Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Ferris State Bulldogs
University Ferris State University
Conference WCHA
NCAA I Division
Head coach Bob Daniels
24th year, 397–407–89
Captain(s) Kyle Schempp
Arena Ewigleben Arena
Capacity: 2,490
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Big Rapids, Michigan
Colors Crimson and Gold
           
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2012
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2003, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference Tournament Champions
2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
2002–03, 2011–12, 2013–14
Current uniform

The Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey team is a 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]

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 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Ferris State's starting lineup for a 2009-10 game against Michigan
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] Ferris State was unable to stop the Eagles' offense in route the BC's third title in five seasons. The team finished with a record of 26-12-5.[14]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last seven seasons completed by the Bulldogs.[15]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses

Records as of March 23, 2011.

Season GP W L T Finish Playoffs
2006–07 39 14 22 3 9th, CCHA Lost in CCHA 1st Round, 1–2 (Lake Superior State)
2007–08 39 18 16 5 5th, CCHA Lost in CCHA Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Notre Dame)
2008–09 38 12 19 7 9th, CCHA Lost in CCHA 1st Round, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha)
2009–10 40 21 13 6 3rd, CCHA Lost in CCHA Semifinals, 4–5OT (Northern Michigan)
2010–11 39 18 16 5 5th, CCHA Lost in CCHA Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Western Michigan)
2011-12 43 26 12 5 1st, CCHA Lost in National Championship, 1–4 (Boston College)
2012-13 37 16 16 5 5th, CCHA Lost in CCHA Quarterfinals, 1–2 (Ohio State)
2013-14 43 29 11 3 1st, WCHA Lost in Midwest Regional Final, 1–2 (North Dakota)

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.[16] 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.[17] Daniels is the longest tenured coach of the Bulldogs and is the only coach in program history to record over 300 wins.[18]

As of completion of 2010–11 season[3][6]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1992–present Bob Daniels 24 397-407-89 .482
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 42 seasons 668–697–135 .483

Players

Current roster

As of January 19, 2016.[19]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Smith, DarrenDarren Smith Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1995-04-11 Barrie, Ontario Madison (USHL) —
4 Michigan Dorer, ZachZach Dorer Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1993-10-29 Holt, Michigan Traverse City (NAHL) —
5 Michigan Dorantes, TylerTyler Dorantes Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1995-04-07 Waterford, Michigan Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Michigan Schempp, KyleKyle Schempp (C) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1994-01-13 Saginaw, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) NYI, 155th overall 2014
7 Ontario Killins, RykerRyker Killins Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1996-05-30 Wawa, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL) —
8 Michigan Dorantes, AndrewAndrew Dorantes Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1994-01-01 Waterford, Michigan Powell River (BCHL) —
9 Michigan McDonald, ChadChad McDonald Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-02-25 Battle Creek, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
10 Michigan Lowney, RyanRyan Lowney Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1994-01-04 Redford, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
11 Michigan Babinski, KennyKenny Babinski Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-11-02 Midland, Michigan Omaha (USHL) —
12 Pennsylvania Recktenwald, TrevorTrevor Recktenwald Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-11-04 Venetia, Pennsylvania Johnstown (NAHL) —
15 Michigan Maloney, MitchMitch Maloney Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1994-07-01 Macomb, Michigan Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
16 Pennsylvania Andrew, TylerTyler Andrew Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1994-02-22 Bethel Park, Pennsylvania Indiana (USHL) —
17 Michigan VanWormer, JaredJared VanWormer (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1992-09-07 Traverse City, Michigan Soo (NAHL) —
18 Michigan Szajner, ZachZach Szajner Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1993-10-09 White Lake, Michigan Michigan (NAHL) —
19 Michigan Mayer, AndrewAndrew Mayer Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1991-06-06 Troy, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) —
20 Michigan Mayhew, GeraldGerald Mayhew Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1992-12-31 Wyandotte, Michigan Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
21 Pennsylvania Mackin, CoreyCorey Mackin Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1995-03-29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coquitlam (BCHL) —
22 California Robertson, MattMatt Robertson Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992-07-05 Rohnert Park, California Smiths Falls (CCHL) —
23 Ontario Anselmini, BrandonBrandon Anselmini Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1993-01-01 Guelph, Ontario Brockville (CCHL) —
24 Michigan Pefley, CraigCraig Pefley Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1995-03-31 St. Clair, Michigan Carleton Place (CCHL) —
25 California O'Rourke, SeanSean O'Rourke (A) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1991-04-08 Alta Loma, California Fairbanks (NAHL) —
26 British Columbia Denis, SimonSimon Denis (A) Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-08-20 Burnaby, British Columbia Tri-City (USHL) —
27 Ontario Tierney, ZacZac Tierney Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-09-15 London, Ontario Cornwall (CCHL) —
28 Pennsylvania Hetz, JacobJacob Hetz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1994-06-26 Glenshaw, Pennsylvania Fairbanks (NAHL) —
29 Michigan Williams, CharlesCharles Williams Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1992-03-12 Canton, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) —
31 Michigan Pennock, TraceTrace Pennock Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1993-03-19 Big Rapids, Michigan Syracuse (NSHL) —
35 Michigan Medrano, RubenRuben Medrano Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1992-12-06 Holt, Michigan Battle Creek (NA3HL) —

Petr Duris - All-Time Goal scorer. averages 2.4 goals a game.

Alumni in the NHL

Over 100 Ferris State alumni have gone on to play professionally, including a number of current and former NHL players:[20]

References

  1. ↑ Gholston, Sandy (February 8, 2010). "Ferris Captain Cody Chupp Believes Bulldogs Are Still A Confident Team". mlive.com. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Moments In CCHA History". CCHA. 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ferris State Men's Hockey Team History". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Myers, Jess (March 29, 2003). "NCAA West Regional, Gophers Earn Their (Buffalo) Wings". InsideCollegeHockey.com. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Great Games of Bulldog Hockey". Ferris State University. 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Head Coach Bob Daniels". Ferris State University. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Ferris State sweeps Miami (Ohio)". Inside College Hockey. October 26, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ Weston, Paula C. (February 22, 2012). "Ferris State plans to enjoy CCHA title, but celebration is on hold for now". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  9. ↑ Staff (February 13, 2012). "Ferris State climbs to No. 1 in men’s poll for first time in school history". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ Denny, John (March 10, 2012). "Bonis, Graham lead Ferris State over Bowling Green to force game three". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ Denny, John (March 11, 2012). "DeSalvo’s three goals help Bowling Green upset Ferris State". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ Karnosky, Daver. "Ferris State earns first trip to Frozen Four after defeating Cornell". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  13. ↑ AP Staff (April 7, 2012). "Ferris State hopes first time's a charm". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  14. ↑ AP Staff (April 7, 2012). "Boston College Wins NCAA Hockey Title". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  15. ↑ "CHN Ferris State Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  16. ↑ Kornacki, Steve (April 4, 2012). "Frozen Four notebook: Ferris State's Bob Daniels named coach of the year". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  17. ↑ Staff (April 4, 2012). "Ferris State’s Daniels named Division I men’s coach of the year". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  18. ↑ Gholston, Sandy (January 12, 2011). "Daniels earns 300th career victory in Bulldog hockey career". MLive. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  19. ↑ "2015–16 Ferris State Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Ferris State University. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Alumni Report". Internet Hockey Database. 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2011.

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