2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	Ewigleben Arena
Record
Overall	0–0–2
Home	0–0–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bob Daniels
Assistant coaches	Drew Famulak; Mark Kaufman; Dave Cencer
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The 2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season will be the 50th season of play for the program and the 39th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Bulldogs will represent Ferris State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Ewigleben Arena and be coached by Bob Daniels in his 33rd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Luigi Benincasa	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Minnesota State
Jason Brancheau	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Drew Cooper	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Noah Giesbrecht	Goaltender	Canada	Graduate transfer to Rensselaer
Nick Hale	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Joey Henson	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Brenden MacLaren	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Austin McCarthy	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Adrian
Jack Mesic	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Western Michigan
Štěpán Pokorný	Forward	Czech Republic	Graduation (signed with Mountfield HK)
Ben Schultheis	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Logan Stein	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Michigan
Antonio Venuto	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Merrimack

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Gavin Best	Forward	United States	23	Richfield, MN; transfer from Michigan State
Conner Brown	Defenseman	United States	20	Maplewood, MN
Cole Burtch	Forward	Canada	23	Markham, ON; transfer from Western Michigan; redshirt
Matt Corbet	Forward	Canada	20	Mannheim, GER
Logan Heroux	Defenseman	United States	21	Middletown, NJ
Max Itagaki	Defenseman	United States	22	Glenview, IL; transfer from Army
Xavier Jean-Louis	Defenseman	Canada	23	Miami, FL; transfer from Alaska
Christopher Lie	Defenseman	Norway	19	Hamar, NOR
Luke Lisko	Forward	United States	20	Marine City, MI
Martin Lundberg	Goaltender	Norway	19	Furuberget, NOR
Connor McDonough	Goaltender	United States	20	Mendham, NJ
Jack Silich	Forward	United States	21	Long Grove, IL
Kade Turner	Defenseman	Canada	21	Calgary, AB
Noah West	Goaltender	United States	23	Pittsboro, IN; graduate transfer from Michigan

Roster

As of September 21, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Travis Shoudy	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2002-03-15	Marysville, Michigan	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
3	Logan Heroux	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-05-30	Middletown, New Jersey	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
4	Christopher Lie	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2005-07-27	Hamar, Norway	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
5	Nico DeVita	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-05-24	Bellevue, Washington	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
6	Xavier Jean-Louis	Junior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-06-25	Montreal, Quebec	Alaska (NCAA)	—
7	Connor McGrath	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2003-09-04	Leroy, Saskatchewan	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)	—
8	Tyler Schleppe	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-11-11	Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
9	Nick Nardecchia	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2001-01-01	Macomb, Michigan	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
11	Jacob Dirks	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-09-15	Mindoro, Wisconsin	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
12	Holden Doell	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-12-01	Martensville, Saskatchewan	Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)	—
15	Jack Silich	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-06-20	Long Grove, Illinois	Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL)	—
16	Caiden Gault	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-16	Oakbank, Manitoba	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
17	Luke Lisko	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-05-24	Marine City, Michigan	Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL)	—
18	Kaleb Ergang	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-12-31	Spruce Grove, Alberta	Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)	—
19	Max Itagaki	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2002-06-18	Glenview, Illinois	Army (AHA)	—
20	Andrew Noel	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-01-02	Maynard, Massachusetts	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
21	Matt Corbet	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-12-23	Mannheim, Germany	Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)	—
22	Emerson Goode	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-10-16	Anaheim, California	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
24	Conner Brown	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-12-23	Maplewood, Minnesota	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
25	Zach Faremouth	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-01-04	Jackson, Michigan	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
26	Jacob Badal	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-10-05	Flushing, Michigan	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
27	Gavin Best	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-08-24	Richfield, Minnesota	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
28	Trevor Taulien	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2003-04-14	Crystal Lake, Illinois	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
29	Cole Burtch	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2001-01-11	Markham, Ontario	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
30	Connor McDonough	Freshman	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2004-08-04	Mendham, New Jersey^{[disambiguation needed]}	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
31	Noah West	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-11-25	Pittsboro, Indiana	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
34	Nick Grimaldi	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	1999-06-26	Plymouth, Michigan	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
55	Martin Lundberg	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2005-02-04	Furuberget, Norway	Mora IK J20 (J20 Nationell)	—

Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	PCT ^	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Lake Superior State	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	.833	25	11	14	7	6	1	44	43
#15 Minnesota State	8	5	1	2	0	0	1	18	.750	20	10	16	10	4	2	40	24
Augustana	8	5	3	0	0	1	0	16	.667	25	19	14	8	6	0	41	29
Michigan Tech	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	16	.667	23	16	12	7	4	1	29	24
Bemidji State	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	13	.542	16	17	15	7	6	2	36	37
Bowling Green	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	.500	14	17	12	5	5	2	26	34
Ferris State	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	9	.300	22	30	16	4	10	2	32	54
St. Thomas	10	2	5	3	0	0	0	9	.300	26	27	15	3	8	4	37	47
Northern Michigan	8	0	7	1	0	0	1	2	.083	7	31	14	1	12	1	17	52
Championship: March 20, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular season
October 4	8:07 pm	Miami*	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	T 3–3 ^OT	1,500	0–0–1
October 5	8:07 pm	Miami*	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	T 4–4 ^OT	1,505	0–0–2
October 11	7:00 pm	at #17 Western Michigan*	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		West	L 1–4	3,637	0–1–2
October 12	7:07 pm	#17 Western Michigan*	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	L 1–5	1,112	0–2–2
October 18	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	West	W 1–0	—	1–2–2
October 19	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Lundberg	L 0–8	905	1–3–2
October 25	7:07 pm	Bemidji State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	W 4–2	1,059	2–3–2 (1–0–0)
October 26	6:07 pm	Bemidji State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	L 0–3	1,011	2–4–2 (1–1–0)
November 1	7:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+	West	L 0–2	1,852	2–5–2 (1–2–0)
November 2	7:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+	West	L 4–5	2,268	2–6–2 (1–3–0)
November 8	7:07 pm	Michigan Tech	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	L 2–3	1,159	2–7–2 (1–4–0)
November 9	6:07 pm	Michigan Tech	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	McDonough	L 1–3	1,321	2–8–2 (1–5–0)
November 15	7:07 pm	at Lake Superior State	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	L 2–4	—	2–9–2 (1–6–0)
November 16	6:07 pm	vs. Lake Superior State	Huntington Rink • Traverse City, Michigan (Superior Ice Showdown)	Midco Sports+	West	W 3–2	1,800	3–9–2 (2–6–0)
November 22	7:07 pm	Augustana	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	W 5–2	1,121	4–9–2 (3–6–0)
November 23	6:07 pm	Augustana	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+	West	L 1–4	1,031	4–10–2 (3–7–0)
December 6	7:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
December 7	6:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	6:00 pm	vs. Wisconsin*	Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)
December 29	2:30 pm	vs. Alaska / Connecticut*	Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off)
January 4	6:07 pm	USNTDP*	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan (Exhibition)	Midco Sports+
January 10	8:07 pm	at St. Thomas	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 11	7:07 pm	at St. Thomas	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 17	7:07 pm	Bowling Green	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 18	6:07 pm	Bowling Green	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 24	7:07 pm	Minnesota State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 25	7:07 pm	Minnesota State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 31	8:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 1	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 14	7:07 pm	Lake Superior State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 15	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 21	7:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 22	6:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 28	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
March 1	6:07 pm	Northern Michigan	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "2024-25 Ferris State Hockey Roster". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Ferris State Ice Hockey Schedule". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 Ferris State Hockey Roster". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Ferris State Ice Hockey Schedule". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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v t e Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ewigleben Arena (1976–present)
Head coaches	Rick Duffett (1975–82) Dick Bertrand (1982–86) Peter Esdale (1986) John Perpich (1986–90) Bob Mancini (1990–92) Bob Daniels (1992–present)
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1978–2013, 2021–Present) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Paul Lowden (208 Points) Paul Lowden (101 Goals) C. J. Motte (66 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2012
NCAA Tournament appearances	2003 2012 2014 2016
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2016
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan