"The Lake Show" - LSSU Laker Hockey

[Truth Squad]

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At this point in Boreks career,most on here were calling for his firing. How is it 6 years into Roques coaching and a team that is going nowhere,the voices seem silent on his removal. Wilson in his senior year has been worse than any of his other years. That must have been one hell of a goalie clinic in September to produce no goalies for Lake State . I hope 3dognight doesn't bring that clinic back again. I don't think the goaltenders could stand another one . I think we all have to come to the realization that Lake State has very little talent and a coaching staff that produces very little improvement in players from one year to the next. Enough of excuses. The players need to prove themselves and if they don't,hell,there is always next year.

And then there was Frank Anzalone and we all know how he was railroaded out of town in a lot less time than six years when the program he built into a national powerhouse back in the 1980's was starting to turn it around again. I am sure there is more than meets the eye to this current administration and the lack of accountability and results on the ice.

That or people just don't care and are happy with 9th, 10th and 11th place results. Either way it is sad how you people up there have accepted your lot in life in the CCHA and the continued nosedive into the CCHA abyss. You can put all the happy faces on it, make excuses and blame it is really hard. But when the schools like Ferris, Alaska, Northern, Tech and probably this year Western and Bowling Green are higher than you in the standings well keep singing your happy song and tell stories about the greatness of the past when the program was built and achieved greatness by the living legend, and who you people treated so poorly, Frank Anazlone.

The Truth Is Out There...
TBA

 

[Boot_Jim_Roque]

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BJR (can I call you BJ for short?), you predicted the Lakers were going to lose by ten goals or so, because Miami dismantled the Wildcats the week before.

Looks like you were way off.

Listen here Sweet Caroline if I wanted any lip from you I'd scrape it off my zipper. You are an intellectual dud trying to argue with a person that is quite simply brilliant. I understand how you so closely identify with your hero Jimbo Roque. The two of you are what they call dim bulbs. Thankfully I hope the powers that be at the University will come to their senses and can Jimbo and his Gong Show. That day will be joyous for me but may be a Song Sung Blue for all you Roque admirers.

 

[Bill]

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And then there was Frank Anzalone and we all know how he was railroaded out of town in a lot less time than six years when the program he built into a national powerhouse back in the 1980's was starting to turn it around again.
TBA

I honestly don't know the circumstances surrounding Frank being fired for the second time. But while I do think he reinstilled discipline into Laker teams that had become very undisciplined under Scott Borek, the bottom line is that during Frank's second stint at LSSU the combined record of Laker teams was 32 wins, 97 losses and 20 ties, and they did not reach a 10 win season even one time. So aside from perhaps the improvement in discipline, there is no factual information to support your contention that the Lakers had started to turn it around.

 

[sm2pk]

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Truth,I do know this for a fact and why,the source that told me years ago was very much into what was going on with the Laker team. If Anzalone had come back and Jackson had not taken over the team,half the players were going to quit. Frank had no trouble building teams,he just had trouble relating to people as humans.

 

[Truth Serum]

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I wouldn't give up on this team just yet Laker fans. I think you will see a different Laker team tonight and a much different result. I thought they would win 7 of their next 8 games a week ago and they are already 2-1 in their last three games. I think the coaches will make the necessary adjustments and the Lakers will come out flying. Lets hope they can grab a two or three goal lead maybe.

Crawford said that the Lakers played well, especially in the third period, however the internet quality was terrible as I think someone on here already said. They outscored Miami 2-1 in that period when they could have easilly packed it in. Not a Jim Roque coached team! I expect much better things out of Brian Mahoney-Wilson and many of those goals last night weren't his fault just bad bounces. Come on guys!

 

[AnchorsAway]

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I didnt get a chance to listen to the game last night but it sounded like a rough one for the Lakers, although expecting any points out of this weekend would be a pretty optimistic viewpoint in my opinion. It was nice to see that Colin Campbell scored for the 2nd game in a row, with the loss of Acton the Lakers will need other to step up, over the last few weeks the increased offensive output from the freshmen (Radke, Campbell, Jean, Sternberg) has been nice to see, it appears they are getting comfortable with D1 hockey which is something that will be paramount to the Lakers chances season, hopefully the Lakers have a better showing tonight (and yes, unlike some of the other morons that have taken to posting regularly on this tred recently, that is genuine enthusiasm about the Lakers...unwitty sarcasm and lame humor gets old fellas)

 

[DopeyBaker]

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Lakers tie it up at 2-2 with 7 seconds left.....headed to overtime.

Miami wins shootout on the 5th player scoring to win the sudden death 3-2.

Kevin Kopelka was outstanding according to Crawford.

 

[MUhawks628]

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Lakers tie it up at 2-2 with 7 seconds left.....headed to overtime.

Miami wins shootout on the 5th player scoring to win the sudden death 3-2.

Kevin Kopelka was outstanding according to Crawford.

Kopelka looked very good this evening.

 

[backbencher]

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Dear Boot_Jim_Roque (and your twins) congratulations for being the attraction of the forum - I hope it helps you feeling better.

Anzalone is gone and will not be back, he definitely crossed the line - sorry to be so blunt but you will feel better once you accept it.

Going on about Jim Roque and his crew doesn't add anything. No need to be brilliant to say that he is not the right man, and once is enough.
Being rude doesn't help convincing anybody.

You are problably right that Jim Roque is the weak link in the system, but you should do your homework and be efficient; there is a lot to say.
With your useless statements, you are no better than those you want to boot.

I hope you are happy with the unbelievable point taken against Miami.

But that should not prevent fans and management from thinking ahead ...

 

[Boot_Jim_Roque]

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Dear backstencher (and yo mama) congratulations on being the buffoon of the forum-I hope it helps you feeling better.

Roque will soon be gone and won't be back, he definitely crossed the line-sorry he sucked so bad but you'll feel better once you accept it.

Going on defending Jim Roque and crew doesn't add anything. No need to say your a moron we're all convinced. No need to let rudeness get your panties in a knot.

You should just do your homework period. There is no need for your useless statements. Again everyone is convinced of your buffoonery.

Your level of stupidity is the only thing that is unbelievable.

But that should not prevent internet surfers from reading your posts and reveling in your foolishness...

 

[sm2pk]

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Can someone tell Bill Crawford that the lakers did not lose that game last night. The game goes down as a tie in the standings ,as a tie in the record books,and the only thing the Lakers lost was the circus act we call the shootout. Last night was what we have been wanting. After 6 years it is time to put up or shut up. No more excuses for games that got away or they played so well but still lost. Time to play 60 minutes and time for the players to prove why they are playing division one hockey.

 

[backbencher]

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Time to play 60 minutes and time for the players to prove why they are playing division one hockey.

I hate to admit Boot_Jim_Roque has a point, fortunately his reading skills are so poor that he doesn't notice. At least he found a way to write without using the same tape, now he copy-pastes and fills in the blanks.

Pointing at the players is unfair. If they have been struggling over the years, you all know the problem is not the players' will to perform.
From off-the-records talks, downtown or after finishing LSSU, it consistently appears that the confusion comes from the helm.
Why good potentials never develop, why goalies collapse, why assistant coaches are transparent or quit (all recent posts on the forum) ... the answer is the same.

Be understanding with our friend who is probably just a bitter man (or woman, or kid ... who knows) who has a point, but discredits himself by putting it the wrong way. Violence begins where words reach a limit.

 

[M3S]

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Dear Boot_Jim_Roque (and your twins) congratulations for being the attraction of the forum - I hope it helps you feeling better.

Anzalone is gone and will not be back, he definitely crossed the line - sorry to be so blunt but you will feel better once you accept it.

Going on about Jim Roque and his crew doesn't add anything. No need to be brilliant to say that he is not the right man, and once is enough.
Being rude doesn't help convincing anybody.

You are problably right that Jim Roque is the weak link in the system, but you should do your homework and be efficient; there is a lot to say.
With your useless statements, you are no better than those you want to boot.

I hope you are happy with the unbelievable point taken against Miami.

But that should not prevent fans and management from thinking ahead ...

Backbencher,

Thanks for your post!!! The uneditted version of this post "nailed it". I wish you would have left it.

For the first time in the numerous years that I've read these posts, somebody had the "stones" to say something worth reading. You were/are 100% correct.

(You even forced me to look up the word "cyclotimic" or "cyclotymic".)

 

[Neil Diamond]

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Regarding Anzalone, his second stint with the Lakers was a disaster, because the game had passed him by. What worked in his first stint was old and ineffective by his second stint. Not only could he not relate to players, he could not relate to player agents, which was something totally foreign to him.

And his social skills are borderline pathetic. The guy cannot relate to people, period. And he also spent an inordinate amount of time putting down the town and university he lived in and worked for.

Very strange, that.

As for the Lakers getting a point against the number one team in the nation, well ,that is pretty big. No doubt it will keep BJ and Truth Squid at a distance this week.

 

[Truth Serum]

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Tough loss last night for the Lakers according to Crawford. It sounded Kapalka stood on his head and it is too bad they ended up losing the game. That really has to be a heartbreaker after tying the game late.

They did get a point with the overtime loss and now are up to 9th place so there are some positive signs. They also improved their CCHA record to 2-12-1-1 in the last 16 CCHA games. I fully expect a sweep next weekend against Northern and another against Ferris. I hope to make it up to both series and see this team in person.

I would give Mahoney-Wilson another chance to shine on Friday in front of a big home crowd against their natural rival. Can't wait to listen to the Laker Hockey Show on Monday and hear what the coach and Crawford have to say. Despite the heartbreaking overtime loss they should take a lot from that series.

 

[sm2pk]

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I checked the standings and saw a tie last night for the Lakers. I didn't see a loss in the standings from it. The shootouts are a circus act and nothing more. You win or lose the game in regulation time or overtime but not in a circus act.

 

[Hammer]

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Regarding Anzalone, his second stint with the Lakers was a disaster, because the game had passed him by. What worked in his first stint was old and ineffective by his second stint. Not only could he not relate to players, he could not relate to player agents, which was something totally foreign to him.

And his social skills are borderline pathetic. The guy cannot relate to people, period. And he also spent an inordinate amount of time putting down the town and university he lived in and worked for.

Very strange, that.

As for the Lakers getting a point against the number one team in the nation, well ,that is pretty big. No doubt it will keep BJ and Truth Squid at a distance this week.

This isn't my place, but I have to say this. The only time that Lake Superior State was competitive in the last decade was when Jeff Jakaitis was in net. Other than that, LSSU has been dormant at best. People that think Frank Anzalone was going to turn that program around are delusional. Mr. Anzalone's record the 2nd time around was 32-90 over 4 years, plus a couple ties. That's unacceptable, even for the worst programs in Division I. That's an 8-win per year average. I saw those Lake teams. Outside of Jakaitis, no, Anzalone was not turning your program around. Those of you that think he was need to quit living off of the early 1990's. The game has changed. You either need to adjust accordingly, or get left behind. And judging by some of the foolishness here, you've already been left way behind.

I checked the standings and saw a tie last night for the Lakers. I didn't see a loss in the standings from it. The shootouts are a circus act and nothing more. You win or lose the game in regulation time or overtime but not in a circus act.

I wholeheartedly agree with this.

 

[Boot_Jim_Roque]

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This isn't my place, but I have to say this. The only time that Lake Superior State was competitive in the last decade was when Jeff Jakaitis was in net. Other than that, LSSU has been dormant at best. People that think Frank Anzalone was going to turn that program around are delusional. Mr. Anzalone's record the 2nd time around was 32-90 over 4 years, plus a couple ties. That's unacceptable, even for the worst programs in Division I. That's an 8-win per year average. I saw those Lake teams. Outside of Jakaitis, no, Anzalone was not turning your program around. Those of you that think he was need to quit living off of the early 1990's. The game has changed. You either need to adjust accordingly, or get left behind. And judging by some of the foolishness here, you've already been left way behind

So what's your solution genius? Leave Roque in as coach because he wins more than 8 games a year. Or maybe we could clone Jeff Jakaitas. Maybe I'll start visiting the Ferris thread and start mucking it up on there.

 

[Hammer]

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Go for it, and you'll face the banhammer.

Lake's gonna bleed for a while. There's no two ways around it. Again, for about the 1000th time, the game has changed. With such a small enrollment, the budget is going to be limited, and that is going to have a direct effect on recruiting. For some of the top recruits, LSSU, and other small schools for that matter, are going to end up in a position where the Michigans, Minnesotas, and Boston Colleges are going to be talking to this kid face to face, while LSSU is going to be placing phone calls and sending texts. You tell me which position you'd rather be in.

You want Roque gone. Fine. Bring me three reasonable names to replace him, because you're not likely to get your first choice. Sorry to say it, but LSSU isn't exactly a plum job anymore.

 

[Neil Diamond]

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Lake State is hardly the worst program in Division One college hockey.