SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State University (LSSU) mourns the loss of hockey alum and NCAA national champion goaltender Blaine Lacher who passed away earlier this week at the age of 53.

Lacher was a member of LSSU's 1994 national championship team, and he was named to the 1994 NCAA All-Tournament Team. During the 1993-94 season, Lacher set the NCAA shutout streak record with 375 minutes and one second without allowing a goal, a record that still stands to this day.

In 73 games with the Lakers, Lacher amassed 1,535 saves, 49 wins, and a career goals against average (GAA) of 2.45, and in the 1993-94 season, he recorded six shutouts and boasted a GAA of 1.98 on the season which stood as the program record until it was broken by Mareks Mittens in 2021.

After his time at LSSU, Lacher would go on to play in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins where he posted a 19-11-2 record with a save percentage of .902 during the regular season as a rookie.