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Lake Superior State Lakers
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Lake Superior State Lakers athletic logo
University Lake Superior State University
Conference WCHA
Head coach Damon Whitten
7th season, 80–126–24 (.400)
Captain(s) Gus Correale
Arena Taffy Abel Arena
Capacity: 4,000
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Colors Royal Blue and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament championships
1988, 1992, 1994
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1993
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1988, 1992, 1993, 1994
NCAA Tournament appearances
1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
NAIA Tournament championships
1972, 1974
NAIA Tournament appearances
1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
Conference Tournament championships
1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
Conference regular season championships
1973–74, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1995–96
Current uniform
CCHA-Uniform-LSSU

The Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Lake Superior State University. The Lakers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

History[]

NAIA years[]

The Lake Superior State men's ice hockey program began in 1966 as a member of the NAIA, under coach Ron Mason. The Lakers won the first program game with a 7-0 shutout of the VFW Chippewas.[2] The shutout and win streak continued through the team's second ever game when Lake Superior State College won 2-0 against the Sault (Ont.) Rapids. The Lakers finished their inaugural season 15-5-0.[2]

The Lakers joined the International Collegiate Hockey Association (ICHA) its second season and stayed in the league through the 1973-74 season.[3] The Lakers swept their first league series in program history with two high scoring games against Lakehead, winning 9-4 on November 18, 1967 and 8-6 the following night.[2] The pattern continued as Lake Superior swept through the regular season and advanced to the programs first ever post-season tournament appearance in the 1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Tournament.[2] The Lakers won their first ever playoff game in deciding fashion 7-1 over Gustavus Adolphus College. Lake Superior's run was ended in the 1968 NAIA Championship game when they lost to Bemidji State 4-5.[2] History repeated itself the following season when Lake Superior again fell to Bemidji in the 1969 NAIA Championship 5-6. The Lakers finished the season with a record of 21-5-1, the only losses on the season coming at the hands of the Beavers.[2][4]

In the 1969-70 season Lake Superior again advanced through the ICHA regular season and the ICHA to the 1970 NAIA Tournament. Lake Superior advanced to the championship game against Bemidji State for the third straight season with a dominating 22-3 win over Alaska Methodist.[2] The Lakers fell to Bemidji State 4-7, the third straight loss to Bemidji State in the NAIA Championship game.[2]

The 1970-71 season marked the first season since the inaugural 1966-67 season that the Lakers failed to make the NAIA tournament, finishing the season with a record of 13-9-4.[2][4] The Lakers joined the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) as one of the founding members of the league in 1971 and began play in the CCHA for the 1972-73 season.[5] Lake Superior also remained in the ICHA and NAIA. The Lakers picked up their first CCHA victory on November 4, 1972 when they beat Saint Louis University 7-3.[2] The team qualified for the NAIA Championship Tournament after not receiving a bid in the past season. The Lakers defeated Wisconsin State 12-2 and defeated Gustavus Adolphus 9-3 to win the program's first ever National Championship.[2] Lake Superior fell to Lakehead in the 1973 NAIA Championship Tournament, marking the Lakers first post season loss not in the Championship game, but rebounded the next day with an 11-3 win over Gustavus Adolphus for the NAIA Third Place game.[2] Following the 1973-74 season Ron Mason left to become the head coach at Bowling Green, Mason was replaced by Rick Comley.[4]

The 1973-74 season marked a historic year for the Lakers ice hockey program. Lake Superior State finished the regular season and qualified for the 1974 NAIA Championship Tournament. The Lakers advanced to the NAIA Final Four with a 7-1 victory over Concordia College (MN), then picked up a deciding 9-2 win over St. Thomas to advance into the NAIA Championship against rival Bemidji State. The Lakers won their second NAIA Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Beavers.[2] The championship was not the end of the season, as the Lakers also received a bid to the CCHA Tournament. Lake Superior won their first ever CCHA playoff game against Western Michigan but fell in the CCHA Championship to Saint Louis 3-8.[2] The Lakers also advanced to the National Invitational Tournament held in Saint Louis, Missouri but fell 2-3 to Vermont and 1-9 to CCHA rival Saint Louis.[2] The 1973-74 also marked Lake Superiors last season as a member of the NAIA for ice hockey.

Championship era[]

Frank Anzalone took over mid-season in 1983 after a period of mediocrity over the previous several seasons.[4] Under Anzalone LSSU would turn around from an 11th-place CCHA finish to second in the CCHA two seasons later in 1984-85.[6] The Lakers advanced to the CCHA Championship with a win over Bowling Green but lost to Michigan State 5-1 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Despite the second place CCHA finish LSSU qualified for the 1985 NCAA tournament, the school's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance for ice hockey.[6] Lake Superior fell to Rensselaer 7-3 in the first of the three game series and came up short with a 3-3 tie in the second game.[7] RPI would go on in the tournament to become the National Champions.[7]

Two seasons later in the 1987-88 season Anzalone led the Lakers to the teams' first 30-win season. Lake Superior State won the CCHA Regular Season Champions but finished as the CCHA Tournament Runner-Up with a 5-3 loss to Bowling Green. Lake State advanced to the NCAA Tournament and outscored Merrimack by a combined score of 9-3 in two games and advanced to the Frozen Four against Maine. The Lakers came away with a 6-3 win, giving LSSU their first ever appearance in the NCAA Championship game.[4] Lake Superior took on St. Lawrence in the championship and won their first NCAA National Championship, thanks to Mark Vermette's goal that gave the Lakers a 4-3 overtime win. Laker Goalie Bruce Hoffort was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1988 Frozen Four. Lake Superior State University is the smallest school in NCAA history to win a Division 1 national championship.[2]

Lake Superior received at-large bids the following two season in 1989 and 1990 but championship hopes ended in the first round with back-to-back first round losses at the hands of Harvard and Colgate.[8][9]

Following the 1989-90 season and the NCAA First Round loss to Colgate, Anzalone left to coach the Newmarket Saints of the AHL and later other minor league professional teams.[10] Jeff Jackson took over the program and continued the winning tradition of the Lakers. In his first season as head coach at Lake Superior Jackson led the team to a CCHA Regular Season Championship and CCHA Tournament Championship through a tough 6-5 OT win over Michigan. The CCHA Championship gave Lake Superior an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament where the team would lose 2 games to 1 of a three-game first round series against Clarkson.[2][11]

In Jackson's second season, the 1991-1992 Lakers would finish 20-8-4 in the CCHA, good enough for 2nd in the final standings behind Michigan. The Lakers swept Illinois-Chicago in a 2-0 sweep in the Soo to advance to Detroit, Michigan for the CCHA Finals. After knocking off Michigan State 5-3, the Lakers would win their second straight CCHA Playoff Championship, in a rematch of the previous season with a 3-1 win over Michigan.[2] Lake Superior advanced through the NCAA Tournament with wins over Alaska-Anchorage, Minnesota and CCHA and in-state rival Michigan State. Lake Superior won their second NCAA Championship with a 5-3 win over Wisconsin.[2][12]

The 1992-1993 Lakers went 32-8-5, 20-5-5 in the CCHA (3rd place). In the CCHA playoffs, the Lakers swept Illinois-Chicago in a best 2-out-of-3 series in the Soo behind Rob Valicevic's 4 goals. In Detroit, the Lakers destroyed Bowling Green 7-1, again paced by Valicevic's hat-trick. In the semifinals, the Lakers and Wolverines would square off. Behind Wayne Strachan's hat-trick and 19-saves by Blaine Lacher, the Lakers knocked off Michigan, 5-3. The Lakers would win the CCHA Title for a third straight season with a 3-0 shutout of CCHA Regular Season Champion Miami (OH), and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In the West Regional in Detroit, the Lakers would open up with Minnesota-Duluth. With the game tied a 1-1, the Lakers' Brian Rolston scored two goals in 59-seconds to give LSSU the lead for good in a 4-3 victory. The win over Minnesota-Dultuth sent the Lakers their second straight Frozen Four. In the national semi-final, played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Lakers faced off with perennial powerhouse, Boston University. The Lakers jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead behind goals by Kurt Miller and Brian Rolston. The Lakers would not look back and would knock-off the Terriers 6-1, while Maine defeated fellow-CCHA rival Michigan, 4-3 in overtime. In the 1993 NCAA Championship game, the Lakers would face the Maine Black Bears, led by future NHL star Paul Kariya and Maine's all-time leading scorer Jim Montgomery. Maine's Patrice Tardif and Chris Ferraro gave Maine a 2-1 lead after the first period. The Lakers roared back in the second period with goals from Clayton Beddoes, John Hendry, and Wayne Strachan to take a 4-2 lead after two periods. However, Montgomery's natural hat-trick in the 3rd period lead the Black Bears to a 5-4 victory in the championship game. Brian Rolston and Michael Smith were named to the all-tournament team.[2][13]

The 1993-1994 season began as a potential rebuilding season for Coach Jackson and the Lakers. With a line-up that included 12 freshman, very few people outside of Sault Ste. Marie expected the Lakers to make a third straight trip to the Frozen Four. However, the Lakers put together a 31-10-4regular season, and a 2nd place CCHA finish with an 18-8-4 record. Lake Superior State lost the 1994 CCHA Championship game 3-0 to the Michigan Wolverines, but the Lakers' received an at-large bid to the 1994 Tournament. The underdog Lakers would play in the West Regional in East Lansing, Michigan. In the opener, the Lakers played in one of the most controversial NCAA regional games in history against Northeastern. Late in the 3rd period, and the game deadlocked at 5-5, Northeastern's Dan Lupo appeared the give the Huskies a 6-5 lead. However, the officials ruled that the entire puck had not crossed the goal line, thus negating the potential go ahead goal. The Lakers won the game, 6-5, with an overtime winner just 15-seconds into the extra frame. In the second game of the NCAA Regional, the Lakers again matched up with the Michigan Wolverines, a team who had won both the CCHA Regular Season and Playoff Championships and had beaten the Lakers four times during the season. The Lakers and Wolverines would play to a 4-4 score at the end of regulation, with the Lakers upsetting Michigan with an overtime goal 5-4. In the national semi-finals, played in St.Paul, Minnesota, the Lakers again won in overtime, this time beating Harvard, 3-2.[14] The streak of overtime games was snapped in St. Paul, Minnesota when the Lakers exploded to a 9-1 win over Boston University to win the program's third NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Title.[4][14]

Jeff Jackson would coach the Lakers for two more seasons, making the NCAA Tournament in both 1995 and 1996. The team would lose in Regional Final games both seasons against Boston University in a rematch of the 1994 Championship and to Vermont in 1996.[2][4] The 1995-96 season marked the last time (to-date) that the Lakers advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Jackson stepped down as head coach of Lake Superior to become the national coach and senior director of the newly founded U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[15] Anzalone and Jackson combined to lead to the program to an impressive run, Lake Superior appeared in the NCAA Tournament for nine consecutive seasons. Those nine seasons included three NCAA Division I Championships and one runner-up spot.[4]

Recent history[]

Lake Superior returned to a cool period after Jackson left the program. After five lacklustre seasons under Scott Borek, Frank Anzalone returned to the program in 2001 but hopes that the program would be turned around to its former glory faded after four seasons where the Lakers failed to reach the 10-win mark.[4] Former Laker Jim Roque became coach in 2005 and, in his second season, led the Lakers to the team's first 20-win season since 1996.[4] However, in 2014, after obtaining only three winning seasons in nine years, Roque was let go in favour of Damon Whitten.

In 2010 the university announced a $5 million project to renovate and expand the James Norris Center, the athletic and recreational facility that houses the Taffy Abel Arena.[16] The renovations will include expansion of areas around the LSSU Hockey locker room. With expanded coaches offices and spaces, a training room, equipment room, and athletic training offices.[16]

In the summer of 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced intentions to begin sponsoring men's ice hockey in 2013,[17] followed by Miami (OH) announcing the formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for 2013 with and five other schools breaking from the WCHA.[18] The realignment continued on July 20, 2011, when Northern Michigan was approved for membership in the WCHA beginning with the 2013-2014 season.[19] On August 23, 2011 members of the WCHA and CCHA met in Chicago, Illinois in reaction to the 2011 college hockey realignment.[20] The WCHA then sent invitations to the five remaining CCHA schools. The Lakers quickly accepted their invitation to join the conference for the 2013-14 season, followed by several other CCHA members.[21]

Season-by-season results[]

[4]

Coaches[]

All-time coaching records[]

As of the completion of 2019–20 season[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2014–present Damon Whitten 6 80–126–24 .400
2005–2014 Jim Roque 9 136–165–46 .458
1996–2001 Scott Borek 5 76–94–15 .451
1990–1996 Jeff Jackson 6 182–52–25 .751
1982–1990, 2001–2005 Frank Anzalone 12 223–205–42 .519
1981–1982 Bill Selman 2† 26–30–3 .466
1976–1981 Rick Yeo 5 70–96–5 .424
1973–1976 Rick Comley 3 59–46–3 .560
1966–1973 Ron Mason 7 130–44–8 .736
Totals 9 coaches 54 seasons 982–858–171 .531

† Bill Selman resigned in December of 1982.

Awards and honors[]

US Hockey Hall of Fame[]

United States Hockey Hall of Fame members include:[22]

NCAA[]

Spencer Penrose Award

Tournament Most Outstanding Player

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans


CCHA[]

Individual Awards[]

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

  • Steve Mulholland: 1980

Coach of the Year

Terry Flanagan Memorial Award

  • Steve McJannet, C: 2006
  • Domenic Monardo, F: 2012

Best Defensive Forward

Best Offensive Defenseman

Best Defensive Defenseman

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Perani Cup

Ilitch Humanitarian Award

  • Bo Cheesman, RW: 2005

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team


WCHA[]

Individual Awards[]

Rookie of the Year

  • Alex Globke, F: 2014


All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-WCHA

  • 2013–14: Kevin Czuczman, D
  • 2016–17: Mitch Hults, F
  • 2018–19: Diego Cuglietta, F

Second Team All-WCHA

  • 2013–14: Kevin Kapalka, G
  • 2015–16: Gordon Defiel, G

Third Team All-WCHA

  • 2018–19: Max Humitz, F; Anthony Nellis, F

WCHA All-Rookie Team

  • 2013–14: Alex Globke, F
  • 2016–17: Max Humitz, F

Statistical leaders[]

[23]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Dowd, JimJim Dowd 1987–1991 181 91 183 274
Francella, JulioJulio Francella 1971–1975 121 68 144 212
McArthur, RandyRandy McArthur 1966–1970 87 113 95 208
Tallaire, SeanSean Tallaire 1992–1996 171 103 104 207
Mulholland, SteveSteve Mulholland 1979–1983 142 95 111 206
Beddoes, ClaytonClayton Beddoes 1990–1994 176 71 127 198
de Carle, MikeMike de Carle 1985–1989 155 94 101 195
Stauber, PetePete Stauber 1986–1990 177 97 90 187
Sherman, SteveSteve Sherman 1978–1982 136 76 101 177
Butler, AllanAllan Butler 1981–1985 158 83 92 175

Career goaltending leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 1000 minutes

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Madeley, DarrinDarrin Madeley 1989–1992 100 5727 71 16 8 225 0 .908 2.36
Jakaitis, JeffJeff Jakaitis 2003–2007 125 5862 40 279 10 .925 2.39
Lacher, BlaineBlaine Lacher 1991–1994 73 4110 49 13 7 167 8 .901 2.44
Kapalka, KevinKevin Kapalka 2010–2014 111 6320 45 44 15 273 2 .921 2.59
Hoffort, BruceBruce Hoffort 1987–1989 75 4382 50 14 8 196 2 .900 2.68

Statistics current through the start of the 2018-19 season.

Lake Superior State Athletic Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Lake Superior State men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Lake Superior State Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[24]

Players[]

Current roster[]

As of October 14, 2020.[25]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of British Columbia Langenegger, EthanEthan Langenegger Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-09-10 Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
2 Flag of Ontario Mannara, MichaelMichael Mannara Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-03-21 Caledon, Ontario Trenton (OJHL)
3 Flag of North Carolina Riedell, WillWill Riedell (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1996-10-09 Greensboro, North Carolina New Jersey (NAHL)
4 Flag of Sweden Bengtsson, JacobJacob Bengtsson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-08 Stockholm, Sweden Waterloo (USHL)
5 Flag of Sweden Henrikson, ArvidArvid Henrikson Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-02-23 Stockholm, Sweden Austin (NAHL) MON, 187th overall 2016
7 Flag of British Columbia Oliver, MitchellMitchell Oliver Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-17 Kelowna, British Columbia Alberni (BCHL)
8 Flag of Michigan Manz, DustinDustin Manz Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-21 Vanderbilt, Michigan Prince George (BCHL)
9 Flag of British Columbia Ambrosio, AlexAlex Ambrosio Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-03-12 Burnaby, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
10 Flag of Slovakia Mucha, MiroslavMiroslav Mucha Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-10-07 Bytča, Slovakia Minot (NAHL)
11 Flag of Florida Esposito-Selivanov, NikoNiko Esposito-Selivanov Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-23 St. Petersburg, Florida Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
12 Flag of Missouri Puricelli, BrandonBrandon Puricelli Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-04 Ellisville, Missouri Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
13 Flag of Michigan DenBeste, SepncerSepncer DenBeste Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-17 Marquette, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL)
14 Flag of Japan Miura, YukiYuki Miura Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-07-19 Tokyo, Japan Waterloo (USHL)
15 Flag of Sweden Nordqvist, JacobJacob Nordqvist Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-12 Gothenburg, Sweden Madison (USHL)
16 Flag of Michigan Calder, AshtonAshton Calder (A) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-09 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
17 Flag of Michigan Gamelin, ChaseChase Gamelin Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1996-07-20 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Brookings (NAHL)
19 Flag of Michigan Wildauer, JoshuaJoshua Wildauer Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-16 Dearborn Heights, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL)
20 Flag of Ontario Jeffers, JackJack Jeffers Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-21 Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
21 Flag of Michigan Williams, TylerTyler Williams Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-16 South Lyon, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL)
22 Flag of Germany Kaelble, LukasLukas Kaelble (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-10-13 Mannheim, Germany Fargo (USHL)
24 Flag of Sweden Eriksson, HampusHampus Eriksson (A) Senior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1996-09-11 Forsbacka, Sweden Fairbanks (NAHL)
25 Flag of British Columbia Gervais, JeremyJeremy Gervais Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-09 Prince George, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
26 Flag of Quebec Veillette, PetePete Veillette Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-02-26 Drummondville, Quebec Ottawa (CCHL)
27 Flag of Michigan Posa, BenitoBenito Posa Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-16 Grand Blanc, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
29 Flag of France Boudon, LouisLouis Boudon Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-10-04 Grenoble, France Northeast (NAHL)
30 Flag of Latvia Mitens, MareksMareks Mitens Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-29 Ventspils, Latvia Aston (NAHL)
31 Flag of Minnesota Eisele, SethSeth Eisele Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-30 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Lone Star (NAHL)

Players in the NHL[]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[26] = NHL All-Star[26] and NHL All-Star Team

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Will Acton Center EDM 2013–2015 0
Keith Aldridge Defenseman DAL 1999–2000 0
Mark Astley Defenseman BUF 1993–1996 0
Bates Battaglia Defenseman CAR, COL, WSH, TOR 1997–2008 0
Clayton Beddoes Center BOS 1995–1997 0
Rene Chapdelaine Defenseman LAK 1990–1993 0
Kevin Czuczman Defenseman NYI 2013–2014 0
Chris Dahlquist Defenseman PIT, MNS, CGY, OTT 1985–1996 0
Jim Dowd Center NJD, VAN, NYI, EDM, MIN, MTL, CHI, COL, PHI 1990–2008 1
Randy Exelby Goaltender MTL, EDM 1988–1990 0
Brian Felsner Left Wing CHI 1997–1998 0
John Flesch Left Wing MNS, PIT, COR 1974–1980 0
John Grahame Goaltender BOS, TBL, CAR 1999–2008 1
Mike Greenlay Goaltender EDM 1989–1990 0
Bruce Hoffort Goaltender PHI 1989–1991 0
Paul Jerrard Defenseman MNS 1988–1989 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Dan Keczmer Defenseman MNS, HFD, CGY, DAL, NSH 1990–2000 0
Blaine Lacher Goaltender BOS 1994–1996 0
Kellan Lain Left Wing VAN 2013–2014 0
Darrin Madeley Goaltender OTT 1992–1995 0
Mike Matteucci Defenseman MIN 2000–2002 0
Sandy Moger Right Wing BOS, LAK 1994–1999 0
Steven Oleksy Defenseman WSH, PIT 2012–2017 0
Buddy Robinson Left Wing OTT 2015–2017 0
Brian Rolston Left Wing NJD, COL, BOS, MIN, NYI 1994–2012 1
Derek Smith Defenseman OTT, CGY 2009–2014 0
Zach Trotman Defenseman BOS, PIT 2013–Present 0
Rob Valicevic Right Wing NSH, LAK, ANA, DAL 1998–2003 0
Mark Vermette Right Wing QUE 1988–1992 0
Doug Weight Center NYR, EDM, STL, STL, CAR, ANA, NYI 1991–2011 1
Jim Wiley Center PIT, VAN 1972–1977 0

Media[]

All Lake Superior State Lakers hockey games are currently carried on local top 40 radio station WYSS. Since their first season in 1973 (aside from two brief sabbaticals), Lakers games have been called on the radio by Bill Crawford, who previously served in varying public relations and athletic positions from Lake Superior State University from 1988-2009, and also hosts the weekly Laker Hockey Show on sister AM station WKNW. Road games, particularly those held in Alaska, are called by the home team's broadcasting crews where needed.

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