CONTACT: Joe Gorby Athletics Communications Director E-MAIL: [email protected] OFFICE: (231) 591-2336/3821 FAX: (231) 591-3775 ATHLETICS HOTLINE: (231) 591-2375 www.ferris.edu/sports 2008-09 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOV. 14-15, 2008 ▲ FERRIS STATE at NEBRASKA-OMAHA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FERRIS STATE CCHA mark last season. 10/5 Windsor (Ontario)✲. W, 4-1 BULLDOGS 10/10 Canisius . L, 2-5 (4-3-3; 3-1-2-0 CCHA) THE COACHES: Ferris State – Bob Daniels (Michigan State, 1982), 17th season, 261-305-59 10/11 Canisius. W, 5-2 AT (.465) – (7-13-2 vs. Nebraska-Omaha – 3-7-0 10/17 at Robert Morris. L, 3-6 NEBRASKA-OMAHA Away, 4-6-2 Home, 0-0-0 Neutral). Nebraska- 10/18 at Robert Morris. T, 4-4 OT MAVERICKS Omaha – Mike Kemp (Gustavus Adolphus, 10/24 at Western Michigan*T, 1-1 OT (SOL 1-0) (6-1-1; 2-1-1-1 CCHA) 10/25 Western Michigan* . W, 5-2 1975), 12th season, 185-207-50 (.475) – (13-7-2 10/31 Lake Superior State*●. L, 1-2 Friday & Saturday – 8:05 p.m. (EST) vs. Ferris State). Kemp, who was named the 11/1 Lake Superior State* . W, 4-3 Qwest Center Omaha (16,000) 2004-05 CCHA Coach of the Year, has been the 11/7 at #8 Miami (Ohio)* . T, 1-1 OT (SOL 1-0) Omaha, Nebraska only head coach in the program’s 12-year history. 11/8 at #8 Miami (Ohio)* . W, 2-1 He was a finalist for both the CCHA Coach of the 11/14 at Nebraska-Omaha* . 8:05 p.m. THE BROADCAST: All of Ferris State’s 2008-09 Year and the Spencer Penrose Trophy for National 11/15 at Nebraska-Omaha* . 8:05 p.m. CCHA games will be carried live by radio station Coach of the Year honors in 1999-00. Kemp was ● 11/21 Alaska* . 7:05 p.m. Big Country WWBR-100.9 FM with Bill a finalist for national coaching honors in three of 11/22 Alaska* . 7:05 p.m. Beckwith calling the action. The contests can be his first eight seasons at UNO. In 2005-06, he 11/28 at Northern Michigan* . 7:35 p.m. accessed live via the internet by clicking on the directed the Mavericks to their first-ever NCAA 11/29 at Northern Michigan* . 7:35 p.m. Bulldog Athletics Webcasts icon at Tourney berth. 12/5 Notre Dame*● . 7:05 p.m. www.ferris.edu/sports. VIDEO WEBCASTS: A live 12/6 Notre Dame*. 7:05 p.m. ABOUT NEBRASKA-OMAHA: Junior defenseman 12/12 Alabama-Huntsville . 7:05 p.m. video and audio webcast is available for all 2008- Eddie DelGrosso has posted a team-high 11 12/13 Alabama-Huntsville . 7:05 p.m. 09 Ferris State home hockey games through points (1-10=11) in eight games this season 1/2 vs. St. Lawrence◆ . 4 p.m. B2Networks for a charge of $6 per contest. Just while senior forward Dan Charleston’s eight 1/3 vs. Colgate or Vermont◆ . 4 or 7 p.m. click on the B2Networks icon which is located at points (4-4=8) ranks second on the squad. 1/9 Western Michigan* . 7:05 p.m. www.ferris.edu/sports to access. DelGrosso is 21st nationally in points per game 1/10 at Western Michigan*. 7:35 p.m. (1.38 avg.). Senior Jerad Kaufman (3-0-0, 1.96 RECORDS: Ferris State improved to 4-3-3 overall 1/16 Ohio State*. 7:05 p.m. GAA, .931sv%) and junior Jeremie Dupont (2-1- 1/17 Ohio State*. 5:05 p.m. and 3-1-2-0 in the CCHA this season as a result 1, 1.72 GAA, .935sv%) have both received 1/30 Nebraska-Omaha* . 7:05 p.m. of posting a tie and a win against nationally action in goal. Dupont is 12th nationally in goals- 1/31 Nebraska-Omaha* . 7:05 p.m. eighth-ranked Miami (Ohio) last weekend (Nov. 7- against average and is tied for 15th in save per- 2/6 at Michigan State*✫. 7:35 p.m. 8) at MU’s Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio centage. UNO is ninth in both scoring offense 2/7 Michigan State* . 7:05 p.m. This week (11/10), Ferris State is listed among (3.50 avg.) and scoring defense (1.88 avg.) 2/13 at Bowling Green State* . 7:05 p.m. other teams receiving votes in the U.S. College among the national statistical leaders. 2/14 at Bowling Green State*✷ . 7:05 p.m. Hockey Online/CBS College Sports and USA 2/20 at Alaska*. 11:05 p.m. Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. The Bulldogs, FSU CAREER STATS VS. NEBRASKA-OMAHA: ✷ Corey Couturier . 6 GP; 1-3=4 2/21 at Alaska* . 9:05 p.m. who received mention in this week’s (11/9) Inside Cody Chupp . 4 GP; 1-3=4 2/27 Michigan* . 7:05 p.m. College Hockey.com poll, are presently 1-1-3 in Brendan Connolly . 5 GP; 2-1=3 2/28 at Michigan*✪. 7:35 p.m. away outings this campaign. J.T. Dahlinger. 6 GP; 1-1=2 3/6-8 CCHA Tournament First Round . TBA ☛ Evan Case. 4 GP; 0-2=2 Ferris State concluded the 2007-08 season Casey Haines . 3 GP; 0-1=1 3/6-8 CCHA Tournament Quarterfinals . TBA with an 18-16-5 overall record, which included a Zach Redmond . 2 GP; 0-1=1 3/20 CCHA Champ Semifinals✜ . 4:35/8:05 p.m. fifth-place 12-12-4 (28 points) CCHA mark. Blair Riley. 2 GP; 1-0=1 3/21 CCHA Third-Place/Championships✜ . Scott Wietecha. 2 GP; 1-0=1; 1 PPG, 1 GWG . 3:35/7:35 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha is 6-1-1 overall and 2-1-1-1 in Matt Case . 4 GP; 0-0=0 ✦ Justin Lewandowski . 4 GP; 0-0=0 3/27-28 NCAA East Regional . TBA the CCHA this season after skating to a 2-2 Aaron Lewicki . 4 GP; 0-0=0 3/27-28 NCAA West Regional✱ . TBA overtime tie against Western Michigan last Friday Mike Embach . 2 GP; 0-0=0 3/28-29 NCAA Midwest Regional✥. TBA (11/7) at WMU’s Lawson Ice Arena in Justin Menke . 2 GP; 0-0=0 3/28-29 NCAA Northeast Regional◗ . TBA Kalamazoo, Mich. The Mavericks, who are off to Pat Nagle . 1 GP; 1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .969sv% 4/9 NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals★ . TBA their best start in the program’s history, prevailed 2008-09 CCHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL 4/11 NCAA Frozen Four Championships★ . TBA 2-0 in a shootout versus the Broncos. UNO then SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS All times Eastern; home games in bold registered a 5-2 decision over WMU in 1. Notre Dame (8) . .128 2. Michigan (3) . 122 Dates and times are subject to change Saturday’s (11/8) series finale. The Mavericks 3. Miami (Ohio) (1) . 108 * – Central Collegiate Hockey Association game are ranked 16th nationally this week (11/9) by 4. Northern Michigan . 102 ✲ ▲ – Exhibition game – CCHA Playoff game Inside College Hockey.com. UNO is among oth- 5. Michigan State . 96 ◆ 6. Ferris State . 84 – Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup ers receiving votes in both the U.S. College (Burlington, Vt.) 7. Ohio State . 67 ✜ Hockey Online/CBS College Sports and USA 8. Nebraska-Omaha . 59 – Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) 9. Bowling Green State . 56 ✦ – Albany, N.Y. Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. ☛ 10. Lake Superior State . 46 ✱ – Minneapolis, Minn. Nebraska-Omaha compiled a 17-19-4 overall 11. Alaska . .28 ✥ – Grand Rapids, Mich. mark, which included an eighth-place 11-13-4 Western Michigan . 28 ◗ – Manchester, N.H. – more – ★ – Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center) ● – Ferris Television ✪ – CBS College Sports ✷ – Comcast Television ✫ – FSN Detroit 210 Sports Drive, SPC 002, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2741 2008-09 HEAD COACH BOB DANIELS CCHA STANDINGS Bob Daniels, the 2002-03 Spencer Penrose Award recipient as the American Hockey Coaches Association THROUGH GAMES OF NOVEMBER 13 (AHCA) Division I Coach of the CONFERENCE OVERALL Year and the all-time winningest GP W L T SW Pts GF GA W L T GF GA coach in Ferris State hockey 1. Miami (Ohio) 8 4 2 2 1 11 24 14 4 3 3 30 21 history, is currently in his 17th 2. Ferris State 6 3 1 2 0 8 15 11 4 3 3 29 28 year at FSU. Under his guid- Lake Superior State 6 3 2 1 1 8 20 16 3 3 2 24 21 ance, the Bulldogs posted a school-record 31-10-1 overall Michigan 6 4 2 0 0 8 19 15 7 3 0 34 30 record in 2002-03 while claim- Michigan State 6 2 2 2 2 8 10 11 4 4 2 16 18 ing their first-ever Central Ohio State 8 3 4 1 1 8 23 30 4 5 1 28 36 Collegiate Hockey Association 7. Nebraska-Omaha 4 2 1 1 1 6 14 10 6 1 1 28 15 (CCHA) Regular-Season Alaska 6 3 3 0 0 6 11 11 5 4 1 23 15 Championship title with a first- 9. Bowling Green State 6 2 3 1 0 5 11 16 3 5 2 24 30 place 22-5-1 league mark. 10. Notre Dame 4 2 2 0 0 4 9 9 6 3 0 29 16 For his efforts, Daniels was honored as the 2002-03 Western Michigan 6 0 3 3 1 4 10 18 1 6 3 22 33 Coach of the Year by the CCHA, Inside College Hockey 12.