2019–20 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Lake Superior State Lakers
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th WCHA
Home iceTaffy Abel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall14–23–4
Conference11–13–4–4
Home8–7–3
Road6–15–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDamon Whitten
Assistant coachesMike York
Zack Cisek
Mike Gugin
Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons
« 2018–19 2020–21 »

The 2019–20 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 54th season of play for the program, the 47th at the Division I level and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Lakers represented Lake Superior State University and were coached by Damon Whitten, in his 6th season.

Roster

As of September 9, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Nova Scotia Roman Bengert Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-03-21 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) —
2 Ontario Michael Mannara Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-03-21 Caledon, Ontario Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) —
3 North Carolina Will Riedell Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1996-10-09 Greensboro, North Carolina New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
4 Manitoba Tyler Anderson Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1996-01-21 Niverville, Manitoba Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
5 Sweden Arvid Henrikson Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-02-23 Stockholm, Sweden Austin Bruins (NAHL) MTL, 187th overall 2016
6 Wisconsin Alec Semandel Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-23 Waunakee, Wisconsin Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
7 British Columbia Mitchell Oliver Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-17 Kelowna, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
8 Michigan Dustin Manz Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-21 Vanderbilt, Michigan Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
9 British Columbia Alex Ambrosio Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-03-12 Burnaby, British Columbia Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
10 Ontario Brendan McKay Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1994-11-06 Toronto, Ontario Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) —
11 Saskatchewan Brayden Gelsinger Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-02-22 Regina, Saskatchewan Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
12 Ontario Owen Guy Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-05 Mountain, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
13 Ontario Ian Johnston Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-04-16 Ottawa, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL) —
14 Japan Yuki Miura Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-07-19 Tokyo, Japan Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
15 Sweden Jacob Nordqvist Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-12 Gothenburg, Sweden Madison Capitols (USHL) —
16 Michigan Ashton Calder Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-09 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
17 Michigan Chase Gamelin Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1996-07-20 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) —
18 Michigan Bryan Basilico Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-01-27 Macomb, Michigan West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
19 Latvia Robert Blueger Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-03 Riga, Latvia Madison Capitols (USHL) —
20 Slovakia Miroslav Mucha Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-10-07 Bytča, Slovakia Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
21 Michigan Max Humitz Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 1995-07-08 Livonia, Michigan Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
22 Germany Lukas Kälble Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-10-13 Mannheim, Germany Fargo Force (USHL) —
23 Minnesota Colin Saccoman Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-03-05 Stillwater, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
24 Sweden Hampus Eriksson Junior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1996-09-11 Forsbacka, Sweden Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
25 Alberta Bennet Vida Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-24 St. Albert, Alberta New York Apple Core (EHL) —
26 Quebec Pete Veillette Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-02-26 Drummondville, Quebec Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
27 Florida Niko Esposito-Selivanov Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-23 St. Petersburg, Florida Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
29 France Louis Boudon Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-10-04 Grenoble, France Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
30 Latvia Mareks Mitens Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-29 Ventspils, Latvia Aston Rebels (NAHL) —
31 Minnesota Seth Eisele Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-30 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State 28 23 4 1 1 71 115 38 36 29 5 2 141 53
#11 Bemidji State 28 20 5 3 2 65 101 46 34 20 9 5 111 65
Northern Michigan 28 16 11 1 1 50 92 87 36 18 14 4 115 112
Alaska 28 14 9 5 2 49 73 65 34 16 13 5 84 86
Bowling Green 28 14 10 4 3 49 85 70 36 19 13 4 112 92
Michigan Tech 28 14 12 2 0 44 68 65 37 19 15 3 96 85
Lake Superior State 28 11 13 4 4 41 66 77 38 13 21 4 90 112
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 18 6 3 21 56 96 34 4 23 7 66 122
Ferris State 28 5 21 2 0 17 54 100 35 7 26 2 70 127
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 20 6 1 13 50 116 34 2 26 6 57 145
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:07 PM vs. Merrimack* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Mitens W 6–2  1,860 1–0–0
October 6 5:07 PM vs. Merrimack* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Mitens W 4–3  1,435 2–0–0
October 11 7:37 PM vs. #2 Denver* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Mitens L 1–3  1,778 2–1–0
October 12 7:07 PM vs. #2 Denver* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Mitens L 3–4  2,414 2–2–0
October 18 7:30 PM at Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan   Mitens L 0–4  5,405 2–3–0
October 19 7:30 PM at Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan   Mitens L 3–4  5,404 2–4–0
October 25 7:10 PM at #5 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Mitens L 2–5  3,991 2–5–0
October 26 6:05 PM at #5 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Bengert L 4–6  4,178 2–6–0
November 1 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 5–4 OT 1,746 3–6–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 2 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 4–3  2,146 4–6–0 (2–0–0–0)
November 8 8:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Mitens L 1–7  2,955 4–7–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 9 7:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Bengert L 1–5  2,415 4–8–0 (2–2–0–0)
November 15 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 2–4  1,907 4–9–0 (2–3–0–0)
November 16 6:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 1–2  2,094 4–10–0 (2–4–0–0)
November 22 7:07 PM at #17 Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–5  2,381 4–11–0 (2–5–0–0)
November 23 7:07 PM at #17 Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Mitens W 3–1  2,746 5–11–0 (3–5–0–0)
November 29 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 1–4  1,751 5–12–0 (3–6–0–0)
November 30 5:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens T 2–2 3x3 OTW 1,433 5–12–1 (3–6–1–1)
December 6 8:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Mitens L 1–5  4,330 5–13–1 (3–7–1–1)
December 7 7:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–2  4,452 5–14–1 (3–8–1–1)
December 13 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–2  1,381 5–15–1 (3–9–1–1)
December 14 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 3–2 OT 1,463 6–15–1 (4–9–1–1)
Catamount Cup
December 28 4:00 PM vs. #13 Providence* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   Mitens L 1–2 OT 3,397 6–16–1 (4–9–1–1)
December 29 7:30 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   Mitens L 0–2  2,579 6–17–1 (4–9–1–1)
January 4 9:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–2  725 6–18–1 (4–10–1–1)
January 5 7:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Mitens W 5–3  650 7–18–1 (5–10–1–1)
January 10 11:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–2  1,250 7–19–1 (5–11–1–1)
January 11 11:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv Mitens T 1–1 3x3 OTW 1,510 7–19–2 (5–11–2–2)
January 24 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 3–2  1,870 8–19–2 (6–11–2–2)
January 25 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens T 3–3 3x3 OTW 2,216 8–19–3 (6–11–3–3)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. USNTDP* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Exhibition)   Bengert T 4–4 SOL -
February 7 7:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 7–3  3,381 9–19–3 (7–11–3–3)
February 8 5:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 3–4 OT 3,385 9–20–3 (7–12–3–3)
February 14 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens T 0–0 SOW 1,721 9–20–4 (7–12–4–4)
February 15 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville GFL Memorial Gardens • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario FloHockey.tv Mitens W 4–1  3,169 10–20–4 (8–12–4–4)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 6–1  2,135 11–20–4 (9–12–4–4)
February 22 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens L 1–5  2,904 11–21–4 (9–13–4–4)
February 28 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Mitens W 5–0  1,717 12–21–4 (10–13–4–4)
February 29 6:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv Bengert W 4–2  1,802 13–21–4 (11–13–4–4)
WCHA Tournament
March 6 8:07 PM vs. #10 Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1) FloHockey.tv Mitens L 0–2  2,042 13–22–4 (11–13–4–4)
March 7 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2) FloHockey.tv Mitens W 5–3  2,167 14–22–4 (11–13–4–4)
March 8 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 3) FloHockey.tv Mitens L 1–3  1,766 14–23–4 (11–13–4–4)
Lake Superior State Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Max Humitz F 41 22 13 35 62
Ashton Calder F 41 12 16 28 20
Louis Boudon C 40 6 21 27 22
Pierre-Luc Veillette C 41 12 14 26 4
Hampus Eriksson C/W 41 6 18 24 18
William Riedell D 41 5 13 18 34
Yuki Miura C 41 2 12 14 2
Jacob Nordqvist D 35 2 11 13 18
Lukas Kälble D 41 2 10 12 24
Collin Saccoman D 17 6 3 9 23
Dustin Manz C 40 2 7 9 18
Brayden Gelsinger LW 22 3 5 8 16
Miroslav Mucha RW 30 3 5 8 20
Mitchell Oliver D 34 0 8 8 18
Brendan McKay LW 41 4 3 7 19
Alexandro Ambrosio F 34 3 3 6 33
Tyler Anderson D 40 1 4 5 24
Bryan Basilico LW 39 2 2 4 18
Chase Gamelin F 29 1 2 3 4
Arvid Henrikson D 37 1 1 2 48
Alec Semandel D 22 0 2 2 12
Niko Esposito-Selivanov F 13 1 0 1 6
Owen Guy C 7 0 1 1 0
Ian Johnston D 9 0 1 1 0
Mareks Mitens G 39 0 1 1 0
Robert Blueger LW/RW 3 0 0 0 0
Roman Bengert G 4 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 96 176 272 471

Source:[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Mareks Mitens 39 2292 13 21 4 98 1002 2 .911 2.57
Roman Bengert 4 177 1 2 0 14 177 0 .857 4.74
Empty Net - 26 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 41 2495 14 23 4 120 1086 2 .900 2.89

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Roster". Lake Superior State Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lake Superior State Lakers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lake Superior State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.