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

2019–20 Ferris State Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Ferris State Bulldogs; men's ice hockey season
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Ewigleben Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	7–26–2
Conference	5–21–2–0
Home	3–12–1
Road	4–12–1
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bob Daniels
Assistant coaches	Drew Famulak; Mark Kaufman
Captain(s)	Nate Kallen
Alternate captain(s)	Dominic Lutz
	Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons; « 2018–19 2020–21 »

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[edit]

As of September 12, 2019.^[1]

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

Standings[edit]

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	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.

^[2]

Scoring Statistics[edit]

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

^[3]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

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[edit]

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 (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

^[4]

References[edit]

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

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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
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