The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season will be the 56th season of play for the program and the 46th in the CCHA. The Falcons will represent Bowling Green State University, play their home games at the Slater Family Ice Arena and be coached by Dennis Williams in his 1st full season, having served as the interim head coach during the 2009–2010 season.
| 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | CCHA |
| Home ice | Slater Family Ice Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–3–0 |
| Home | 0–1–0 |
| Road | 3–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Dennis Williams |
| Assistant coaches | Curtis Carr Stavros Paskaris Dylan Schoen |
| Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
Season
editAfter a third consecutive losing season and a hazing scandal to boot,[1] Bowling Green turned to former player and interim head coach Dennis Williams to right the ship.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Kersten | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears) |
| Josh Nodler | Defenseman |  United States |
Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville Immonen | Forward |  Finland |
25 | Seinäjoki, FIN; graduate transfer from Union |
| Matvei Kabanov | Forward |  Russia |
21 | Togliatti, RUS; transfer from Northern Michigan |
| Max Martin | Forward | United States |
20 | Tawas City, MI |
| Jackson Niedermayer | Forward | United States |
23 | Newport Beach, CA; transfer from Arizona State |
Roster
editAs of July 30, 2024.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Ben Wozney | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2001-06-15 | Richmond, British Columbia | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Nick O'Hanisain | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-02-09 | Detroit, Michigan | Minot Minotauros (NAHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Gustav Stjernberg | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 2002-10-12 | Enebyberg, Sweden | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Michael Bevilacqua | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-01-26 | Hamburg, New York | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Spencer Schneider | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | 2000-09-11 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Brandon Santa Juana | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2002-08-05 | Langley, British Columbia | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Adam Schankula | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-06-21 | Newmarket, Ontario | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Brett Pfoh | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2002-01-22 | Port Moody, British Columbia | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Dalton Norris | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2001-09-28 | Oxford, Michigan | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Brayden Krieger | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-02-09 | Elora, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Ethan Scardina | Graduate | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-11-02 | South Surrey, British Columbia | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Quinn Emerson | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-03-12 | Manhattan Beach, California | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Ryan O'Hara | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-07-18 | Oakville, Ontario | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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Seth Fyten | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2000-11-23 | Didsbury, Alberta | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) | — |
| 22 | 
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Owen Ozar | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 156 lb (71 kg) | 2000-04-05 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 23 | 
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Ben Doran | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2003-02-27 | Chesterfield, Missouri | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Eric Parker | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-01-15 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — |
| 25 | 
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Tommy Pasanen | Graduate | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 2001-07-30 | Schweinfurt, Germany | Clarkson (ECAC) | — |
| 26 |
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Jack Blake | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-09-21 | Manhattan Beach, California | Oakville Blades (OJHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Breck McKinley | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-10-08 | St. Albert, Alberta | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Jaden Grant | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2002-09-02 | White Lake, Michigan | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Brody Waters | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 2002-04-09 | Heidelberg, Ontario | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 30 |
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Christian Stoever | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-04-16 | Northville, Michigan | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 31 | 
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Peter Eigner | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-05-04 | Bowling Green, Ohio | Tri-State (Midget AAA) | — |
| 34 |
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Cole More | Sophomore | G | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2003-06-04 | Toronto, Ontario | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
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Salvatore Evola | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-04-24 | Rochester, Michigan | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — |
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Ville Immonen | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-06-18 | Seinäjoki, Finland | Union (ECAC) | — | |
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Matvei Kabanov | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2003-01-15 | Togliatti, Russia | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | — | |
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Max Martin | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2003-10-02 | Tawas City, Michigan | Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL) | — | |
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Jackson Niedermayer | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 2001-03-11 | Newport Beach, California | Arizona State (NCAA) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PCT ^ | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Augustana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bemidji State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ferris State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Lake Superior State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #16 Minnesota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Northern Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Championship: March 20, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
editScoring statistics
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Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bowling Green hockey coach Eigner placed on leave, three players suspended over alleged off-campus hazing incident". USCHO. September 18, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "2024-25 Ice Hockey Roster". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Ice Hockey Schedule". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved August 21, 2022.