The 2023–24 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 58th season of play for the program, the 51st at the Division I level and the 44th in the CCHA. The Lakers represented Lake Superior State University, played their home games at the Taffy Abel Arena and were coached by Damon Whitten in his 10th season.
Season While the Lakers were hoping for a repeat performance in the conference semifinals, they were completely outmatched by Bemidji State. The team was outshot nearly 3-to-1. Despite the loss, the Lakers advanced eleven spots in the national rankings.
Departures Jacob Bengtsson Defenseman Transferred to Boston College Louis Boudon Forward Graduation (signed with Laval Rocket) Spencer DenBeste Forward Transferred to Aurora Seth Eisele Goaltender Graduate transfer to Omaha Arvid Henrikson Defenseman Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda) Jack Jeffers Forward Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates) Logan Jenuwine Forward Graduate transfer to American International Jared Kucharek Defenseman Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) Sebastian Miedema Defenseman Left program (retired) Brandon Puricelli Forward Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) Jake Willets Defenseman Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Recruiting Carter Batchelder Forward 20 Savage, MN Jack Blanchett Defenseman 20 Monroe, MI Evan Bushy Defenseman 21 Mankato, MN Jacob Conrad Defenseman 21 Green Bay, WI William Håkansson Goaltender 20 Oskarshamn, SWE John Herrington Forward 21 Hudson's Hope, BC Cam Kungle Defenseman 21 Red Deer, AB Luke Levandowski Forward 21 Rosemount, MN Reagan Milburn Forward 20 Kamloops, BC Branden Piku Forward 21 Harrison Township, MI Ross Roloson Defenseman 21 Woodbury, MN Nate Schweitzer Defenseman 21 Champlin, MN; transfer from Colorado College Sasha Teleguine Forward 21 North Attleborough, MA; transfer from Connecticut
Roster As of September 18, 2023.
Standings
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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Scoring statistics F 38 18 18 36 51 F 34 16 19 35 30 F 38 13 12 25 14 F 38 9 15 24 6 F 38 8 16 24 8 C 37 9 11 20 12 C 34 8 7 15 14 D 37 1 14 15 18 D 37 4 10 14 4 D 38 3 10 13 24 F 25 7 4 11 14 D 37 1 8 9 33 F 22 2 6 8 10 F 29 2 6 8 4 D 36 2 6 8 12 F 15 1 5 6 6 D 36 1 4 5 8 C 15 0 5 5 4 D 12 2 2 4 8 RW 17 2 2 4 4 D 30 0 4 4 6 C 21 3 0 3 6 F 34 2 1 3 29 F 18 0 1 1 8 D 2 0 0 0 0 F 4 0 0 0 2 G 5 0 0 0 0 G 8 0 0 0 0 G 33 0 0 0 0 Total 114 186 300 347
Goaltending statistics 8 292:00 2 2 0 7 156 1 .957 1.44 33 1827:53 14 17 1 87 873 0 .909 2.86 5 136:42 1 1 0 11 55 0 .833 4.83 Empty Net - 34:29 - - - 8 - - - - Total 38 2291:04 17 20 1 113 1086 1 .906 2.96
Rankings
PollWeekPre 1 234567891011121314151617181920212223242526 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
Awards and honors Connor Milburn CCHA Best Defensive Forward Jared Westcott CCHA First Team Connor Milburn CCHA Second Team John Herrington CCHA Rookie Team
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