Fitzpatrick (F)	138	100	225	1.63
5.	Tim Dunlop (F)	129	92	197	1.53

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Dan Dorion (F)	1985-1986	42	42	104
2.	Dan Dorion (F)	1983-1984	42	41	91
3.	Wayne Gagné (D)	1986-1987	43	13	89
4.	Paul Polillo (F)	1987-1988	42	25	85
5.	Troy Thrun (F)	1985-1986	44	33	84

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Rob Bryden (F)	1986-1987	43	46	78
2.	Stuart Burnie (F)	1985-1986	42	43	79
3.	Dan Dorion (F)	1985-1986	42	42	104
4.	Dan Dorion (F)	1983-1984	42	41	91
5.	Ron Hoover (F)	1987-1988	42	39	62

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gagné (D)	1986-1987	43	76	89
2.	Dan Dorion (F)	1985-1986	42	62	104
3.	Paul Polillo (F)	1987-1988	42	60	85
4.	Wayne Gagné (D)	1985-1986	43	59	76
5.	Troy Thrun (F)	1985-1986	44	51	84

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Brian Pasko (D)	2000-2001	35	4	195
2.	Jim Culhane (D)	1986-1987	43	33	163
3.	Jeff Crossman (F)	1985-1986	39	32	154
4.	Andrew Rymsha (F)	1988-1989	35	7	139
5.	Derek Innanen (F)	1993-1994	39	27	136