Lakers add Defenseman

Weyburn Red Wings defenseman Andrew Perrault has verbally committed to Lake Superior State. The 6'-2", 190 lbs defenseman from Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan is scheduled to play for the Lakers next season. Perrault has posted 25 assists and 30 points in 47 games this season. After posting 18 assists and 23 points in 53 games last season. Perault is the former defense partner of the Lakers Kyle Haines.

Lakers Jump to #18 in USCHO.com Poll

For the first time since the 2006-07 season the Lake Superior Stat e University Lakers have jumped into the national polls, after climbing to 4th in the CCHA standings following a sweep of Nebraska-Omaha this past weekend. Hitting the USCHO.com poll at number 18 in January 18ths poll, and are tied for 17th with Cornell and Michigan in the PairWise Rankings. Lake Superior is 2-1-1 in their last 4 games and 8-1-3 in their last 12 games, with only 10 games left in the season. The season to this point has been the most successful since Head Coach Jim Roque’s second season behind the bench in 2006-07. The Lakers improved offensive output is one of the main reasons behind the team’s turnaround, the Lakers are currently third in the CCHA in scoring with 78 goals scored in 26 games, averaging 3.00 goals a game, their highest average since Scott Borek’s first season when the Lakers averaged over 4.00 goals a game. The Lakers are set to embark on arguably the hardest stretch of their season with their 10 remaining games are all against teams with plus .500 records, including Notre Dame, #2 Miami, and #8 Ferris State. The remaining series will be a trip to Alaska and at Northern.