Prince Rupert's Frank Slubowski has been one of the key elements of the Bronco's success this season, with high anticipation for the first playoff round.
However, the best laid plans of coach Andy Murray took a sideways shift over the weekend, as the Broncos dropped both games of their best of three series with cross state rival University of Michigan.
The Broncos were on the short end of Friday nights game in a close affair edged by Michigan by a score of 4-3, while the Saturday evening match slipped away in the third period, as the Bronco's dropped a 5-1 decision to the Woverines.
While the loss knocks them out of the remainder of their conference CCHA playoffs, the Bronco's post season plans may gain a reprieve on Sunday.
At that time the NCAA issues it's invitations for the National US College Hockey playoffs leading to the Frozen Four Tournament.
While conference champions would get an automatic bye in, other universities such as WMU could find a spot in the tournament based on their season's work.
Bronco hopes would seem to rest on the results from elsewhere in the weekend to come. A situation where favourites in the upcoming conference tournament must carry through and not allow for many upsets.
Should that scenario play out then the Bronco's will have a future in the 2013 run to the Final Four.
No doubt they will be watching much of the action over the upcoming weekend with fingers crossed, looking for that second chance to seek US College Hockey's biggest challenge.
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