2019–20 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Ferris State Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceEwigleben Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall7–26–2
Conference5–21–2–0
Home3–12–1
Road4–12–1
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Daniels
Assistant coachesDrew Famulak
Mark Kaufman
Captain(s)Nate Kallen
Alternate captain(s)Dominic Lutz
Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 45th season of play for the program and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Bulldogs represented Ferris State University and were coached by Bob Daniels, in his 28th season.

Roster

As of September 12, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Illinois Max Finner Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-10-09 Elmhurst, Illinois Topeka Pilots (NAHL) —
3 Michigan Cameron Clarke Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-15 Tecumseh, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) BOS, 136th overall 2016
4 Georgia (U.S. state) Zach Yoder Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-08-14 Woodstock, Georgia Air Force Falcons (AHA) —
5 Michigan Justin Smith Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-26 East Lansing, Michigan Topeka Pilots (NAHL) —
6 Michigan Blake Evennou Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-09 Macomb, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (WCHA) —
7 Pennsylvania Connor Fedorek Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-27 Bethel Park, Pennsylvania Odessa Jackalopes (CCHL) —
9 Illinois Lucas Finner Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1997-02-05 Elmhurst, Illinois Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
10 Michigan Coale Norris Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-25 Oxford, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
11 Michigan Dominic Lutz (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1996-01-19 Livonia, Michigan Topeka Pilots (NAHL) —
12 Michigan Dallas Tulik Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-23 Kalamazoo, Michigan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
15 Michigan Jake Transit Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-26 Royal Oak, Michigan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
16 Michigan Justin Michaelian Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-12-07 Wixom, Michigan Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
17 Michigan Marshall Moise Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997-10-11 St. Clair Shores, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
18 Michigan Hunter Wendt Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1997-10-27 Troy, Michigan Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
19 Sweden Oskar Andrén Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-03-29 Stockholm, Sweden Boston University Terriers (HEA) —
20 Ontario Liam MacDougall Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1997-12-18 Windsor, Ontario LaSalle Vipers (GOJHL) —
21 Michigan Jason Brancheau Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1999-08-15 Ecorse, Michigan Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
22 Ohio Jason Tackett Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-08-13 West Chester, Ohio Kemptville 73's (CCHL) —
23 California Nate Kallen (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-11-05 San Diego, California Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
24 Michigan Brenden Rons Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-03-03 Farmington Hills, Michigan Topeka Pilots (NAHL) —
25 Michigan Jake Willets Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-08-06 Erie, Michigan Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
26 Illinois Joe Rutkowski Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1997-02-23 Crystal Lake, Illinois Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
27 Manitoba Cade Kowalski Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-15 Morden, Manitoba Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
28 Michigan Brenden MacLaren Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-30 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
29 Illinois Ethan Stewart Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-10 Rockford, Illinois Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) —
30 Finland Roni Salmenkangas Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-28 Tampere, Finland HPK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
31 Colorado Austin Shaw Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-06-20 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Princeton Tigers (ECAC) —
35 Michigan Carter McPhail Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-12-04 Fenton, Michigan Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State 28 23 4 1 1 71 115 38 36 29 5 2 141 53
#11 Bemidji State 28 20 5 3 2 65 101 46 34 20 9 5 111 65
Northern Michigan 28 16 11 1 1 50 92 87 36 18 14 4 115 112
Alaska 28 14 9 5 2 49 73 65 34 16 13 5 84 86
Bowling Green 28 14 10 4 3 49 85 70 36 19 13 4 112 92
Michigan Tech 28 14 12 2 0 44 68 65 37 19 15 3 96 85
Lake Superior State 28 11 13 4 4 41 66 77 38 13 21 4 90 112
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 18 6 3 21 56 96 34 4 23 7 66 122
Ferris State 28 5 21 2 0 17 54 100 35 7 26 2 70 127
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 20 6 1 13 50 116 34 2 26 6 57 145
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 2:00 PM vs. Waterloo* Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan (Exhibition)   McPhail T 2–2 OT 1,276
October 8 7:07 PM vs. USNTDP* Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan (Exhibition)   McPhail W 5–0  1,058
Regular Season
October 10 7:07 PM vs. Colgate* Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   Salmenkangas W 3–1  1,129 1–0–0
October 18 7:05 PM at Miami* Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   McPhail L 3–4  2,341 1–1–0
October 19 8:00 PM at Miami* Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Salmenkangas W 3–1  2,319 2–1–0
October 25 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 3–4  1,832 2–2–0 (0–1–0–0)
October 26 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv McPhail L 4–6  2,500 2–3–0 (0–2–0–0)
November 1 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 4–5 OT 1,746 2–4–0 (0–3–0–0)
November 2 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv McPhail L 3–4  2,146 2–5–0 (0–4–0–0)
November 8 7:05 PM at Western Michigan* Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Shaw L 2–4  3,794 2–6–0 (0–4–0–0)
November 9 8:07 PM vs. Western Michigan* Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   Salmenkangas L 2–8  1,855 2–7–0 (0–4–0–0)
November 15 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw W 2–1  1,160 3–7–0 (1–4–0–0)
November 16 6:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw L 1–4  1,020 3–8–0 (1–5–0–0)
November 22 11:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv McPhail W 3–2  1,508 4–8–0 (2–5–0–0)
November 23 11:07 PM vs. Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv McPhail L 1–3  1,475 4–9–0 (2–6–0–0)
November 29 11:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Shaw W 4–1  712 5–9–0 (3–6–0–0)
November 30 9:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv McPhail T 4–4 SOL 742 5–9–1 (3–6–1–0)
December 13 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw T 2–2 3x3 OTW 920 5–9–2 (3–6–2–1)
December 14 7:37 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw W 3–1  1,030 6–9–2 (4–6–2–1)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 30 4:07 PM vs. Michigan* Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (GLI Semifinal)   Shaw L 1–4  16,139 6–10–2 (4–6–2–1)
December 31 11:37 AM vs. Michigan State* Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (GLI Third Place)   Salmenkangas L 2–5  10,240 6–11–2 (4–6–2–1)
January 3 8:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Shaw L 2–5  2,317 6–12–2 (4–7–2–1)
January 4 7:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Shaw L 1–4  3,127 6–13–2 (4–8–2–1)
January 10 7:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 0–5  850 6–14–2 (4–9–2–1)
January 11 6:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv McPhail L 1–5  1,100 6–15–2 (4–10–2–1)
January 17 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw L 0–2  1,138 6–16–2 (4–11–2–1)
January 18 6:07 PM vs. Alaska Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv McPhail L 3–6  1,600 6–17–2 (4–12–2–1)
January 24 7:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 1–2  2,705 6–18–2 (4–13–2–1)
January 25 6:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas W 2–1  2,928 7–18–2 (5–13–2–1)
January 31 7:07 PM at #15 Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 2–5  2,890 7–19–2 (5–14–2–1)
February 1 6:07 PM at #15 Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 2–5  3,738 7–20–2 (5–15–2–1)
February 14 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 2–3  1,341 7–21–2 (5–16–2–1)
February 15 6:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw L 0–2  1,963 7–22–2 (5–17–2–1)
February 21 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Shaw L 1–6  2,509 7–23–2 (5–18–2–1)
February 22 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 1–3  4,350 7–24–2 (5–19–2–1)
February 28 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Salmenkangas L 0–5  1,717 7–25–2 (5–20–2–1)
February 29 6:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Shaw L 2–4  1,802 7–26–2 (5–21–2–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Jake Willets D 35 3 19 22 35
Marshall Moise F 26 10 6 16 31
Nate Kallen D 35 6 10 16 18
Jason Tackett LW 29 4 12 16 6
Blake Evennou D 35 1 14 15 38
Liam MacDougall F 35 2 11 13 18
Joe Rutkowski D 32 2 10 12 14
Jake Transit F 35 6 5 11 48
Zach Yoder D 35 4 7 11 48
Justin Michaelian F 33 7 3 10 12
Coale Norris LW 25 6 2 8 29
Dalla Tulik F 26 4 3 7 16
Hunter Wendt F 31 2 5 7 23
Cameron Clarke D 27 1 6 7 4
Brendan MacLaren F 29 3 2 5 31
Connor Fedorek D 31 1 4 5 20
Lucas Finner LW 5 4 0 4 23
Oskar Andrén RW 16 1 2 3 21
Jason Brancheau F 18 0 3 3 2
Dominic Lutz W 34 1 1 2 34
Max Finner D 23 0 2 2 25
Brenden Rons D 20 1 0 1 4
Cade Kowalski C/RW 30 1 0 1 8
Austin Shaw G 15 0 1 1 2
Roni Salmenkangas G 17 0 1 1 0
Justin Smith D 9 0 0 0 8
Ethan Stewart F 9 0 0 0 6
Carter McPhail G 9 0 0 0 0
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Austin Shaw 15 779 3 9 1 39 326 0 .893 3.00
Roni Salmenkangas 17 883 3 11 0 52 429 0 .879 3.51
Carter McPhail 9 433 1 6 1 27 209 0 .886 3.74
Empty Net - 18 - - - 9 9 - - -
Total 35 2114 7 26 2 127 912 0 .878 3.60

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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 (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
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References

  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Ferris State University. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ferris State Bulldogs (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ferris State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.