Category: Ferris State Bulldogs
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NCAA’s rules committee to examine allowing shields; Anastos named new committee chair
By Michael Caples – The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee released a statement today regarding a variety of topics, including potentially allowing players to wear three-quarter visors instead of the traditional cage face protection. The release also announced that Michigan State coach Tom Anastos has been named the new chair of the committee, effective Sept.…
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Ferris State falls short in NCAA title game
By Derek Berry – TAMPA – The Ferris State Bulldogs felt like a team of destiny. They came into the NCAA tournament on a down note, having lost a tough series to last place Bowling Green in the CCHA playoffs. Then the tournament began and the Bulldogs got on a roll which unfortunately hit a…
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Ferris State ends Union’s dream run, heads to first NCAA title game
By Derek Berry – TAMPA – Making their first-ever trip to the Frozen Four in one of the warmest places to host the event, the Ferris State Bulldogs – the CCHA regular season champions – went up against a team very similar to themselves. In any other tournament, the Bulldogs might have been the Cinderella…
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Bulldogs heading to their first Frozen Four
By Stefan Kubus – The Ferris State Bulldogs’ fate rested in the hands of their third period special teams. And did they ever serve them well. The Bulldogs – propelled by a relentless penalty kill – hung on to defeat the Cornell Big Red 2-1 in the Northeast regional final, sending them to their first…
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Johnston, Denis lead Ferris State to second round
After a CCHA playoff exit earlier than most expected, there were questions of how the Ferris State Bulldogs would respond in the NCAA Tournament. Any doubts have now been put to rest. The Bulldogs played a solid 60 minutes to top a skilled Denver squad 2-1 and advance to the regional final. Ferris State will…
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MiHockey’s NCAA bracket predictions
MiHockey’s Darren Eliot and Michael Caples attempted the (almost) impossible this week, drawing out an NCAA Tournament bracket and picking their winners. DE used red, while MCC used green. In case you can’t read their whiteboard writing, we’ve attached their brackets below. And in case you want to cut to the chase and see who…
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Four Michigan schools selected for NCAA tourney leads nation
Sixteen schools were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament today, and four of them call our state home. Michigan leads the nation in the amount of NCAA schools heading to this year’s tournament. Here’s a look at what Michigan, Michigan State, Ferris State, and Western Michigan will face in the first round. Midwest Region…
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CCHA Championship match-ups set
With yet another shocking upset, the Bowling Green State Falcons punched their ticket to the Joe, and finalized the match-ups for the 2012 CCHA Championships. Bowling Green posted a 4-3 win over Ferris State in overtime Sunday night, led by freshman Dan DeSalvo’s natural hat trick – the last of which being the series-deciding goal…
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CCHA playoffs: Friday quarterfinal recaps
Bowling Green 3, Ferris State 2 (OT) – Bowling Green might be at it again. Fresh off their upset against Northern Michigan in the first round, they now hold a 1-0 series lead against top-ranked Ferris State. Camden Wojtala scored at the 17:09 mark of regulation to tie the game for the Falcons, and then…
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CCHA’s Saturday recaps, 2nd round projections
By Brian Kalisher – The second round of the CCHA playoffs won’t be decided until the conclusion of the Bowling Green/Northern Michiagn series tonight. However, with only one game remaining, the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. Here’s the potential match-ups for each outcome of tonight’s game: If Northern Michigan wins: Ferris State…