HEAD COACH BOB DANIELS BOB DANIELS’ RECORD VS. 2006-07 OPPONENTS (MICHIGAN STATE, 1982) ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE – 0-1-0 ob Daniels, the 2002-03 American Hockey career victory March 6, 1999, in the 1998-99 Home: 0-0-0, Away: 0-0-0, Neutral: 0-1-0 BCoaches Association (AHCA) Division I regular-season finale on the home ice of his ALASKA – 19-17-2 Hockey Coach of the Year and the all-time alma mater, Michigan State, as the Bulldogs Home: 11-3-1, Away: 8-14-1, Neutral: 0-0-0 winningest coach in recorded a 2-1 triumph. His school-record BOWLING GREEN STATE – 20-15-6 Ferris State University setting 120th FSU coaching win occurred March Home: 11-5-3, Away: 9-10-3, Neutral: 0-0-0 hockey history, begins 4, 2000, as Ferris posted a 7-0 victory at LAKE SUPERIOR STATE – 14-21-7 his 15th year as FSU’s Western Michigan in the regular-season finale. Home: 8-10-3, Away: 6-10-4, Neutral: 0-1-0 head coach for the Having the longest tenure of any previous MASSACHUSETTS – 0-0-0 2006-07 season. FSU coach, Daniels has coached eight All- MERCYHURST – 2-0-0 Under Daniels’ Americans during his career at Ferris, including Home: 0-0-0, Away: 2-0-0, Neutral: 0-0-0 guidance, Ferris 2002-03 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hat Trick MIAMI (OHIO)–13-23-6 State turned in its finalist and FSU’s first-ever CCHA Player of the Home: 7-11-3, Away: 6-12-2, Neutral: 0-1-0 best season ever in Year Chris Kunitz. MICHIGAN – 10-28-2 the program’s 27- Daniels has built a national reputation for Home: 6-9-1, Away: 4-17-0, Neutral: 0-2-1 year NCAA Division I his knowledge of the game and no-nonsense MICHIGAN STATE – 9-29-6 history for the 2002- coaching style. In the summer of 1994, he Home: 1-11-5, Away: 7-17-0, Neutral: 1-1-1 03 campaign with a served as head coach at the United States MINNESOTA – 1-2-0 school-best 31-10-1 overall record. The Olympic Festival in St. Louis, Mo., and coached Home: 0-0-0, Away: 1-2-0, Neutral: 0-0-0 Bulldogs also claimed their first-ever Central “Team West” to a bronze medal finish. He also NEBRASKA-OMAHA – 5-11-2 Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Regular- assisted with the U.S. Junior National Team. Home: 3-5-2, Away: 2-6-0, Neutral: 0-0-0 Season Championship title with a first-place 22- From 1989-92, Daniels was an assistant NORTHERN MICHIGAN – 12-18-1 5-1 league mark and advanced to the NCAA coach for the Bulldogs. He joined the FSU staff Home: 4-9-1, Away: 7-9-0, Neutral: 1-0-0 Championship Tournament’s West Regional title in 1989-90 as an assistant to John Perpich and NOTRE DAME – 22-14-4 game in their initial NCAA Tourney appearance. then under from 1990-92. A few Home: 6-5-1, Away: 14-9-3, Neutral: 2-0-0 FSU also was the nation’s first team to reach the years earlier, Daniels broke into the CCHA as an OHIO STATE – 18-26-3 30-win plateau in 2002-03 and competed in the assistant at the University of Illinois-Chicago Home: 13-9-2, Away: 5-16-1, Neutral: 0-1-0 CCHA Super Six Championship Tourney for the (1987-89) and helped the 1988-89 Flames UNION – 0-0-0 first time since 1993. secure a third-place CCHA finish. WAYNE STATE – 3-1-0 For this efforts, Daniels was also honored as Daniels was a three-time Coach of the Year Home: 1-1-0, Away: 2-0-0, Neutral: 0-0-0 the 2002-03 Coach of the Year by Inside College honoree in the North American Junior Hockey WESTERN MICHIGAN – 21-22-2 Hockey (INCH) and the March of Dimes West League (1983-86) for the Hennessey Engineers Home: 12-8-1, Away: 8-13-1, Neutral: 1-1-0 Michigan Sports Awards. Prior to receiving and an assistant coach at the 1986 Olympic those accolades, Daniels was the unanimous Sports Festival. In 1991, he coached Team DANIELS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD SEASON GP W L T PCT. choice as the CCHA’s Coach of the Year as voted Michigan at the Chicago Showcase high school 1992-93 41 21 16 4 .561 by the league’s head coaches. The crowning all-star tournament. 1993-94 38 14 23 1 .382 highlight in Daniels’ coaching career occurred Daniels received his bachelor of arts in 1994-95 36 12 20 4 .389 April 17, 2003, when he was selected the accounting from Michigan State in 1982 and he 1995-96 38 13 22 3 .382 recipient of the 2003 Spencer Penrose Award as holds a master's in sports organization from 1996-97 37 11 23 3 .338 1997-98 39 15 21 3 .423 the AHCA’s Division I National Hockey Coach of Miami (Ohio) University. Daniels was a 1998-99 36 14 16 6 .472 the Year. Prior to the 2006-07 season, Daniels graduate assistant coach for the RedHawks in 1999-00 39 21 16 2 .564 ranked 16th among active NCAA Division I the 1986-87 season. 2000-01 38 13 20 5 .408 men’s ice hockey coaches in overall victories Daniels has been certified at the Masters 2001-02 36 15 20 1 .431 and 29th in winning percentage. Level in collegiate coaching and has completed 2002-03 42 31 10 1 .750 2003-04 38 15 20 3 .434 Through his competitive desire and tireless the USA Hockey Coaches “Program of Merit.” In 2004-05 39 13 22 4 .385 work ethic, Daniels has achieved great respect the summer of 1993, he was head coach at the 2005-06 40 17 15 8 .525 at both the conference and national levels. He USA Hockey's National Select 16 Camp in Lake TOTALS 537 225 264 48 .464 was appointed FSU’s head coach on the eve of Placid, N.Y. Daniels, a member of the American ANIELS ECORD REAKDOWN the 1992-93 season and guided the Bulldogs to Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA), served a D R B 21 victories and a CCHA Tournament Semifinal four-year term on the AHCA's Board of MONTH OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL berth. At the time, the accomplishment Governors and currently is a representative of OCTOBER 32-45-5 22-22-1 9-22-4 1-1-0 signified only the fourth time a Ferris team had the NCAA Tournament West Regional Selection NOVEMBER 50-42-15 31-16-11 19-26-4 0-0-0 won 20 games in a season and the second time Advisory Committee. DECEMBER 33-35-8 12-8-3 15-21-4 6-6-1 JANUARY 46-53-11 25-22-8 20-31-3 1-0-0 in which a first-year FSU coach won more than Bob and his wife, Leslie, have been married FEBRUARY 41-50-8 18-24-5 23-26-3 0-0-0 16 games. for 22 years and reside in Big Rapids. They are MARCH 22-38-1 9-5-1 10-30-0 3-3-0 Since his arrival, Daniels has reached the parents of three children – Jenna (14), Pete CAREER TOTAL – 225-264-48 several milestones. He registered his 100th (12) and Sara (5). HOME – 117-97-29; AWAY – 97-157-18 NEUTRAL – 11-10-1 FERRIS STATE ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS OVERALL CCHA NAME YEARS WON LOST TIED PCT.WON LOST TIED PCT. (1975-82) 7 119 83 7 .586 37 33 2 .528 (1982-86) 4 56 74 9 .435 42 64 8 .404 Peter Esdale (1986)* 1 6 9 1 .406 4 7 1 .375 John Perpich (1986-90) 4 54 92 17 .383 35 78 15 .332 Bob Mancini (1990-92) 2 36 32 12 .525 26 27 11 .492 Bob Daniels (1992- ) 14 225 264 48 .464 159 199 42 .450 * – Interim 6