ORLANDO, Fla. – Lake Superior State senior and No. 2 scorer Nick McParland signed a SPC (standard professional contract) with the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears Sunday and scored two goals in his professional debut. McParland led the Solar Bears during a 3-2 loss to Gwinnett Sunday by scoring both his first and second pro goals. McParland tied the game 1-1 [...]

The Canucks found a gem through U.S. college free agency in defenceman Chris Tanev and they hope they have found another in 6-6, 220-pound centre Kellan Lain after signing him Saturday to a one-year contract. Lain, 23, is a native of Oakville, Ont., and has played the last three seasons with the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Central Collegiate [...]

FARMINGTON HILLS – Continuing to ‘Celebrate The Legacy’ in its’ 42nd and final season, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has released the league’s All-Time Team to honor the league’s top performers from the past 42 seasons. The illustrious group of 12 players, selected by a committee of coaches, administrators and media, joins the league’s All-Decade teams from the 1970s, [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The 31st annual Soo BlueLiners Banquet to celebrate the 2012-13 Lake Superior State hockey season will be Thursday, April 25, at the Cisler Center. The banquet will begin with a cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and awards begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12-and-under. They go on sale [...]

FARMINGTON HILLS – Lake Superior State’s junior goaltender Kevin Kapalka was named to the 2012-13 CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nominees. Kapalka, a native of Mississauga, Ont., is a Finance and Economics major at LSSU with a 3.776 GPA. CCHA Scholor-Athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 through the fall term. The award winner will be selected by the [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – In a season that at one point had a lot of promise, the Lake Superior State University hockey team ended it with little more than a whimper, as they were shut-out by the Bowling Green Falcons, 7-0, in the third and final game of their opening round playoff series, in front of just over 1,000 fans [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – Lake Superior State took a hard loss to Bowling Green, 6-3 Saturday, to even the Central Collegaite Hockey Association First Round Playoff series at 1-1. The Falcons (14-19-5) and Lakers (17-19-1) will be back in action Sunday at 7:05 p.m. with the series-deciding game. LSSU freshman defenseman Eric Drapluk (4-9–13) landed the puck between the pipes [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – Lake Superior State had something to prove after giving up a season-high 11 goals to Bowling Green State during an early February road series. The Lakers (17-19-1) shut out BGSU 2-0 Friday at Taffy Abel Arena to take a 1-0 lead in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association First-Round Playoff Series. Junior goaltender Kevin Kapalka (7-8-1), who [...]

MADISON, Wis. – The men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s today released a 140-game conference schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season that will continue the league’s long-standing 28 games per team slate and feature all league series being played on the traditional hockey nights of Fridays and Saturdays. Included in the schedule is the league’s newest full-time member in University of [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State is hosting the Central Collegiate Hockey Association First Round Playoffs March 9-11 against Bowling Green State. LSSU’s senior class is the first since 1997 to host three straight home playoff series. The Lakers (16-19-1 overall, 11-16-1-1 CCHA) finished out the regular season with a split at Northern Michigan, moving to eighth place [...]

HERSHEY, Pa.– The Hershey Bears announced today that defenseman Steve Oleksy has been signed by the Washington Capitals and recalled to the NHL club. Additionally, defenseman Brett Flemming has been reassigned to HERSHEY from the ECHL’s Reading Royals. The announcements were made by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst. Oleksy, 27, earns his first recall to the National Hockey League after appearing [...]