Laker Hockey Game Notes Contact: Dianna Allen, 906-635-2601 2010-11 Schedule/Results 0-1-1 Overall; 0-0-0 CCHA Notes Lake Superior State October This Week: 2 Western Ontario (Exh.) L, 5-4 0-1-1 Overall, 0-0-0 CCHA 8 Minn.-Duluth* T, 6-6 OT • The Lakers are playing their vs. 9 Michigan Tech* L, 6-2 fi rst Central Collegiate Hockey 14 at Notre Dame 7:35 PM Association games of 2010-11 Notre Dame 15 at Notre Dame 7:35 PM at Notre Dame. On the road 1-1-0 Overall, 0-0-0 CCHA 22 Colgate (Pink in the Rink) 7:05 PM against the Fighting Irish, LSSU 23 Colgate (Pink in the Rink) 5:05 PM is 16-11-6. UND leads the Thursday, 7:35 p.m. 29 at Miami 7:35 PM all-time record 25-23-7. UND Friday, 7:35 p.m. 30 at Miami 7:05 PM and LSSU are playing the only November CCHA series of the wekeend. Radio 5 Northern Michigan 7:05 PM • Last season at home against 99.5 Yes FM 6 Northern Michigan 7:05 PM UND, LSSU lost 6-1 and tied 12 Ferris State 7:05 PM 13 Ferris State 7:05 PM 1-1 with a shootout victory. The 19 at Michigan 7:35 PM only returning point grabber, 20 at Michigan 7:35 PM for the Lakers from the 2009-10 series is sophomore defenseman Zach 26 at Denver~ 9:35 PM Trotman. Trotman scored the only Laker goal in the 1-1 tie. Sophomore 27 vs. Clarkson~ 6:35 PM forward Domenic Monardo was the only skater to net a goal during the December shootout. 3 Bowling Green 7:05 PM • Notre Dame is returning four out of its fi ve goal scores from last season’s 4 Bowling Green 7:05 PM series. UND’s Calle Ridderwall netted a hat trick during the 6-1 victory 10 at Western Michigan 7:35 PM over LSSU. Ridderwall is scoreless so far in 2010-11. 11 at Western Michigan 7:35 PM • Senior forward Rick Schofi eld (2-3--5) leads LSSU in points with fi ve. January Sophomore forwards Monardo (1-3--4) and Nick McParland (0-3--3) rank 14 Michigan State 7:05 PM 15 Michigan State 7:05 PM second and third for the Lakers. 21 Western Michigan 7:05 PM • The last time LSSU defeated Notre Dame was Dec. 17, 2005, in South 22 Western Michigan 7:05 PM Bend, Ind. The Lakers won that game, 4-0, but are 0-9-3 since then. 28 at Bowling Green 7:05 PM • The Lakers’ record during the fi rst half of the 2009-10 season was 10-7-3-1 29 at Bowling Green 7:05 PM overall and 7-6-1-1 CCHA. The Lakers were 5-11-2 overall and 3-9-2 in February the CCHA during the second half. 4 at Northern Michigan 7:35 PM 5 at Northern Michigan 7:35 PM 11 Alaska 7:05 PM 12 Alaska 7:05 PM 18 at Ohio State 7:05 PM 19 at Ohio State 7:05 PM 25 Miami 7:05 PM 26 Miami 7:05 PM Last Weekend: • The Lakers fi nished the Superior Cup Showcase 0-1-1 and are now 1-4-3 ^if necessary during the all-time series, which has spanned four seasons. LSSU tied with All times EST No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth, 6-6, and lost to Michigan Tech, 6-2, in Taffy Abel &Indicates shootout loss Arena. Seven LSSU players ended the showcase with two or more points. !Indicates shootout win • Freshman goaltender Kevin Kapalka made his collegiate debut Saturday and gave up six goals on 25 shots faced. Rookie defenseman Andrew Per- *Superior Cup reault recorded his fi rst collegiate point with an assists against the Huskies. ~Denver Cup Tournament • LSSU was 4-for-10 on the power play for the weekend. %First Round of CCHA Playoffs Lake Superior State coach Jim Roque Jim Roque stormed onto the head coach- in management, the Killarney, Ont., native started his coaching ing scene in 2005-06 by leading LSSU to its career as an assistant under Anzalone and stayed on to work with fi rst winning season in six years and to its former coach Jeff Jackson. This is his 11th overall season as a fi rst home-ice berth in the CCHA Playoffs coach at LSSU. since 1999-00. During his second season, Roque played for the Lakers from 1983-87 and totaled 56 the Lakers fi nished 21-19-3 and reached the goals and 144 career points, which ranks 19th on the Lakers’ CCHA semifi nals at Joe Louis Arena for the career points list. Roque was a part of the fi rst recruited class fi rst time since 1995-96. brought in by Anzalone and was also a member of the fi rst Laker The Lakers are 72-91-30 during Roque’s squad to advance to the NCAA Tournament in 1985. fi ve-year tenure, including 15-18-5 in 2009- The only other former Laker who went on to become the 10. Last year’s team had its share of wire-to-wire thrillers and program’s head coach was Rick Comley, who is now the head fi nished 8-6 in one-goal games, making a vast improvement from coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He coached at LSSU from the 1-12 record in 2008-09. The 2010-11 squad has 10 newcom- 1973-76. ers, but returns four of its top fi ve scorers. Roque was on the LSSU coaching staff when it won the 1988 Roque became the ninth coach in the 42-year history of Laker NCAA Championship, and he recruited the majority of the 1992 hockey when he replaced Frank Anzalone in June of 2005. He title team. He has played a role in all fi ve NCAA Tournament is the second former Laker player to take the helm of the LSSU appearances and was part of two CCHA playoff titles and two program. regular-season titles. Roque’s most-recent of three LSSU assistant coaching stints At Clarkson, he coached two Hobey Baker fi nalists and four ran from 2001-02 through 2004-05. Previously, he was an assis- National Hockey League players (Todd White, Erik Cole, Chris tant coach for the Lakers from 1988-91 and also in 1994-95. Af- Clark and Willie Mitchell). He was also a part of three Eastern ter six seasons as an assistant at Clarkson University, he returned Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) regular-season titles, four to LSSU again in 2001. Roque also coached in the Saskatchewan NCAA Tournament berths and one playoff championship. Junior Hockey League from 1991-93. He and his wife, Julia, have two children—Emma (15) and After graduating from LSSU in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree Abby (13). CCHA Games Last Week CCHA Games This Weekend Thursday, October 7: Tuesday, October 12 Ferris State 4 at Alab-Huntsville 1 Northern Michigan 4 at Michigan Tech 4 OT USA Under-18 Team 0 at Michigan (EX) 3 Friday, October 8: Air Force 2 vs Alaska 5 Thursday, October 14 Holy Cross 3 vs Notre Dame 6 Maine at Michigan State 7:05 ET Ohio State 1 at Quinnipiac 2 Lake Superior at Notre Dame 7:35 ET Minnesota Duluth 6 at Lake Superior 6 OT Michigan 4 at Bowling Green 1 Friday, October 15 Ferris State 2 at Alab-Huntsville 4 Bowling Green at Clarkson 7:00 ET Michigan Tech 4 at Northern Michigan 3 OT St. Lawrence at Ferris State 7:05 ET New Hampshire 3 at Miami 6 Robert Morris at Ohio State 7:05 ET Canisius 5 at Western Michigan 3 Western Michigan at Mercyhurst 7:05 ET Western Ontario 5 at Michigan State (EX) 3 Miami at St. Cloud State 7:07 CT Lake Superior at Notre Dame 7:35 ET Saturday, October 9: Maine at Michigan State 7:35 ET North Dakota 3 vs Alaska 1 Union at Alaska 8:05 AT Ohio State 4 at Quinnipiac 0 Michigan Tech 6 at Lake Superior 2 Saturday, October 16 Michigan 4 at Bowling Green 2 Bowling Green at Clarkson 7:00 ET New Hampshire 6 at Miami 3 Michigan at New Hampshire 7:00 ET Minnesota Duluth 3 at Northern Michigan 2 Colorado College at Alaska 7:05 AT Canisius 2 at Western Michigan 3 OT St. Lawrence at Ferris State 7:05 ET Western Michigan at Mercyhurst 7:05 ET Sunday, October 10: Miami at St. Cloud State 7:07 CT Boston University 5 vs Notre Dame 4 College Hockey Polls USCHO.com/CSTV USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Team (First-place votes) LW W-L-T Team (First-place votes) LW W-L-T 1. Boston College 998 (48) 1 1-0-0 1. Boston College 507 (31) 1 1-0-0 2. North Dakota 916 (2) 2 1-0-1 2. North Dakota 467 (3) 2 1-0-1 3. Michigan 833 5 2-0-1 3. Michigan, 427 4 2-0-1 4. Miami 827 3 1-1-0 4. Miami, 392 3 1-1-0 5. Yale 751 6 0-0-0 5. Yale 345 5 0-0-0 6. Denver 636 9 1-0-1 6. Maine, 300 7 1-0-1 7. Minn.-Duluth 608 8 1-0-1 7. Minn.-Duluth, 299 9 1-0-1 8.