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Ethen Frank has posted 17 goals and 24 points in 18 games this season for the Broncos (photo: Ashley Huss).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chances are, you have gone to the Internet for tips on all sorts of activities.<\/p>\n

Social media platforms, in particular, are chock-full with videos that provide inspiration.<\/p>\n

In that way, at least, hockey players are just like the rest of us.<\/p>\n

Western Michigan fifth-year forward Ethen Frank had a remarkable first half of the season for the Broncos (13-5-0), ranked fourth in the latest DCU\/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Through 18 games \u2014 as many as four fewer than some teams have played \u2014 Frank leads the country in goals with 17.<\/p>\n

He has also already surpassed his career-high goal total of 15 from his sophomore season, 2018-19, when WMU last hit the 20-win mark at 21-15-1.<\/p>\n

Frank had 13 goals and 21 points in 23 games as a senior. So far in his fifth season, marginal gains are adding up in his favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think another year of experience has helped out a lot, and me understanding the game a little bit more at the college level has helped, as well,\u201d said Frank, one of three graduate students on WMU\u2019s roster alongside Josh Passolt and Paul Washe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely watching a little more video and doing some more of my own research away from the rink is making me think more creatively. For the most part, I just kind of do the same thing and hope for the best, but I\u2019ll get on the Internet and look up little moves and hockey psychology kind of things, like getting the D\u2019s feet moving left so I can attack right, and just working on how to use people\u2019s momentum against them for the benefit of myself and my teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking more into the mindset stuff, and that has helped out a little bit. There\u2019s some good stuff on Instagram, and I see some good stuff on Google searches. With the internet, it\u2019s crazy how many how-to-play-hockey videos there are, and it goes really in-depth for a lot of players. You can gain a lot of stuff from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank\u2019s two most recent goals came Friday in a 4-2 home win over Omaha. Having grown up in nearby Papillion, Neb., he has repeatedly been a thorn in the side of a team that he had initial recruiting discussions with, until those fell through. Ultimately, at the age of 16, Frank committed to WMU.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Frank was asked if he takes any added satisfaction in success he and his team have against the Mavericks.<\/p>\n

\u201cA little bit, but not anywhere near what people probably think,\u201d Frank said. \u201cIt\u2019s just kind of another game, and it definitely does mean a little more to me personally, but it\u2019s a long season and we only play them 2-4 times a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t put much into stuff like that, because the next weekend, you have another big opponent coming up, so you have to keep your mind focused on what\u2019s ahead of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot still to come for Western. After visiting Michigan State and No. 3 Michigan on Dec. 29-30 in the Great Lakes Invitational Showcase, it\u2019ll be all conference games for the Broncos the rest of the way in the regular season.<\/p>\n

Things are very much looking up for a WMU team that hasn\u2019t reached the NCAA tournament since 2017, but Frank and his teammates know better than to get ahead of themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t worry about rankings or anything else but playing hard, playing our game and playing for each other,\u201d Frank said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust playing Bronco hockey has worked out pretty well for us so far. There are some things to alter throughout our game, but we\u2019ve gotten off to a good start, and we just need to keep pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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