In 2011 – 12 , for the second consecutive season , Western Michigan had a new head coach and reached the NCAA tournament . Longtime National Hockey League ( NHL ) coach Andy Murray was named as coach of the Broncos after Blashill left for the Detroit Red Wings . WMU finished tied for second in the CCHA and won the CCHA tournament , thereby receiving an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament . Western Michigan lost in the first round of the tournament 3 – 1 to No. 1 seed North Dakota
CCHA tournament
2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey