2022–23 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season

With the vast majority of the team returning, there was little reason to think that Lake Superior wouldn't be able to have at least as good a season as they had in 2022. However, from the drop of the puck, nothing seemed to go right for the Lakers. Early on, neither Ethan Langenegger nor Seth Eisele were able to keep the puck out of the goal; Laker Superior averaged nearly 4 goals against per game through their first 8 games. Worse, the offense had dried up. Across the board, players were having a much tougher time getting the puck into the opposing goal. The Lakers scored 36 fewer goals than they had the year before, a full goal less per game. With one of the worse offenses in the nation, the team plummeted to the bottom of the CCHA standings and remained their all season. Lake Superior was at or near the bottom of the national rankings as well, and the team was on pace to post the worst season in program history.

Near the end of January, the defense began to come around. Over their final 7 matches, the Lakers allowed just 2 goals against per game. The offense also saw a modest increase and saw the Lakers go 5–2 in those contests. While they were unable to do anything about their playoff position, the increased level of play did allow the team to avoid posting a historically bad season.^[1]

Lake Superior's opponent for the quarterfinals was Minnesota State. While there was some hope that the improved play would carry over into the postseason, the Mavericks made quick work of the Lakers in the first game. While the final score was better in the rematch, MSU controlled the game, outshooting LSSU 18–40 and end a very disappointing season for the Lakers.^[2]

As of July 30, 2022.^[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Ethan Langenegger	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-09-10	Kamloops, British Columbia	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
2		Bryan Huggins	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-03-26	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo (USHL)	—
3		Tyler Williams	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-05-16	South Lyon, Michigan	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
4		Jacob Bengtsson (A)	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1999-05-08	Stockholm, Sweden	Waterloo (USHL)	—
5		Arvid Henrikson	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1998-02-23	Stockholm, Sweden	Austin (NAHL)	MTL, 187th overall 2016
6		Jake Willets	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-08-06	Monroe, Michigan	Ferris State (CCHA)	—
8		Logan Jenuwine	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-15	Romeo, Michigan	Arizona State (NCAA)	—
9		Connor Milburn	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-04-11	Kamloops, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
11		Dawson Tritt	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-09-01	Spokane, Washington	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
12		Brandon Puricelli	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-02-04	Ellisville, Missouri	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
13		Spencer DenBeste	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-02-17	Marquette, Michigan	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
14		Brett Roloson	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-12-29	Worcester, Massachusetts	Minot (NAHL)	—
16		Harrison Roy	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-01-17	Lakeville, Massachusetts	Boston College (HEA)	—
17		Sebastian Miedema	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-09-09	Gävle, Sweden	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
18		Cole Craft	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-29	North Bay, Ontario	Lincoln (USHL)	—
19		Joshua Wildauer	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-06-16	Dearborn Heights, Michigan	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
20		Grant Hindman	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-05-16	Oakland, Michigan	Youngstown (USHL)	—
21		Jordan Venegoni	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-16	Livonia, Michigan	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
22		Timo Bakos	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-28	Augsburg, Germany	Rosenheim (Oberliga)	—
23		Artyom Borshyov	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-08-22	Vitebsk, Belarus	Northern (NCDC)	—
24		Jared Kucharek	Graduate	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-23	Royal Oak, Michigan	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
25		Jeremy Gervais	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-01-09	Prince George, British Columbia	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
26		Jack Jeffers (A)	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-09-21	Oakville, Ontario	Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)	—
27		Benito Posa	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-01-16	Flint, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
28		Jared Westcott	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-18	Imperial, Missouri	Penn State (Big Ten)	—
29		Louis Boudon (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1998-10-04	Grenoble, France	Northeast (NAHL)	—
30		Easton Hesse	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-28	Beaumont, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
31		Seth Eisele	Senior	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-10-30	Lake Elmo, Minnesota	Lone Star (NAHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[6]