2021–22 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
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
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Timo Bakos
Forward
Germany 21
Augsburg, GER
Cole Craft
Forward
Canada 20
North Bay, ON
Easton Hesse
Goaltender
Canada 21
Beaumont, AB
Grant Hindman
Defenseman
United States 19
Oakland, MI
Logan Jenuwine
Forward
United States 23
Romeo, MI ; transfer from Arizona State
Sebastian Miedema
Defenseman
Sweden 21
Gävle, SWE
Josh Nixon
Forward
Canada 21
Mississauga, ON
Brett Roloson
Forward
United States 20
Newport Beach, CA
Harrison Roy
Forward
United States 21
Lakeville, MA ; transfer from Boston College
Dawson Tritt
Forward
United States 21
Spokane, WA
Jordan Venegoni
Forward
United States 21
Livonia, MI
Jared Westcott
Forward
United States 22
Imperial, MO ; transfer from Penn State
Jake Willets
Defenseman
United States 22
Erie, 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
Ethan Langenegger Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-09-10
Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL —
3
Tyler Williams Sophomore
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-05-16
South Lyon, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL —
4
Jacob Bengtsson Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
1999-05-08
Stockholm, Sweden Waterloo (USHL —
5
Arvid Henrikson Junior
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
1998-02-23
Stockholm, Sweden Austin (NAHL MTL 2016
6
Jake Willets Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-08-06
Monroe, Michigan Ferris State (CCHA —
7
Mitchell Oliver Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-06-17
Kelowna, British Columbia Alberni (BCHL —
8
Logan Jenuwine Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-05-15
Romeo, Michigan Arizona State (NCAA )—
9
Dustin Manz A Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1999-09-21
Vanderbilt, Michigan Prince George (BCHL —
10
Miroslav Mucha A Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1997-10-07
Bytča, Slovakia Minot (NAHL —
11
Dawson Tritt Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-09-01
Spokane, Washington Lone Star (NAHL —
12
Brandon Puricelli Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-02-04
Ellisville, Missouri Minnesota Duluth (NCHC —
13
Sepncer DenBeste Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-02-17
Marquette, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL —
14
Brett Roloson Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-12-29
Worcester, Massachusetts Minot (NAHL —
15
Jacob Nordqvist A Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1998-02-12
Gothenburg, Sweden Madison (USHL —
16
Harrison Roy Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2000-01-17
Lakeville, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA —
17
Sebastian Miedema Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2000-09-09
Gävle, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL —
18
Cole Craft Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-29
North Bay, Ontario Lincoln (USHL —
19
Joshua Wildauer Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-06-16
Dearborn Heights, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL —
20
Grant Hindman Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2002-05-16
Oakland, Michigan Youngstown (USHL —
21
Jordan Venegoni Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-08-16
Livonia, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL —
22
Timo Bakos Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2000-07-28
Augsburg, Germany Rosenheim (Oberliga )—
23
Artyom Borshyov Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2000-08-22
Vitebsk, Belarus Northern (NCDC )—
24
Josh Nixon Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-05-09
Mississauga, Ontario Maryland (NAHL —
25
Jeremy Gervais Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-01-09
Prince George, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL —
26
Jack Jeffers Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-09-21
Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA —
27
Benito Posa Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-01-16
Grand Blanc, Michigan Des Moines (USHL —
28
Jared Westcott Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-07-18
Imperial, Missouri Penn State (Big Ten —
29
Louis Boudon C Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1998-10-04
Grenoble, France Northeast (NAHL —
30
Easton Hesse Freshman
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-06-28
Beaumont, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL —
31
Seth Eisele Junior
G 6' 5" (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-10-30
Lake Elmo, Minnesota Lone Star (NAHL —
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 2
8:07 PM
at #17 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
Eisele
W 4–3 OT
3,397
1–0–0
October 3
7:07 PM
at #17 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
Langenegger
L 0–3 2,837
1–1–0
October 8
7:30 PM
at #3 Michigan *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN+
Eisele
L 1–6 5,246
1–2–0
October 9
7:00 PM
at #3 Michigan *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN+
Langenegger
L 4–7 5,141
1–3–0
October 15
7:07 PM
St. Thomas
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
W 3–1 0
2–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 16
6:07 PM
St. Thomas
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 6–3 1,646
3–3–0 (2–0–0)
October 22
7:00 PM
Union *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
W 7–4 1,109
4–3–0
October 23
7:00 PM
Union *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 5–2 965
5–3–0
October 29
7:07 PM
St. Lawrence *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
T 2–2 OT
1,151
5–3–1
October 30
7:07 PM
St. Lawrence *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 7–1 1,136
6–3–1
November 5
7:07 PM
at #18 Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, 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 Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Eisele
L 0–2 2,429
7–4–1 (3–1–0)
November 12
7:07 PM
Bemidji State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
L 2–4 1,273
7–5–1 (3–2–0)
November 13
6:07 PM
Bemidji State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault 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 Arena • Bowling 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 Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Langenegger
L 2–6 2,625
7–8–1 (3–5–0)
November 26
7:07 PM
#1 Minnesota State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
W 1–0 822
8–8–1 (4–5–0)
November 27
6:07 PM
#1 Minnesota State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
L 0–3 1,014
8–9–1 (4–6–0)
December 3
7:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
Langenegger
W 3–0 1,344
9–9–1 (5–6–0)
December 4
6:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
Langenegger
L 1–3 1,640
9–10–1 (5–7–0)
December 10
7:07 PM
#19 Northern Michigan
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
W 7–2 500
10–10–1 (6–7–0)
December 11
6:07 PM
#19 Northern Michigan
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 4–1 790
11–10–1 (7–7–0)
January 7
8:07 PM
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Langenegger
L 1–5 2,165
11–11–1 (7–8–0)
January 8
7:07 PM
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Eisele
L 1–5 2,609
11–12–1 (7–9–0)
January 14
7:07 PM
#19 Michigan Tech
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault 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 Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Langenegger
L 0–3 1,175
11–14–1 (7–11–0)
January 21
7:07 PM
USNTDP *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Exhibition)
W 5–1
January 28
6:37 PM
at #20 Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Eisele
W 6–1 2,288
12–14–1 (8–11–0)
January 29
6:37 PM
at #20 Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Eisele
L 1–2 OT
2,564
12–15–1 (8–12–0)
February 11
7:07 PM
Ferris State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 5–3 1,037
13–15–1 (9–12–0)
February 12
6:07 PM
Ferris State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault 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 Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Eisele
L 1–2 643
14–16–1 (10–13–0)
February 19
8:07 PM
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Langenegger
W 5–1 521
15–16–1 (11–13–0)
February 25
7:07 PM
Bowling Green
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Eisele
W 5–1 1,192
16–16–1 (12–13–0)
February 26
6:07 PM
Bowling Green
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault 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 Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 1)
Eisele
L 1–5 1,050
17–17–1
March 5
6:07 PM
Northern Michigan *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 2)
Langenegger
W 3–2 1,100
18–17–1
March 6
6:07 PM
Northern Michigan *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault 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 . [ 2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Louis Boudon C 36
15
29
44 31
Miroslav Mucha RW 37
10
25
35 8
Jacob Bengtsson D 36
3
24
27 63
Brandon Puricelli RW 24
13
9
22 10
Logan Jenuwine F 27
9
11
20 4
Josh Nixon RW 37
8
12
20 16
Harrison Roy F 29
7
12
19 8
Jacob Nordqvist D 36
5
11
16 24
Dustin Manz C 34
7
7
14 10
Jake Willets D 35
6
8
14 32
Benito Posa F 26
5
6
11 24
Dawson Tritt F 33
4
6
10 14
Mitchell Oliver D 35
3
6
9 48
Timo Bakos F 35
6
2
8 0
Joshua Wildauer C 34
2
6
8 12
Cole Craft RW 23
2
3
5 27
Arvid Henrikson D 35
0
5
5 56
Jeremy Gervais D 16
0
4
4 10
Artyom Borshyov D 35
0
4
4 10
Brett Roloson F 29
1
2
3 0
Tyler Williams C 19
1
1
2 0
Easton Hesse G 1
0
1 27
Jack Jeffers F 1
0
0
0 0
Sebastian Miedema D 3
0
0
0 0
Jared Westcott F 4
0
0
0 0
Spencer DenBeste F 7
0
0
0 4
Seth Eisele G 16
0
0
0 0
Ethan Langenegger G 22
0
0
0 0
Grant Hindman D 26
0
0
0 10
Total
107
193
300
453
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Ethan Langenegger 22
1313
10
11
1
58
602
3
.912
2.65
Seth Eisele 16
900
8
7
0
41
419
0
.911
2.73
Empty Net
-
18
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
37
2231
18
18
1
104
1021
3
.908
2.80
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
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USA Today
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 4]
Awards and honors
References
