Falcons Back From Bye, Host Ferris State This Weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. – The Bowling Green Falcons hockey team (7-4-3, 5-4-1-0) will return to action after a bye week with a home series against the Ferris State Bulldogs (5-13-0, 3-7-0). This will be Bowling Green's first game since a 3-3 tie with Northern Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 27. The Falcons have not played a home game since Saturday, Nov. 20, a 6-2 victory over Lake Superior State.

How to Follow
Both games will be streamed live on FloHockey, streamed HERE. The games will also be broadcast on the radio by BGRSO, found online HERE. Live stats for both games are available HERE.

The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official Twitter page, @BGFalconHockey.

Tickets, Parking, and Attendance Guidelines
Tickets for Friday's game are available for digital purchase HERE. Tickets for Saturday's game are available for digital purchase HERE. Parking is available for $10 at Slater Family Ice Arena and Perry Field House.

Regardless of vaccination status, all guests, staff, and vendors will be required to wear a face covering while in the Slater Family Ice Arena. Fans are not required to show proof of vaccination to enter the Slater Family Ice Arena, but face coverings – covering the nose and mouth – are required for all fans as they watch the game from their assigned seat and enter, exit, and move around. Children 2 and younger will not be required to wear a face covering. If spectators are unable to wear face coverings, they are encouraged not to attend games in-person for the sake of their health and the health of others.

Falcon Facts

Freshman forward Austen Swankler was named CCHA Rookie of the Month in November. He tallied seven points, including one in the month's first four games. Swankler is the first Falcon to win a monthly award from the CCHA.
Ty Eigner enters the weekend with 48 career wins as the head coach of the Falcons. With a sweep, Eigner can reach 50 wins in 85 games. This will be faster than all but two BGSU head coaches: Ron Mason (83 games) and Buddy Powers (77 games).
Bowling Green ranks third in the CCHA and 17^th in the country with a .850 penalty kill percentage. The Falcons, who are 5-0 at home, have a .905 penalty kill percentage in the Slate.

Series Info
Friday's game will mark the 150^th meeting between the Falcons and Bulldogs, with the Orange and Brown holding a 76-60-13 advantage in the all-time series. The teams met for the first tie on Dec. 15, 1978, an 11-5 victory for the Falcons. In their most recent meeting (Jan. 3, 2021), Bowling Green earned a 4-2 triumph. BGSU has won the last six games, outscoring Ferris State, 28-9. In the last 20 games, Bowling Green holds a 16-3-1 advantage, including a 10-2-0 mark in Slater Family Ice Arena.

Opponent Outlook
Ferris State split their series with Lake Superior State last weekend, earning a 3-1 victory on Saturday to snap an eight-game losing streak. The Bulldogs have a 3-7 mark in the CCHA, including an overtime win against St. Thomas and a home victory over Minnesota State, currently the No. 1 team in the country. The Bulldogs have had three players earn a CCHA Player of the Week award, including two-time Rookie of the Week selection Bradley Marek. Blake Evennou (Defensive Player of the Week) and Logan Stein (Goaltender of the Week) have also been selected one time each.

Ty's Take
"Being home kind of can cure all your ills. We've been good here, we enjoy playing here, the atmosphere in Slater Family Ice Arena's been great, the crowds have been great.

They [Ferris State] seem to be much improved over last year, they play very hard. They've got some really good kids up front that are playing with confidence. Their goaltending seems to have solidified itself and they seem to be feeling better about themselves."

Chalk Talk
On Friday, Dec. 10, Falcon Club members and Season Ticket holders are invited to a Chalk Talk with assistant coach Curtis Carr. The talk will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the Slater Family Ice Arena Center Ice Lounge.

Up Next
The Falcons will continue the 2021 portion of their schedule with a home-and-home series against Ohio State. The Falcons and Buckeyes will face off at 7 p.m. in the Schottenstein Center on Thursday, Dec. 16. The series heads to Slater Family Ice Arena the following night (Dec. 17), with puck drop slated for 7:07 p.m.

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