Ferris State Hockey To Make 41st All-Time Postseason Playoff Appearance This Week
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's ice hockey squad will open its 41st all-time postseason playoff appearance this weekend as the Bulldogs visit St. Thomas for a Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) First-Round Playoff series March 7-9 in Mendota Heights, Minn.
The sixth-seeded Bulldogs and the third-seeded Tommies will battle at the Saint Thomas Ice Arena on Friday and Saturday nights with the deciding game three set for Sunday, if necessary. Friday's opening game of the weekend will begin at 8:07 p.m. (ET) with Saturday's game two set for 7:07 p.m. (ET) and the deciding game three on Sunday at 6:07 p.m (ET), if necessary.
Tickets for the weekend playoff series can be purchased online at Tommiesports.com.
The 2025 CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs begin on Friday with the top four teams hosting a best-of-three, quarterfinal round series to start the CCHA Playoffs. From there, the two highest remaining seeds will host a single elimination semifinal game on Saturday, March 15. The tournament concludes with the single-game, 2025 CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs Championship, held at the home venue of the top remaining seed on Friday, March 21. The winner of the Mason Cup Championship will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey tournament with a goal to win a National Championship.
The famed Mason Cup is named after legendary Lake Superior State, Bowling Green State and Michigan State coach Ron Mason, whose name appeared on the trophy a league-high 13 times. Mason was instrumental in the establishment and success of the CCHA, helping it to grow into one of the most powerful college hockey conferences of all-time. The Mason Cup was first awarded 22 years ago in 2002 and is widely recognized as one of the most prized trophies in all of hockey.
All CCHA Mason Cup Playoff games will be streamed live via CCHA TV on Midco Sports Plus.
This year will represent the Bulldogs' 26th postseason playoff appearance in the past 28 years, including the fourth-straight appearance in the new CCHA. It will also mark Ferris State's 41st trip to the postseason in program history. FSU has advanced past the quarterfinal round in four of its previous nine postseason appearances, including winning the program's first-ever conference postseason crown in 2016.
All Ferris State Hockey postseason contests can be heard live on local flagship station Sunny 97.3 FM and the Bulldog Sports Network with Brody Keiser calling the action. An online broadcast is available at FerrisStateBulldogs.com with pregame coverage starting a half-hour prior to puck drop.
Since 2012, the Bulldogs have made three NCAA Tournament appearances and advanced to the NCAA Final Eight all three times. FSU has also won two conference regular-season championships along with capturing the WCHA's Broadmoor Trophy once as the league's Final Five Champion. Along with a Frozen Four berth and national title game showing in 2012, FSU also has reached the regional final and the final eight of the NCAA Tournament in both 2014 and 2016.
The Bulldogs, who are guided by 33rd-year head coach Bob Daniels, have currently posted a 7-3-1 mark in their last 11 outings to date this season entering the CCHA Playoffs.
Pairings, locations and start times for the Friday-Sunday, March 7-9 best-of-three, quarterfinal round of the 2025 CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs:
No. 8 Lake Superior State at No. 1 Minnesota State
Game 1 - Friday, March 7 at 7:07pm CT
Game 2 - Saturday, March 8 at 6:07pm CT
Game 3 - Sunday, March 9 at 5:07 pm CT *
No. 7 Bemidji State at No. 2 Augustana
ame 1 - Friday, March 7 at 7:07pm CT
Game 2 - Saturday, March 8 at 6:07pm CT
Game 3 - Sunday, March 9 at 5:07 pm CT *
No. 6 Ferris State at No. 3 St. Thomas
ame 1 - Friday, March 7 at 7:07pm CT
Game 2 - Saturday, March 8 at 6:07pm CT
Game 3 - Sunday, March 9 at 6:07 pm CT *
No. 5 Michigan Tech at No. 4 Bowling Green
ame 1 - Friday, March 7 at 7:07pm ET
Game 2 - Saturday, March 8 at 7:07pm ET
Game 3 - Sunday, March 9 at 5:07 pm ET *
** = If Necessary