2024–25 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2024–25 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season will be the 59th season of play for the program, the 52nd at the Division I level and the 45th in the CCHA . The Lakers will represent Lake Superior State University , play their home games at the Taffy Abel Arena and be coached by Damon Whitten in his 11th season.
Season
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(August 2024 )
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
William Ahlrik
Forward
Sweden 21
Tidaholm, SWE
Rorke Applebee
Goaltender
Canada 21
Châteauguay, QC
Adam Barone
Defenseman
Canada 21
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Mike Brown
Defenseman
United States 23
Belmont, MA ; transfer from Merrimack
Wilson Dahlheimer
Goaltender
United States 20
Monticello, MN
Johnny Druskinis
Defenseman
United States 22
Plymouth, MI ; transfer from Michigan
Hadley Hudak
Forward
Canada 21
Canton, MI
Blake Humphrey
Forward
United States 22
Syracuse, NY ; transfer from Sacred Heart
Everett Pietila
Forward
United States 21
Howell, MI
Grant Riley
Goaltender
United States 21
Rochester, NY ; transfer from Northeastern
Roster
As of August 14, 2024.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Rorke Applebee Freshman
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2003-09-19
Châteauguay, Quebec West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
2
Bryan Huggins Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-03-26
Grand Rapids, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL —
3
Mike Brown Junior (RS )
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
2001-04-03
Belmont, Massachusetts Merrimack (HEA —
4
Jacob Conrad Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-05-18
Green Bay, Wisconsin Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL —
5
Evan Bushy Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-03-26
Mankato, Minnesota Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
6
Adam Barone Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2004-05-06
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
7
Branden Piku Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2002-08-25
Harrison Township, Michigan Maryland Black Bears (NAHL —
8
Jack Blanchett Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2003-05-12
Monroe, Michigan Powell River Kings (BCHL —
9
Connor Milburn Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-04-11
Kamloops, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
10
Sasha Teleguine Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-09-17
North Attleborough, Massachusetts Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
11
Dawson Tritt Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-09-01
Spokane, Washington Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL —
12
Reagan Milburn Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-02-13
Kamloops, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
13
Wilson Dahlheimer Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
2003-10-09
Monticello, Minnesota Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL —
14
Nate Schweitzer Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
2002-02-21
Champlin, Minnesota Colorado College (NCHC —
15
Johnny Druskinis Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-04-10
Plymouth, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten —
16
Blake Humphrey Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
2002-01-18
Syracuse, New York Sacred Heart (AHA —
17
Luke Levandowski Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2002-09-26
Rosemount, Minnesota Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL —
18
Everett Pietila Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2003-09-27
Howell, Michigan Wisconsin Windigo (USHL —
19
Joshua Wildauer Graduate
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-06-16
Dearborn Heights, Michigan Coquitlam Express (BCHL —
20
Grant Hindman Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2002-05-16
Oakland, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL —
21
Jordan Venegoni Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-08-16
Livonia, Michigan Amarillo Bulls (NAHL —
22
Timo Bakos Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2000-07-28
Augsburg, Germany Starbulls Rosenheim (Oberliga )—
24
William Ahlrik Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-09-25
Tidaholm, Sweden Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL —
26
Cole Craft Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-29
North Bay, Ontario Lincoln Stars (USHL —
27
Carter Batchelder Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-02-25
Savage, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
28
John Herrington Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-04-19
Hudson's Hope, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL —
29
Hadley Hudak Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
2003-06-23
Canton, Michigan Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL —
30
Easton Hesse Junior
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-06-28
Beaumont, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL —
31
Grant Riley Sophomore (RS )
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2002-08-28
Rochester, New York Northeastern (HEA —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SW
PTS
PCT ^
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Lake Superior State 6
5
1
0
0
0
0
15
.833 25
11
14
7
6
1
44
43
#15 Minnesota State
8
5
1
2
0
0
1
18
.750 20
10
16
10
4
2
40
24
#19 Augustana
8
5
3
0
0
1
0
16
.667 25
19
14
8
6
0
41
29
Michigan Tech 8
5
2
1
0
0
0
16
.667 23
16
12
7
4
1
29
24
Bemidji State 8
4
3
1
0
0
0
13
.542 16
17
15
7
6
2
36
37
Bowling Green 6
2
2
2
0
0
1
9
.500 14
17
12
5
5
2
26
34
Ferris State 10
3
7
0
0
0
0
9
.300 22
30
16
4
10
2
32
54
St. Thomas 10
2
5
3
0
0
0
9
.300 26
27
15
3
8
4
37
47
Northern Michigan 8
0
7
1
0
0
1
2
.083 7
31
14
1
12
1
17
52
Championship : March 20, 2024† indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup ) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup ) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position. Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 5
4:07 pm
#4 Michigan State *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 1–2 OT
2,542
0–1–0
October 6
4:07 pm
#4 Michigan State *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Hesse
L 1–5 1,847
0–2–0
October 11
7:00 pm
at USNTDP *
USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)
Applebee
W 6–1
October 12
2:00 pm
vs. Simon Fraser *
USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)
W 4–1
October 18
7:07 pm
Stonehill *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 1–4 1,592
0–3–0
October 19
6:07 pm
Stonehill *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 3–0 1,838
1–3–0
November 1
7:00 pm
at #15 Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Applebee
L 3–9 3,312
1–4–0
November 2
5:00 pm
at #15 Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Applebee
L 2–6 3,961
1–5–0
November 8
7:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 5–0 2,569
2–5–0 (1–0–0)
November 9
6:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 5–1 2,518
3–5–0 (2–0–0)
November 15
7:07 pm
Ferris State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 4–2 —
4–5–0 (3–0–0)
November 16
6:07 pm
vs. Ferris State
Huntington Rink • Traverse City, Michigan (Superior Ice Showdown)Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 2–3 1,800
4–6–0 (3–1–0)
November 23
10:07 pm
at Alaska Anchorage *
Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
Applebee
T 4–4 OT
636
4–6–1
November 24
9:07 pm
at Alaska Anchorage *
Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
Applebee
W 4–2 666
5–6–1
November 29
8:07 pm
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 4–2 715
6–6–1 (4–1–0)
November 30
7:07 pm
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 5–3 577
7–6–1 (5–1–0)
December 6
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 2–4 678
7–7–1 (5–2–0)
December 7
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 4–3 768
8–7–1 (6–2–0)
December 13
8:07 pm
at #12 Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 1–2 3,836
8–8–1 (6–3–0)
December 14
7:07 pm
at #12 Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 2–3 OT
3,863
8–9–1 (6–4–0)
January 3
7:07 pm
Bowling Green
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 0–3 367
8–10–1 (6–5–0)
January 4
7:07 pm
Bowling Green
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 1–3 456
8–11–1 (6–6–0)
January 10
7:07 pm
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
W 4–2 3,096
9–11–1 (7–6–0)
January 11
6:07 pm
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 0–1 3,373
9–12–1 (7–7–0)
January 17
7:07 pm
St. Thomas
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Applebee
L 3–4 OT
1,234
9–13–1 (7–8–0)
January 18
6:07 pm
St. Thomas
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
Hesse
T 3–3 SOL
—
9–13–2 (7–8–1)
January 31
8:07 pm
at #19 Augustana
Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+
February 1
7:07 pm
at #19 Augustana
Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+
February 7
7:07 pm
Northern Michigan
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 8
6:07 pm
Northern Michigan
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 14
7:07 pm
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 15
6:07 pm
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 21
7:07 pm
Minnesota State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 22
6:07 pm
Minnesota State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+
February 28
7:07 pm
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+
March 1
6:07 pm
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 2]
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Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
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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 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey
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