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

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2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–6th CCHA
Home iceEwigleben Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall13–20–3
Conference12–13–1
Home6–8–3
Road6–10–0
Neutral1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Daniels
Assistant coachesDrew Famulak
Mark Kaufman
Dave Cencer
Captain(s)Travis Shoudy
Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 50th season of play for the program and the 39th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Bulldogs represented Ferris State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Ewigleben Arena and were coached by Bob Daniels in his 33rd season.

Season

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Ferris State had a very poor start to their season. After only being able to earn ties with Miami (who would go on to have one of the worst seasons in all of college hockey), the team lost nine of their next eleven games. Neither the offense nor the defense played well in that stretch and by mid-November the Bulldogs were wallowing near the bottom of the standings. Graduate transfer Noah West began to show some improvement around Thanksgiving and the team was able to crawl its way out of the conference cellar before the winter break.

The team returned to the ice at the Holiday Face–Off and were handed two embarrassing losses. After a week off they were swept by St. Thomas but did show some improvement in the series. However, in the middle of the following week, head coach Bob Daniels announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season, bringing his 36-year tenure at the school to a close.[1] The team responded by showing much more determination in the remainder of its schedule. The Bulldogs went 7–4–1 down the stretch while playing better on both sides of the puck. The team wasn't able to completely overcome their terrible start but they did move up into a tie for sixth in the standings.

FSU began its postseason run on the road against the Tommies and the team was blitzed by a potent offensive display. St. Thomas ran through the Bulldog defense and fired 37 shots on goal in both games. They managed to produce 11 goals in the two matches which Ferris just could not overcome. Despite the poor finish, Daniels was able to end his career with a record of 510–625–117 and a lasting legacy at the university.

Departures

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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

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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 Borough, New Jersey
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

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As of September 21, 2024.[2]

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

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS PCT ^ GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 Minnesota State †* 26 18 5 3 3 1 1 56 .718 77 37 39 27 9 3 113 58
Augustana 16 9 5 2 1 1 1 30 .625 48 37 35 18 13 4 97 75
St. Thomas 26 13 9 4 1 1 1 42 .564 76 66 38 19 14 5 111 101
Bowling Green 26 12 10 4 2 3 2 43 .551 69 63 36 18 14 4 90 85
Michigan Tech 26 12 11 3 1 1 1 40 .513 75 69 36 16 17 3 95 96
Ferris State 26 12 13 1 1 0 0 36 .462 74 81 36 13 20 3 89 128
Bemidji State 26 10 12 4 3 1 4 36 .462 63 78 38 15 18 5 93 114
Lake Superior State 26 10 15 1 0 4 0 35 .449 71 76 36 12 22 2 93 115
Northern Michigan 26 4 20 2 1 1 2 16 .205 42 88 34 5 27 2 55 115
Championship: March 21, 2025
† 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, winning percentage is used to determine conference position.
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular season
October 4 8:07 pm Miami* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West T 3–3 OT 1,500 0–0–1
October 5 8:07 pm Miami* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West T 4–4 OT 1,505 0–0–2
October 11 7:00 pm at #17 Western Michigan* Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   West L 1–4  3,637 0–1–2
October 12 7:07 pm #17 Western Michigan* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 1–5  1,112 0–2–2
October 18 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ West W 1–0  1–2–2
October 19 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Lundberg L 0–8  905 1–3–2
October 25 7:07 pm Bemidji State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 4–2  1,059 2–3–2 (1–0–0)
October 26 6:07 pm Bemidji State Ewigleben ArenaBig 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 ArenaBowling 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 ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ West L 4–5  2,268 2–6–2 (1–3–0)
November 8 7:07 pm Michigan Tech Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 2–3  1,159 2–7–2 (1–4–0)
November 9 6:07 pm Michigan Tech Ewigleben ArenaBig 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 ArenaSault 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 RinkTraverse 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 ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 5–2  1,121 4–9–2 (3–6–0)
November 23 6:07 pm Augustana Ewigleben ArenaBig 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 CenterMarquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 3–1  2,214 5–10–2 (4–7–0)
December 7 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 2–1  2,236 6–10–2 (5–7–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 6:00 pm vs. Wisconsin* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)   West L 0–8  6,625 6–11–2
December 29 2:30 pm vs. Alaska* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Consolation Game)   West L 1–4  4,920 6–12–2
January 4 6:07 pm USNTDP* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan (Exhibition) Midco Sports+ McDonough L 3–4  1,543
January 10 8:07 pm at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Lundberg L 6–9  841 6–13–2 (5–8–0)
January 11 7:07 pm at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota Midco Sports+ West L 3–4  6–14–2 (5–9–0)
January 17 7:07 pm Bowling Green Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 3–4  1,100 6–15–2 (5–10–0)
January 18 6:07 pm Bowling Green Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 4–3  1,210 7–15–2 (6–10–0)
January 24 7:07 pm #14 Minnesota State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 2–0  1,875 8–15–2 (7–10–0)
January 25 7:07 pm #14 Minnesota State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 2–7  1,956 8–16–2 (7–11–0)
January 31 8:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ West W 5–1  1,829 9–16–2 (8–11–0)
February 1 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ West W 3–1  1,692 10–16–2 (9–11–0)
February 14 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 3–2 OT 1,818 11–16–2 (10–11–0)
February 15 6:07 pm Lake Superior State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 3–5  2,031 11–17–2 (10–12–0)
February 21 7:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Midco Sports+ West L 1–6  3,085 11–18–2 (10–13–0)
February 22 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 3–2  3,255 12–18–2 (11–13–0)
February 28 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West W 5–1  2,133 13–18–2 (12–13–0)
March 1 6:07 pm Northern Michigan Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ West T 4–4 SOL 2,200 13–18–3 (12–13–1)
CCHA Tournament
March 7 8:00 pm at St. Thomas* St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota (CCHA Quarterfinal Game 1) Midco Sports+ West L 3–7  447 13–19–3
March 8 7:00 pm at St. Thomas* St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota (CCHA Quarterfinal Game 2) Midco Sports+ West L 1–4  462 13–20–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Cole Burtch LW 35 7 19 26 34
Caiden Gault F 36 15 10 25 10
Kaleb Ergang RW 35 6 15 21 6
Gavin Best F 36 10 9 19 4
Tyler Schleppe F 29 9 9 18 8
Travis Shoudy D 36 6 12 18 8
Zach Faremouth F 33 8 5 13 17
Logan Heroux D 32 3 9 12 28
Trevor Taulien D 36 3 9 12 33
Jacob Badal LW 25 4 6 10 6
Holden Doell F 31 2 8 10 12
Max Itagaki F 26 2 7 9 14
Connor McGrath C 26 0 8 8 8
Nick Nardecchia RW 33 2 5 7 14
Jack Silich F 20 3 3 6 6
Xavier Alexandre Jean-Louis D 30 2 4 6 14
Matt Corbet F 20 2 3 5 12
Christopher Lie D 20 1 3 4 6
Nico DeVita D 36 1 3 4 21
Andrew Noel D 30 1 2 3 22
Kade Turner D 25 1 1 2 4
Conner Brown D 16 0 2 2 4
Jacob Dirks F 23 1 0 1 2
Noah West G 35 0 1 1 0
Connor McDonough G 1 0 0 0 0
Luke Lisko C 3 0 0 0 2
Martin Lundberg G 3 0 0 0 0
Emerson Goode C/W 12 0 0 0 6
Total 89 155 244 315

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Noah West 35 2026:24 13 17 3 110 1001 1 .901 3.26
Martin Lundberg 3 127:42 0 2 0 11 56 0 .836 5.17
Connor McDonough 1 6:52 0 1 0 3 1 0 .250 26.21
Empty Net - 20:58 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 36 2180:00 13 20 3 128 1058 1 .892 3.52

Rankings

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Poll Week
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 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

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  1. ^ "Legendary Ferris State University Hockey Coach Bob Daniels Announces Upcoming Retirement". Ferris State Bulldogs. January 14, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Ferris State Hockey Roster". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Ferris State Ice Hockey Schedule". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ferris State Univ. 2024-2025 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.