Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Ferris State's ice hockey program began in 1975 as a member of the NAIA and joined the CCHA as an affiliate member.[3] In the program's four seasons in the NAIA the team compiled an overall record of 58-40-1-.591, including three seasons above .700 winning percentage and a program best winning percentage of .795 in the 1976–77 season.[4] The program moved up to NCAA Division I status and became a full member of the CCHA in 1979. They joined the WCHA in 2013[4] before returning to the CCHA prior to the 2021–22 season.[5]

Ferris State Hockey's Ewigleben Ice Arena.

Ferris State turned in its best season performance ever in the program's NCAA Division I history for the 2002-03 campaign with a school-best 31-10-1 overall record. The Ferris Bulldogs also claimed their first-ever CCHA Regular-Season Championship title with a first-place 22-5-1 league mark. Ferris State received an at-large bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament and beat North Dakota 5-2 and advanced to the West Regional title game in their initial NCAA Tourney appearance, before losing a high scoring game to Minnesota 4–7.[6][7] FSU also earned the distinction of being the nation's first team to reach the 30-win plateau in 2002-03 and also competed in the CCHA Super Six Championship Tourney for the first time since 1993.[8]

Ferris State's starting lineup for a 2009–10 game against Michigan

Ferris State's Ewigleben Arena, June 2015

The 2011–12 season was historic for the Ferris State ice hockey program. The Bulldogs began the season on a six-game win streak, their best start to a season since 1979-80 when The Bulldogs recorded an eight-game streak.[9] The team ended the regular season with their first CCHA Regular Season Championship since the program's first in 2002–03. The season was highlighted by a 14-game unbeaten streak from January 6, 2012, to February 25 in which the team recorded 11 wins and 4 ties.[10] The Bulldogs were also ranked first in the NCAA men's ice hockey poll for a two-week period in the season for the first time in school history.[11] After the team finished with the top record in the CCHA, the Bulldogs received a first round bye for the 2012 CCHA Tournament. Ferris State played Bowling Green in the second round, after the Falcons upset Northern Michigan. In the best-of-three series, the Falcons picked up a win in overtime in the opening game followed by goal outburst in the second game that saw Ferris State even the series with a 7–4 win.[12] In the final game of the series, Ferris State was unable to hold on to a three-goal lead as BGSU rallied back to force overtime. The Falcons scored in the extra period to win the CCHA quarterfinal series.[13] Despite the loss in the CCHA playoffs, the Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Ferris State defeated Denver and Cornell in the first two rounds of the tournament with a pair of 2-1 games.[14] In the program's first appearance in the Frozen Four, the Bulldogs defeated Union 3-1 and advanced to the championship game against Boston College.[15] Ferris State was unable to stop the Eagles' offense en route to BC's third title in five seasons. The team finished with a record of 26-12-5.[16]

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The team has been coached by Bob Daniels since 1992. Daniels is a two-time recipient of the Spencer Penrose Award, awarded by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the NCAA men's ice hockey coach of the year, having won the award in 2003 and 2012.[18] In 2012, he was also named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association coach of the year after he led the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the Frozen Four and NCAA championship game.[19] Daniels is the longest tenured coach of the Bulldogs and is the only coach in program history to record over 300 wins.[20]

As of completion of 2022–23 season[4][8]

† Esdale replaced Bertrand in January 1986.

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This is a list of Ferris State alumni who played on an Olympic team.

Name	Position	Ferris State Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Bob Nardella	Defense	1988–1991	Italy	1998, 2006	12th, 11th
Norm Krumpschmid	Center	1988–1992	Austria	1998	14th
Jason Blake	Center	1994–1995	USA	2006	8th
Chris Kunitz	Left wing	1999–2003	Canada	2014	Gold
Chad Billins	Defenseman	2008–2012	USA	2018	7th
Pat Nagle	Goaltender	2007–2011	USA	2022	5th

The following is a list of people associated with the Ferris State men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Ferris State Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).[24]

As of September 18, 2023.[25]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Logan Stein	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2001-04-26	Suwanee, Georgia	Waterloo (USHL)	—
2		Travis Shoudy	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2002-03-15	Marysville, Michigan	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
3		Ben Schultheis	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2000-02-17	Mount Juliet, Tennessee	Dubuque (USHL)	—
4		Drew Cooper	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2000-08-28	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
6		Nico DeVita	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-05-24	Bellevue, Washington	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
6		Jack Mesic	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-10-18	Plymouth, Michigan	North Iowa (NAHL)	—
7		Connor McGrath	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2003-09-04	Leroy, Saskatchewan	Humboldt (SJHL)	—
8		Austin McCarthy	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-03-01	Ludington, Michigan	Topeka (NAHL)	—
9		Nick Nardecchia	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2001-01-01	Macomb, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
10		Holden Doell	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-12-01	Martensville, Saskatchewan	Battlefords (SJHL)	—
11		Jacob Dirks	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-09-15	Mindoro, Wisconsin	Chippewa (NAHL)	—
12		Luigi Benincasa	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	2002-10-07	Edmonton, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
15		Tyler Schleppe	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-11-11	Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)	—
16		Caiden Gault	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-16	Oakbank, Manitoba	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
18		Kaleb Ergang	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-12-31	Spruce Grove, Alberta	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
19		Štěpán Pokorný	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2000-06-08	Kolín, Czech Republic	Madison (USHL)	—
20		Andrew Noel	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-01-02	Maynard, Massachusetts	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
21		Jason Brancheau	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-08-15	Brownstown, Michigan	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
22		Nick Hale	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1999-05-07	Raleigh, North Carolina	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
23		Antonio Venuto	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-02-26	Whitmore Lake, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
24		Brenden MacLaren	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1998-11-30	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
25		Zach Faremouth	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-01-04	Jackson, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
26		Jacob Badal	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-10-05	Flushing, Michigan	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
27		Emerson Goode	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-10-16	Anaheim, California	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
28		Trevor Taulien	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	2003-04-14	Crystal Lake, Illinois	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
30		Joey Henson	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2001-08-15	Troy, Michigan	Philadelphia Little Flyers (EHL)	—
31		Noah Giesbrecht	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-04-18	White Rock, British Columbia	Windsor (OUA)	—
34		Nick Grimaldi	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	1999-06-26	Plymouth, Michigan	Odessa (NAHL)	—

As of July 1, 2023.