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 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). They play at Ewigleben Arena in Big Rapids, Michigan.[2]
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University | Ferris State University |
Conference | CCHA Division I Division |
First season | 1975–76 |
Head coach | Bob Daniels 31st season, 473–562–108 (.461) |
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 | |
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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] before returning to the CCHA prior to the 2021–22 season.[5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8]
The 2011–12 season was historic 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
Source:[17]
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.[18] 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.[19] Daniels is the longest tenured coach of the Bulldogs and is the only coach in program history to record over 300 wins.[20]
As of completion of 2021–22 season[4][8]
Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1992–present | Bob Daniels | 30 | 473–562–108 | .461 |
1990–1991 | Bob Mancini | 2 | 36–32–12 | .525 |
1986–1990 | John Perpich | 4 | 54–92–17 | .383 |
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 | 47 seasons | 744–852–154 | .469 |
† Esdale replaced Bertrand in January 1986.
Spencer Penrose Award
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AHCA First Team All-Americans
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
Rookie of the Year
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Defensive Player of the Year
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Scoring Champion
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Student-Athlete of the Year
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Coach of the Year
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Most Valuable Player in Tournament
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First Team All-WCHA
Second Team All-WCHA
Third Team All-WCHA
WCHA All-Rookie Team
Player of the Year
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Rookie of the Year
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Best Offensive Defenseman
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Terry Flanagan Memorial Award
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Perani Cup
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Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Coach of the Year
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First Team All-CCHA
Second Team All-CCHA
CCHA All-Rookie Team
Source:[21]
This is a list of Ferris State alumni who played on an Olympic team.
Name | Position | Ferris State Tenure | Team | Year | Finish |
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Bob Nardella | Defense | 1988–1991 | ![]() | 1998, 2006 | 12th, 11th |
Norm Krumpschmid | Center | 1988–1992 | ![]() | 1998 | 14th |
Jason Blake | Center | 1994–1995 | ![]() | 2006 | 8th |
Chris Kunitz | Left Wing | 1999–2003 | ![]() | 2014 | ![]() |
Chad Billins | Defenseman | 2008–2012 | ![]() | 2018 | 7th |
Pat Nagle | Goaltender | 2007–2011 | ![]() | 2022 | 5th |
Source:[22]
Player | Years | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Paul Lowden | 1983–1987 | 158 | 101 | 107 | 208 | |
Jim Baker | 1978–1982 | 137 | 82 | 123 | 205 | |
John DePourcq | 1987–1991 | 145 | 73 | 130 | 203 | |
Peter Lowden | 1983–1987 | 158 | 74 | 125 | 199 | |
Rod Schluter | 1984–1989 | 164 | 93 | 96 | 189 | |
Paul Cook | 1979–1983 | 139 | 76 | 99 | 175 | |
Chris Kunitz | 1999–2003 | 152 | 99 | 76 | 175 | |
Perry Zoldak | 1976–1981 | 124 | 60 | 112 | 172 | |
Jeff Legue | 2001–2005 | 152 | 67 | 90 | 157 | |
Randy Strong | 1978–1982 | 136 | 69 | 83 | 152 |
Source:[23] 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 |
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C. J. Motte | 2011–2015 | 127 | 7679 | 66 | 49 | 12 | 272 | 15 | .926 | 2.13 |
Phil Osaer | 1998–2001 | 59 | 3198 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 116 | 2 | .916 | 2.18 |
Pat Nagle | 2007–2011 | 101 | 5801 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 224 | 5 | .916 | 2.32 |
Taylor Nelson | 2008–2012 | 70 | 4031 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 157 | 4 | .917 | 2.34 |
Mitch O'Keefe | 2005–2008 | 86 | 5074 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 227 | 6 | .903 | 2.68 |
Statistics current through the start of the 2018–19 season.
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).[24]
As of September 5, 2022.[25]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Logan Stein | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 2001-04-26 | Suwanee, Georgia | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
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Travis Shoudy | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2002-03-15 | Marysville, Michigan | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
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Ben Schultheis | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2000-02-17 | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
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Drew Cooper | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2000-08-28 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
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Matt Slick | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 1999-03-13 | Buffalo, New York | Holy Cross (AHA) | — |
6 | ![]() |
Blake Evennou | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-07-09 | Macomb, Michigan | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
7 | ![]() |
Connor McGrath | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 2003-09-04 | Leroy, Saskatchewan | Humboldt (SJHL) | — |
8 | ![]() |
Austin McCarthy | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-01 | Ludington, Michigan | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
9 | ![]() |
Nick Nardecchia | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2001-01-01 | Macomb, Michigan | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
10 | ![]() |
Bradley Marek | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 2000-11-13 | Big Rapids, Michigan | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
11 | ![]() |
Jacob Dirks | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-09-15 | Mindoro, Wisconsin | Chippewa (NAHL) | — |
12 | ![]() |
Dallas Tulik | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1998-06-23 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
13 | ![]() |
Mitch Deelstra | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1999-07-15 | Wallace, Ontario | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
15 | ![]() |
Tyler Schleppe | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-11-11 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Langley (BCHL) | — |
16 | ![]() |
Caiden Gault | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 2002-04-16 | Oakbank, Manitoba | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | — |
18 | ![]() |
Kaleb Ergang | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-12-31 | Spruce Grove, Alberta | Whitecourt (AJHL) | — |
19 | ![]() |
Štěpán Pokorný | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2000-06-08 | Kolín, Czech Republic | Madison (USHL) | — |
20 | ![]() |
Andrew Noel | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2001-01-02 | Maynard, Massachusetts | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
21 | ![]() |
Jason Brancheau | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-08-15 | Brownstown, Michigan | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
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Luke Farthing | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-04-21 | Stoutsville, Ohio | Chippewa (NAHL) | — |
23 | ![]() |
Antonio Venuto | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-02-26 | Whitmore Lake, Michigan | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
24 | ![]() |
Brenden MacLaren | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-11-30 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
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Zach Faremouth | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 2000-01-04 | Jackson, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
26 | ![]() |
Jacob Badal | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 2001-10-05 | Flushing, Michigan | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
27 | ![]() |
Cade Kowalski | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1999-06-15 | Morden, Manitoba | Flin Flon (SJHL) | — |
28 | ![]() |
Brenden Rons | Senior | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 1998-03-03 | Farmington Hills, Michigan | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
30 | ![]() |
Joey Henson | Freshman | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2001-08-15 | Troy, Michigan | Philadelphia Little Flyers (EHL) | — |
31 | ![]() |
Noah Giesbrecht | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1999-04-18 | White Rock, British Columbia | Windsor (OUA) | — |
34 | ![]() |
Nick Grimaldi | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 142 lb (64 kg) | 1999-06-26 | Plymouth, Michigan | Odessa (NAHL) | — |
Source:[26]
= NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star[27] | = NHL All-Star[27] and NHL All-Star team |
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