The 2024–25 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 50th season of play for the program and the 39th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Bulldogs represented Ferris State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Ewigleben Arena and were coached by Bob Daniels in his 33rd season.

Season Ferris State had a very poor start to their season. After only being able to earn ties with Miami (who would go on to have one of the worst seasons in all of college hockey), the team lost nine of their next eleven games. Neither the offense nor the defense played well in that stretch and by mid-November the Bulldogs were wallowing near the bottom of the standings. Graduate transfer Noah West began to show some improvement around Thanksgiving and the team was able to crawl its way out of the conference cellar before the winter break.

The team returned to the ice at the Holiday Face–Off and were handed two embarrassing losses. After a week off they were swept by St. Thomas but did show some improvement in the series. However, in the middle of the following week, head coach Bob Daniels announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season, bringing his 36-year tenure at the school to a close. The team responded by showing much more determination in the remainder of its schedule. The Bulldogs went 7–4–1 down the stretch while playing better on both sides of the puck. The team wasn't able to completely overcome their terrible start but they did move up into a tie for sixth in the standings.

FSU began its postseason run on the road against the Tommies and the team was blitzed by a potent offensive display. St. Thomas ran through the Bulldog defense and fired 37 shots on goal in both games. They managed to produce 11 goals in the two matches which Ferris just could not overcome. Despite the poor finish, Daniels was able to end his career with a record of 510–625–117 and a lasting legacy at the university.

Departures Luigi Benincasa Forward Transferred to Minnesota State Jason Brancheau Forward Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) Drew Cooper Defenseman Graduation (retired) Noah Giesbrecht Goaltender Graduate transfer to Rensselaer Nick Hale Defenseman Graduation (retired) Joey Henson Goaltender Left program (retired) Brenden MacLaren Forward Graduation (retired) Austin McCarthy Forward Graduate transfer to Adrian Jack Mesic Defenseman Transferred to Western Michigan Štěpán Pokorný Forward Graduation (signed with Mountfield HK) Ben Schultheis Defenseman Graduate transfer to Utica Logan Stein Goaltender Graduate transfer to Michigan Antonio Venuto Forward Graduate transfer to Merrimack

Recruiting Gavin Best Forward 23 Richfield, MN; transfer from Michigan State Conner Brown Defenseman 20 Maplewood, MN Cole Burtch Forward 23 Markham, ON; transfer from Western Michigan; redshirt Matt Corbet Forward 20 Mannheim, GER Logan Heroux Defenseman 21 Middletown, NJ Max Itagaki Defenseman 22 Glenview, IL; transfer from Army Xavier Jean-Louis Defenseman 23 Miami, FL; transfer from Alaska Christopher Lie Defenseman 19 Hamar, NOR Luke Lisko Forward 20 Marine City, MI Martin Lundberg Goaltender 19 Furuberget, NOR Connor McDonough Goaltender 20 Mendham Borough, New Jersey Jack Silich Forward 21 Long Grove, IL Kade Turner Defenseman 21 Calgary, AB Mason West Goaltender 19 Traverse City, MI; joined mid-season Noah West Goaltender 23 Pittsboro, IN; graduate transfer from Michigan

Roster As of January 1, 2025.

Standings

Schedule and results

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Scoring statistics LW 35 7 19 26 34 F 36 15 10 25 10 RW 35 6 15 21 6 F 36 10 9 19 4 F 29 9 9 18 8 D 36 6 12 18 8 F 33 8 5 13 17 D 32 3 9 12 28 D 36 3 9 12 33 LW 25 4 6 10 6 F 31 2 8 10 12 F 26 2 7 9 14 C 26 0 8 8 8 RW 33 2 5 7 14 F 20 3 3 6 6 D 30 2 4 6 14 F 20 2 3 5 12 D 20 1 3 4 6 D 36 1 3 4 21 D 30 1 2 3 22 D 25 1 1 2 4 D 16 0 2 2 4 F 23 1 0 1 2 G 35 0 1 1 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 2 G 3 0 0 0 0 C/W 12 0 0 0 6 Total 89 155 244 315

Goaltending statistics 35 2026:24 13 17 3 110 1001 1 .901 3.26 3 127:42 0 2 0 11 56 0 .836 5.17 1 6:52 0 1 0 3 1 0 .250 26.21 Empty Net - 20:58 - - - 4 - - - - Total 36 2180:00 13 20 3 128 1058 1 .892 3.52

Rankings

PollWeekPre 1 23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors Travis Shoudy All-CCHA Second Team

References