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Zach Nehring has been named the NCHC’s rookie of the month after a stellar October with Western Michigan (photo: Kayla Schuberth).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last June, Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler attended the 2023 NHL Draft specifically to witness Broncos recruit Zach Nehring becoming the Winnipeg Jets\u2019 third-round pick.<\/p>\n

Nehring had been on WMU\u2019s radar for some time, stemming from his successful prep hockey career at Minnesota\u2019s Shattuck-St. Mary\u2019s School. And now, there\u2019s no surprise in the Broncos\u2019 camp that the freshman forward from Minot, N.D., was named as the NCHC\u2019s rookie of the month for October.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s exactly the player we recruited,\u201d Ferschweiler said. \u201cHe\u2019s big, he\u2019s long, he skates well for a big man, he works very hard, he\u2019s got really good hockey sense, and he has a nice set of hands, especially tight in around the net.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has done nothing but impress, literally since the second he stepped on campus, but he\u2019s exactly the player the Jets drafted and who we recruited. I couldn\u2019t be happier with Zach Nehring.\u201d<\/p>\n

WMU\u2019s joint-tallest player at 6 feet, 5 inches, Nehring averaged more than a point per game in his first month of college hockey. Through four games, he has five points on three goals and two assists. He is also plus-4 for the season, he\u2019s tied for the WMU team lead in points, and his three blocked shots on defense have him first in that category among Bronco forwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way we play puts a lot of pressure on people\u2019s skating, but it also puts pressure on the other team to defend us, and right away, there was a little adjustment for Zach in terms of how active you have to be to play in our system, but he\u2019s up to speed now and his play shows it,\u201d Ferschweiler said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a number of points, but his quality of play is even higher than his point total. His consistency of play has been one of his most impressive qualities. The reason we recruited him was his work ethic combined with his hockey sense, and when you put those things together, you have a player that continues to do it right, and he\u2019s done it right lots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nehring\u2019s hockey IQ has been on display for years. He had 87 points in 57 games for Shattuck-St. Mary\u2019s 16U AAA team, at the time that he caught the attention of WMU\u2019s coaches. He has since played one season of junior hockey with the USHL\u2019s Sioux Falls Stampede. He totaled 14 points on nine goals and five assists, after recovering from an early-season injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe stuck out like a sore thumb at Shattuck,\u201d Ferschweiler said. \u201cWe really tend to pick people with an inner drive, people who are self-motivated and love the work and love the process, and everything we saw was confirmed by the Shattuck coaches of who Zach was as a young man, what he was as a hockey player and that he wanted to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fourteenth-ranked WMU is 3-1 heading into the Broncos\u2019 opening NCHC series this weekend at Omaha, and Ferschweiler is eager to see what problems Nehring can give opponents going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a day-by-day process, and especially for the young guys,\u201d Ferschweiler said. \u201cIt\u2019s been our stated goal from the start of the year that we\u2019re here to get better every day, and that\u2019s Zach\u2019s goal, as well. He continues to round out his game, and it\u2019s already really good in lots and lots of spots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always talk with our guys about, \u2018What do you want to repeat, and what do you want to improve?\u2019 We\u2019re going to work on that on a daily basis, but I think Zach is going to be a great Bronco until he\u2019s a great pro, whenever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last June, Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler attended the 2023 NHL Draft specifically to witness Broncos recruit Zach Nehring becoming the Winnipeg Jets\u2019 third-round pick. Nehring had been on WMU\u2019s radar for some time, stemming from his successful prep hockey career at Minnesota\u2019s Shattuck-St. Mary\u2019s School. 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