The 2025–26 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program, the 53rd at the Division I level and the 46th 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 12th season.
Season This season essentially saw the Lakers' hockey program tread water. The team produced nearly the same record they had the year before while also averaging approximate offensive and defensive numbers as well. Even with eleven new faces on the roster, LSSU had little progression to show. This was not to say that the Lakers did not have their moments during the year. Just after Thanksgiving, Lake Superior posted victories over both Augustana and St. Thomas (two teams who finished the year ranked in the top 20). However, the team was hamstrung by its inability to find any kind of consistency. Only three times were the Lakers able to win back-to-back games and all three occasions came while they were playing some of the worst teams in college hockey (Stonehill and Northern Michigan). The Lakers had some pushback in the postseason, forcing St. Thomas into overtime in the first match, but this season was largely forgettable for Lake Superior.
Departures Timo Bakos Forward Graduation (signed with Nürnberg Ice Tigers) Tyler Bute Goaltender Returned to club team Jacob Conrad Defenseman Transferred to Minnesota State Cole Craft Forward Graduate transfer to Guelph Easton Hesse Goaltender Graduate transfer to Bentley Grant Hindman Defenseman Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) Grant Riley Goaltender Left program (retired) Nate Schweitzer Defenseman Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners) Dawson Tritt Forward Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits) Jordan Venegoni Forward Graduation (signed with Peoria Rivermen) Joshua Wildauer Forward Graduation (retired)
Recruiting Luke Antonacci Defenseman 22 Princeton, NJ; transfer from Maine Ryan Beck Forward 23 Linden, MI; transfer from Colorado College Sam Bélanger Defenseman 21 Montréal, QC Tyson Galloway Defenseman 22 Kamloops, BC; transfer from Calgary; selected 145th overall in 2021 Calem Mangone Forward 20 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Adam Manji Goaltender 22 New Westminster, BC; transfer from American International Matheson Mason Forward 20 Toronto, ON Andrew Oke Goaltender 21 Shelby Township, MI Max Ranström Defenseman 20 Filipstad, SWE Hunter Ramos Forward 20 Fort Wayne, IN Pierson Sobush Forward 21 Sudbury, ON
Roster As of September 16, 2025.
Standings
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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Scoring statistics C 36 11 16 27 24 RW 34 12 13 25 32 C 33 7 13 20 41 F 34 6 13 19 18 D 36 4 15 19 24 F 34 8 9 17 22 F 35 7 9 16 24 C 34 5 10 15 8 C 36 5 8 13 8 F 36 5 8 13 23 D 36 3 10 13 6 D 34 3 8 11 36 F 33 5 2 7 18 D 29 1 6 7 8 F 27 2 4 6 2 D 25 1 5 6 4 D 32 2 3 5 18 D 33 1 4 5 42 F 22 2 2 4 6 F 18 2 0 2 33 C 4 0 2 2 2 LW 3 0 1 1 10 D 24 0 1 1 0 D 4 0 0 0 0 F 4 0 0 0 0 D 5 0 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 2 G 8 0 0 0 0 G 31 0 0 0 2 Total 92 162 254 419
Goaltending statistics 32 1785:41 10 18 1 87 920 1 .914 2.92 8 379:46 1 4 2 25 181 0 .879 3.95 Empty Net - 27:32 - - - 9 - - - - Total 36 2192:59 11 22 3 121 1101 1 .901 3.31
Rankings
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