SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced its 104-game conference schedule on Thursday. All eight CCHA teams will play a 26-game conference slate with the regular season champion being awarded the prestigious MacNaughton Cup, recognized as the premiere conference trophy in collegiate hockey. CCHA conference action […]
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Mareks Mitens Signs AHL Deal with the Binghamton Devils
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Lake Superior State University senior goaltender Mareks Mitens has signed a professional deal with the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League on Monday, April 5, as announced by the Devils organization. Mitens joins the Devils, the New Jersey Devils minor league affiliate, following a tremendous senior season that culminated […]
Laker Hockey’s Historic Season Comes to a Close in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The No. 13 Lake Superior State hockey team’s historic 2020-21 season came to a close following a 5-1 loss to the No. 6/5 University of Massachusetts Minutemen on Friday, March 26 in the Opening Round of the NCAA National Tournament at the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. at […]
Laker Hockey Wins WCHA Championship, Advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the First Time in 25 Years (with celebration photos)
MANKATO, Minn. – With a 6-3 victory, the No. 17 Lake Superior State hockey team won the 2021 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Postseason Tournament to earn the program’s first ever WCHA Championship and secure an automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey National Tournament. The Lakers earned […]
Lake Superior State Hockey: The Road to 1,000 Wins
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – With last night’s 4-1 win over No. 13/12 Bemidji State in the WCHA Semifinals, the No. 17 Lake Superior State University men’s hockey program became the 27th Division I program to reach 1,000 all-time wins. In the storied history of LSSU hockey, the program has combined […]
No. 18 Lakers Advance to WCHA Semifinals Following Sweep over UAH
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 18 Lake Superior State hockey team clinched a series sweep over the University of Alabama Huntsville Chagers with a 4-1 victory on Saturday, March 13 in the second game of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Quarterfinals in the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault […]
Three Lakers Earn WCHA Player of the Week Honors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Ashton Calder, Will Riedell, and Jacob Bengtsson have each received Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Week honors as announced by conference officials on Monday, March 8. Calder has been named WCHA Forward of the Week, Riedell has been named WCHA Defenseman of the Week and Bengtsson […]
No. 20 Lakers Secure Second Place with a Win in the Final Game of the Regular Season (with photos)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The No. 20 Lake Superior State hockey team closed out the 2020-21 regular season with a 2-1 win over the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday, March 6 in the Taffy Abel Arena to secure the second seed in the WCHA standings. It marks the highest regular […]
Nine Lakers Named 2020-21 WCHA Scholar-Athletes
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, through WCHA President and Men’s League Commissioner Bill Robertson, today announced the 105 recipients of the 2020-21 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award. Lake Superior State University had nine student-athletes qualify for the academic honor: Alex Ambrosio, Louis Boudon, Ashton Calder, Dustin Manz, Yuki Miura, Miroslav Mucha, Jacob Nordqvist, Mitchell […]
Calder’s Hat Trick Propels No. 20 Lakers to a 5-2 Win over No. 17 Bemidji State
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The No. 20 Lake Superior State hockey team earned a 5-2 win against the No. 17 Bemidji State Beavers in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) game on Wednesday, March 3 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. With the win, the Lakers record stands at 14-6-3 in overall play […]