BGSU Hockey Starts the Dennis Williams Coaching Era with Series at Mercyhurst

Friday, October 4

Erie, Pa.

7:07 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Mercyhurst

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Photo by: Krissy Kowalski/BGSU Strategic Communications

BGSU Hockey Starts the Dennis Williams Coaching Era with Series at Mercyhurst

October 03, 2024 | Ice Hockey

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By: By: Krissy Kowalski, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons are slated to begin the 2024-25 season with a non-conference road series against the Mercyhurst Lakers on Oct.4 and 5. The game will be played at Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa. Both games have a scheduled opening faceoff of 7:05pm. This series will mark the first games in the Dennis Williams era after a coaching change in the off-season.

Weekend Schedule
Bowling Green vs. Mercyhurst | Friday Oct. 4 | 7:05 p.m. | FloHockey
Bowling Green vs. Mercyhurst | Friday Oct. 5 | 7:05 p.m. | FloHockey

Match-up History
BGSU leads the series all time with a 5-2 record, with a 3-0 record for road games. A season ago, the Falcons and the Lakers split the series with the Lakers taking game one 4-3 in overtime win and the Falcons taking game two with a 4-2 win.

How to Follow
Both games will be streamed on FloHockey, found here. A subscription is required to watch. Live stats for the games can be found here. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey. Tickets to attend the game in Erie, Pa can be found here.

Opponent Outlook

The Lakers are coming off a 2023-24 season that saw them go 9-22-4 overall.
Key returners for the Lakers include two All-Rookie selections in Boris Skalos and Trent Sambrook
Skalos lead the Mercyhurst in goals with 15 during his campaign a season ago

Falcon Facts

Head coach Dennis Williams ('01 &'03) will be coaching in his first series at the helm for the Falcons since the 2009-10 season when he was Interim Head Coach
The Falcons return 25 of 28 players from last season's roster, with 85% of the goals and 87% of points returning
During Wednesday's practice, BGSU hockey alum Kevin Bieska ('04) announced to the team via the Slater Family Ice Arena video board, the captains for this upcoming season: Co-Captain Ethan Scardina, Co-Captain Ryan O'Hara, Assistant Captain Dalton Norris, Assistant Captain Ville Immonen
Graduate assistant captain, Ville Immonen, who transferred to BGSU from Union College in the offseason, will be playing in his 100^th career game on Friday night
Top goal scorer, co-captain Ryan O'Hara, and top assister, junior Jaden Grant, will be back for the Falcons this season

Coach Williams' Words
Coach Williams' full press conference from Oct.2 can be found HERE.

Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons hockey team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGFalconHockey
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgfalconhockey'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'