Category: Lake Superior State Lakers
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Damon Whitten signs four-year extension with Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – Lakers coach Damon Whitten is now under contract through the 2021-22 season. Lake Superior State announced tonight that Whitten, the bench boss for the LSSU hockey program since 2014, has signed a four-year contract extension. “University presidents look for qualities of character more than records when assessing coaches,” said Lake Superior State…
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LSSU’s Kossoff named WCHA goalie of the week; Brighton’s Gosselin top defensive player
By @MichaelCaples – Out of Gordon Defiel’s shadow, Nick Kossoff is starting to make a name for himself. The Lake Superior State junior netminder made 63 saves in a 3-3 tie against top-ranked Denver this weekend. A remarkable number, indeed – it’s the 10th-highest single-game total in 66 seasons of WCHA hockey. His Lakers were…
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Recruiting: Louis Boudon commits to Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – Louis Boudon has left Michigan, but he’s coming back to the Great Lakes State soon. The former Metro Jets forward has announced a verbal commitment to Lake Superior State. A native of Grenoble, France, Boudon joined the NA3HL’s Jets for the 2016-17 season. The Jets’ youngest player as a ’98 birth-year…
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Recruiting: Spencer DenBeste commits to Lake Superior State
By @MichaelCaples – Spencer DenBeste will be heading back to the Upper Peninsula soon. The Marquette native and Soo Indians alum has committed to Lake Superior State for his college hockey career. “I played right there for two years with the Soo Indians, so I got to know the area really well,” DenBeste told…
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Mike York joins Lake Superior State’s coaching staff
By @MichaelCaples – Mike York is heading to the Soo. The Waterford native and former NHLer has joined Damon Whitten’s coaching staff at Lake Superior State. York and Whitten played together for two seasons at Michigan State; York worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the Spartans last season after concluding his pro career.…
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Ducks sign Lake Superior State’s Mitch Hults
By @MichaelCaples – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have signed LSSU sophomore center Mitch Hults to a two-year entry-level contract. Hults, 22, posted 54 points in two seasons with the Lakers. He was named to the All-WCHA Second Team this past season after leading the conference in assists (23) and ranking third in…
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LSSU lands commitment from Yuki Miura of Japan
By @MichaelCaples – Lake Superior State may be making some history over the next few seasons. Waterloo Black Hawks forward Yuki Miura has committed to the Lakers’ hockey program, and, he’s…not from around here. Miura is a native of Tokyo, Japan. While he is playing in the USHL this season (with nine points in…
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PHOTOS: Lakers top Wolverines Friday night at Yost
The Lake Superior State Lakers picked up a 3-1 victory Friday night on the road against the University of Michigan Wolverines. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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LSSU announces signing of five future Lakers to letters of intent
By @MichaelCaples – Lake Superior State announced today that the WCHA program has signed five players to National Letters of Intent. Headlining the class is former Sault Area High School product Chase Gamelin, who is currently skating for the Brookings Blizzard of the NAHL. The hometown product played a significant role in the Sault…
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LSSU’s Hults named WCHA player of the month
By @MichaelCaples – Lake Superior’s red-hot start to the 2016-17 campaign is bringing in some conference monthly honors for one of the Lakers’ leaders. Sophomore forward Mitch Hults was named the WCHA’s player of the month today, after the Stoughton, Wis., native started the season off with a bang. Hults logged four goals and…