For Starters 

• Lake Superior State will travel for the first time in nearly a month as the team heads to Houghton, Mich. to take on the Michigan Tech Huskies in a two-game Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) series this weekend. The series will begin on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:07 p.m. and wrap on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 6:07 p.m. at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. 
• Last weekend, the Lakers played their third home series of the season, and the team's final nonconference series of the season, as the team hosted the St. Lawrence Saints for a pair of games. The Lakers and Saints skated to a 2-2 tie on Friday night and the Laker offense propelled the team to a 7-1 win on Saturday night. The Lakers are now unbeaten in their last six games with a record of 5-0-1 in that span, and improved to a 6-3-1 mark through the first ten games of the season. 
• The Lakers return to the ice following 19-7-3 overall record during the 2020-21 season and a 9-5-0 WCHA record as the team finished the regular season second in the WCHA standings and earned the Jeff Sauer Trophy as the Lakers won a conference championship for the first time since the 1994-95 season. With the conference championship title, the Lakers received an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and fell to eventual national champion, UMass, in the opening round of the tournament.
• In both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey polls this week, the Lakers received votes. Lake Superior State earned 53 votes in the USCHO poll and seven votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey poll. This week's polls mark the 23rd straight poll, dating back to Nov. 23, 2020, that the Lakers have received votes in at least one of the two national polls (USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey).
• Lakers Head Coach Damon Whitten enters his eighth season behind the bench in Sault Ste. Marie in 2021-22. In May 2021, Whitten agreed to terms on a six-year contract, solidifying the program through the 2027-28 season. The Laker head coach has led the team to a 106-136-27 record, with playoff appearances in all but one season. Whitten recorded his 100th career win as a head coach on Oct. 2 with the Lakers 4-3 victory over No. 17 Omaha.

Last Weekend Recap

• In Friday's 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence, the Lakers got on the board first with a goal from junior forward Dustin Manz. Sophomore forward Joshua Wildauer and junior forward Logan Jenuwine recorded the assists on the series opening goal. 
• The Lakers doubled their lead at the 13:43 mark of the second period as senior forward Miroslav Mucha scored his second goal of the season to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead. Sophomore defenseman Artyom Borshyov notched his second assist in as many games while junior forward Brandon Puricelli added his sixth assist of the season. 
• The Saints added a pair of quick goals late in the second period to tie the game at two. The third period was scoreless between the two teams and the game required overtime. Despite a strong overtime frame from the Lakers, the game ended in a tie. 
• Sophomore goaltender Ethan Langenegger finished the game with 23 saves for the Lakers. 
• On Saturday, the Lakers earned their sixth win of the season and extended their unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1) with a 7-1 win over the Saints. 
• Freshman forward Dawson Tritt gave the Lakers a 1-0 lead early in the first period with his fourth goal of the season. Sophomore forward Harrison Roy earned his eighth assist of the season on the goal while sophomore defenseman Jacob Bengtsson also added his eighth helper of the season on the play. 
• Senior defenseman Mitchell Oliver scored his second goal of the season, and the eventual game winning goal, on the power play at 13:51 of the first period to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead over St. Lawrence. Senior defenseman Jacob Nordqvist and Mucha tallied the assists on the goal. 
• Early in the second period, junior forward Louis Boudon scored his fourth goal of the season, and his first goal of the game, to give the Lakers a two-goal lead. Mucha tallied the primary assist on the goal, giving him his fourth multi-point effort of the season. Sophomore defenseman Jeremy Gervais added the second assist. 
• At 17:41 of the second period, Boudon scored his second goal of the game, marking the first career multi-goal game for the Laker captain. Boudon's goal came on the power play with Bengtsson and Tritt each notching their second points of the game with the two assists. 
• In the final two minutes of the third period, the Lakers capped off the win with three goals. Roy netted an empty net goal at 18:48 of the period to make it a 5-1 game with freshman Josh Nixon and Manz registering the assists. 
• With less than 30 seconds left in the game, Boudon completed his first collegiate hat trick as he beat the Saints goaltender to tally his third goal of the game. Boudon's hat trick goal was assisted by Gervais and freshman forward Cole Craft, who recorded his first collegiate point on the play. 
• Manz sealed the Laker victory with a goal in the final five seconds to make the final score 7-1. Jenuwine and Gervais notched the assists. With the assist, Gervais set a new single-game career high in points as he posted three assists in the win. 
• Junior goaltender Seth Eisele backstopped the Lakers to his fourth win of the season as he made 23 saves against the Saints in the game. 
• For their play during the month of October, Boudon was named CCHA Forward of the Month, Bengtsson was named CCHA Defenseman of the Month and Nixon was named CCHA Rookie of the Month. It marks the first CCHA Player of the Month award for all three skaters. 
• In the series against St. Lawrence, 15 Lakers recorded a point with eight skaters posting two or more points during the weekend. Six different Lakers scored a goal in last weekend's series. 
• The Laker power play, which ranks seventh among all NCAA teams, has been clicking as of late as the team has scored a power play goal in six of the last seven games, including a four power play goals in the 6-3 win on Oct. 16. Lake Superior's power play is running at a 28.8% success rate (15-for-52) while the penalty kill sits at 80.4%. 

Return to the CCHA

• Lake Superior State makes a long-anticipated return to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in the 2021-22 season, joining six other WCHA teams (Bemidji State, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota State, Northern Michigan) and St. Thomas, who recently transitioned from Division III to Division I in hockey.
• Earlier this month, the Lakers played their first conference series in the reconstituted CCHA. Lake Superior State swept the St. Thomas Tommies in a two-game home series, winning the opener by a 3-1 score and capping off the weekend with a 6-3 victory.
• The CCHA schedule includes 26 regular season games for the Lakers followed by the conference postseason. The postseason will include a three-game quarterfinal round during the first weekend in March, followed by a single game semifinal round and championship game during the second weekend of March. The regular season CCHA champion will be awarded the historic MacNaughton Cup while the conference postseason champion will earn the Mason Cup.
• The Lakers were one of the founding members of the CCHA in 1971 and played in the highly-regarded conference until the league was disbanded in 2013.
• During the Lakers tenure in the CCHA, the program combined for its most successful years which included three Regular Season CCHA Championships, four CCHA Postseason Championships, and three National Championships.

Laker Firsts

• Six skaters made their collegiate debut at Omaha during the first weekend of play. Timo Bakos, Cole Craft, Grant Hindman, Josh Nixon, and Dawson Tritt all played their first game as a Laker on Oct. 2 while Brett Roloson made his debut on Oct. 3. Transfers Harrison Roy and Jake Willets both made their Laker debut on Oct. 2 at UNO. Sebastian Miedema made his debut on Oct. 23 against Union.
• Tritt scored his first collegiate goal in his Laker debut on Oct. 2, marking his first collegiate point as well.
• Roy tallied his first points as a Laker in his first game as the sophomore forward tallied the game-tying goal with 1:04 left in regulation and an assist against the Omaha Mavericks on Oct. 2.
• Roloson scored his first collegiate goal on Oct. 9 at No. 3 Michigan, while classmates Timo Bakos and Josh Nixon recorded the assists to each tally their first collegiate points.
• Sophomore forward Joshua Wildauer scored his first collegiate goal on Oct. 9 at No. 3 Michigan and junior Logan Jenuwine, a transfer from Arizona State, registered his first point as a Laker with the lone assist on the goal.
• Junior defenseman Jake Willets, a transfer from Ferris State, tallied his first point in an LSSU jersey with an assist on Oct. 16 in the team's 6-3 win over St. Thomas.
• Freshman forward Dawson Tritt recorded a goal and an assist in the Lakers sweep over St. Thomas last weekend, which earned him CCHA Rookie of the Week honors. Tritt notched the secondary assist on the empty net goal in Friday's 3-1 win over the Tommies and followed with a highlight reel goal on Saturday night.
• Bakos scored his first collegiate goal on Friday, Oct. 22 in the team's 7-4 win over Union and followed with a hat trick in the team's 5-2 win over the Dutchmen in the series closer. For his play in the weekend series against Union, Bakos was named the CCHA's Rookie of the Week on Oct. 25.
• Nixon scored his first collegiate goal in the team's 5-2 win on Oct. 23 against Union with an empty net goal in the final two minutes of play. The freshman forward also had three assists in the game to set a career-high in single game points with four (1G, 3A).
• In the team's 7-1 win over St. Lawrence on Oct. 30, forward Cole Craft recorded his first collegiate point with an assist. 

Lakers vs. No. 18 Michigan Tech

• This weekend, the Lakers and Huskies will meet for the first time this season, and it will mark the first of two CCHA meetings between the two U.P. rivals this season. 
• Last season, the Lakers and Huskies met four times with the Lakers winning the season series. Lake Superior State and Michigan Tech skated to a 0-0 tie in the first game of the season series and the Lakers responded with consecutive wins over the Huskies in the next two meetings. In the final meeting of the 2020-21 season, Michigan Tech won a home game against the Lakers. 
• In the all-time series between the two teams, the Huskies hold the advantage in the series against the Lakers with a 50-27-8 all-time record. 

In the Polls

• In both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey polls this week, the Lakers received votes. Lake Superior State earned 53 votes in the USCHO poll and seven votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey poll.
• The 2021-22 week four poll marks the 23rd straight poll, dating back to Nov. 23, 2020, that the Lakers have received votes in at least one of the two national polls (USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey).
• Last season, the Lakers were nationally ranked on nine occasions and peaked at the No. 13 spot in both polls on March 22.
• In the CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll, Lake Superior State was picked to finish in the sixth spot, receiving 45 total points.

Keys to Success

• The Laker hockey team has had two of the program's best seasons in the last 25 years in the span of the last three seasons, and have the records to prove it. LSSU posted a 56-43-9 overall record since the start of the 2018-19 season through the close of the 2020-21 season, which is the 11th most in all of Division I hockey in that span.
• The Lakers have been a solid road team in the last three years, posting a 12-6-0 record in 2018-19 and an 8-2-0 record last year. During the 2020-21 season, the Lakers were the last Division I program with an undefeated road record. The Lakers open the 2021-22 season with a 1-3-0 road record.
• Five of the team's last seven wins over ranked opponents have come on the road (No. 12 Bowling Green, Feb. 12-13, 2021; No. 18 Michigan Tech, Feb. 16, 2021; No. 17 Bemidji State, March 3, 2021; No. 13/12 Bemidji State, March 19, 2021; No. 17 Omaha, Oct. 2, 2021).
• Since the start of the 2018-19 season, the Lakers have combined for a 37-6-3 record when scoring the game's first goal.
• Another key to the Lakers success in recent years (since the 2018-19 season) has been the team's ability to preserve a lead as Lake Superior State has posted a 28-1-3 record when leading after the first period and a 41-1-0 record when heading into the third period with the score advantage. Last year, the Lakers recorded a 13-0-1 record when notching the game's opening goal, a 10-0-1 record when leading after one period, and a 12-0-0 record when leading after two periods of play.
• The Laker offense has been hot to start the 2021-22 season, with the team averaging 3.90 goals a game, which leads all CCHA teams. Through ten games this season, the Lakers have posted the most points in the NCAA (113).
• Lake Superior State's power play ranks seventh in the nation heading into this weekend's series as it is running at a 28.8 percentage. The team has scored 15 power play goals this season, which is two more goals than the team's total from the 2020-21 season, and have recorded a power play goal in six of the last seven games.

Balanced Attack 

• 20 Lakers have notched at least a point this season and 10 have recorded five or more points through the first 10 games of the season. Boudon, Puricelli, Roy, Mucha, and Bengtsson have all surpassed the double digit total in points this season.
• 14 skaters have scored a goal for the Lakers this season and all six game winning goals have been scored by different players (Bengtsson, Boudon, Puricelli, Tritt, Bakos, Oliver).
• 10 Lakers rank in the top 40 scorers in the CCHA heading into the sixth week of the season (Boudon, Roy, Puricelli, Mucha, Bengtsson, Nixon, Nordqvist, Tritt, Manz, Bakos). Six Lakers make up the top-10 CCHA point scorers this season and the top five point leaders in the conference are all Lakers (Boudon, Puricelli, Roy, Mucha, Bengtsson).
• Lake Superior's skaters will return 43.0% of last season's goal scoring (31 of 86 total goals), and 46.2% of the total points recorded (110 of 238 total points).
• Four of the Lakers top 10 point scorers from last season are back this season (Boudon, Nordqvist, Puricelli, Mucha) and two of the team's top five goal scorers (Puricelli, Boudon).
• Last season the Lakers had 11 players record 10 or more points with five of those skaters returning this season (Boudon, Nordqvist, Puricelli, Mucha, Jeffers).
• The Lakers 19 game winning goals during the 2021-22 season were scored by 11 different players - with seven of those players returning to the lineup this year.

Anchored Down

• Heading into the 2020-21 season, the Lakers return a strong back end presence as the team's defensemen combine for 336 career collegiate games played while adding 19 goals, and 83 assists for a total of 104 points.
• Seniors Jacob Nordqvist and Mitchell Oliver bring the most experience to the back end for the Lakers, while juniors Arvid Henrikson and Jake Willets will also be relied on for the Lakers. Sophomores Jacob Bengtsson, Artyom Borshyov, and Jeremy Gervais round out the returning defensemen for the Lakers.
• Nordqvist, who finished his junior season with 15 points (3G, 12A) in 29 games, leads all Lakers in career games played with 112. The Swedish defenseman ranks second among all active Lakers in career points with 52 (10G, 42A) and leads all active Laker defensemen in career points.
• Last weekend against St. Lawrence, the Laker assistant captain notched his sixth point of the season with an assist in the series. 
• After a three-point performance against St. Thomas on Oct. 15 & 16, Nordqvist was named the CCHA Defenseman of the week.
• Oliver played in 25 games for the Lakers during the 2020-21 season and set new career highs in goals (3), points (10), power play goals (2) and game winning goals (1). The defenseman finished his junior season with a double digit point total for the first time in his career while also ranking fourth on the team in blocked shots (28).
• This season, Oliver has tallied two goals and one assist in 10 games this season. Oliver's most recent point was the game winning goal in the team's 7-1 win over St. Lawrence on Oct. 30. Both of Oliver's goals this season have come on the power play. 
• Willets brings 61 games of previous collegiate experience to the Laker roster as he has been a mainstay on Ferris State's defense for the last two seasons. The junior defender has scored six goals in his career, with four coming while on the power play. In nine games this season, Willets has recorded two points (1G, 1A) and scored his first goal as a Laker in the team's 7-4 win over Union on Oct. 22
• As a freshman during the 2019-20 season, Willets led the Bulldogs in points (22) and assists (19), and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.
• Junior defenseman Arvid Henrikson has appeared in 76 career games for the Lakers, including all 29 during the 2020-21 season. Last season, Henrikson ranked second on the team, and first among defenseman in blocked shots (31). This season, Henrikson has posted one assist.
• Bengtsson, Borshyov, and Gervais each enter their second season for the Lakers. The trio combined for 57 games played during the 2020-21 season.

Between the Pipes

• The Lakers return the goaltending duo of junior Seth Eisele and sophomore Ethan Langenegger, who combined for a 5-1-0 record last season for the Lakers. Through 10 games this season, the duo has split goaltending duties for the Lakers with each starting five games and combining for a .899 save percentage and a 3.16 goals against average.
• In five games played this season, Eisele has totaled a 2.97 goals against average and a .911 save percentage while recording a 4-1-0 record. Eisele's most recent win came on Oct. 30 in the team's 7-1 win against St. Lawrence.
• Eisele set a new career single-game best in the Lakers 6-1 loss to No. 3 Michigan on Oct. 8 as he stopped 41 shots in the game. The junior goalie's first win of the season on Oct. 2 at No. 17 Omaha, as he made a then career-best 37 saves in the 4-3 overtime victory.
• Sophomore goalie Langenegger earned his first win of the season, and the third of his career, on Oct. 15 in a 3-1 win over the St. Thomas Tommies. In five starts this season, Langenegger has posted a .891 save percentage and a 3.16 goals against average.
• Langenegger set a new single-game high in saves with 32 in the team's 7-4 loss at No. 3 Michigan on Oct. 9.
• Eisele appeared in four games for the Lakers, posting a .912 save percentage and a 2.18 goals against average for the Lakers. The netminder totaled a 3-0-0 record during the 2020-21 season, which included his first career playoff win on March 16 as he stopped 16 shots against Alabama Huntsville to lead the Lakers to the two-game sweep over the Chargers in the WCHA Quarterfinals.
• Langenegger played in six games for the Lakers, registering a 2-1-0 record as a freshman. The Laker goalie finished the season with a .906 save percentage and a 2.27 goals against average.
• Langenegger earned his first collegiate win on Dec. 6, 2020 in a 3-2 win over the UAH Chargers and made his first career start on Feb. 7 against Northern Michigan.

How Swede It Is 

• The Lakers have four skaters who hail from Sweden on their roster this season: senior defenseman Jacob Nordqvist, junior defenseman Arvid Henrikson, sophomore defenseman Jacob Bengtsson, and freshman defenseman Sebastian Miedema.
• In his career with the Lakers, Nordqvist has played in a team-leading 112 career games and has totaled 52 points (10G, 42A), which ranks second among all active Lakers. Nordqvist ranks first among all active Laker defensemen in career points.
• This season, Nordqvist has posted six points (2G, 4A) for the Lakers, with three points coming in the team's 6-3 win over St. Thomas on Oct. 16 and two points in the 5-2 win over Union on Oct. 23 (1G, 1A). Most recently, Nordqvist added an assist in the team's 7-1 win over St. Lawrence on Oct. 30.
• On Oct. 16, Nordqvist tallied the primary assist on the game's first goal and followed with an assist on the Lakers second goal of the game, which came on the power play. Nordqvist clinched the Laker win with the final goal in the game, scoring a power play goal in the final minute of play. For his play against the Tommies, Nordqvist was named CCHA Defenseman of the Week on Oct. 18.
• Through ten games this season, Nordqvist leads the Lakers in blocked shots with 22. The defenseman leads all CCHA skaters in the category and ranks third among NCAA players in blocks.
• Nordqvist, a native of Gothenburg, Sweden, appeared in all 29 games for the Lakers during the 2020-21 season, and recorded three goals and 12 assists. The defenseman finished the season with a career-best, team-leading +22 rating which ranked tied for fourth among all NCAA skaters and tied for second among all NCAA defensemen.
• The senior defender was tied for fourth in both assists and points among all WCHA defensemen last season.
• Junior defenseman Arvid Henrikson, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, has been a consistent presence on the back end for the Lakers during the past two seasons. Henrikson has appeared in 72 career games for the Lakers, including all 29 during the 2020-21 season.
• Henrikson registered the lone assist on Brandon Puricelli's overtime game winning goal on Oct. 2 at No. 17 Omaha. With the assist, Henrikson tied his previous season-high in the category. 
• Henrikson, who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, ranked second on the team last season in blocked shots (31). This season, Henrikson ranks second on the team in blocks with 17.
• Sophomore defenseman Jacob Bengtsson, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, enters his second season of collegiate hockey after being a key member of the Laker defense last season. Bengtsson played in 28 games for the Lakers last season and recorded seven points (2G, 5A).
• This season, Bengtsson has posted 10 points (1G, 9A) in 10 games and recorded a career-best three-game point streak from Oct. 8 - 15 (1G, 4A). Bengtsson registered back-to-back multi-point games on Oct. 9 at Michigan and Oct. 15 vs St. Thomas to record his second and third career multi-point efforts. Bengtsson posted a career-best three point game on Oct. 22 in the team's 7-4 win over Union with three assists.
• Most recently, Bengtsson tallied his third multi-point game of the season on Oct. 30 in the team's 7-1 win over St. Lawrence with a pair of assists. Through 10 games this season, Bengtsson ranks fifth on the Lakers in points and first among defenseman on the team in the category. The sophomore leads all CCHA defenseman in points this season and ranks second among NCAA defenseman in points this season. Bengtsson leads all NCAA defensemen in assists (9). 
• For his play during the month of October, Bengtsson was named the CCHA Defenseman of the Month.  Bengtsson led the CCHA in points among defensemen during the month of October with 10 points (1G, 9A) in 10 games played. The sophomore defenseman finished the month ranking fifth among all CCHA skaters in points and tied for second in assists among all conference players. Through 10 games into his sophomore season, Bengtsson has set new season highs in points and assists.
• In the Lakers 3-1 win over St. Thomas on Oct. 15, the sophomore defenseman netted a goal and added an assist to lead the Lakers. The goal, which stood as the game winner, marked Bengtsson's first career power play goal. All three of Bengtsson's career goals have been game winners.
• Both of Bengtsson's goals during his freshman year stood as game winning goals as he netted the third goal in the Lakers 5-2 win against No. 17 Bemidji State on March 3 and the second goal in the Lakers 4-1 win over No. 13/12 Bemidji on March 19 in the WCHA Semifinals.
• Bengtsson ranked first among all WCHA rookies in game winning goals during the 2020-21 season, and was tied for second in game winners among all WCHA defensemen.
• Freshman defenseman Sebastian Miedema, a native of Gävle, Sweden, rounds out the Laker skaters from Sweden. Miedema made his Laker debut on Oct. 23 against Union.

French Connection 

• Junior forward, and team captain, Louis Boudon will be looked upon for leadership both on-and-off the ice this season as he will be a driving force behind the team's offense this season.
• Boudon has notched 62 points (20G, 42A) in 77 career games for the Lakers, and ranks first among all active Lakers in career points. Through 10 games this season, Boudon has recorded points in eight contests, and has posted four multi-point games.
• Among CCHA skaters, Boudon ranks first in points (16), and first in assists (10). Among NCAA players, the junior forward is tied for first among all skaters in assists and is tied for second in points.
• Earlier this season, Boudon posted a six-game point streak, spanning from Oct. 8 - 23.. The Grenoble, France native totaled three goals and nine assists in the stretch to total 12 points.
• In the Lakers most recent game, a 7-1 win over the St. Lawrence Saints on Oct. 30, Boudon tallied his first career hat trick with three goals in the game. It marked the first collegiate multi-goal game for the Laker captain. Heading into the series against the Huskies, Boudon is tied for first on the Lakers in goals with six. 
• Boudon was named the CCHA Forward of the Month for his play in October as he led the conference with 16 points (6G, 10A) in 10 games. In addition to leading the CCHA in points, Boudon also led the CCHA in assists (10), and finished the month tied for first in the conference in both goals (6) and power play goals (3). 
• In the team's series against Union, Boudon was tied for the team-lead in points during the pair of games as he posted five assists in the series. The junior forward totaled a career-best four assists in the team's 7-4 win on Friday night and added an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win. For his play against the Dutchmen, Boudon was named CCHA Forward of the Week.
• In the team's series against St. Thomas on Oct. 15-16, Boudon tied his then career-high in single game points with three (1G, 2A) in Oct. 16's 6-3 win. The junior forward scored the game winning goal, his first of the season and fourth of his career, with a power play goal in the final minute of the second period. All three of Boudon's points came on the power play.
• Last year, Boudon finished his second collegiate season with 19 points in 28 games as he scored eight goals and added 11 assists. The Grenoble, France native set new season-bests in goals, power play goals, and game winning goals as a sophomore.
• The Laker captain ranked in the top-five among his teammates in nearly every offensive category last season as he was tied for third in goals (8), tied for fourth in assists (11), tied for third in points (19), fourth in plus/minus (+15), tied for third in game winning goals (2), and led the team in power play goals (4).
• Boudon closed out the 2020-21 season with 14 points (5G, 9A) in the team's last 15 games of the season.
• Boudon led the Lakers with four power play goals last season and was one of 11 players in the WCHA who netted four or more power play goals during the 2020-21 season.
• As a freshman, Boudon appeared in 40 games for the Lakers, was third on the Lakers in points with 27 and ranked first among his teammates in assists with 21 during his first collegiate season. The forward was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team, WCHA Rookie of the Week twice during the 2019-20 season, WCHA Rookie of the Month in February, and received the Lakers Outstanding Freshman Award.
• In 2019-20, Boudon was tied for third on the team in goals, second on the team in +/-. tied for second on the team in power play goals, led the team in power play points, and third on the team in shots on goal.

Offensive Output

• Through the opening six games of the 2021-22 season, the trio of Brandon Puricelli, Harrison Roy and Miroslav Mucha has been driving the Laker offense.
• Roy ranks second on the team with 13 points (5G, 8A), Puricelli ranks third with 12 points (6G, 6A) and Mucha follows in fourth place with 11 points (2G, 9A). 
• Sophomore forward Roy, a transfer from Boston College, ranks second in points in the CCHA with 13 and is tied for second in goals in the conference with five. Among all NCAA skaters, Roy is tied for third in assists (8), and is tied for fifth in goals (5). Among NCAA players, the sophomore forward is tied for fourth in points.
• Last weekend against St. Lawrence, Roy posted his fifth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist in the team's 7-1 win on Saturday night. 
• Earlier this season, the sophomore forward extended his point streak and goal streak to a career-best three games. This season, Roy has set new career highs in all three main offensive categories, and has posted points in six of the team's 10 games. 
• Roy posted a six-point weekend against St. Thomas on Oct. 15 and 16 after posting consecutive three point games (2G, 4A). Roy had a hand in all three goals in Friday's 3-1 win and followed with a power play goal and a pair of assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Tommies.
• In his Laker debut on Oct. 2 at Omaha, Roy posted his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist. The Lakeville, Mass. native scored the game tying goal with 1:04 left in regulation to force overtime.
• Puricelli is tied for the lead in the CCHA in goals (6) and power play goals (3), and is third in points (12). Among NCAA players, the junior forward is tied for fourth in goals and tied for fifth in points.
• Puricelli heads into the series against Michigan Tech with nine points in his last seven games (4G, 5A) after posting a four-game points streak from Oct. 9 - Oct. 22. The junior forward has posted points in six of the team's 10 games this season, and five have been multi-point efforts. Including this season, Puricelli has totaled eight career multi-point games.
• Earlier this season against the Dutchmen, Puricelli recorded his second multi-goal game of the season on Oct. 22 when he scored a power play goal in the first period and capped off the Laker victory with an empty net goal.
• In the first game of the season, Puricelli tallied a career-best three points in the Lakers 4-3 overtime win over No. 17 Omaha. The junior forward scored the Lakers first goal of the season and assisted on the team's second goal of the game to tie the score at two. Puricelli completed the night with the game winner in overtime, marking his second career game winning goal and his first collegiate overtime win to propel the Lakers to a victory. It marked the first multi-goal game of Puricelli's career.
• Puricelli posted eight goals and seven assists in his first season with the Lakers as he finished the 2020-21 campaign tied for third on the team in goals and tied for fifth in points. The forward had an especially strong second half for the Lakers as he registered a career- best four game goal streak from March 12 - 20 (4G) and a career-best five game point streak from March 6 - 20 (4G, 3A).
• Mucha ranks fourth in the CCHA in points with 11 this season, and is tied for second in assists with nine. The senior forward is currently in the midst of a career-high five game point streak, dating back to Oct. 16 against St. Thomas. In the span, Mucha has posted two goals and eight assists, and four games have been multi-point efforts.
• Against St. Lawrence last weekend, Mucha posted a goal in the team's 2-2 tie on Friday night and followed with a pair of assists in Saturday's 7-1 win. With the two-assist effort, Mucha tied his previous season-high in assists with nine. 
• Earlier this season against Union, Mucha was tied for the team-lead in points in the series with five (5A) as he tallied two assists in Friday's win and a career-best three points in Saturday's 5-2 win. Mucha recorded three assists in the win, including a helper on the game winning goal.
• In the team's 3-1 win over St. Thomas on Oct. 16, Mucha netted his first career shorthanded goal, which was his first goal of his senior season.

Winning the Draws

•  Junior Dustin Manz, an assistant captain this season for the Lakers, has been consistently strong at the faceoff dot for the Lakers in his first two seasons.
• In the last three series, Manz had been solid in the circle, winning 62% of the faceoffs he took (69-of-111). Most recently, the assistant captain won 13 of 20 faceoffs he took on Friday night against St. Lawrence and followed with 14 wins in 21 attempts in Saturday's game.
• Last weekend against the Saints, Manz netted a pair of goals and added an assist as he posted goals in each game. The junior forward set a new season high in goals with three. 
• As a freshman, Manz led the team with a .587 faceoff win percentage during the 2019-20 season as he won 242 of the 412 draws he took. Manz, who ranked second on the Lakers in face-off wins with 242, had the fourth best faceoff win percentage in the WCHA.
• Last season, Manz led the Lakers in faceoff win percentage (.617) as he won 229 of the 371 draws he took. The Laker center finished the season with the sixth-best faceoff percentage in the NCAA and the second best win percentage in the WCHA.
• As a sophomore, Manz played in all 29 games for the Lakers, and posted two goals and five assists for seven points. Manz recorded a multi-point game on March 20 (1G, 1A) in the WCHA Championship game.

Other Information

•  Every week Bill Crawford and Matt Pocket along with Head Coach Damon Whitten, the assistant coaches and players take a look at the Laker Hockey program. A review of past games, a look ahead to future action and more information and insight on the team and players. The show airs live every Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. on ESPN 1400 and can be found on the CCHA website under the podcast section. 
• All Laker home and away conference games during the 2021-22 CCHA season will be available to watch live on FloHockey, the CCHA's streaming partner. For more information or to sign up for a subscription, visit https:/www.flohockey.tv.
• Bill Crawford and Matt Pocket will be calling the Laker games this season. The radio call will be available to listen to on 99.5 Yes FM, the official radio station of Laker hockey. The broadcast stream can also be accessed at www.yesfm.net
• Laker tickets are available to purchase at lssulakers.com. Season ticket packages, a 10-game Laker Gold flex plan, and single game tickets are on sale now! For more information on tickets, visit lssulakers.com or call (906) 635-2601.