#11 Ferris State Hockey Opens Season At RPI

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG HOCKEY:

at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Friday & Saturday (Oct. 12-13) – 7 p.m. (EDT) Troy, New York

The Opening Faceoff: The men's team will travel to New York to officially open the 2012-13 regular-season this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, against the RPI Engineers at the Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. (ET) both nights.

Media Coverage: Both games will be carried live by the Bulldog Sports Network and Sunny 97.3 FM with Dominic Hennig calling the play-by-play action and Dan Kowalski offering color commentary. The broadcast is also accessible online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. RPI will offer live internet statistics and live video streaming. All links are available on the online home of Bulldog Athletics.

The Records: Ferris State is currently 0-0-0 overall and 0-0-0 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) this season. The Bulldogs beat Ryerson University in an exhibition contst on Sunday (Oct. 7) by posting a 8-2 victory at the Ewigleben Ice Arena.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute currently holds a 0-0-0 overall record this season and plays in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). This past Saturday (Oct. 6), the Engineers registered a 6-2 win over Acadia University in their exhibition game in Troy.

Historic Season: Ferris State won its second CCHA regular-season championship and finished as the national runner-up a year ago. The Bulldogs claimed the NCAA Midwest Regional title with two victories in Green Bay, Wis., and then topped Union (N.Y.) in the program's first-ever Frozen Four national semifinal game at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. FSU suffered a 4-1 loss to Boston College in the national championship game on April 7 in Tampa to finish the most historic campaign in school history with a 26-12-1 overall record.

The Coaches: Ferris State - (Michigan State, 1982), 21st season, 334-362-79 (.482) – (3-0-0-vs. RPI -- 0-0-0 Away, 3-0-0 Home and 0-0-0 Neutral). Daniels has the distinction of being the all-time winningest coach in Ferris State history. He was honored as the Spencer Penrose Award winner as the American Collegiate Hockey Association's (ACHA) Division I National Hockey Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2012 in addition to claiming CCHA Coach of the Year honors both times. He was among three finalists for both the 2007-08 and 2009-10 CCHA Coach of the Year Awards. Daniels led the Bulldogs to their first-ever appearance at the Frozen Four and second-ever CCHA Regular-Season Championship title last season.

RPI – Seth Appert (Ferris State , 1996), 7th season, 81-122-26 (.424) – (0-2-0 vs. Ferris State – 0-0-0 Home, 0- 2-0 Away, and 0-0-0 Neutral). Appert has been with the Engineers since the 2006-07 season. He guided RPI to back-to-back titles in the Governor's Cup Tournament his first two seasons and his squad reached the NCAA Tournament in 2010-11. Appert played under Bob Daniels as a goaltender at Ferris State and was a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs from 1992-96.

Scouting the Engineers: The Engineers went 12-24-3 under Seth Appert during the 2011-12 season, including a 7-12-3 record in ECAC Hockey play. RPI shouldered a tough stretch to open the season, but battled back late to make a solid run in the playoffs. Led by junior defender Nick Bailen - a National Academic All-America selection - Rensselaer posted a 2 games to 1 series win over Clarkson in the First Round of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs. The Engineers later fell in the ECACH Quarterfinals to area-rival, eventual league champion and Frozen Four participant, Union. RPI made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 years two years ago.

The All-Time Series: Ferris State and Rensselaer will square off for only the fourth and fifth time in a series which the Bulldogs lead 3-0-0. Last season, the Bulldogs swept Rensselaer in a home series at FSU's Ewigleben Ice Arena by scores of 4-0 (Oct. 14) and 2-0 (Oct. 15). The first contest between the Bulldogs and the Engineers was played on January 23, 1998, with the Bulldogs winning 3-2. All three previous meetings have been played in Big Rapids at the Ewigleben Ice Arena.

CCHA Preseason Polls: Defending regular-season champion Ferris State was chosen to finish in the top half of the CCHA again this year in the league's annual preseason polls. The Bulldogs, who advanced to the national championship game at the 2012 Frozen Four, were tabbed to finish fourth by the media and fifth by the coaches from around the conference in 2012-13. Ferris State received three first-place votes from the media and 626 total points. The coaches gave FSU 67 points in the voting format. FSU hopes to build off last season's success this coming year, returning 18 letterwinners, including three of their top five scorers.

Exhibition Review: Ferris State opened its 2012-13 campaign in impressive fashion on Sunday (Oct. 7) with a dominating 8-2 exhibition win over Ryerson University at the Ewigleben Ice Arena. The preseason nationally 11th-ranked Bulldogs poured in three first period goals and cruised past the Rams before an announced crowd of 1,498 fans in Big Rapids. Junior wing Justin DeMartino recorded a hat trick for the Bulldogs in the triumph. Ferris State held a decisive 44-28 edge in total shots.

National Attention: Ferris State is ranked 11th in two seperate college hockey polls this week. The Bulldogs climbed three spots from 14th in the preseason poll to 11th in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Division I Poll. Additionally, FSU held onto its 11th-place preseason ranking in this week's USCHO.com Division I National Poll. FSU is among six ranked teams in the nation's top 20 from the CCHA.

Team : Senior left wing Kyle Bonis will serve as the Bulldogs' team captain in the 2012-13 campaign. He is the 42nd individual in the program's history to sport the captain's 'C' on his jersey. Senior center Travis Ouellette and junior defenseman Scott Czarnowczan (Macomb) will serve as the Bulldogs' assistant captains. TV Exposure: Ferris State will have increased regular-season television exposure this season. The Bulldogs will be featured at least six times this season, including contests on three different networks. The preseason nationally-ranked Bulldogs' televised contests include games on Fox Sports Detroit, Comcast and CBS College Sports Network. The slate is highlighted by a Feb. 16 home game versus Bowling Green State at the Ewigleben Ice Arena, which will be part of Fox Sports Detroit's "Hockey Day In Michigan" coverage.

Televised Contests: FSU's other major televised contests include games on Dec. 15 at Michigan State (Comcast), Jan. 18 at MSU (FSD), Jan. 25 at Notre Dame (CBS) along with March 1 at Michigan (CBS) and March 2 at Michigan (FSD). A majority of FSU home contests will also be televised locally by Ferris Television and carried live on the Bulldog Sports Network at FerrisStateBulldogs.com along with tape-delay coverage locally via Charter Cable. Additional television coverage from regional stations is also expected both at home and on the road.

Fixture Behind The Bench: Head coach Bob Daniels, who was named the National Coach of the Year for the second time in 2011-12, embarks on his 21st year behind the Bulldogs' bench in 2012-13 with a school-record 334 career victories.

Tremendous Run: The Bulldogs claimed the school's second CCHA regular-season championship in the last 10 years in 2011-12, won the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional title and reached the national championship game at the NCAA Frozen Four.

First Trip To Frozen Four: Ferris State's best season in school history came to a close in the national championship game at the 2012 Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., with a 26-12-5 overall record. It included a first- ever trip to the Frozen Four and a national runner-up finish. The title game appearance marked the first time in school history any Bulldog team had ever competed in a national championship game.

Successful Stretch: FSU won or tied 19 of its final 23 games of the season and had a nation leading 15-game unbeaten streak in 2011-12 along with a number one national ranking in both polls for two weeks in February. FSU's 26 wins were the second-most in school history.

Not Any Easier: The Bulldogs will follow up the school's most memorable campaign in history with a 34-game schedule in 2012-13 that includes four games apiece versus league in-state rivals Michigan, Michigan State and Western Michigan; at least 15 games against teams that were included in last year's 16-team NCAA Tournament field; and 20 contests involving teams that were featured in last season's final Top 20 national rankings.

Special Holiday Trip: Ferris State's holiday trip to the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero will feature a rematch of last year's NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Championship game as the Bulldogs take on Cornell in the opener on Dec. 28. Returning NCAA Tournament qualifiers Maine and Minnesota-Duluth are the other two teams in the tournament with the respective losers and winners meeting on Dec. 29.

Nice Anniversary Season: FSU's 35th season of Division I hockey will begin on Oct. 12-13 as the Bulldogs venture to New York to square off for the second consecutive year against Rensselaer, which is guided by Bulldog alum and former assistant coach Seth Appert.

Home-Opening Series: The Bulldogs will play their home-opening series against the Mercyhurst Lakers next weekend, Oct. 19-20, in Big Rapids. The Bulldogs will celebrate their historic national runner-up finish from a year ago by hoisting new banners inside the facility on Friday night prior to the game. Puck drop for both games is set for 7:05 p.m. (ET). It marks the first of three consecutive home weekends for the Bulldogs.

CCHA Opener: Ferris State opens defense of its CCHA Regular-Season Championship at home on Oct. 26-27 when the Alaska Nanooks make the trek to Michigan for a two-game league set. FSU then plays a third consecutive home series on Nov. 2-3 as the Bulldogs entertain Miami (Ohio) in CCHA action at the Ewigleben Ice Arena.

Preseason All-CCHA: A pair of Ferris State University men's ice hockey players earned 2012-13 All-CCHA Preseason Honorable Mention accolades. Bulldog senior forward Kyle Bonis (Lindsay, Ontario) along with junior defenseman Scott Czarnowczan (Macomb) were among the student-athletes receiving preseason recognition as the ninth annual preseason all-conference teams were announced by the league office.

Bonis, who was named to the 2012 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team as the Bulldogs reached the national championship game, placed third among FSU's scoring leaders a season ago with 30 points. He had a squad second-best 19 goals and added 11 assists in playing all 43 contests. Bonis' totals included three game-winning goals and four power-play markers.

Meanwhile, Czarnowczan registered two goals and 19 assists for 21 points on the blueline. He also appeared in 43 games and finished with a team second-best 77 blocks. He was the recipient of the team's Plus/Minus Award for finishing with a squad-leading +17 figure for the season.

Back In The Mix: A total of 18 letterwinners return for the Bulldogs in 2012-13 off of last year's national finalist team. While the Bulldogs lost eight players, including two All-Americans in goaltender Taylor Nelson and defenseman Chad Billins, FSU did ink a talented incoming recruiting class featuring eight newcomers.

Season Openers: FSU is presently 12-18-3 (.409) all time in season-opening encounters heading into Friday's opener at RPI The Bulldogs skated to a 4-2 victory over St. Lawrence in last season's opener (10/7) in Canton, N.Y. FSU has won three consecutive season openers to date.

Road Openers: The Bulldogs are 11-19-3 (.379) in road openers dating back to the 1979-80 season, but have won six of their last 12 such outings to date, including last season's win at St. Lawrence. FSU also posted a 5-1 win the following night (Oct. 8) in last year's season-opening series' at St. Lawrence.

On The Internet: Ferris State University Athletics' official web site can be found at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. The site features information on all of FSU's varsity athletics programs including rosters, statistics, video, news and more.

2012-13 Bulldog Hockey Ticket Information: Tickets for all 2012-13 Bulldog home regular-season hockey games can be purchased by contacting the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at (231)-591-2888. The FSU Athletics Ticket Office's normal hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET) weekdays. The ticket office will also offer extended hours until 7 p.m. (ET) on Wednesdays throughout the season and be open on hockey home game Saturday's at 12 p.m. (ET). Single-game tickets may also be purchased by contacting Star Tickets at 1- 800-585-3737 or online at Star Tickets website: www.startickets.com.

Purchase In Advance: This season, fans can help the Bulldogs "Celebrate The Legacy" and catch the final year of CCHA action by purchasing tickets in advance for any home contest during the 2012-13 campaign. Fans will be able to save on single-game tickets by purchasing in advance rather than waiting until gameday. The Bulldogs sold out four of their final five home contests inside the Ewigleben Ice Arena last year. FSU will become a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) after the 2012-13 season.

Broadcast Coverage: A live video and audio pay-per-view webcast will be available for all 2012-13 FSU men's ice hockey home games through Stretch Internet for a charge of $7.95 on FSU's Athletics Website at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. Live internet statistics will also be available for all Bulldog home contests with a live audio stream for all home and away games. Joined CCHA: 1979-80 CCHA Record: 375-478-105 All-Time: 605-652-125

FIXTURE BEHIND THE BENCH - Head NOT ANY EASIER – The Bulldogs will coach Bob Daniels, who was named the follow up the school’s most memorable 2012-13 SCHEDULE National Coach of the Year for the second campaign in history with a 34-game October time in 2011-12, embarks on his 21st year schedule in 2012-13 that includes Sun. 7 RYERSON UNIVERSITY # 3:05 p.m. behind the Bulldogs’ bench in 2012-13 four games apiece versus league in-state with a school-record 334 career victories. rivals Michigan, Michigan State and Western Fri. 12 at Rensselaer * 7:05 p.m. Michigan; at least 15 games against teams Sat. 13 at Rensselaer * 7:05 p.m. GREAT RUN - The Bulldogs claimed the that were included in last year’s 16-team Fri. 19 MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. school’s second CCHA regular-season NCAA Tournament field; and 20 contests Sat. 20 MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. championship in the last 10 years in 2011- involving teams that were featured in last Fri. 26 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. 12, won the NCAA Division I Midwest Re- season’s final Top 20 national rankings. BULLDOGS

gional title and reached the national cham- Sat. 27 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. pionship game at the NCAA Frozen Four. HOLIDAY TRIP - Ferris State’s holiday trip to November the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero will FIRST TRIP TO FROZEN FOUR - Ferris feature a rematch of last year’s NCAA Division I Fri. 2 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. State’s best season in school history came Midwest Regional Championship game as the Sat. 3 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. to a close in the national championship Bulldogs take on Cornell in the opener on Dec. Fri. 9 at Lake Superior 7:35 p.m. game at the 2012 Frozen Four in Tampa, 28. Returning NCAA Tournament qualifiers Sat. 10 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Fla., with a 26-12-5 overall record. It includ- Maine and Minnesota-Duluth are the other two Fri. 16 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. ed a first-ever trip to the Frozen Four and teams in the tournament with the respective a national runner-up finish. The title game losers and winners meeting on Dec. 29. Sat. 17 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. appearance marked the first time in school Fri. 30 MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. history any Bulldog team had ever com- CORAL ANNIVERSARY SEASON - FSU’s 35th peted in a national championship game. season of Division I hockey will begin on Oct. December 7 with an exhibition game at home against Sat. 1 MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. STREAKING - FSU won or tied 19 of its final Ryerson University. The regular-season will Fri. 7 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. 23 games of the season and had a nation- start one week later on Oct. 12-13 as the Sat. 8 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. FERRIS STATE leading 15-game unbeaten streak along Bulldogs venture to New York to square off Sat. 15 at Michigan State 5:05 p.m. with a number one national ranking in both for the second consecutive year against Florida College Hockey Classic polls for two weeks in February. FSU’s 26 Rensselaer, which is guided by Bulldog alum wins are the second-most in school history. and former assistant coach Seth Appert. Fri. 28 vs. Cornell * 4:05 p.m. Sat. 29 vs. Maine/Minnesota-Duluth * TBA January Sat. 5 MICHIGAN STATE 5:05 p.m. Fri. 11 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 12 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 18 at Michigan State 7:35 p.m. Sat. 19 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 25 at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m. Sat. 26 at Notre Dame 7:05 p.m. February 2012-13 SEASON OUTLOOK Fri. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/8; 12/4 F, 4/3 D, 2/1 G Fri. 8 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 9 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Key Returnees: Kyle Bonis, F, SR (19-11-30); Matthew Kirzinger, F, SR (10-24-34); C.J. Motte, Fri. 15 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. G, SO (5-5-2, 1.98, .925); Travis Ouellette, F, SR (9-15-24); Garrett Thompson, F, JR (11-12-23) Sat. 16 BOWLING GREEN 5:05 p.m. Key Losses: Chad Billins, D (7-22-29); Jordie Johnston, F (20-16-36); Taylor Nelson, G (21-7-3, March 2.10 GAA, .924 Spct.) Fri. 1 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. NHL Draft Picks (0): Sat. 2 at Michigan 7:35 p.m.

Impact Freshmen: Matt Robertson, F, Smiths Falls (CCHL); Connor Schmidt, D, Des Moines Home Games in CAPITALS All times are local (USHL); Charles Williams, G, Lincoln (USHL) * - Non-conference game # - Exhibition game 2011-12 Predicted Coaches Ranking/Actual Ranking: 9th/1st

2011-12 Rankings Team Offense Rank: CCHA - 2nd (2.86) Overall - 3rd (2.88) Team Defense Rank: CCHA - 4th (2.21) Overall - 3rd (2.19) Power Play Rank: CCHA - 2nd (20.3%) Overall - 3rd (18.9%) Killing Rank: CCHA - 5th (84.8%) Overall - 3rd (85.6%)

Returning All Players Forwards Defense Goals 80 (65%) 76 (68.5) 4 (30.8%) Points 217 (66%) 171 (71.8%) 46 (51.7%)

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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Sh. Age Hometown, St./Last team (League) 17 Eric Alexander F Sr. 6-2 206 R 23 Kentwood, MI/Lincoln (USHL) 23 Brandon Anselmini D Fr. 5-9 163 L 19 Guelph, Ontario/Brockville (CCHL) 11 Kenny Babinski C Fr. 5-10 175 R 19 Midland, MI/Omaha (USHL) 7 Jason Binkley D So. 5-9 191 R 20 Powell, OH/Tri-City (USHL) 28 Kyle Bonis F Sr. 5-11 175 L 23 Lindsay, ON/Traverse City (NAHL) 21 Justin Buzzeo F So. 5-11 170 L 22 Windsor, ON/Humboldt (SJHL) 2 Scott Czarnowczan D Jr. 5-10 176 L 21 Macomb, MI/Green Bay (USHL) Kyle Bonis 19 Justin DeMartino F Jr. 6-4 210 R 21 Macomb, MI/Springfield (NAHL)

26 Simon Denis D So. 5-10 168 R 21 Burnaby, BC/Tri-City (USHL) BULLDOGS 4 Zach Dorer D Fr. 6-1 175 L 18 Holt, MI/Traverse City (NAHL) 31 Rob Granett G Jr. 6-2 182 L 21 Clarkston, MI/Yellowstone (NPJHL) 18 Andy Huff F Jr. 6-1 212 R 20 Howell, MI/Traverse City (NAHL) 8 Cory Kane F Jr. 6-1 200 L 22 Irvine, CA/Vernon (BCHL) 20 Matthew Kirzinger F Sr. 5-9 172 R 24 Leroy, SK/Humboldt (SJHL) 27 Dakota Klecha F Fr. 5-9 163 R 20 Taylor, MI/Muskegon (USHL) 15 Nate Milam F So. 6-0 170 R 22 Westland, MI/Topeka (NAHL) 30 C.J. Motte G So. 6-0 190 L 20 St. Clair, MI/Waterloo (USHL) Matthew Kirzinger 25 Sean O’Rourke D Fr. 5-9 165 L 21 Alta Loma, CA/Fairbanks (NAHL) 9 Travis Ouellette F Sr. 5-9 165 R 23 Windsor, ON/Penticton (BCHL) 24 Dominic Panetta F So. 5-8 173 L 21 Baldwin, MI/Tri-City (USHL) 22 Matt Robertson F Fr. 6-0 175 L 20 Rohnert Park, CA/Smiths Falls (CCHL) 12 TJ Schlueter F So. 6-0 194 R 20 St. Louis, MO/Dubuque (USHL) 5 Connor Schmidt D Fr. 5-10 172 R 18 Flat Rock, MI/Des Moines (USHL) 16 Garrett Thompson F Jr. 6-2 191 L 22 Traverse City, MI/Traverse City (NAHL) 3 Travis White D So. 5-9 180 R 22 Sterling Heights, MI/Traverse City (NAHL) 29 Charles Williams G Fr. 5-10 209 L 20 Can ton, MI/Lincoln (USHL)

* Age as of October 1, 2012 Scott Czarnowczan ROSTER BREAKDOWN (as of Oct. 1, 2012)

Class: SR (4), JR (6), SO (8), FR (8) Senior forward Travis Average Height: 5’11” Ouellette (right) finished fifth on the Bulldogs in Average Weight: 181.6 lbs. scoring (9-15-24) last Average Age: 20 years, 8 months season. Shot: Left (12) - Right (14) Nationality: American (20), Canadian (6) ...by the numbers # Name Pos Yr # Name Pos Yr 2 Scott Czarnowczan D JR 19 Justin DeMartino F JR 3 Travis White D SO 20 Matthew Kirzinger F SR 4 Zach Dorer D FR 21 Justin Buzzeo F SO 5 Connor Schmidt D FR 22 Matt Robertson F FR 7 Jason Binkley D SO 23 Brandon Anselmini D FR 8 Cory Kane F JR 24 Dominic Panetta F SO 9 Travis Ouellette F SR 25 Sean O’Rourke D FR 11 Kenny Babinski F FR 26 Simon Denis D SO 12 TJ Schlueter F SO 27 Dakota Klecha F FR 15 Nate Milam F SO 28 Kyle Bonis F SR 16 Garrett Thompson F JR 29 Charles Williams G FR 17 Eric Alexander F SR 30 C.J. Motte G SO 18 Andy Huff F JR 31 Rob Granett G JR

CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE | 23 | 2011-12 FERRIS STATE STATISTICS OVERALL (26-12-5) CONFERENCE (16-7-5-1) CAREER # NAME GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW +/- GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW +/- GP G A PTS 11 Jordie Johnston 43 20 16 36 22/52 6 1 5 +3 28 12 12 24 15/38 5 1 3 +2 136 30 27 57 20 Matthew Kirzinger 42 10 24 34 21/75 3 3 3 +5 27 8 14 22 15/52 3 2 1 +4 119 26 38 64 28 Kyle Bonis 43 19 12 31 9/18 4 0 4 +12 28 10 8 18 6/12 2 0 1 +7 99 28 22 50 4 Chad Billins 43 7 22 29 12/24 5 0 2 +11 28 7 18 25 6/12 5 0 2 +10 149 17 50 67 9 Travis Ouellette 42 9 15 24 18/47 5 0 3 +2 27 3 11 14 12/35 2 0 2 E 112 26 30 56 16 Garrett Thompson 41 11 12 23 10/20 4 1 3 E 26 6 7 13 6/12 3 0 3 -1 59 15 14 29

BULLDOGS 2 Scott Czarnowczan 43 2 19 21 18/47 0 0 1 +17 28 2 12 14 13/37 0 0 1 +10 78 3 29 32 22 Derek Graham 43 7 13 20 13/26 3 0 0 +11 28 4 12 16 9/18 1 0 0 +10 138 13 36 49 12 TJ Schlueter 33 6 9 15 12/35 2 1 1 +7 20 5 3 8 6/12 1 1 1 E 33 6 9 15 17 Eric Alexander 38 6 9 15 22/63 2 0 0 +4 24 5 4 9 15/49 2 0 0 +1 93 14 21 35 27 Brett Wysopal 43 2 11 13 8/16 0 0 0 +3 28 2 5 7 3/6 0 0 0 -1 142 7 38 45 26 Simon Denis 30 1 12 13 2/4 0 0 1 E 19 0 8 8 2/4 0 0 0 +2 30 1 12 13 7 Jason Binkley 40 1 11 12 9/18 0 0 0 +2 26 0 6 6 8/16 0 0 0 -2 40 1 11 12 5 Aaron Schmit 42 8 3 11 14/39 3 0 0 +2 27 5 2 7 11/33 1 0 0 +1 121 16 7 23 8 Cory Kane 38 7 4 11 8/16 1 0 1 +7 25 6 2 8 7/14 1 0 1 +5 69 11 7 18 18 Andy Huff 30 4 6 10 6/12 0 0 1 +3 18 3 4 7 4/8 0 0 1 +4 52 5 9 14 15 Nate Milam 32 2 4 6 8/16 0 0 1 +3 23 1 4 5 7/14 0 0 0 +1 32 2 4 6 19 Justin DeMartino 13 1 1 2 9/29 0 0 0 +2 10 0 0 0 8/27 0 0 0 +2 31 1 3 4 29 Taylor Nelson 31 0 2 2 1/2 0 0 0 +23 19 0 1 1 1/2 0 0 0 +19 70 0 3 3

FERRIS STATE 21 Justin Buzzeo 12 1 0 1 -- 0 0 0 -4 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 12 1 0 1 24 Dominic Panetta 20 0 1 1 13/37 0 0 0 -3 15 0 1 1 8/27 0 0 0 -3 20 0 1 1 23 Michael Trebish 22 0 1 1 19/38 0 0 0 +3 17 0 1 1 16/32 0 0 0 +1 84 0 3 3 30 C.J. Motte 12 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 12 0 0 0 3 Travis White 17 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17 0 0 0 32 Tommy Hill 24 0 0 0 5/10 0 0 0 -1 21 0 0 0 2/4 0 0 0 -1 61 0 0 0 Bench - - - - 1/2 ------1/2 ------Ferris State Totals 43 124 207 331 260/646 38 6 26 - 28 80 135 215 181/466 26 4 16 - - - - - Opponent Totals 43 94 162 256 272/684 27 1 12 - 28 62 110 172 182/463 19 1 7 - - - - - OVERALL CONFERENCE # Name GP Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T GP Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T 30 Taylor Nelson 31 1890:03 66 2.10 800 .924 21 7 3 19 1152:00 40 2.08 507 .927 13 3 3 29 C.J. Motte 12 726:34 24 1.98 298 .925 5 5 2 9 547:52 19 2.08 236 .925 3 4 2 TM EMPTY NET 16 8:19 4 0.00 0 .00 0 0 0 11 5:08 3 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 Total...... 43 2624:56 94 2.15 1098 .921 26 12 5 28 1705:00 62 2.18 743 .923 16 7 5 Opponents...... 43 2624:56 124 2.83 1110 .900 12 26 5 28 1705:00 80 2.82 666 .893 7 16 5

2011-12 RESULTS October December February 2 TORONTO # W 5-0 1068 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 2-4 2302 3 at Northern Michigan T(OT) 5-5 2969 7 at St. Lawrence * W 4-2 1606 3 at Western Michigan L 0-3 3765 4 at Northern Micihgan W 3-1 3112 8 at St. Lawrence* W 5-1 985 9 NOTRE DAME W 4-1 2046 10 at Notre Dame W 3-0 5022 14 RENSSELAER * W 4-0 2159 10 at Notre Dame L 1-4 4487 11 at Notre Dame W 5-1 5022 15 RENSSELAER* W 2-0 1429 29 vs. RIT* L 0-3 3506 17 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 2255 21 MIAMI W 4-2 1489 30 at Bemidji State * L 2-4 3424 18 BOWLING GREEN W 4-1 2493 22 MIAMI W 2-0 1441 24 at Western Michigan T(OT) 1-1 4344 27 at Michigan L 2-5 4751 28 at Michigan L 0-4 5711 January 25 at Western Michigan L 0-3 2493 6 COLGATE* W 4-3 1748 November 7 COLGATE* W 3-1 1619 March 13 ALASKA T(OT) 4-4 1693 9 BOWLING GREEN % L(OT) 2-3 1512 4 at Bowling Green W 4-0 1910 10 BOWLING GREEN % W 7-4 2008 5 at Bowling Green W 5-3 1804 14 ALASKA W 4-3 1656 20 at Ohio State W 4-3 2876 11 BOWLING GREEN % L(OT) 3-4 2184 11 LAKE SUPERIOR W 5-1 1693 23 DENVER $ W 2-1 3465 12 LAKE SUPERIOR T(OT) 1-1 1811 21 at Ohio State T(SW) 3-3 4026 24 CORNELL $ W 2-1 3108 18 at Alaska L 0-2 2858 27 MICHGAN STATE W 2-1 2493 19 at Alaska W 3-2 2937 28 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-3 2493 April 5 UNION + W 3-1 18605 # - Exhibition Game * - Non-conference Game % - CCHA Tournament $- NCAA Tournament + - Frozen Four 7 BOSTON COLLEGE + L 1-4 18818

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300th career win following a 4-1 decision at Bowling Daniels first joined the Ferris State program in Green midway through the 2010-11 season. 1989-90 as an assistant to and then Daniels guided the 2002-03 Bulldogs to the served under from 1990-92. He broke program’s best season ever in NCAA Division I into the CCHA as an assistant at the University of with 31 victories, earning the distinction of being Illinois-Chicago (1987-89) and helped the Flames the nation’s first team to reach the 30-win plateau. secure a third-place CCHA finish in 1988-89. In the process, FSU claimed its first CCHA title, Daniels received his bachelor of arts in accounting advanced to the Super Six Tournament and made from Michigan State in 1982 and earned a master’s its NCAA Tournament debut. The American Hockey degree in sports organization from Miami (Ohio) Coaches Association and InsideCollege Hockey.com University. Daniels also was a graduate assistant both named Daniels Coach of the Year that season. coach at Miami in the 1986-87 season. At Ferris State, Daniels has coached eight All- A native of Livonia, Mich., Daniels and his wife, Americans. The most notable is 2002-03 Hobey Leslie, are the parents of two daughters – Jenna and Baker Award finalist and CCHA Player of the Year Sara, and a son – Pete. Jenna is a member of the BULLDOGS Bulldogs’ head coach Bob Daniels enters his , a member of two NHL Stanley Cup Ferris State cross country and track teams. 21st season behind the bench at Ferris State. Champion teams. The all-time winningest coach in Ferris State’s Daniels, the longest tenured coach in the history, Bob Daniels enters his 21st season behind program’s history, recorded his 100th career DANIELS BEHIND THE BENCH the Bulldog bench in the 2012-13 season. coaching victory in the 1998-99 regular-season Year School Overall Conference Last season Daniels claimed CCHA and National game at Michigan State. His school record-setting 1992-pres. Ferris State 334-362-79 231-269-68 Coach of the Year accolades for the second time 120th win occurred March 4, 2000, when the in his career after leading the Bulldogs to the Bulldogs notched a 7-0 regular-season finale victory Career 334-362-79 231-269-68 program’s second-ever league regular-season at Western Michigan. championship and a historic first-ever trip to Ferris State appointed Daniels as head coach FSU COACHING HISTORY the Frozen Four where FSU reached the national before the start of the 1992-93 season. In his Year Coach Overall Conference championship game. first year, the Bulldogs turned in one of the most 1975-82 119-83-7 37-33-2 Ferris State has placed fifth or higher four times successful seasons in the program’s history 1982-86 56-74-9 42-64-8 with 21 wins and a CCHA Tournament semifinal in the last five seasons of league competition, 1986 Peter Esdale (int.) 6-9-1 4-7-1 including a third-place, 21-win season in 2009-10. appearance. At the time, the 1992-93 season victory The 2002-03 CCHA Coach of the Year Award total signified only the fourth time in which a Ferris 1986-90 John Perpich 54-92-17 35-78-15 recipient and a two-time (2007-08 and 2009-10) team had won 20 games in a season and the second 1990-92 Bob Mancini 36-32-12 26-27-11 award finalist, Daniels attained another milestone in time in which a rookie coach won more than 16 1992-pres. Bob Daniels 334-362-79 231-269-68 his distinguished coaching career by recording his games behind the Bulldogs’ bench. Memorable Moments 2012-13 BULLDOGS STAFF January 11, 1994 – Senior John Gruden scores a Bulldog defenseman-record four goals, including three in the second period, to lead Ferris State to a 10-6 victory at Notre Dame. Gruden, who would be named FSU’s first NCAA Division I All-American following the season, finished the CCHA contest with seven total points. March 7, 2003 – Ferris State captures its first CCHA regular-season championship with a 4-2 decision at Bowling Green. March 28, 2003 – The Bulldogs are victorious in their first NCAA Tournament appearance with a 5-2 win over North Dakota in a West Regional semifinal at Mariucci Arena in Dr. David L. Eisler Perk Weisenburger Minneapolis, Minn. Senior goalie Mike Brown makes 44 saves in the win. The second- President Athletic Director seeded Bulldogs drop a 7-4 decision to eventual National Champion Minnesota in the West Regional final. April 2, 2003 – Senior forward Chris Kunitz, the first Ferris player to be named CCHA Player of the Year, is honored as one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the nation’s top player. April 17, 2003 – Bob Daniels accepts the Spencer Penrose Award as 2002-03 American Drew Famulak Mark Kaufman Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Hockey Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year. November 14, 2009 – Goaltender Pat Nagle stops nationally top-ranked Miami a league- Hobey Baker Finalist record 11 consecutive times in helping the Chris Kunitz (center) Bulldogs to a second straight shootout win in the weekend series. Defenseman Chad Billins scored the decisive shootout as a combined league-record 22 skaters participated in the post- event.

April 7, 2012 – The Bulldogs play in their first national championship game against Boston Rob Bentley Dr. Terry Nerbonne College in Tampa, Fla., during the Frozen Four, but come out on the short end of a 4-1 Athletic Comm. Faculty Athletic Rep. decision before a crowd of 18,818 fans. CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE | 25 | Ewigleben Ice Arena - Big Rapids, Michigan RECORDS (INDIVIDUAL) Goals Forward Single Season: 41 - Rod Taylor (1990-91) Career: 101 - Paul Lowden (1983-87) Defenseman Single Season: 16 - John Gruden (1992-93) Career: 42, - Andy Roach (1993-97) Freshman 26 - Paul Cook (1979-80), John DePourcq (1987-88) Assists

BULLDOGS Forward Single Season: 53 - Randy Merrifield (1983-84)

Career:130 - John DePourcq (1987-91) Defenseman Single Season: 40 - Gary Sweetnam (1985-86) Career:109 - Jim File (1980-84) Freshman 31 - Jim Baker (1978-79) Points Forward Single Season: 79 - Chris Kunitz (2002-03) Career: 208 - Paul Lowden (1983-87) Ewigleben Ice Arena Built: 1974 Capacity: 2,493 Defenseman Single Season: 49 - Jim File (1983-84) Career: 150 - Jim File (1980-84) DIRECTIONS TO FSU EWIGLEBEN ICE ARENA Freshman 56 - Paul Cook (1979-80) Ewigleben Ice Arena is located on FSU’s Sports The Ewigleben Ice Arena (pronounced A-VAH- Drive adjacent to West Knollview Drive. From glave-in) serves as the home for the Ferris State Goaltender U.S. 131 expressway, take the Perry Street exit men’s ice hockey team and begins its 38th year Wins Single Season: 30 - Mike Brown (2002-03) of operation in the 2012-13 season. The facility is (139) east and upon reaching State Street, turn named in honor of former FSU President Dr. Robert Career: 63 - Mike Brown (2001-05)

FERRIS STATE right and go south. The Ewigleben Ice Arena is L. Ewigleben, who helped establish hockey at FSU GAA Single Season: 2.02 - Pat Nagle (2009-10) enclosed within the Sports Complex, located on and coordinated its progression to the NCAA Divi- Career: 2.18 - Phil Osaer (1998-01) the west side of South State Street on the hill. sion I level during his tenure (1971-84). Save Pct. Single Season: .925 - Mike Brown (2002-03) The arena, with an official seating capacity Career: Career: .917 - Taylor Nelson (2008-12) FSU FACTS of 2,493, is attached to the 39,300-square-foot Ewigleben Sports Complex and the Student Con- Shutouts Single Season: 4 - Mike Brown (2002-03) Location: Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 vocation Center. The facility features an enlarged Vince Owen (1998-99) Founded: 1884 1,620-square-foot press box which includes two Career: 10 - Mike Brown (2001-05) Enrollment: 13,352 luxury boxes. The final phase of the arena’s 3.3 mil- Nickname: Bulldogs lion dollar renovation project was completed in the Colors: Crimson & Gold summer of 2008 with the installation of new dasher RECORDS (TEAM) Joined CCHA: 1979-80 boards, glass, concrete slabs for both the main and Best Winning Percentage: CCHA record: 375-478-105 studio rinks, and new rubber flooring throughout the arena. CCHA - .803 – 22-5-1 (2002-03); Overall - .795 – 17-4-1 All-time record: 605-652-125 The facility was expanded in January 1999 President: Dr. David L. Eisler (1976-77) with the construction of a 4,560-square-foot locker Most Wins: Athletics Director: Perk Weisenburger room for the Bulldogs hockey program. Associate Athletics Director: Jon Coles CCHA - 22 (2002-03); Overall - 31 (2002-03) Arena: Robert L. Ewigleben Ice Arena (2,493) Athletics Dept. Phone: (231) 591-2860 Longest Undefeated Streak: Surface Size: 200’ x 85’ Faculty Athletic Rep: Dr. Terry Nerbonne Arena Manager: CCHA - 15 - 13-0-2 (11/3/90-12/30/90) Head Coach: Bob Daniels Kevin Barnes (231) 591-2886/2881 Longest Winless Streak: Michigan State ‘82 Ticket Manager: Linda Bomar CCHA - 17 - 0-13-4 (1/20/89-10/20/89) Hockey Office Phone: (231) 591-2884 Box Office:(231) 591-2888 Highest CCHA Regular-Season Finish: Hockey Office E-mail: [email protected] Home Game Times: 7:05 p.m. and 5:05 p.m. 1st (2002-03, 2011-12) Career Record: 334-362-79 Record at FSU: 334-362-79 Trips to the Joe: 4 (MR) 2010 Associate Head and Assistant Coaches: SPORTS INFORMATION Highest CCHA Tournament Finish: 2nd (2002-03) Drew Famulak Mark Kaufman SID: Rob Bentley NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2003, 2012) Wisconsin-Sup. ’90 Michigan State ’84 Office Phone: (231) 591-3821 NCAA Frozen Four Appearance: 1 (2012) Strength & Conditioning Coach/ Office Fax:(231) 591-3775 Video Coordinator : Cell Phone: (231) 349-1934 MR - Most Recent Dave Cencer (231) 629-7885 E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Trainer: Dave Lucey (231) 250-7931 Address: 210 Sports Drive Hockey Athletic Trainer: Sports Complex 002 Tim Glover (231) 250-2990 Big Rapids, MI 49307-2741 Equipment Manager: School Website: www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com Ben Mumah (231) 250-2773 Press Box Phone: (231) 591-2397 MEMORABLE GAMES AT EWIGLEBEN ICE ARENA November 11, 2000 – Ferris State Bulldogs vs. FSU jumps to a 5-1 lead and holds on to a league victory over Michigan before a sellout crowd. Five different Bulldogs produce a goal with Derrick McIver claiming the game winner on his first collegiate tally. The Wolverines net their final goal at 18:52 of the third period setting up a wild finish which culminates in a scuffle at the final horn as both teams are assessed a combined 94 penalty minutes. FSU 5 - UM 4 November 21, 2009 – Ferris State Bulldogs vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Casey Haines scores the game-winning goal with 21.9 seconds remaining in overtime as Ferris State overcomes a 5-2 early third-period deficit to record the weekend league series sweep and extend its Mike Brown is Ferris State’s career leader unbeaten streak to six straight (4-0-2). The Bulldogs scored three unanswered times in the third period, in wins (63) and shutouts (10). which featured Cody Chupp’s equalizer with just 50.3 seconds left in regulation. FSU 3 - UNO 2 (OT) | 26 | CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE