Fresh off a national championship, former Western Michigan skaters Tim Washe and Alex Bump have already embarked on their professional careers.
Washe, 23, from Detroit, signed as a free agent with the NHL's Anaheim Ducks following WMU's 6-2 win over Boston University on April 12, and went scoreless in two regular-season games. His 2024-25 campaign is completed, as the Ducks did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He recorded career highs of 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points in 42 games for WMU this season, while helping the Broncos to their first-ever NCHC regular-season crown, their first-ever Penrose Cup as NCHC playoff champions, and their first-ever NCAA title. In five years at WMU, Washe finished with 28-46—74 points in 171 games.
Bump, 21, from Prior Lake, Minn., led the Broncos in scoring this season with 23-24—47 points in 42 outings, and finished his two-year college career with 37-46—83 points in 80 appearances. He then signed with the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, who drafted him 133rd overall in 2022, and was assigned to Lehigh Valley (AHL). He tallied his first career pro point for the Phantoms with an assist against Cleveland on April 18, and followed that up a day later with another assist and his first pro goal in a game at Hershey. Lehigh Valley is now slated to face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
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