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2022–23 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Lake Superior State Lakers
men's ice hockey season
Conference8th CCHA
Home iceTaffy Abel Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall9–25–2
Conference8–17–1
Home5–12–1
Road4–11–1
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDamon Whitten
Assistant coachesMike York
Dwayne Roloson
D. J. Goldstein
Captain(s)Louis Boudon
Alternate captain(s)Jacob Bengtsson
Jack Jeffers
Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 50th at the Division I level and the 43rd in the CCHA conference. The Lakers represented Lake Superior State University and were coached by Damon Whitten, in his 9th season.

Season

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With the vast majority of the team returning, there was little reason to think that Lake Superior wouldn't be able to have at least as good a season as they had in 2022. However, from the drop of the puck, nothing seemed to go right for the Lakers. Early on, neither Ethan Langenegger nor Seth Eisele were able to keep the puck out of the goal; Laker Superior averaged nearly 4 goals against per game through their first 8 games. Worse, the offense had dried up. Across the board, players were having a much tougher time getting the puck into the opposing goal. The Lakers scored 36 fewer goals than they had the year before, a full goal less per game. With one of the worse offenses in the nation, the team plummeted to the bottom of the CCHA standings and remained their all season. Lake Superior was at or near the bottom of the national rankings as well, and the team was on pace to post the worst season in program history.

Near the end of January, the defense began to come around. Over their final 7 matches, the Lakers allowed just 2 goals against per game. The offense also saw a modest increase and saw the Lakers go 5–2 in those contests. While they were unable to do anything about their playoff position, the increased level of play did allow the team to avoid posting a historically bad season.[1]

Lake Superior's opponent for the quarterfinals was Minnesota State. While there was some hope that the improved play would carry over into the postseason, the Mavericks made quick work of the Lakers in the first game. While the final score was better in the rematch, MSU controlled the game, outshooting LSSU 18–40 and end a very disappointing season for the Lakers.[2]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Dustin Manz Forward  United States Transferred to American International
Miroslav Mucha Forward  Slovakia Graduate transfer to Michigan State
Josh Nixon Forward  Canada Transferred to Union
Jacob Nordqvist Defenseman  Sweden Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Mitchell Oliver Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Bryan Huggins Defenseman  United States 20 Grand Rapids, MI
Jared Kucharek Defenseman  United States 24 Royal Oak, MI; graduate transfer from Western Michigan
Connor Milburn Forward  Canada 21 Kamloops, BC

Roster

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As of July 30, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 British Columbia Ethan Langenegger Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-09-10 Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
2 Michigan Bryan Huggins Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-03-26 Grand Rapids, Michigan Fargo (USHL)
3 Michigan Tyler Williams Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-16 South Lyon, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL)
4 Sweden Jacob Bengtsson (A) Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-08 Stockholm, Sweden Waterloo (USHL)
5 Sweden Arvid Henrikson Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-02-23 Stockholm, Sweden Austin (NAHL) MTL, 187th overall 2016
6 Michigan Jake Willets Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-06 Monroe, Michigan Ferris State (CCHA)
8 Michigan Logan Jenuwine Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-15 Romeo, Michigan Arizona State (NCAA)
9 British Columbia Connor Milburn Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-04-11 Kamloops, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL)
11 Washington (state) Dawson Tritt Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-01 Spokane, Washington Lone Star (NAHL)
12 Missouri Brandon Puricelli Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-04 Ellisville, Missouri Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
13 Michigan Spencer DenBeste Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-17 Marquette, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL)
14 Massachusetts Brett Roloson Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-12-29 Worcester, Massachusetts Minot (NAHL)
16 Massachusetts Harrison Roy Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-17 Lakeville, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA)
17 Sweden Sebastian Miedema Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-09 Gävle, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL)
18 Ontario Cole Craft Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-29 North Bay, Ontario Lincoln (USHL)
19 Michigan Joshua Wildauer Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-16 Dearborn Heights, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL)
20 Michigan Grant Hindman Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-05-16 Oakland, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
21 Michigan Jordan Venegoni Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-16 Livonia, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL)
22 Germany Timo Bakos Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-28 Augsburg, Germany Rosenheim (Oberliga)
23 Belarus Artyom Borshyov Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-08-22 Vitebsk, Belarus Northern (NCDC)
24 Michigan Jared Kucharek Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-23 Royal Oak, Michigan Western Michigan (NCHC)
25 British Columbia Jeremy Gervais Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-09 Prince George, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
26 Ontario Jack Jeffers (A) Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-21 Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
27 Michigan Benito Posa Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-16 Flint, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
28 Missouri Jared Westcott Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-18 Imperial, Missouri Penn State (Big Ten)
29 France Louis Boudon (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-10-04 Grenoble, France Northeast (NAHL)
30 Alberta Easton Hesse Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-28 Beaumont, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
31 Minnesota Seth Eisele Senior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-30 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Lone Star (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Minnesota State †* 26 16 9 1 2 4 1 52 83 56 39 25 13 1 126 81
#13 Michigan Tech 26 15 7 4 0 1 0 50 68 54 39 24 11 4 103 88
Bowling Green 26 12 12 2 0 2 1 41 89 76 36 15 19 2 114 114
Northern Michigan 26 14 12 0 3 0 0 39 82 77 38 21 17 0 123 103
Bemidji State 26 12 11 3 3 1 2 39 73 63 36 14 17 5 94 97
Ferris State 26 9 14 3 1 2 3 34 62 91 37 14 19 4 92 131
St. Thomas 26 10 14 2 1 1 0 32 69 81 36 11 23 2 86 117
Lake Superior State 26 8 17 1 2 1 1 25 52 80 36 9 25 2 71 118
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 1 2:07 PM at #20 Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan (Exhibition)   Langenegger L 2–5  2,470
October 2 2:00 PM Nipissing* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Exhibition)   Langenegger W 6–1  756
October 7 7:00 PM at USNTDP* USA Hockey ArenaPlymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)   Langenegger L 2–5  1,125
Regular Season
October 14 7:07 PM Omaha* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 1–3  1,654 0–1–0
October 15 6:07 PM Omaha* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger T 4–4 OT 1,444 0–1–1
October 21 7:07 PM #5 Michigan* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 2–5  3,151 0–2–1
October 22 7:07 PM #5 Michigan* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 1–5  3,422 0–3–1
October 28 7:07 PM Clarkson* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 3–4 OT 1,064 0–4–1
October 29 6:07 PM Clarkson* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger W 5–1  1,058 1–4–1
November 4 7:07 PM Northern Michigan Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 1–4  1,958 1–5–1 (0–1–0)
November 5 6:07 PM Northern Michigan Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 3–5  1,978 1–6–1 (0–2–0)
November 11 7:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger T 2–2 SOW 3,024 1–6–2 (0–2–1)
November 11 6:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 0–2  2,996 1–7–2 (0–3–1)
November 25 8:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Eisele L 0–4  646 1–8–2 (0–4–1)
November 26 7:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Langenegger L 1–2  568 1–9–2 (0–5–1)
December 2 7:07 PM Bowling Green Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 4–7  987 1–10–2 (0–6–1)
December 3 6:07 PM Bowling Green Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Hesse L 1–5  876 1–11–2 (0–7–1)
December 9 8:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey Langenegger W 3–2 OT 1,334 2–11–2 (1–7–1)
December 10 7:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey Langenegger L 1–4  1,286 2–12–2 (1–8–1)
December 16 7:07 PM #17 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger W 3–0  713 3–12–2 (2–8–1)
December 17 6:07 PM #17 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 1–5  759 3–13–2 (2–9–1)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 8:30 PM vs. Wisconsin* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal) BSW+ Langenegger L 0–4  6,533 3–14–2
December 29 5:00 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Consolation) BSW+ Eisele L 1–4  - 3–15–2
January 6 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Langenegger L 2–5  2,371 3–16–2 (2–10–1)
January 7 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Langenegger L 3–5  2,339 3–17–2 (2–11–1)
January 13 7:07 PM Ferris State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 0–4  1,669 3–18–2 (2–12–1)
January 14 6:07 PM Ferris State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger W 4–1  1,213 4–18–2 (3–12–1)
January 20 8:07 PM at #17 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota KEYC Langenegger L 2–3 OT 4,638 4–19–2 (3–13–1)
January 21 7:07 PM at #17 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota KEYC Langenegger L 1–3  4,913 4–20–2 (3–14–1)
January 27 7:07 PM Bemidji State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger L 2–3  2,356 4–21–2 (3–15–1)
January 28 6:07 PM Bemidji State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele W 3–2  1,478 5–21–2 (4–15–1)
February 3 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Eisele W 4–2  2,365 6–21–2 (5–15–1)
February 4 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 1–3  2,738 6–22–2 (5–16–1)
February 17 7:07 PM St. Thomas Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger W 2–1  1,150 7–22–2 (6–16–1)
February 18 6:07 PM St. Thomas Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Eisele L 1–2  1,763 7–23–2 (6–17–1)
February 24 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Langenegger W 3–2 OT 1,904 8–23–2 (7–17–1)
February 25 5:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Eisele W 4–2  2,398 9–23–2 (8–17–1)
CCHA Tournament
March 3 8:07 PM at #13 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 1) FloHockey Langenegger L 1–6  3,604 9–24–2
March 4 7:07 PM at #13 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal Game 2) FloHockey Eisele L 1–2  3,798 9–25–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Louis Boudon C 36 10 14 24 18
Jacob Bengtsson D 36 1 22 23 26
Dawson Tritt F 35 9 8 17 4
Brandon Puricelli RW 32 6 11 17 14
Harrison Roy F 31 12 4 16 10
Timo Bakos F 33 6 8 14 2
Jared Westcott F 32 6 7 13 32
Jake Willets D 33 4 8 12 8
Jack Jeffers F 33 2 7 9 25
Jared Kucharek D 35 2 5 7 19
Logan Jenuwine F 17 3 3 6 4
Benito Posa F 27 3 3 6 37
Connor Millburn F 34 3 2 5 14
Tyler Williams C 20 1 3 4 6
Jordan Venegoni F 28 2 1 3 18
Brett Roloson F 30 0 3 3 4
Grant Hindman D 34 0 2 2 18
Bryan Huggins D 34 0 2 2 4
Cole Craft RW 17 0 2 2 4
Artyom Borshyov D 33 1 1 2 10
Jeremy Gervais D 17 0 1 1 8
Ethan Langenegger G 25 0 1 1 2
Joshua Wildauer F 7 0 1 1 2
Arvid Henrikson D 31 0 1 1 36
Sebastian Miedema D 9 0 0 0 2
Seth Eisele G 14 0 0 0 0
Easton Hesse G 2 0 0 0 0
Total 71 120 191 361

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Seth Eisele 17 753:59 3 9 0 36 376 0 .913 2.86
Ethan Langenegger 27 1318:30 6 15 2 65 654 1 .910 2.96
Easton Hesse 8 79:17 0 1 0 7 42 0 .857 5.30
Empty Net - 27:10 - - - 10 - - - -
Total 36 2178:56 9 25 2 118 1073 1 .901 3.25

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[6]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Louis Boudon CCHA Second Team [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Lake Superior Men's Hockey Team History". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster". Lake Superior State Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Lake Superior State Hockey Schedule". Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lake Superior State Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Six Are All-CCHA Second Team Selections". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.