2025–26 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Lake Superior State Lakers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceCCHA
Home iceTaffy Abel Arena
Record
Overall9–18–1
Conference6–14–0
Home3–9–0
Road6–7–1
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDamon Whitten
Assistant coachesMike York
D. J. Goldstein
Ryan Shelley
Captain(s)Connor Milburn
Sasha Teleguine
Alternate captain(s)Mike Brown
Evan Bushy
Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season will be the 60th season of play for the program, the 53rd at the Division I level and the 46th in the CCHA. The Lakers will represent Lake Superior State University, play their home games at the Taffy Abel Arena and be coached by Damon Whitten in his 12th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Timo Bakos Forward  Germany Graduation (signed with Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
Jacob Conrad Defenseman  United States Transferred to Minnesota State
Cole Craft Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Guelph
Easton Hesse Goaltender  Canada Graduate transfer to Bentley
Grant Hindman Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Grant Riley Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Nate Schweitzer Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Dawson Tritt Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Jordan Venegoni Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Peoria Rivermen)
Joshua Wildauer Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Luke Antonacci Defenseman  United States 22 Princeton, NJ; transfer from Maine
Ryan Beck Forward  United States 23 Linden, MI; transfer from Colorado College
Sam Bélanger Defenseman  Canada 21 Montréal, QC
Tyson Galloway Defenseman  Canada 22 Kamloops, BC; transfer from Calgary; selected 145th overall in 2021
Calem Mangone Forward  United States 20 Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Adam Manji Goaltender  Canada 22 New Westminster, BC; transfer from American International
Matheson Mason Forward  Canada 20 Toronto, ON
Andrew Oke Goaltender  United States 21 Shelby Township, MI
Max Ranström Defenseman  Sweden 20 Filipstad, SWE
Hunter Ramos Forward  United States 20 Fort Wayne, IN
Pierson Sobush Forward  Canada 21 Sudbury, ON

Roster

As of September 16, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Sweden Max Ranström Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2004-12-21 Filipstad, Sweden Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
3 United States Mike Brown (A) Senior (RS) D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-04-03 Belmont, Massachusetts Merrimack (HEA) —
4 United States Luke Antonacci Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 2002-11-26 Princeton, New Jersey Maine (HEA) —
5 United States Evan Bushy (A) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-03-26 Mankato, Minnesota Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
6 Canada Adam Barone Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-05-06 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
7 Canada Calem Mangone Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2004-11-04 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Saginaw Spirit (OHL) —
8 United States Jack Blanchett Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-05-12 Monroe, Michigan Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
10 United States Sasha Teleguine (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-09-17 North Attleborough, Massachusetts Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
11 United States Carter Batchelder Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-25 Savage, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
13 United States Wilson Dahlheimer Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-10-09 Monticello, Minnesota Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
15 Canada Sam Bélanger Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 2004-05-31 Montréal, Quebec Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) —
17 United States Luke Levandowski Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-09-26 Rosemount, Minnesota Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL) —
18 United States Everett Pietila Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-09-27 Howell, Michigan Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL) —
19 Canada Connor Milburn (C) Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-04-11 Kamloops, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
21 Canada Tyson Galloway Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-20 Kamloops, British Columbia Calgary (CWUAA) STL, 145th overall 2021
22 Canada Reagan Milburn Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-13 Kamloops, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
25 United States Ryan Beck Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-08-25 Linden, Michigan Colorado College (NCHC) —
26 Canada John Herrington Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-19 Hudson's Hope, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
28 United States Hunter Ramos Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2005-05-09 Fort Wayne, Indiana Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
29 United States Andrew Oke Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-03-26 Shelby Township, Michigan Saginaw Spirit (OHL) —
33 Canada Rorke Applebee Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-09-19 Châteauguay, Quebec West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
40 United States Bryan Huggins Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-26 Grand Rapids, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) —
41 Sweden William Ahlrik Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-25 Tidaholm, Sweden Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
43 United States Hadley Hudak Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-06-23 Canton, Michigan Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) —
53 United States Johnny Druskinis Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-04-10 Plymouth, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten) —
73 Canada Adam Manji Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-07-10 New Westminster, British Columbia American International (AHA) —
77 United States Branden Piku Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-08-25 Harrison Township, Michigan Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
81 United States Blake Humphrey Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2002-01-18 Syracuse, New York Sacred Heart (AHA) —
91 Canada Pierson Sobush Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-06-07 Sudbury, Ontario Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
97 Canada Matheson Mason Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2004-12-08 Toronto, Ontario Spruce Grove Saints (BCHL) —

Standings

2025–26 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 4 3 0 1 2 0 1 9 11 8 10 5 4 1 33 29
Bowling Green 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 13 10 6 2 3 1 15 17
#18 Augustana 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 7 6 8 5 3 0 21 14
#17 Michigan Tech 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 3 8 5 3 0 28 24
#16 Minnesota State 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 5 8 4 2 2 21 18
#15 St. Thomas 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 6 9 3 5 1 32 37
Ferris State 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 8 1 7 0 17 30
Lake Superior State 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 8 3 4 1 28 29
Northern Michigan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0 10 0 14 39
Championship: March 20, 2026
† indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 4 4:30 pm at Stonehill* Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Applebee W 5–3  300 1–0–0
October 5 3:00 pm at Stonehill* Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Oke W 3–2  215 2–0–0
October 10 7:07 pm Lindenwood* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Oke L 4–7  — 2–1–0
October 11 6:07 pm Lindenwood* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 4–5  2,000 2–2–0
October 17 7:00 pm at USNTDP* USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)   Applebee W 6–2   
October 18 3:30 pm vs. Simon Fraser* USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)   Applebee W 3–2   
October 24 7:07 pm Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–4  — 2–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 25 6:07 pm Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Oke L 2–3  1,104 2–4–0 (0–2–0)
October 31 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Oke T 3–3 OT 510 2–4–1
November 1 7:00 pm at Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Applebee W 6–2  2,848 3–4–1
November 7 8:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–4  2,137 3–5–1 (0–3–0)
November 8 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Applebee L 2–3 OT 2,263 3–6–1 (0–4–0)
November 14 7:07 pm #16 Minnesota State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–2 OT — 3–7–1 (0–5–0)
November 15 6:07 pm #16 Minnesota State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Oke L 2–4  — 3–8–1 (0–6–0)
November 21 7:07 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee W 2–1  1,738 4–8–1 (1–6–0)
November 22 6:07 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 3–4  1,830 4–9–1 (1–7–0)
November 28 7:07 pm Augustana Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee W 2–1  — 5–9–1 (2–7–0)
November 29 6:07 pm Augustana Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–2  — 5–10–1 (2–8–0)
December 5 8:07 pm at St. Thomas Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Applebee W 5–3  2,169 6–10–1 (3–8–0)
December 6 7:07 pm at St. Thomas Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–4  2,012 6–11–1 (3–9–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 8:30 pm vs. #2 Wisconsin* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal) B1G+ Applebee L 2–3  8,277 6–12–1
December 29 5:00 pm vs. #13 Boston College* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Consolation Game) B1G+ Applebee L 3–4  7,002 6–13–1
Regular Season
January 3 6:07 pm Northern Michigan Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee W 2–1 OT — 7–13–1 (4–9–0)
January 4 4:07 pm Northern Michigan Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee W 2–1  — 8–13–1 (5–9–0)
January 16 7:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–3  3,303 8–14–1 (5–10–0)
January 17 6:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Applebee W 1–0  3,367 9–14–1 (6–10–0)
January 23 7:07 pm #16 St. Thomas Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Applebee L 4–7  1,825 9–15–1 (6–11–0)
January 24 6:07 pm #16 St. Thomas Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Oke L 0–5  1,676 9–16–1 (6–12–0)
January 30 8:07 pm at #16 Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–6  2,970 9–17–1 (6–13–0)
January 31 7:07 pm at #16 Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Applebee L 1–4  2,880 9–18–1 (6–14–0)
February 13 7:07 pm #17 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+       
February 14 6:07 pm #17 Michigan Tech Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+       
February 20 7:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+       
February 21 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+       
February 26 7:07 pm Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+       
February 27 6:07 pm Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 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 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –

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References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Lake Superior State Hockey Roster". Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Lake Superior State Hockey Schedule". Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lake Superior State Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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