2022–23 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 48th season of play for the program and the 37th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Bulldogs represented Ferris State University, played their home games at Ewigleben Arena and were coached by Bob Daniels in his 31st season.
==Season==
Ferris State had a bit of a mixed bag of a season. Noah Giesbrecht, who had joined the club in the middle of the previous year, established himself as the team's starting goaltender. Unfortunately, he got little help from the defense, which allowed more than 33 shots against per game. The offense was able to effectively replace its leading scorer, however, saw no improvement overall.
In the first half of the season the Bulldogs were rather inconsistent but did manage to put together a road sweep of Minnesota State. When they entered the winter break the team possessed a .500 record and were sitting in the top half of the CCHA. The second half of the year wasn't as kind. After a surprising win over Michigan State won just three more times over the next fifteen games and slid down to 6th in the standings.
When they began postseason play, the Bulldogs weren't expected to do much but the team managed to defy expectations. Giesbrecht weathered an 18-shot third period and enabled Ferris State to push Bowling Green into overtime. A goal from Nick Nardecchia put the team on the cusp of a conference semifinal appearance and Giesbrecht was again called upon to save the day. The sophomore held the Falcons scoreless until just over a minute remained in regulation but the team had just enough offense to send the game into extra time. This time Jason Brancheau scored with his team-leading 13th of the season and advanced the Bulldogs for the first time since 2016.
The team's run ended in the second round when top-seeded Minnesota State exacted their revenge with a 2–7 drubbing. Despite the loss, it was still the best season the program had seen in 7 years.
==Departures==
Nico DeVita 	Defenseman		Transferred to New Hampshire
Connor Fedorek 	Defenseman		Left program (retired)
Liam MacDougall 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Carter McPhail 	Goaltender		Transferred to Miami
Brendon Michaelian	Defenseman		Graduate transfer to Mercyhurst
Justin Michaelian 	Forward 		Graduate transfer to Maine
Marshall Moise 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Roni Salmenkangas 	Goaltender		Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Sam Skinner 	Defenseman		Signed professional contract (Idaho Steelheads)
Justin Smith 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Ethan Stewart 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Jake Transit 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
==Recruiting==
Jacob Badal 	Forward 		20	Flushing, MI
Caiden Gault 	Forward 		20	Oakbank, MB
Joey Henson 	Goaltender		21	Troy, MI
Connor McGrath	Forward 		20	LeRoy, SK
Andrew Noel 	Defenseman		21	Maynard, MA
Tyler Schleppe	Forward 		20	Vancouver, BC
Travis Shoudy 	Defenseman		20	Marysville, MI
Matt Slick 	Defenseman		23	Laredo, TX; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
==Roster==
As of September 5, 2022.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
 	F 	35	13	8 	21 	14
 	F 	36	6 	15 	21 	33
 	F 	37	8 	10 	18 	12
 	F 	36	4 	12 	16 	18
 	F 	36	9 	6 	15 	14
 	RW 	35	6 	9 	15 	14
 	D 	36	1 	14 	15 	18
 	C 	33	8 	6 	14 	14
 	LW 	35	8 	6 	14 	47
 	RW 	34	4 	7 	11 	16
 	F 	34	4 	7 	11 	17
 	RW 	36	3 	8 	11 	27
 	D 	33	0 	8 	8 	16
 	F 	20	3 	4 	7 	12
 	F 	24	2 	5 	7 	10
 	D 	34	1 	6 	7 	16
 	F 	19	3 	3 	6 	24
 	D 	22	2 	3 	5 	14
 	C/RW	20	3 	1 	4 	0
 	D 	20	1 	3 	4 	25
 	RW 	19	1 	2 	3 	10
 	F 	27	0 	3 	3 	22
 	LW 	18	1 	1 	2 	2
 	G 	28	0 	2 	2 	2
 	F 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	14	0 	0 	0 	0
Total	 	 	92	148	240	411
==Goaltending statistics==
 	33	1560:27	11	12	1	80 	775 	0	.906	3.08
 	18	697:13 	3 	7 	3	45 	327 	0	.879	3.87
Empty Net	- 	6:57 	- 	- 	-	6 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	37	2264:37	14	19	4	131	1102	0	.894	3.47
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	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 	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
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 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.
==References==
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