Michigan
Ferris State
Michigan Returns Home for Ferris State Series
10/31/2017 4:56:00 PM | Ice Hockey
THIS WEEK
Thursday, Nov. 2 -- vs. Ferris State (Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena), 7:30 p.m.
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Friday, Nov. 3 -- vs. Ferris State (Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena), 7:30 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan ice hockey team returns home to Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena to face Ferris State in a two-game series on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 2-3). Michigan will honor its seven-member 2017 Dekers Hall of Fame class on Friday during the first intermission.
The Ferris State Series
Michigan defeated the Bulldogs, 2-1, on the road last season, marking the 70th win over Ferris State in program history. Michigan is 70-30-4 in the all-time series against the Bulldogs and 43-10-2 at home. The Wolverines have not lost to Ferris State at home in their last 13 matchups, with the most recent loss coming on Feb. 25, 2006, in overtime. Since then, Michigan has recorded 11 wins and two ties against the Bulldogs in Ann Arbor.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Ferris State is led by head coach Bob Daniels, who is now in his 26th season behind the bench for the Bulldogs and the winningest coach in program history. Ferris State is coming off a down year after finishing with a record of 13-19-5 (12-12-4 WCHA) last season. The season prior in 2015-16, the Bulldogs reached 20 wins for the seventh time in Daniels' tenure and fell to Denver in the NCAA West Regional Final. Ferris State finished fifth in the WCHA standings last season and was eliminated by Bowling Green in the WCHA Quarterfinals. The Bulldogs finished last season with a 7-9-2 record on the road and a 1-7-1 mark in non-conference play.
Ferris State was picked to finish fifth in the WCHA this season in both the Mankato Free Press WCHA Men's Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll and the UAHhockey.com WCHA Men's Hockey Preseason Media Poll. Junior forward Corey Mackin was selected to the Preseason All-WCHA First Team in the UAHHockey.com WCHA Media Poll.
Leading the Bulldogs
Ferris State is led by senior forward Mitch Maloney who has three goals and two assists so far this season. Mackin leads the Bulldogs in assists with four, also notching a goal. In addition to the five points contributed by both Mackin and Maloney, Ferris State has three players who have tallied three points, including junior defenseman Ryker Killins, senior forward Andrew Dorantes and freshman forward Lucas Finner.
Junior goaltender Darren Smith has started four games in net and has a 2-1-1 record, 2.22 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. Sophomore Justin Kapelmaster has a 0-4-0 record in net for Ferris State in addition to a 3.50 goals against average and a .899 save percentage.
Series Split in Happy Valley
The Wolverines opened their Big Ten season on the road in State College, Pennsylvania, with a weekend series at No. 15-ranked Penn State. Michigan split the series, falling in Friday's game in OT but rebounding for a win the following day.
On Friday, Michigan jumped out to an early lead, scoring two goals in the first six minutes of the game. Penn State fought back to tie the game at 2 midway through the second period. From there, both teams traded goals. Senior Dexter Dancs gave Michigan the lead again on his second goal of the game, but the Nittany Lions tied the game up at 3 early in the third period. Less than 90 seconds later, the Wolverines took the lead again on a goal from junior Cooper Marody, his third point of the game. Penn State tied the game at 4 with 1:32 left in regulation, sending the game into overtime. The Nittany Lions then scored 53 seconds into overtime, giving them a 5-4 win over the Wolverines.
In Saturday's game, sophomore Hayden Lavigne earned the win in net after recording 42 saves for the Wolverines. U-M dominated this game from the start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the second period after two goals from senior captain Tony Calderone and junior Brendan Warren. Penn State scored to cut Michigan's lead to 3-1, but the Wolverines responded with two consecutive goals, including one from Dancs and another from sophomore Nick Pastujov, his first of the season. The Nittany Lions added a second goal, but Michigan held onto its lead, winning the game, 5-2.
Run DMC
Michigan's "DMC" line of Dexter Dancs, Cooper Marody and Tony Calderone totaled 15 points in last weekend's series at Penn State. Marody led the trio with six points, including a goal and five assists. Dancs scored three goals and tallied two assists while Calderone recorded two goals and two assists for the Wolverines.
Just Killin' It
Michigan currently ranks seventh in all of NCAA DI hockey with an 89.3% (25-for-28) penalty kill. The Wolverines successfully killed all of Penn State's nine power-play opportunities last weekend.
Block it Out
Michigan currently ranks tied for third with an average of 18 blocked shots per game and 11th in total blocked shots with 108 on the year.
4 for Four?
With a sweep this weekend Michigan would go 4-0 at home to start off the season for the first time since it did so during the 2011-12 season. That year, U-M kicked off the year with a 6-0 record at home before dropping a 3-2 decision to Western Michigan on Nov. 4, 2011 -- which snapped a program-record 20-game home win streak that dated back to Nov. 12, 2010.
Sibling Rivalry
Ferris State and Michigan are no longer conference rivals since the formation of the Big Ten in 2013, but strong ties between the programs remain. That year brothers C.J. (FSU) and Tyler Motte (UM) faced off; this Thursday and Friday another set of brothers will meet as freshmen on the two teams. Josh Norris has two goals and five points for the Wolverines, while older brother, Coale, has a goal through seven games with the Bulldogs. The Norris brothers' father, Dwayne, played at Michigan State and in the NHL during a 15-year professional career.
Deker Hall of Fame Induction
During intermission of Friday's contest, the Michigan hockey team will be inducting its seven-member 2017 Dekers Hall of Fame class. Jason Boterill, Denny Felsner, Matt Herr, John Madden, Brendan Morrison, Bill Muckalt and Marty Turco will join the prestigious group of Michigan hockey alumni.
Pro Blue Update
Wolverine alum Tyler Motte was called up by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, Oct. 30, becoming the 21st U-M product to be on an NHL roster this season -- scoring in his debut later that night.
Captain Calderone and Co.
The University of Michigan hockey team elected senior forward Tony Calderone as captain for the 2017-18 campaign, while classmate Sam Piazza will serve as alternate captain alongside junior defenseman Joseph Cecconi and sophomores Griffin Luce and Jake Slaker.
Calderone becomes the 98th captain in the program's history, joining the likes of Al Renfrew, Red Berenson, Mel Wakabayashi, Brendan Morrison, Kevin Porter and JT Compher, to name a few.
Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena
Red Berenson was honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when the ice rink inside Yost Arena was officially named the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved on Thursday, Oct. 19 an addition to the naming structure at historic Yost Arena at its monthly meeting. In honor of a legendary figure, the regents formally approved the designation of the ice rink as the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena.
Did you know?
• Michigan's average age of 20 years, 324 days, is the third youngest in NCAA DI Men's Hockey, ranking only behind Boston College (20 years, 125 days) and Boston University (20 years, 127 days)
• Michigan freshman defenseman Quinn Hughes is the youngest player in NCAA DI Men's Hockey (Oct. 14, 1999), while fellow classmate Michael Pastujov is the fourth youngest (Aug. 11, 1999).
• With an average weight of 191.52 pounds, Michigan ranks as the ninth biggest team in NCAA DI Men's Hockey according to weight, with the biggest being UMass Lowell (199.66).
• Mel Pearson is one of nine new head coaches in NCAA DI Men's Hockey.
• Michigan had 17 alums make an NHL opening night roster, second most amongst NCAA DI Men's Hockey programs behind Boston College (19). U-M had 22 alums make at least one appearance in the NHL last season, ranking only behind BC (24) and tied with North Dakota (22).
• With Carl Hagelin and Kevin Porter raising the Stanley Cup last spring with the Pittsburgh Penguins, U-M alums have now raised the cup 16 times, which is tied for third most amongst NCAA DI Men's Hockey programs (Wisconsin 19, Boston College 18, North Dakota 16).
• Michigan's 36 NCAA Tournament appearances ranks second behind Minnesota (37), while ranking tied for fourth with six appearances in the last 10 years.
• Michigan's 24 Frozen Four appearances ranks second behind Boston College (25).
• Michigan's 10 draft picks on the 2017-18 roster is the third most of any NCAA DI Men's Hockey program, trailing Minnesota (13) and Boston University (12).
• Built in 1923, Yost Ice Arena is tied for the second-oldest arena in NCAA DI Men's College Hockey, trailing Northeastern's Matthews Arena (1910) and tied with Princeton's Baker Arena (1923).
• Jason Botterill '97 was named the General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres on May 11, 2017, becoming 12th GM of an NHL organization who played collegiate hockey.
Up Ahead
The Maize and Blue will stay in Ann Arbor next weekend for their Big Ten home-opening series with Minnesota (Nov. 10-11). The Wolverines went 1-3 against the Golden Gophers last season, bringing Michigan's record in the all-time series to 122-136-15. The Wolverines are 67-50-7 all-time against Minnesota at home, winning five of the last seven against the Golden Gophers at Yost Ice Arena.
