2021–22 Lake Superior State Lakers
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th CCHA
Home iceTaffy Abel Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall18–18–1
Conference13–13–0
Home13–7–1
Road5–11–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDamon Whitten
Assistant coachesMike York
Zack Cisek
Mike Gugin
Captain(s)Louis Boudon
Alternate captain(s)Dustin Manz
Miroslav Mucha
Jacob Nordqvist
Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 56th season of play for the program, the 49th at the Division I level and the 42nd season in the CCHA conference. The Lakers represented Lake Superior State University and were coached by Damon Whitten, in his 8th season.

Season

Lake Superior State joined with six other members of the WCHA to restart the CCHA for the 2021–22 season.

The Lakers were hoping to build upon their first NCAA tournament appearance in 25 years with a strong performance. Unfortunately, they lost three critical games in the first two weeks. While they went undefeated in their succeeding seven games, the strength of their opponents kept them out of the polls. A bad stretch in November also cost Lake State and put the Lakers on the wrong side of .500.

The defense looked like it had recovered during a weekend split with top-ranked Minnesota State but then the offense flagged the following week against lowly Ferris State. The team went up and down in their play for several months but began to show a bit more consistency towards the end of the season. However, despite the improvement, Lake Superior was too far down the PairWise rankings to make the tournament without a conference championship.

Lake Superior began postseason play at home against Northern Michigan and laid an egg in the first game. The Lakers allowed the first five goals of the game and were only able to score with less than 5 minutes to play. They were much better in the rematch, winning 3–2 to tie the series and force a deciding rubber match. After surrendering the first goal, the Lakers reeled off three in a row to build a 3–1 lead early in the second period. Northern Michigan replied with a deluge of goals, scoring four times in the span of 8 minutes to take a commanding lead. Lake State was unable to add to their total for most of the third and were forced to pull Ethan Langenegger in desperation. The ploy worked once but the Wildcats managed to stop a tying goal from being scored and the Lakers' season was over.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Alex AmbrosioForward CanadaGraduate transfer to Canisius
Ashton CalderForward United StatesTransferred to North Dakota
Hampus ErikssonForward SwedenGraduate transfer to Northern Michigan
Niko Esposito-SelivanovForward GermanySigned professional contract (Hannover Indians)
Chase GamelinForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Lukas KälbleDefenseman GermanyGraduate transfer to Clarkson
Michael MannaraDefenseman CanadaTransferred to York
Mareks MitensGoaltender LatviaGraduation (signed with Binghamton Devils)
Yuki MiuraForward JapanGraduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Will RiedellDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to Ohio State
Pierre-Luc VeilletteForward CanadaLeft program (signed with Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Timo BakosForward Germany21Augsburg, GER
Cole CraftForward Canada20North Bay, ON
Easton HesseGoaltender Canada21Beaumont, AB
Grant HindmanDefenseman United States19Oakland, MI
Logan JenuwineForward United States23Romeo, MI; transfer from Arizona State
Sebastian MiedemaDefenseman Sweden21Gävle, SWE
Josh NixonForward Canada21Mississauga, ON
Brett RolosonForward United States20Newport Beach, CA
Harrison RoyForward United States21Lakeville, MA; transfer from Boston College
Dawson TrittForward United States21Spokane, WA
Jordan VenegoniForward United States21Livonia, MI
Jared WestcottForward United States22Imperial, MO; transfer from Penn State
Jake WilletsDefenseman United States22Erie, MI; transfer from Ferris State

Roster

As of August 20, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 British Columbia Ethan Langenegger Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-09-10 Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
3 Michigan Tyler Williams Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-16 South Lyon, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL)
4 Sweden Jacob Bengtsson Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-08 Stockholm, Sweden Waterloo (USHL)
5 Sweden Arvid Henrikson Junior 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 Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-06 Monroe, Michigan Ferris State (CCHA)
7 British Columbia Mitchell Oliver Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-17 Kelowna, British Columbia Alberni (BCHL)
8 Michigan Logan Jenuwine Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-15 Romeo, Michigan Arizona State (NCAA)
9 Michigan Dustin Manz (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-21 Vanderbilt, Michigan Prince George (BCHL)
10 Slovakia Miroslav Mucha (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-10-07 Bytča, Slovakia Minot (NAHL)
11 Washington (state) Dawson Tritt Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-01 Spokane, Washington Lone Star (NAHL)
12 Missouri Brandon Puricelli Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-04 Ellisville, Missouri Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
13 Michigan Sepncer DenBeste Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-17 Marquette, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL)
14 Massachusetts Brett Roloson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-12-29 Worcester, Massachusetts Minot (NAHL)
15 Sweden Jacob Nordqvist (A) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-12 Gothenburg, Sweden Madison (USHL)
16 Massachusetts Harrison Roy Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-17 Lakeville, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA)
17 Sweden Sebastian Miedema Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-09 Gävle, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL)
18 Ontario Cole Craft Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-29 North Bay, Ontario Lincoln (USHL)
19 Michigan Joshua Wildauer Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-16 Dearborn Heights, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL)
20 Michigan Grant Hindman Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-05-16 Oakland, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
21 Michigan Jordan Venegoni Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-16 Livonia, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL)
22 Germany Timo Bakos Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-28 Augsburg, Germany Rosenheim (Oberliga)
23 Belarus Artyom Borshyov Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-08-22 Vitebsk, Belarus Northern (NCDC)
24 Ontario Josh Nixon Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-09 Mississauga, Ontario Maryland (NAHL)
25 British Columbia Jeremy Gervais Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-09 Prince George, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL)
26 Ontario Jack Jeffers Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-21 Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
27 Michigan Benito Posa Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-16 Grand Blanc, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
28 Missouri Jared Westcott Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-18 Imperial, Missouri Penn State (Big Ten)
29 France Louis Boudon (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-10-04 Grenoble, France Northeast (NAHL)
30 Alberta Easton Hesse Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-28 Beaumont, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
31 Minnesota Seth Eisele Junior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-30 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Lone Star (NAHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State †*262330200671152844386017860
#14 Michigan Tech261682240549353372113311875
Bemidji State26141201104283813919200118121
Lake Superior State26131301103969643718181107104
Northern Michigan26121313013586993720161132136
Bowling Green2611141210336787371519394119
Ferris State269161220286699361124190135
St. Thomas263221040144511236332161168
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 2 8:07 PM at #17 Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska  Eisele W 4–3 OT 3,397 1–0–0
October 3 7:07 PM at #17 Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska  Langenegger L 0–3  2,837 1–1–0
October 8 7:30 PM at #3 Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MichiganBTN+ Eisele L 1–6  5,246 1–2–0
October 9 7:00 PM at #3 Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MichiganBTN+ Langenegger L 4–7  5,141 1–3–0
October 15 7:07 PM St. Thomas Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 3–1  0 2–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 16 6:07 PM St. Thomas Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 6–3  1,646 3–3–0 (2–0–0)
October 22 7:00 PM Union* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 7–4  1,109 4–3–0
October 23 7:00 PM Union* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 5–2  965 5–3–0
October 29 7:07 PM St. Lawrence* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger T 2–2 OT 1,151 5–3–1
October 30 7:07 PM St. Lawrence* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 7–1  1,136 6–3–1
November 5 7:07 PM at #18 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan  Langenegger W 3–2 OT 2,610 7–3–1 (3–0–0)
November 6 6:07 PM at #18 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan  Eisele L 0–2  2,429 7–4–1 (3–1–0)
November 12 7:07 PM Bemidji State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger L 2–4  1,273 7–5–1 (3–2–0)
November 13 6:07 PM Bemidji State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele L 4–5  0 7–6–1 (3–3–0)
November 19 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio  Langenegger L 1–5  2,561 7–7–1 (3–4–0)
November 20 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio  Langenegger L 2–6  2,625 7–8–1 (3–5–0)
November 26 7:07 PM #1 Minnesota State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 1–0  822 8–8–1 (4–5–0)
November 27 6:07 PM #1 Minnesota State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger L 0–3  1,014 8–9–1 (4–6–0)
December 3 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan  Langenegger W 3–0  1,344 9–9–1 (5–6–0)
December 4 6:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan  Langenegger L 1–3  1,640 9–10–1 (5–7–0)
December 10 7:07 PM #19 Northern Michigan Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 7–2  500 10–10–1 (6–7–0)
December 11 6:07 PM #19 Northern Michigan Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 4–1  790 11–10–1 (7–7–0)
January 7 8:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota  Langenegger L 1–5  2,165 11–11–1 (7–8–0)
January 8 7:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota  Eisele L 1–5  2,609 11–12–1 (7–9–0)
January 14 7:07 PM #19 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger L 0–3  1,077 11–13–1 (7–10–0)
January 15 6:07 PM #19 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger L 0–3  1,175 11–14–1 (7–11–0)
January 21 7:07 PM USNTDP* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Exhibition)    W 5–1   
January 28 6:37 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan  Eisele W 6–1  2,288 12–14–1 (8–11–0)
January 29 6:37 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan  Eisele L 1–2 OT 2,564 12–15–1 (8–12–0)
February 11 7:07 PM Ferris State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 5–3  1,037 13–15–1 (9–12–0)
February 12 6:07 PM Ferris State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 4–0  1,310 14–15–1 (10–12–0)
February 18 8:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota  Eisele L 1–2  643 14–16–1 (10–13–0)
February 19 8:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota  Langenegger W 5–1  521 15–16–1 (11–13–0)
February 25 7:07 PM Bowling Green Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Eisele W 5–1  1,192 16–16–1 (12–13–0)
February 26 6:07 PM Bowling Green Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Langenegger W 3–1  1,396 17–16–1 (13–13–0)
CCHA Tournament
March 4 6:07 PM Northern Michigan* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 1)  Eisele L 1–5  1,050 17–17–1
March 5 6:07 PM Northern Michigan* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 2)  Langenegger W 3–2  1,100 18–17–1
March 6 6:07 PM Northern Michigan* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 3)  Langenegger L 4–5  850 18–18–1
Lake Superior State Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Louis BoudonC3615294431
Miroslav MuchaRW371025358
Jacob BengtssonD363242763
Brandon PuricelliRW241392210
Logan JenuwineF27911204
Josh NixonRW378122016
Harrison RoyF29712198
Jacob NordqvistD365111624
Dustin ManzC34771410
Jake WilletsD35681432
Benito PosaF26561124
Dawson TrittF33461014
Mitchell OliverD3536948
Timo BakosF356280
Joshua WildauerC3426812
Cole CraftRW2323527
Arvid HenriksonD3505556
Jeremy GervaisD1604410
Artyom BorshyovD3504410
Brett RolosonF291230
Tyler WilliamsC191120
Easton HesseG10127
Jack JeffersF10000
Sebastian MiedemaD30000
Jared WestcottF40000
Spencer DenBesteF70004
Seth EiseleG160000
Ethan LangeneggerG220000
Grant HindmanD2600010
Total107193300453

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ethan Langenegger22131310111586023.9122.65
Seth Eisele16900870414190.9112.73
Empty Net-18---5----
Total3722311818110410213.9082.80

Rankings

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 (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

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Jacob Bengtsson CCHA Second Team [5]
Louis Boudon
Josh Nixon CCHA Rookie Team [6]

References

  1. "Roster". Lake Superior State Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. "Lake Superior State 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. "Lake Superior State Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. "Four teams represented on All-CCHA Second Team". CCHA. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. "Six teams represented on CCHA All-Rookie Team". CCHA. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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