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LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
He left due to lack of playing time. He'll be playing CIS college hockey in the Toronto area (York University I think) in the future.Did Bird leave because he wasn't playing and was told he had no likelihood of playing?
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I think we can all agree that Crawford is among the best PBP in all of hockey period.
I also believe that we Laker fans can agree that the team is performing about where many of us expected them to be so far this year, a .500 conference team battling for a home playoff spot down the stretch. Many of us are at the very least cautiously optimistic about the future and feel that recruiting has improved by a significant margin over the previous regime.
I am also glad to see Randy Russon giving the Lakers a greater voice on the Soo Ontario side. I understand that some here hold a negative opinion about him but he is both a sincere and passionate sport journalist who has almost single handily pushed the NOJHL into a much larger spot light through out the Northern Ontario region. His write ups about Laker Hockey on both the Hockey News North website and Sault This Week are widely read in Soo Ontario and this will eventually draw more fans from across the border.
Thank you. Bill Crawford is definitely one of the better play by play guys in college hockey.
I think we can all agree that Crawford is among the best PBP in all of hockey period.
I also believe that we Laker fans can agree that the team is performing about where many of us expected them to be so far this year, a .500 conference team battling for a home playoff spot down the stretch. Many of us are at the very least cautiously optimistic about the future and feel that recruiting has improved by a significant margin over the previous regime.
I am also glad to see Randy Russon giving the Lakers a greater voice on the Soo Ontario side. I understand that some here hold a negative opinion about him but he is both a sincere and passionate sport journalist who has almost single handily pushed the NOJHL into a much larger spot light through out the Northern Ontario region. His write ups about Laker Hockey on both the Hockey News North website and Sault This Week are widely read in Soo Ontario and this will eventually draw more fans from across the border.
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
Thank you
He left due to lack of playing time. He'll be playing CIS college hockey in the Toronto area (York University I think) in the future.
Thank you
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
We pretty much depended upon late bloomers with the previous regime. There was very little recruiting of younger talented players. We were definitely behind the times. That has now changed for the better.
As far as some on here having a negative opinion of Randy Russon, I think at least some of that may be due to mistaken identity of a forum user.
Bill C does a great PBP job.
I think we can all agree that Crawford is among the best PBP in all of hockey period.
I also believe that we Laker fans can agree that the team is performing about where many of us expected them to be so far this year, a .500 conference team battling for a home playoff spot down the stretch. Many of us are at the very least cautiously optimistic about the future and feel that recruiting has improved by a significant margin over the previous regime.
I am also glad to see Randy Russon giving the Lakers a greater voice on the Soo Ontario side. I understand that some here hold a negative opinion about him but he is both a sincere and passionate sport journalist who has almost single handily pushed the NOJHL into a much larger spot light through out the Northern Ontario region. His write ups about Laker Hockey on both the Hockey News North website and Sault This Week are widely read in Soo Ontario and this will eventually draw more fans from across the border.
We pretty much depended upon late bloomers with the previous regime. There was very little recruiting of younger talented players. We were definitely behind the times. That has now changed for the better.
As far as some on here having a negative opinion of Randy Russon, I think at least some of that may be due to mistaken identity of a forum user.
Bill C does a great PBP job.
LakerBaker
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
The good ship Laker is being steered in the right direction, under Damon Whitten, and they are surging up the standings in the WCHA.
I would agree on Randy Russon, and what his coverage is providing for the LSSU Lakers. He covers a ton of teams and leagues, and is one of the best in the business. He is highly respected on both sides of the river, and has over 40 years in journalism, and his professionalism and integrity is second to none. Look at what he has done for the NOJHL in promoting players like freshman sensation Owen Headrick, who is tearing up the league. In addition to www.hockeynewsnorth.com and www.saultthisweek.com you can find more articles at http://blogs.canoe.com/randyrusson/ like this one talking about the Soo Thunderbirds and LSSU Lakers connection. Great job Randy!
They are a top team that continues to serve as a solid base for players moving on to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks.
Within the past year, the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds have helped to develop defensemen Owen Headrick and David Radke into NCAA players. Both are now Division 1 freshmen — Headrick with the Lake Superior State University Lakers and Radke with the Colorado College Tigers.
And just recently, current Thunderbirds defenseman Caleb Boman got a future Division 1, NCAA commitment from the Niagara University Purple Eagles.
And more Thunderbirds could well be headed the way of the NCAA down the road.
Family advisor David Maciuk has confirmed that a level of NCAA interest is being shown in a number of his younger NOJHL clients, including 1998 birth-year, twin-brother forwards Darian Pilon and Drake Pilon of the Thunderbirds.
And the twin terrors are not the only Thunderbirds who are under the watchful eyes of NCAA recruiters.
Another youngster, 1999 birth-year forward Mark Tassone, has sparked the interest of more than one Division 1, NCAA coach who has called to ask about the skilled skater with good puck sense.
Among the older Thunderbirds, 1995 birth-year defensemen Michael Caruso is a veteran junior who has been the subject of some discussion by at least one Division 1 coach dating back to his two seasons with the Soo Eagles when they were members of the North American Hockey League.
Then there is 1996 birth-year forward Jaren Bellini, a one-time Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Soo Greyhounds who has preserved his NCAA eligibility.
There is nothing flashy about Bellini but “plays the game the right way” is a phrase that has been used to describe the 5-foot-9, 180-pound, right-hand-shooting forward.
Through 25 games this 2015-2016 NOJHL season, Bellini has scored 13 goals while playing the 200-foot game in a hard-working, effective manner. He also stood out as an all-around player with a good scoring touch at the recent Eastern Canada Jr. A All-Star Challenge showcase that was held in Cornwall, Ont.
Thunderbirds president-director of hockey operations Kevin Cain is of the notion that Bellini could fill an effective role as a Division 1 player — say with the cross-river Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
“I think he would be a good fit for Lake State academically and as a useful player,” Cain said evenly. “I got to see Jaren in a different setting at the Eastern Canada showcase in Cornwall and of all of the forwards from the various junior leagues, he was one of the better ones out there.”
Bellini still has a season of junior eligibility remaining after this one but Cain can see the compact forward moving up to the Division 1, NCAA level next fall, even if it were to be as a red-shirt freshman.
Meantime, as the Thunderbirds pursue yet-another NOJHL title, they do so while having a proven record of developing players for the next level of the game.
I think we can all agree that Crawford is among the best PBP in all of hockey period.
I also believe that we Laker fans can agree that the team is performing about where many of us expected them to be so far this year, a .500 conference team battling for a home playoff spot down the stretch. Many of us are at the very least cautiously optimistic about the future and feel that recruiting has improved by a significant margin over the previous regime.
I am also glad to see Randy Russon giving the Lakers a greater voice on the Soo Ontario side. I understand that some here hold a negative opinion about him but he is both a sincere and passionate sport journalist who has almost single handily pushed the NOJHL into a much larger spot light through out the Northern Ontario region. His write ups about Laker Hockey on both the Hockey News North website and Sault This Week are widely read in Soo Ontario and this will eventually draw more fans from across the border.
The good ship Laker is being steered in the right direction, under Damon Whitten, and they are surging up the standings in the WCHA.
I would agree on Randy Russon, and what his coverage is providing for the LSSU Lakers. He covers a ton of teams and leagues, and is one of the best in the business. He is highly respected on both sides of the river, and has over 40 years in journalism, and his professionalism and integrity is second to none. Look at what he has done for the NOJHL in promoting players like freshman sensation Owen Headrick, who is tearing up the league. In addition to www.hockeynewsnorth.com and www.saultthisweek.com you can find more articles at http://blogs.canoe.com/randyrusson/ like this one talking about the Soo Thunderbirds and LSSU Lakers connection. Great job Randy!
They are a top team that continues to serve as a solid base for players moving on to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks.
Within the past year, the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds have helped to develop defensemen Owen Headrick and David Radke into NCAA players. Both are now Division 1 freshmen — Headrick with the Lake Superior State University Lakers and Radke with the Colorado College Tigers.
And just recently, current Thunderbirds defenseman Caleb Boman got a future Division 1, NCAA commitment from the Niagara University Purple Eagles.
And more Thunderbirds could well be headed the way of the NCAA down the road.
Family advisor David Maciuk has confirmed that a level of NCAA interest is being shown in a number of his younger NOJHL clients, including 1998 birth-year, twin-brother forwards Darian Pilon and Drake Pilon of the Thunderbirds.
And the twin terrors are not the only Thunderbirds who are under the watchful eyes of NCAA recruiters.
Another youngster, 1999 birth-year forward Mark Tassone, has sparked the interest of more than one Division 1, NCAA coach who has called to ask about the skilled skater with good puck sense.
Among the older Thunderbirds, 1995 birth-year defensemen Michael Caruso is a veteran junior who has been the subject of some discussion by at least one Division 1 coach dating back to his two seasons with the Soo Eagles when they were members of the North American Hockey League.
Then there is 1996 birth-year forward Jaren Bellini, a one-time Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Soo Greyhounds who has preserved his NCAA eligibility.
There is nothing flashy about Bellini but “plays the game the right way” is a phrase that has been used to describe the 5-foot-9, 180-pound, right-hand-shooting forward.
Through 25 games this 2015-2016 NOJHL season, Bellini has scored 13 goals while playing the 200-foot game in a hard-working, effective manner. He also stood out as an all-around player with a good scoring touch at the recent Eastern Canada Jr. A All-Star Challenge showcase that was held in Cornwall, Ont.
Thunderbirds president-director of hockey operations Kevin Cain is of the notion that Bellini could fill an effective role as a Division 1 player — say with the cross-river Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
“I think he would be a good fit for Lake State academically and as a useful player,” Cain said evenly. “I got to see Jaren in a different setting at the Eastern Canada showcase in Cornwall and of all of the forwards from the various junior leagues, he was one of the better ones out there.”
Bellini still has a season of junior eligibility remaining after this one but Cain can see the compact forward moving up to the Division 1, NCAA level next fall, even if it were to be as a red-shirt freshman.
Meantime, as the Thunderbirds pursue yet-another NOJHL title, they do so while having a proven record of developing players for the next level of the game.
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LakerBaker
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
The www.saultthisweek.com Randy Russon reviews the first half of the season for the LSSU Lakers, who have defied expectations and are surging up the standings.
Picked to finish last in the 10-team Western Collegiate Hockey Association in a pre-season poll, the youthful Lake Superior State Lakers head into the holiday break tied for sixth place with 12 points from a record of 4-4-4.
“It’s not where we want to be, we can be better, but the signs of improvement are definitely there,” said second-year Lakers head coach Damon Whitten.
To be sure, the freshman-sophomore-laden Lakers, who ice the youngest lineup in the WCHA, are a program on the rise under the guidance of Whitten and assistant coaches Rich Metro and Doug Holewa.
With an overall record of 6-10-4 to date, the Lakers will play 18 games after Christmas, 16 of which will be within the WCHA.
The 12 points that Lake Superior State has within the WCHA are just two fewer than fifth-place Northern Michigan — and the Lakers hold two games in hand on the Wildcats.
Two players from north of the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie have been major contributors for the Lakers thus far.
In fact, freshman defenceman Owen Headrick and sophomore blueliner Aidan Wright are two of only three Lakers who have played in all 20 games thus far this season.
Whitten has plenty good to say about both Headrick — who with a 1997 birth date, is the youngest player in the WCHA — and Wright.
“Owen has progressed to a point where we now play him in all key situations,” Whitten said of Headrick. “In addition to playing a regular shift, he is on our top power-play unit because of the way he handles the puck and gets it to the net.”
Headrick leads all WCHA freshmen in scoring with 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 points.
As for Wright, the rugged rearguard sees action on the Lakers top defensive pairing and is as dependable a defender as the team has.
“You always know what you are going to get from Aidan, whether it’s in the game or in practice,” Whitten said in praise of Wright.
The www.saultthisweek.com Randy Russon reviews the first half of the season for the LSSU Lakers, who have defied expectations and are surging up the standings.
Picked to finish last in the 10-team Western Collegiate Hockey Association in a pre-season poll, the youthful Lake Superior State Lakers head into the holiday break tied for sixth place with 12 points from a record of 4-4-4.
“It’s not where we want to be, we can be better, but the signs of improvement are definitely there,” said second-year Lakers head coach Damon Whitten.
To be sure, the freshman-sophomore-laden Lakers, who ice the youngest lineup in the WCHA, are a program on the rise under the guidance of Whitten and assistant coaches Rich Metro and Doug Holewa.
With an overall record of 6-10-4 to date, the Lakers will play 18 games after Christmas, 16 of which will be within the WCHA.
The 12 points that Lake Superior State has within the WCHA are just two fewer than fifth-place Northern Michigan — and the Lakers hold two games in hand on the Wildcats.
Two players from north of the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie have been major contributors for the Lakers thus far.
In fact, freshman defenceman Owen Headrick and sophomore blueliner Aidan Wright are two of only three Lakers who have played in all 20 games thus far this season.
Whitten has plenty good to say about both Headrick — who with a 1997 birth date, is the youngest player in the WCHA — and Wright.
“Owen has progressed to a point where we now play him in all key situations,” Whitten said of Headrick. “In addition to playing a regular shift, he is on our top power-play unit because of the way he handles the puck and gets it to the net.”
Headrick leads all WCHA freshmen in scoring with 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 points.
As for Wright, the rugged rearguard sees action on the Lakers top defensive pairing and is as dependable a defender as the team has.
“You always know what you are going to get from Aidan, whether it’s in the game or in practice,” Whitten said in praise of Wright.
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
Yes there was a show. I didn't catch all of it. I was hoping for a podcast also to catch what I missed. I know that Rich Metro was on for the first part of the show, then Damon was on for quite a while, and then Doug Holewa was on towards the end of the show.Was there a Laker show Monday night? There still isn't a podcast up, but I was sure that there was one. I know there isn't one for the next 2 weeks.
LSSULaker889294
Registered User
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
Sovereign has done a pitiful job with putting up the podcasts in a timely manner this year. Last year they were really good but not the case this year.
Was there a Laker show Monday night? There still isn't a podcast up, but I was sure that there was one. I know there isn't one for the next 2 weeks.
Sovereign has done a pitiful job with putting up the podcasts in a timely manner this year. Last year they were really good but not the case this year.
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Sovereign has done a pitiful job with putting up the podcasts in a timely manner this year. Last year they were really good but not the case this year.
Well, ask and you shall receive, I guess. It's there now along with the Wednesday morning show. They have been bad about posing the podcasts this year. Hopefully they will be more prompt in the new year.
LSSULaker889294
Registered User
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I was planning too but I'm not so sure now. Money is a little bit tight for me right now.Since they are the next games on the schedule, is anybody here making the trek to Vermont?
LakerBaker
New member
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
One of Randy Russon's best articles this season in www.hockeynewsnorth.com about the LSSU Lakers returning to their glory days. Great job Randy.
Ringy Dingy!
They are three-time, Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association champions and the plan is for the Lake Superior State Lakers to return to the glory days that have eluded them since the mid-1990s.
To be sure, the Lakers have not enjoyed much success since winning national championships in 1988 under coach Frank Anzalone and in 1992 and 1994 with Jeff Jackson at the helm.
In fact, the last national tournament appearance for Lake Superior State came in 1996, which was Jackson’s final season as the Lakers bench boss.
Since then, the Lakers have been mostly so-so under coaches Scott Borek, a second go-round with Anzalone, and a nine-season run under Jim Roque that finally ended with a firing that some close to the program say was long overdue.
The Lakers are now under the leadership of second-year head coach Damon Whitten, a 38-year old Michigander known for his life smarts and high hockey IQ.
With a Lakers team laden with freshman and sophomore talent that makes it the youngest in the 10-member Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Whitten is not shy to let it be known what the goals are for the program.
Appearing on a recent edition of the Laker Hockey Show on ESPN 1400 Radio, Whitten told host Bill Crawford that while he is “okay” with the team’s record thus far this 2015-2016 season (4-4-4 in the WCHA, 6-10-4 overall), he is far from satisfied.
“I like the effort we have been getting and we are definitely improving and doing better than expected for a team that was picked to finish last in the WCHA this season but the goal of the program remains the same and that is to return to the national tournament and win a national championship,” Whitten said evenly and without hesitation when discussing his expectations for the program with Crawford.
Tied for sixth place with Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA standings and just two points out of fifth with two games in hand on Northern Michigan at the Christmas holiday break, the Lakers have been getting a lot out of their younger players.
Of the Lakers top 10 scorers, six are freshmen, two are sophomores and two are juniors. And of the two goalies who share the workload for the Lakers, one is a freshman and the other is a sophomore.
While the Lakers may be a year or two away from national tournament contention, there is little doubt of the positive impact that Whitten has had on the program in the year-and-a-half that he has been on the job.
Attendance, while not nearly what it was during the championship and contending seasons, is starting to pick up again after hitting rock bottom during the final few seasons of Roque-away.
Fans and supporters are again talking about Laker hockey in positive tones as Whitten and the younger players give legitimate hope that the program may finally be returning to better days ahead.
Really, the championship history of the Lakers is one that remains etched in the minds and the hearts of those with even a minor association to the Lake Superior State program.
So many good Lakers from the good old days will be forever linked to the championship years of 1988, 1992 and 1994.
From head coaches Anzalone and Jackson to standout goalies Bruce Hoffort, Darrin Madeley and Blaine Lacher to high-end defensemen such as Kord Cernich, Rene Chapdelaine, Karl Johnston, Kenny Martel, Mark Astley, Keith Aldridge and Gino Pulente to forwards of note that include Mark Vermette, Mike DeCarle, Pete Stauber, Anthony Palumbo, Jim Dowd, Doug Laprade, Jeff Jablonski, Paul Constantin, Sandy Moger, Vincent Faucher, Brian Rolston, Clayton Beddoes, Sean Tallaire, Wayne Strachan, Rob Valicevic, Kurt Miller et al, the Lakers have a title tradition that has a rightful place in history.
Will history repeat itself at Lake Superior State sooner than later?
That’s a tough question with no easy answer.
One of Randy Russon's best articles this season in www.hockeynewsnorth.com about the LSSU Lakers returning to their glory days. Great job Randy.
Ringy Dingy!
They are three-time, Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association champions and the plan is for the Lake Superior State Lakers to return to the glory days that have eluded them since the mid-1990s.
To be sure, the Lakers have not enjoyed much success since winning national championships in 1988 under coach Frank Anzalone and in 1992 and 1994 with Jeff Jackson at the helm.
In fact, the last national tournament appearance for Lake Superior State came in 1996, which was Jackson’s final season as the Lakers bench boss.
Since then, the Lakers have been mostly so-so under coaches Scott Borek, a second go-round with Anzalone, and a nine-season run under Jim Roque that finally ended with a firing that some close to the program say was long overdue.
The Lakers are now under the leadership of second-year head coach Damon Whitten, a 38-year old Michigander known for his life smarts and high hockey IQ.
With a Lakers team laden with freshman and sophomore talent that makes it the youngest in the 10-member Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Whitten is not shy to let it be known what the goals are for the program.
Appearing on a recent edition of the Laker Hockey Show on ESPN 1400 Radio, Whitten told host Bill Crawford that while he is “okay” with the team’s record thus far this 2015-2016 season (4-4-4 in the WCHA, 6-10-4 overall), he is far from satisfied.
“I like the effort we have been getting and we are definitely improving and doing better than expected for a team that was picked to finish last in the WCHA this season but the goal of the program remains the same and that is to return to the national tournament and win a national championship,” Whitten said evenly and without hesitation when discussing his expectations for the program with Crawford.
Tied for sixth place with Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA standings and just two points out of fifth with two games in hand on Northern Michigan at the Christmas holiday break, the Lakers have been getting a lot out of their younger players.
Of the Lakers top 10 scorers, six are freshmen, two are sophomores and two are juniors. And of the two goalies who share the workload for the Lakers, one is a freshman and the other is a sophomore.
While the Lakers may be a year or two away from national tournament contention, there is little doubt of the positive impact that Whitten has had on the program in the year-and-a-half that he has been on the job.
Attendance, while not nearly what it was during the championship and contending seasons, is starting to pick up again after hitting rock bottom during the final few seasons of Roque-away.
Fans and supporters are again talking about Laker hockey in positive tones as Whitten and the younger players give legitimate hope that the program may finally be returning to better days ahead.
Really, the championship history of the Lakers is one that remains etched in the minds and the hearts of those with even a minor association to the Lake Superior State program.
So many good Lakers from the good old days will be forever linked to the championship years of 1988, 1992 and 1994.
From head coaches Anzalone and Jackson to standout goalies Bruce Hoffort, Darrin Madeley and Blaine Lacher to high-end defensemen such as Kord Cernich, Rene Chapdelaine, Karl Johnston, Kenny Martel, Mark Astley, Keith Aldridge and Gino Pulente to forwards of note that include Mark Vermette, Mike DeCarle, Pete Stauber, Anthony Palumbo, Jim Dowd, Doug Laprade, Jeff Jablonski, Paul Constantin, Sandy Moger, Vincent Faucher, Brian Rolston, Clayton Beddoes, Sean Tallaire, Wayne Strachan, Rob Valicevic, Kurt Miller et al, the Lakers have a title tradition that has a rightful place in history.
Will history repeat itself at Lake Superior State sooner than later?
That’s a tough question with no easy answer.
LakerBaker
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
If you are missing LSSU Laker hockey this week like I am, there are plenty of places to go to fill the void.
Randy Russon's www.hockeynewsnorth.com and www.saultthisweek.com has you covered on the good ship Laker, including his latest one on the Glory Days at Lake State.
Miss the Laker Hockey Show or Laker Hockey Talk on ESPN Radio station 1400, or want to hear it again? Go to http://lakers.sovcomm.net/ and hear the podcasts with the Voice of the Lakers, Bill Crawford and LSSU Laker head coach Damon Whitten talk all things Laker.
Bill will be out in Vermont on December 29-30, as the LSSU Lakers take on Vermont and Brown in the Catamount Cup. You can hear those games on your official home for Laker Hockey, www.yesfm.net.
Ringy Dingy!
If you are missing LSSU Laker hockey this week like I am, there are plenty of places to go to fill the void.
Randy Russon's www.hockeynewsnorth.com and www.saultthisweek.com has you covered on the good ship Laker, including his latest one on the Glory Days at Lake State.
Miss the Laker Hockey Show or Laker Hockey Talk on ESPN Radio station 1400, or want to hear it again? Go to http://lakers.sovcomm.net/ and hear the podcasts with the Voice of the Lakers, Bill Crawford and LSSU Laker head coach Damon Whitten talk all things Laker.
Bill will be out in Vermont on December 29-30, as the LSSU Lakers take on Vermont and Brown in the Catamount Cup. You can hear those games on your official home for Laker Hockey, www.yesfm.net.
Ringy Dingy!
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
I want to thank LakerBaker for the updates provided on this site. This is where I look for information and the articles and links provided have been helpful.
It is nice to see some positive excitement regarding the program. The coaching staff seems optimistic and happy with the direction of the program and it has been a pleasant change to hear from the coaches that there are realistic expectations for the program to continue to grow.
I have seen six games in the last two seasons with the most recent being Friday against MTU. I have yet to see us win a game under the new staff but I do see the growth in the play of this team. I would say that competitively we are back to the level of the team when the coaching change took place. LSSU won 15 games prior to the change and I believe we will do that this year. We are an underclassman dominated team which should lead to better results down the road than we have had in some time. I know many of us took alot of abuse on this sight asking for a coaching change. Good job thus far and that comes from someone who questioned the hire.
I read an article that listed LSSU as a perfect example of the reason the Big10 proposed the age lowering legislation. It stated that we are the second oldest team in the WCHA and one of the older teams nationally (by age). It said we are just a few months on average younger than UAH which I believe was listed as the oldest roster in the nation.
I have a question for the experts on this sight. How many of our players would have been affected by the propesed new age legislation we are hearing so much about. Thanks in advance.
I want to thank LakerBaker for the updates provided on this site. This is where I look for information and the articles and links provided have been helpful.
It is nice to see some positive excitement regarding the program. The coaching staff seems optimistic and happy with the direction of the program and it has been a pleasant change to hear from the coaches that there are realistic expectations for the program to continue to grow.
I have seen six games in the last two seasons with the most recent being Friday against MTU. I have yet to see us win a game under the new staff but I do see the growth in the play of this team. I would say that competitively we are back to the level of the team when the coaching change took place. LSSU won 15 games prior to the change and I believe we will do that this year. We are an underclassman dominated team which should lead to better results down the road than we have had in some time. I know many of us took alot of abuse on this sight asking for a coaching change. Good job thus far and that comes from someone who questioned the hire.
I read an article that listed LSSU as a perfect example of the reason the Big10 proposed the age lowering legislation. It stated that we are the second oldest team in the WCHA and one of the older teams nationally (by age). It said we are just a few months on average younger than UAH which I believe was listed as the oldest roster in the nation.
I have a question for the experts on this sight. How many of our players would have been affected by the propesed new age legislation we are hearing so much about. Thanks in advance.
LakerBaker
New member
Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
Thanks, man! I'll keep you updated on the good ship Laker as they continue to improve and surge up the standings. Head coach Damon Whitten has a high hockey IQ and is steering them in the right direction, after floundering under the previous coach.
I want to thank LakerBaker for the updates provided on this site. This is where I look for information and the articles and links provided have been helpful.
It is nice to see some positive excitement regarding the program. The coaching staff seems optimistic and happy with the direction of the program and it has been a pleasant change to hear from the coaches that there are realistic expectations for the program to continue to grow.
I have seen six games in the last two seasons with the most recent being Friday against MTU. I have yet to see us win a game under the new staff but I do see the growth in the play of this team. I would say that competitively we are back to the level of the team when the coaching change took place. LSSU won 15 games prior to the change and I believe we will do that this year. We are an underclassman dominated team which should lead to better results down the road than we have had in some time. I know many of us took alot of abuse on this sight asking for a coaching change. Good job thus far and that comes from someone who questioned the hire.
I read an article that listed LSSU as a perfect example of the reason the Big10 proposed the age lowering legislation. It stated that we are the second oldest team in the WCHA and one of the older teams nationally (by age). It said we are just a few months on average younger than UAH which I believe was listed as the oldest roster in the nation.
I have a question for the experts on this sight. How many of our players would have been affected by the propesed new age legislation we are hearing so much about. Thanks in advance.
Thanks, man! I'll keep you updated on the good ship Laker as they continue to improve and surge up the standings. Head coach Damon Whitten has a high hockey IQ and is steering them in the right direction, after floundering under the previous coach.
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Re: LSSU Lakers 2015-16: The 50th season
You do realize that the purpose of LakerBaker's cut and paste posts is to annoy as many Laker fans as possible, and that the posts are sarcasm based, don't you? LakerBaker still hasn't gotten over the firing of Jim Roque.
I don't know how many of the current Laker players would have been affected by the age proposal put forth by the Big 10. There is a thread on that subject that I think has that information. I haven't been following it that closely. Under the prior coaching regime, there was very little recruitment of younger players. It was pretty much just a matter of recruiting of players for the next season out, usually 20 year olds, with an occasional exception. When Damon was hired, he initially had to pretty much recruit older players to fill out the roster since all the younger guys had pretty much been picked over. But he and his assistants have also been recruiting younger guys for future seasons, which is something almost all of the other Div 1 schools have been doing for years. That's a huge change from the way things were when Jim Roque was coach.
I want to thank LakerBaker for the updates provided on this site. This is where I look for information and the articles and links provided have been helpful.
It is nice to see some positive excitement regarding the program. The coaching staff seems optimistic and happy with the direction of the program and it has been a pleasant change to hear from the coaches that there are realistic expectations for the program to continue to grow.
I have seen six games in the last two seasons with the most recent being Friday against MTU. I have yet to see us win a game under the new staff but I do see the growth in the play of this team. I would say that competitively we are back to the level of the team when the coaching change took place. LSSU won 15 games prior to the change and I believe we will do that this year. We are an underclassman dominated team which should lead to better results down the road than we have had in some time. I know many of us took alot of abuse on this sight asking for a coaching change. Good job thus far and that comes from someone who questioned the hire.
I read an article that listed LSSU as a perfect example of the reason the Big10 proposed the age lowering legislation. It stated that we are the second oldest team in the WCHA and one of the older teams nationally (by age). It said we are just a few months on average younger than UAH which I believe was listed as the oldest roster in the nation.
I have a question for the experts on this sight. How many of our players would have been affected by the propesed new age legislation we are hearing so much about. Thanks in advance.
You do realize that the purpose of LakerBaker's cut and paste posts is to annoy as many Laker fans as possible, and that the posts are sarcasm based, don't you? LakerBaker still hasn't gotten over the firing of Jim Roque.
I don't know how many of the current Laker players would have been affected by the age proposal put forth by the Big 10. There is a thread on that subject that I think has that information. I haven't been following it that closely. Under the prior coaching regime, there was very little recruitment of younger players. It was pretty much just a matter of recruiting of players for the next season out, usually 20 year olds, with an occasional exception. When Damon was hired, he initially had to pretty much recruit older players to fill out the roster since all the younger guys had pretty much been picked over. But he and his assistants have also been recruiting younger guys for future seasons, which is something almost all of the other Div 1 schools have been doing for years. That's a huge change from the way things were when Jim Roque was coach.
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