Category: Ferris State Bulldogs
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WCHA announces new playoff format, games to be played on campus sites
By @MichaelCaples – Home ice just got a lot more important for the WCHA playoffs. On a teleconference to make a ‘major business announcement,’ WCHA leaders announced that for the upcoming 2016-17, all conference playoff games will be played at campus sites. All postseason WCHA games – from the quarterfinals through the championship game…
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Schempp signs with Islanders, foregoes final season with Ferris State
By @MichaelCaples – The New York Islanders have officially added a Bulldog to their organization. Kyle Schempp signed with the Isles today, inking a two-year entry-level contract with the team that drafted him in 2014. The Saginaw native and Ferris State captain also signed an amateur tryout contract; he will immediately report to the…
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Ferris State’s NCAA Tournament run comes to an end with Easter loss to Denver
By @MichaelCaples – After three straight upset wins, Ferris State finally ran into a foe they couldn’t solve. The Bulldogs lost to the University of Denver in an Easter Sunday showdown at the West Regional Final in St. Paul, Minn., by a final score of 6-3. With the loss, Ferris State’s tournament run comes…
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Ferris State stuns top-seeded St. Cloud in overtime of NCAA tourney
By Michael Caples – It only took 18 seconds for Jared VanWormer to find the back of the net. Eighteen seconds into overtime, that is. The Traverse City native buried a rebound off an initial shot by Gerald Mayhew to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 overtime victory over top-seeded St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon…
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Referee passes away from head injury during warmups of WCHA Final Five
By @MichaelCaples – According to posts on the Facebook group created to support him, Oliver “Butch” Mousseaux has passed away. The Grosse Pointe native had been in a medically-induced coma at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids ever since he suffered a head injury during warm-ups at the WCHA Final Five semifinals at Van Andel…
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Check out this Ferris State video created by Kenny Babinski’s brother
On Thursday, Ferris State Hockey shared a video on Twitter that had a unique angle to it – a feature of sorts on forward Kenny Babinski (a Midland native), created by his own brother. Check out this awesome video from Brendan Babinski that reminds people of all the work that went into Babinski and…
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Ferris State’s Mayhew, Smith named WCHA players of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced its players of the week today, and it’s a clean sweep for the Bulldogs. Rightfully so, of course, since Ferris State captured the conference title Saturday in Grand Rapids. Gerald Mayhew was named the conference’s offensive player of the week, after the Wyandotte native scored the game-winning goal…
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PHOTOS: Ferris State wins WCHA Final Five tournament title
On Saturday night at Van Andel Arena, Ferris State punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota State in the WCHA Final Five tournament final. For more on the game, click here. (Photos by Michael Miller/MiHockey)
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NCAA Tournament field announced; see where Michigan, Ferris State are headed
By @MichaelCaples – After yesterday’s wild finish to the NCAA conference tournament weekend, the field has been set for the national playoffs. The 2016 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament bracket has been announced, informing the Michigan Wolverines and Ferris State Bulldogs of where they will be playing next weekend. Michigan will be the No. 2…
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Ferris State wins WCHA title game
By @MichaelCaples – GRAND RAPIDS – Third try’s the charm. On Saturday night in Grand Rapids, in the midst of the school’s third straight trip to the WCHA Final Five, the Bulldogs finally won the conference playoff title. Brandon Anselmini and Gerald Mayhew scored for the Bulldogs, as Ferris State beat Minnesota State in…