Ferris State coach Bob Daniels will retire at the end of the season (#514)

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Ferris State coach Bob Daniels will retire at the end of the season. Daniels surpassed 500 wins this season (only the 17th coach to reach that milestone), and he’s the second-longest tenured coach in college hockey.

Daniels becomes the fourth coach to announce his retirement in advance this season.

This issue (#514) also includes

• Who are the early candidates to replace Daniels at Ferris State? We’ll take a look at AD Steve Brockelbank’s background, including which hockey coaches he has worked with at previous jobs.

• Can NCAA players who leave for the CHL return to play college hockey? Some coaches I spoke to had an interesting debate about this last week, but the language of the rule change suggests that we have the answer.

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