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

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.

## 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 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

As of September 21, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 97 | 51 |
| Augustana | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .625 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 89 | 67 |
| St. Thomas | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | .564 | 76 | 66 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 95 | 92 |
| Bowling Green | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 43 | .551 | 69 | 63 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 83 | 81 |
| Michigan Tech | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | .513 | 75 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 94 | 90 |
| Ferris State | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .462 | 74 | 81 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 85 | 117 |
| Bemidji State | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 | .462 | 63 | 78 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 85 | 102 |
| Lake Superior State | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | .449 | 71 | 76 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 90 | 108 |
| 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, point percentage is used to determine conference position. Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## 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+ | West | W 3–1 | 2,214 | 5–10–2 (4–7–0) |
| December 7 | 6:07 pm | at Northern Michigan | Berry Events Center • Marquette, 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 Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal) | | West | L 0–8 | 6,625 | 6–11–2 |
| December 29 | 2:30 pm | vs. Alaska* | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Consolation Game) | | West | L 1–4 | 4,920 | 6–12–2 |
| January 4 | 6:07 pm | USNTDP* | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan (Exhibition) | Midco Sports+ | McDonough | L 3–4 | 1,543 | |
| January 10 | 8:07 pm | at St. Thomas | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota 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 Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Midco Sports+ | West | L 3–4 | — | 6–14–2 (5–9–0) |
| January 17 | 7:07 pm | Bowling Green | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Midco Sports+ | West | L 3–4 | 1,100 | 6–15–2 (5–10–0) |
| January 18 | 6:07 pm | Bowling Green | Ewigleben Arena • Big 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 Arena • Big 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 Arena • Big 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 Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Midco Sports+ | West | W 5–1 | 1,829 | 9–16–2 (8–11–0) |
| February 1 | 7:07 pm | at Bemidji State | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Midco Sports+ | West | W 3–1 | 1,692 | 10–16–2 (9–11–0) |
| February 14 | 7:07 pm | Lake Superior State | Ewigleben Arena • Big 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 Arena • Big 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 Arena • Houghton, 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 Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Midco Sports+ | West | W 3–2 | 3,255 | 12–18–2 (11–13–0) |
| February 28 | 7:07 pm | Northern Michigan | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Midco Sports+ | West | W 5–1 | 2,133 | 13–18–2 (12–13–0) |
| March 1 | 6:07 pm | Northern Michigan | Ewigleben Arena • Big 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 Arena • Mendota 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 Arena • Mendota 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. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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