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Ferris State Bulldogs
Hockey current event Current season
Ferris State Bulldogs athletic logo
Conference WCHA
Division I Division
First season 1975–76
Head coach Bob Daniels
29th season, 454–489–104 (.483)
Captain(s) Nate Kallen
Alternate captain(s) Dominic Lutz
Arena Ewigleben Arena
Capacity: 2,490
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Big Rapids, Michigan
Colors Crimson and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2012
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
2016
Conference regular season championships
2002–03, 2011–12, 2013–14
Current uniform
WCHA-Uniform-FSU

The Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Ferris State University. The Bulldogs are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at Ewigleben Arena in Big Rapids, Michigan.[2]

They competed in the Great Lakes Invitational for the first time in 2014, finishing in 4th place out of four teams.

History[]

Ferris State's ice hockey program began in 1975 as a member of the NAIA and joined the CCHA as an affiliate member.[3] In the program's four seasons in the NAIA the team compiled an overall record of 58-40-1-.591, including three seasons above .700 winning percentage and a program best winning percentage of .795 in the 1976-77 season.[4] The program moved up to NCAA Division I status and became a full member of the CCHA in 1979. They joined the WCHA in 2013.[4]

Ferris State turned in its best season performance ever in the program's NCAA Division I history for the 2002-03 campaign with a school-best 31-10-1 overall record. The Ferris Bulldogs also claimed their first-ever CCHA Regular-Season Championship title with a first-place 22-5-1 league mark. Ferris state received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament's and beat North Dakota 5-2 and advanced to the West Regional title game in their initial NCAA Tourney appearance, before losing a high scoring game to Minnesota 4-7.[5][6] FSU also earned the distinction of being the nation's first team to reach the 30-win plateau in 2002-03 and also competed in the CCHA Super Six Championship Tourney for the first time since 1993.[7]

2009-10 Ferris State Bulldogs hockey team starting lineup

Ferris State's starting lineup for a 2009-10 game against Michigan

2015-2016 Ferris State Ice Arena

Ferris State's Ewigleben Arena, June 2015

The 2011-12 was a historic season for the Ferris State ice hockey program. The Bulldogs began the season on a six-game win streak, their best start to a season since 1979-80 when The Bulldogs recorded an eight-game streak.[8] The team ended the regular season with their first CCHA Regular Season Championship since the program's first in 2002-03. The season was highlighted by a 14-game unbeaten streak from January 6, 2012 to February 25 in which the team recorded 11 wins and 4 ties.[9] The Bulldogs were also ranked first in the NCAA men's ice hockey poll for a two-week period in the season for the first time in school history.[10] After the team finished with the top record in the CCHA, the Bulldogs received a first round bye for the 2012 CCHA Tournament. Ferris State played Bowling Green in the second round, after the Falcons upset Northern Michigan. In the best-of-three series, the Falcons picked up a win in overtime in the opening game followed by goal outburst in the second game that saw Ferris State even the series with a 7-4 win.[11] In the final game of the series, Ferris State was unable to hold on to a three-goal lead as BGSU rallied back to force overtime. The Falcons scored in the extra period to win the CCHA quarterfinal series.[12] Despite the loss in the CCHA playoffs, the Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Ferris State defeated Denver and Cornell in the first two rounds of the tournament with a pair of 2-1 games.[13] In the program's first appearance in the Frozen Four, the Bulldogs defeated Union 3-1 and advanced to the championship game against Boston College.[14] Ferris State was unable to stop the Eagles' offense en route to BC's third title in five seasons. The team finished with a record of 26-12-5.[15]

Season-by-season results[16][]

Coaches[]

The team has been coached by Bob Daniels since 1992. Daniels is a two-time recipient of the Spencer Penrose Award, awarded by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the NCAA men's ice hockey coach of the year, having won the award in 2003 and 2012.[17] In 2012, he was also named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association coach of the year after he led the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the Frozen Four and NCAA championship game.[18] Daniels is the longest tenured coach of the Bulldogs and is the only coach in program history to record over 300 wins.[19]

As of completion of 2018–19 season[4][7]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1992–present Bob Daniels 27 454–489–104 .483
1990–1991 Bob Mancini 2 36–32–12 .525
1986–1990 John Perpich 4 54–92–17 .383
1985–1986 Peter Esdale 1† 6–9–1 .406
1982–1986 Dick Bertrand 4 56–74–9 .435
1975–1982 Rick Duffett 7 119–83–7 .586
Totals 6 coaches 44 seasons 725–779–150 .484

† Esdale replaced Bertrand in January of 1986.

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

Spencer Penrose Award


AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans


CCHA[]

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

  • John DePourcq, C; 1988

Best Offensive Defenseman

Terry Flanagan Memorial Award

Perani Cup

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Coach of the Year


First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

WCHA[]

Rookie of the Year

  • Corey Mackin, F: 2016
  • Cooper Zech, F: 2019

Defensive Player of the Year

Scoring Champion

Student-Athlete of the Year

  • Chad McDonald, F: 2017

Coach of the Year

Most Valuable Player in Tournament

  • Darren Smith, G: 2016


First Team All-WCHA

  • 2013–14: C. J. Motte, G
  • 2016–17: Gerald Mayhew, F
  • 2018–19: Cooper Zech, D

Second Team All-WCHA

  • 2013–14: Scott Czarnowczan, D; Garrett Thompson, F
  • 2015–16: Gerald Mayhew, F

Third Team All-WCHA

  • 2013–14: Jason Binkley, D
  • 2014–15: C. J. Motte, G
  • 2015–16: Brandon Anselmini, D
  • 2016–17: Justin Kapelmaster, G
  • 2017–18: Ryker Killins, D

WCHA All-Rookie Team

  • 2013–14: Kyle Schempp, F
  • 2015–16: Corey Mackin, F
  • 2018–19: Cooper Zech, D

Olympians[20][]

This is a list of Ferris State alumni who played on an Olympic team.

Name Position Ferris State Tenure Team Year Finish
Bob Nardella Defense 1988–1991 Flag of Italy Italy 1998, 2006 12th, 11th
Norm Krumpschmid Center 1988–1992 Flag of Austria Austria 1998 14th
Jason Blake Center 1994–1995 Flag of the United States USA 2006 8th
Chris Kunitz Left Wing 1999–2003 Flag of Canada Canada 2014 11 Gold
Chad Billins Defenseman 2008–2012 Flag of the United States USA 2018 7th

Statistical Leaders[]

Career points leaders[21][]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Lowden, PaulPaul Lowden 1983–1987 158 101 107 208
Baker, JimJim Baker 1978–1982 137 82 123 205
DePourcq, JohnJohn DePourcq 1987–1991 145 73 130 203
Lowden, PeterPeter Lowden 1983–1987 158 74 125 199
Schluter, RodRod Schluter 1984–1989 164 93 96 189
Cook, PaulPaul Cook 1979–1983 139 76 99 175
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 1999–2003 152 99 76 175
Zoldak, PerryPerry Zoldak 1976–1981 124 60 112 172
Legue, JeffJeff Legue 2001–2005 152 67 90 157
Strong, RandyRandy Strong 1978–1982 136 69 83 152

Career Goaltending Leaders[22][]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Motte, C. J.C. J. Motte 2011–2015 127 7679 66 49 12 272 15 .926 2.13
Osaer, PhilPhil Osaer 1998–2001 59 3198 24 22 6 116 2 .916 2.18
Nagle, PatPat Nagle 2007–2011 101 5801 45 42 11 224 5 .916 2.32
Nelson, TaylorTaylor Nelson 2008–2012 70 4031 35 20 10 157 4 .917 2.34
O'Keefe, MitchMitch O'Keefe 2005–2008 86 5074 31 39 15 227 6 .903 2.68

Statistics current through the start of the 2018-19 season.

Ferris State Athletic Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Ferris State men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Ferris State Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[23]

  • Steve Banonis (2000)
  • Jim Baker (2002)
  • John DePourcq (2002)
  • Paul Lowden (2003)
  • Jim File (2004)
  • Peter Lowden (2004)
  • Randy Merrifield (2005)
  • John Gruden (2007)
  • Andy Roach (2009)

Current roster[]

As of September 11, 2020.[24]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of Georgia (U.S Stein, LoganLogan Stein Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-04-26 Suwanee, Georgia Waterloo (USHL)
2 Flag of Illinois Finner, MaxMax Finner Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-10-09 Elmhurst, Illinois Topeka (NAHL)
3 Flag of Tennessee Schultheis, BenBen Schultheis Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-17 Mount Juliet, Tennessee Dubuque (USHL)
4 Flag of Michigan Cooper, DrewDrew Cooper Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-28 Ann Arbor, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL)
5 Flag of Michigan Smith, JustinJustin Smith Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-26 East Lansing, Michigan Topeka (NAHL)
6 Flag of Michigan Evennou, BlakeBlake Evennou Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-09 Macomb, Michigan Lone Star (WCHA)
7 Flag of Pennsylvania Fedorek, ConnorConnor Fedorek Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-27 Bethel Park, Pennsylvania Odessa (CCHL)
8 Flag of Michigan McCarthy, AustinAustin McCarthy Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-01 Ludington, Michigan Topeka (NAHL)
9 Flag of Illinois Finner, LucasLucas Finner Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1997-02-05 Elmhurst, Illinois Nanaimo (BCHL)
10 Flag of Michigan Norris, CoaleCoale Norris Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-25 Oxford, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
11 Flag of Wisconsin Dirks, JacobJacob Dirks Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-09-15 Mindoro, Wisconsin Chippewa (NAHL)
12 Flag of Michigan Tulik, DallasDallas Tulik Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-23 Kalamazoo, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
13 Flag of Ontario Deelstra, MitchMitch Deelstra Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-15 Wallace, Ontario Alberni Valley (BCHL)
15 Flag of Michigan Transit, JakeJake Transit Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-26 Royal Oak, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
16 Flag of Michigan Michaelian, JustinJustin Michaelian Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-12-07 Wixom, Michigan Victoria (BCHL)
17 Flag of Michigan Moise, MarshallMarshall Moise Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997-10-11 St. Clair Shores, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
18 Flag of Michigan Wendt, HunterHunter Wendt Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1997-10-27 Troy, Michigan Fairbanks (NAHL)
19 Flag of the Czech Republic Pokorný, ŠtěpánŠtěpán Pokorný Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-08 Kolín, Czech Republic Madison (USHL)
20 Flag of Ontario MacDougall, LiamLiam MacDougall (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1997-12-18 Windsor, Ontario LaSalle (GOJHL)
21 Flag of Michigan Brancheau, JasonJason Brancheau Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1999-08-15 Ecorse, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL)
22 Flag of Ohio Farthing, LukeLuke Farthing Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-04-21 Stoutsville, Ohio Chippewa (NAHL)
23 Flag of Michigan Venuto, AntonioAntonio Venuto Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2000-02-26 Whitmore Lake, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
24 Flag of Michigan MacLaren, BrendenBrenden MacLaren Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-30 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Fairbanks (NAHL)
25 Flag of Michigan Willets, JakeJake Willets Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-08-06 Erie, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL)
26 Flag of Michigan Skinner, SamSam Skinner Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-03-31 Schoolcraft, Michigan Minot (NAHL)
27 Flag of Manitoba Kowalski, CadeCade Kowalski Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-15 Morden, Manitoba Flin Flon (SJHL)
28 Flag of Michigan Rons, BrendenBrenden Rons Sophomore D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-03-03 Farmington Hills, Michigan Topeka (NAHL)
29 Flag of Illinois Stewart, EthanEthan Stewart Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-10 Rockford, Illinois Springfield (NAHL)
30 Flag of Finland Salmenkangas, RoniRoni Salmenkangas Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-28 Tampere, Finland HPK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
33 Flag of Michigan McPhail, CarterCarter McPhail Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-12-04 Fenton, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL)

Bulldogs in the NHL[25][]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[26] = NHL All-Star[26] and NHL All-Star Team

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Chad Billins Defenseman CGY 2013–2014 0
Jason Blake Right Wing LAK, NYI, TOR, ANA 1998–2012 0
Dean Clark Left Wing EDM 1983–1984 0
Rob Collins Right Wing NYI 2005–2006 0
Mike Colman Defenseman SJS 1991–1992 0
John Gruden Defenseman BOS, OTT, WAS 1993–2004 0
Dave Karpa Defenseman QUE, ANA, CAR, NYR 1991–2003 0
Chris Kunitz Left Wing ANA, ATL, PIT, TBL, CHI 2003–2019 4
Gerald Mayhew Right Wing MN 2019-Present 0
Greg Rallo Center FLA 2011–2013 0
Zach Redmond Defenseman WPG, COL, MTL, BUF 2012–Present 0
Andy Roach Defenseman STL 2005–2006 0

References[]

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  5. Myers, Jess (March 29, 2003). NCAA West Regional, Gophers Earn Their (Buffalo) Wings. InsideCollegeHockey.com.
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  10. Staff. "Ferris State climbs to No. 1 in men’s poll for first time in school history", U.S. College Hockey Online, February 13, 2012. 
  11. Denny, John. "Bonis, Graham lead Ferris State over Bowling Green to force game three", U.S. College Hockey Online, March 10, 2012. 
  12. Denny, John. "DeSalvo’s three goals help Bowling Green upset Ferris State", U.S. College Hockey Online, March 11, 2012. 
  13. Karnosky, Daver. "Ferris State earns first trip to Frozen Four after defeating Cornell", U.S. College Hockey Online. 
  14. AP Staff. "Ferris State hopes first time's a charm", Lansing State Journal, April 7, 2012. [dead link]
  15. AP Staff. "Boston College Wins NCAA Hockey Title", Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2012. 
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  17. Kornacki, Steve. "Frozen Four notebook: Ferris State's Bob Daniels named coach of the year", Detroit Free Press, April 4, 2012. 
  18. Staff. "Ferris State’s Daniels named Division I men’s coach of the year", U.S. College Hockey Online, April 4, 2012. 
  19. Gholston, Sandy. "Daniels earns 300th career victory in Bulldog hockey career", MLive, January 12, 2011. 
  20. Former Ferris State Standout Billins Named to U.S. Olympic Team. MI Sports Now (January 2, 2018).
  21. Career/Season Leaders. Ferris State Bulldogs.
  22. Goaltending Records. Ferris State Bulldogs.
  23. Ferris State Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame. Ferris State Bulldogs.
  24. 2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. Ferris State University.
  25. "Alumni report for Ferris State University", Hockey DB. 
  26. 26.0 26.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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