Eight Lakers are athletic scholars


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February 15, 2014

The Division 1 men’s hockey team at Lake Superior State University has been duly recognized for its academic prowess.

No less than eight Lake Superior State Lakers have been named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association scholar-athlete team for this 2013-2014 season. …[read more]

Possible Lake State prospects


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February 13, 2014

It is the quintessential small-town, small-campus school.

Located in Sault Ste. Marie, a town of about 15,000 residents, Lake Superior State has a student population of just over 2,500, making it the smallest public university in the state of Michigan.

Despite its lack of size, Lake Superior State has managed to achieve and maintain status with a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey program.

Not to say that the hockey Lakers don’t have issues related to available scholarship money and the school’s northern location.

Let’s face it, Lake Superior State is not the first choice of the majority of top hockey players from Michigan and Ontario who are looking to play at the Division 1, NCAA level.

And while the Lakers do have history and while they do have a respectable hockey program, the fact of the matter is that the team has had only three winning records in the past 13 years, all of which have come under current head coach Jim Roque, who is in his ninth season on the job.

But while the Lakers may not get the pick of the hockey litter, there are a number of good players from close by who I think could fit into the Lake Superior State lineup anywhere from next season to beyond.

From older to younger, here is a list of a dozen players — more than half of which wouldn’t cost Lake State anywhere near a full-ride scholarship — with Division 1 potential and good academic standing who the Lakers could commit to for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 or 2016-2017 seasons. …[read more]

Lakers to honour Gil Somes


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February 5, 2014

It will be a weekend of firsts and a night of recognition.

Lake Superior State Lakers will play host to Western Collegiate Hockey Association rival Alaska Anchorage for the first time ever in regular-season action this Friday-Saturday nights at Taffy Abel Arena. …[read more]

Lakers looking in their backyard


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January 27, 2014

Based in Sault Ste. Marie, on the Michigan side of the International Bridge that links the United States and Canada, Lake Superior State Lakers are in a good recruiting position.

A Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association program, the Lakers have the advantage of being within a few miles of the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League and the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, not to mention the Soo Indians major midgets. …[read more]