1987–88 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season

Championship collegiate men's ice hockey season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#003F87; a #FFC61E 2px white white Lake Superior State Lakers white 1987–88 Lakesup lakers textlogo.png 250 Lake Superior State Lakers men CCHA 1st 33–7–6 22–4–6 18–3–2 11–3–4 4–1–0 Frank Anzalone Jeff JacksonJim Roque Terry HossackCraig Hewson Anthony Palumbo Norris Center National championCCHA, champion NCAA tournament champion 1986–87 1988–89 Lake Superior State Lakers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1987–88 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team represented the Lake Superior State University in college ice hockey. In its 6th year under head coach Frank Anzalone the team compiled a 33–7–6 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the second time.USCHO.com https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/lake-superior/mens-hockey/ Lake Superior Men's Hockey Team History November 28, 2010 The Lakers defeated St. Lawrence 4–3 in overtime to win the championship game at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. Season Regular season consistency After Frank Anzalone became head coach during the 1982–83 season, the Lakers began to find success. Because of the team's success Anzalone was able to recruit talented up-and-coming players such as goaltender Bruce Hoffort and New Jersey Devils draft pick Jim Dowd. While these freshmen newcomers, particularly Hoffort, would make major contributions to the team it was the upper classmen who led the way. Mark Vermette, who scored only a single goal in his freshman season, exploded out of the gate and helped Lake Superior build an early lead in the conference standings. The Lakers never found themselves on any long winning streaks but they rode Vermette's sudden scoring flurry to wins almost every weekend. The Lakers lost only a single game in each of the first three months of the season and ended 1987 with as many ties as losses (3 each). The second half of the season was no different with the Lakers continuing to build on their lead in the CCHA, losing only one more conference game the rest of the year and finishing with a massive 10-point lead over second-place Bowling Green. The Lakers won only their second CCHA title (the first in 14 years) and were ranked so highly that it was possible for them to make the NCAA tournament bases solely on their regular season. They had achieved such heights with a combination of scoring and tough, physical play they earned them around 1,000 penalty minutes in just 38 games.TRULY SUPERIOR LAKERS https://www.si.com/vault/1988/04/11/117468/truly-superior-lakers-a-crew-from-the-sault-scored-an-upset-at-the-ncaas Sports Illustrated April 11, 1988 October 27, 2019 CCHA tournament Lake Superior ran through 8th-place Ohio State winning the quarterfinal series handily. For the championship rounds the Lakers headed to Detroit to face Western Michigan, who had given them fits during the season. The semifinal saw no difference as the two teams fought to a 4–4 draw in regulation, leading to the fourth overtime game on the season between the two. This time the Lake State was able to emerge as the victor and head to the conference championship game. The final gamed followed a similar pattern to the semifinal with the Lakers and Bowling Green knotted at 2-all after 60 minutes but the Lakers could not get a second consecutive overtime goal and missed a chance to win their first ever conference tournament.Lake Superior State Men's Hockey Record Book https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/1/l/c15u6aws34dr4t/18-19_Hockey_Record_book_Final2.pdf Lake Superior State Lakers October 27, 2019 NCAA tournament Despite the loss, Lake Superior had won 30 games by that point, a new program record, and were given the #2 western seed, allowing them to bypass the first round of the tournament and await their opponent at home. After a week off, the Lakers played host to Merrimack, a Division III team who had received the final At-Large bid into the tournament. Despite not much being expected of them, the Warriors had taken down the Hockey East champion in the first round then stunned the Lakers in game 1 of the quarterfinals 3–4. Fortunately for lake Superior, at the time the tournament format had the first two rounds being two-game total-goal series and they could get away with a poor effort in one game. Sure enough Lake Superior rebounded with 5–1 win in the second and took the series to advance to their first Frozen Four. In the national semifinal Lake State faced its toughest challenge yet, the top-ranked Maine Black Bears. It was, however, the Lakers' tenacity that won out in the end. While Mane came in with the top offense in the country, Lake Superior was able to win the majority of puck battles and double up the vaunted easterners 6–3. For their first championship appearance, Lake Superior faced an equally unlikely opponent in St. Lawrence who had outlasted western powerhouse Minnesota the night after. The two unheralded teams each tried to play their game and it was St. Lawrence who looked to be the better of the two early. With the Lakers getting into penalty trouble the Saints fired 20 shots on goal in the first period but Hoffort stood tall and turned everything aside. St. Lawrence was finally able to solve Hoffort in the second period, pumping three goals into the net in the middle frame. Third-period controversy With the game tied 3–3 late in the third period, St. Lawrence got the puck near the front of the net and had an opportunity to score when future U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber intentionally knocked the net off of its moorings. This violation would normally cause a penalty shot to be called, but referee Frank Cole only called for a face-off.SLU-LSSU national championship controversy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HowMoUOhQSs YouTube October 27, 2019 The building, full of St. Lawrence partisans, booed what they felt was an obvious missed call but the Lakers were able to escape unscathed. The game headed into overtime and wear and tear of playing back-to-back games started to show on St. Lawrence. Lake Superior attacked the Saints' cage and just before the 5-minute mark, Vermette slid a rebound through a maze of bodies into the net and gave Lake Superior its first national title. Awards and honors Bruce Hoffort's 49-saves in the title game helped him earn the tournament MOP and was joined by Kord Cernich and Mike DeCarle on the All-Tournament team.Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 Mark Vermette led the NCAA in goals, setting a program record with 45 on the season and is the only Laker in history to reach the 40-goal plateau (as of 2019). His goal-scoring frenzy made him a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award but that year it would go to Minnesota's Robb Stauber, Pete's brother. Vermette had to settle for being named an AHCA first-team All-American while head coach Frank Anzalone received the Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach of the year.NCAA Division I Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 Hoffort's 2.65 goals against average was also the best for qualifying goalies in the nation. Vermette was named the CCHA Player of the Year, the first Laker to win the award,CCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 while Anzalone won the CCHA Coach of the Year. Vermette and Hoffort were named to the All-CCHA First TeamCCHA All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 while Cernich and DeCarle made the Second Team. Standings LSSU Schedule The team's schedule was a s follows:Lake Superior State Men's Hockey Record Book https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/1/l/c15u6aws34dr4t/18-19_Hockey_Record_book_Final2.pdf Lake Superior State Lakers October 27, 2019 yes |- !colspan=12 style="Lake Superior State Lakers #FFFFFF;" | Regular season October 9 w yes no 1987 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 8–4 1–0   October 10 w yes no 1987 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 7–3 2–0   October 16 t no 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 4–4 OT 2–0–1 0–0–1   October 17 w no 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 9–2 3–0–1 1–0–1   October 23 w yes 1987 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–4 OT 4–0–1 2–0–1   October 24 w yes 1987 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 7–3 5–0–1 3–0–1   October 30 w no 1987 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 7–5 6–0–1 4–0–1   October 31 l no 1987 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 7–8 OT 6–1–1 4–1–1   November 6 w yes 1987 men Miami Redskins Miami Goggin Ice Arena Oxford, Ohio 5–3 7–1–1 5–1–1   November 7 w yes 1987 men Miami Redskins Miami Goggin Ice Arena Oxford, Ohio 5–1 8–1–1 6–1–1   November 13 w no 1987 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 3–1 9–1–1 7–1–1   November 14 l no 1987 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 5–6 OT 9–2–1 7–2–1   November 20 t yes yes 1987 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 3–3 OT 9–2–2 7–2–2   November 21 w yes yes 1987 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 5–2 10–2–2 8–2–2   November 27 w no 1987 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 5–3 11–2–2 9–2–2   November 28 w no 1987 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 6–3 12–2–2 10–2–2   December 4 l yes 1987 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 2–4 12–3–2 10–3–2   December 5 t yes 1987 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 4–4 OT 12–3–3 10–3–3   December 11 w yes 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, Ohio 7–0 13–3–3 11–3–3   December 12 w yes 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, Ohio 5–2 14–3–3 12–3–3   December 28 w yes no 1987 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 3–2 15–3–3 12–3–3   January 3 w yes yes 1987 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 5–2 16–3–3 12–3–3   January 8 t no 1987 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 6–6 OT 16–3–4 12–3–4   January 9 w no 1987 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 5–1 17–3–4 13–3–4   January 15 w yes 1987 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Ewigleben Arena Big Rapids, Michigan 3–2 18–3–4 14–3–4   January 16 l yes 1987 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Ewigleben Arena Big Rapids, Michigan 2–4 18–4–4 14–4–4   January 22 w no 1987 men Miami Redskins Miami Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 10–2 OT 19–4–4 15–4–4   January 23 w no 1987 men Miami Redskins Miami Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 6–2 20–4–4 16–4–4   January 29 t yes 1987 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 5–5 OT 20–4–5 16–4–5   January 30 t yes 1987 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 4–4 OT 20–4–6 16–4–6   February 5 w no 1987 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 5–2 21–4–6 17–4–6   February 6 w no 1987 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 6–2 22–4–6 18–4–6   February 12 w yes 1987 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–2 23–4–6 19–4–6   February 13 w yes 1987 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–0 24–4–6 20–4–6   February 19 w no 1987 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 7–3 25–4–6 21–4–6   February 20 w no 1987 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 5–4 26–4–6 22–4–6   February 26 w yes yes 1987 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex St. Cloud, Minnesota 3–1 27–4–6 22–4–6   February 27 l yes yes 1987 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex St. Cloud, Minnesota 3–4 27–5–6 22–4–6   |- !colspan=12 style="Lake Superior State Lakers #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF CCHA tournament March 4 w yes no 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan CCHA Quarterfinal game 1 6–2 28–5–6 22–4–6   March 5 w yes no 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan CCHA Quarterfinal game 2 4–1 29–5–6 22–4–6   |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Lake Superior State Won Series 2-0 March 11 w yes yes 1987 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan CCHA Semifinal 5–4 OT 30–5–6 22–4–6   March 12 l yes yes 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan CCHA championship 2–3 OT 30–6–6 22–4–6   |- !colspan=12 style="Lake Superior State Lakers #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA tournament March 25 l yes no 1987 men Merrimack Warriors Merrimack Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan National Quarterfinal game 1 3–4 30–7–6 22–4–6   March 26 w yes no 1987 men Merrimack Warriors Merrimack Norris Center Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan National Quarterfinal game 2 5–1 31–7–6 22–4–6   |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Lake Superior State Won Series 8-5 March 31 w yes yes 1987 men Maine Black Bears Maine Olympic Center Lake Placid, New York National Semifinal 6–3 32–7–6 22–4–6   April 2 w yes yes 1987 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Olympic Center Lake Placid, New York National championship 4–3 OT 33–7–6 22–4–6 7,906 Source: Roster and scoring statistics The roster and scoring statistics were as follows:Lake Superior State Univ. 1987-1988 Skater Stats https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1792/lake-superior-state-univ./1987-1988?tab=stats Elite Prospects October 27, 20191987-88 Lake Superior State University roster and statistics https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641988.html Hockey DB October 27, 2019 2 Lake Superior State Lakers No. Name Year Position Hometown unsortable S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM 23 Mark Vermette Junior RW Cochenour, ON Ontario 46 45 30 75 154 14 Mike DeCarle 1 Junior RW Covina, CA California 43 27 39 66 83 21 Pete Stauber Sophomore F Duluth, MN Minnesota 45 25 33 58 103 24 Anthony Palumbo 1 Junior C Sault Ste. Marie, ON Ontario 44 17 34 51 18 9 Jim Dowd Jim Dowd (ice hockey) Freshman C Brick, NJ New Jersey 45 18 27 45 16 20 Brett Barnett 1 Freshman LW Toronto, ON Ontario 44 16 23 39 124 3 Kord Cernich Sophomore D Ketchikan, AK Alaska 46 16 23 39 78 10 Terry Hossack 1 Senior F Farmington Hills, MI Michigan 46 13 17 30 72 15 Jeff Jablonski 1 Sophomore LW Toledo, OH Ohio 46 13 12 25 54 27 Dean Dyer Freshman C Sherwood Park, AB Alberta 45 6 16 22 38 16 Tim Breslin Freshman LW Downers Grove, IL Illinois 38 6 14 20 18 4 Karl Johnston Karl Johnston (ice hockey) Freshman D Windsor, ON Ontario 42 7 13 20 38 8 Tim Harris 1 Freshman RW Uxbridge, ON Ontario 43 8 10 18 79 12 Craig Hewson 1 Senior RW Brantford, ON Ontario 45 6 12 18 60 22 Dan Keczmer Sophomore D Mount Clemens, MI Michigan 41 2 15 17 34 5 Rene Chapdelaine Junior D Weyburn, SK Saskatchewan 35 1 9 10 44 18 Doug Laprade 1 Freshman RW Thunder Bay, ON Ontario 37 5 4 9 48 6 Ken Martel 1 Junior D Hacienda Heights, CA California 46 0 3 3 46 30 Bruce Hoffort Freshman G Estevan, SK Saskatchewan 31 0 2 2 2 2 David DiVita 1 Freshman D St. Clair Shores, MI Michigan 26 1 0 1 20 35 Brandon Reed 1 Sophomore G Lansing, MI Michigan 1 0 0 0 0 19 Dominic Niro 1 Freshman LW Sault Ste. Marie, ON Ontario 2 0 0 0 2 26 Brian Corso 1 Freshman D San Diego, CA California 4 0 0 0 2 17 Jeff Napierala 1 Freshman RW Muskegon, MI Michigan 7 0 0 0 0 11 Drew Famulak 1 Sophomore RW Melville, SK Saskatchewan 8 0 0 0 6 1 Mike Greenlay Freshman G Vitória, BRA Brazil 19 0 0 0 2 Total 232 336 568 1141 Note: statistical archives record 1 fewer goal than Lake Superior State scored as a team. Goaltending statistics 2 Lake Superior State Lakers No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 30 Bruce Hoffort 31 1787 23 4 3 79 790 2 .909 2.65 1 Mike Greenlay 19 1023 10 3 3 57 – 0 - 3.34 35 Brandon Reed 1 1 – 0 0 0 – – 0 – – Total 46 – 33 7 6 139 – 2 – – 1988 national championship (W2) Lake Superior State vs. (E2) St. Lawrence Lake Superior State St. Lawrence Olympic Center April 2 4 – 3 1 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st LSSUTim Harris 1–0 LSSU LSSUKord Cernich 2–0 LSSU 2nd SLUDoug MurrayMcColgan and Lappin 21:57 2–1 LSSU SLURuss Mann 2–2 LSSUKord Cernich 3–0 LSSU SLUBrian McColganBaker and Lappin 3–3 3rd None 1st Overtime LSSUMark Vermette 64:36 4–3 LSSU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice SLU Paul Cohen 4 LSSU Bruce Hoffort 49 3 Players drafted into the NHL 1988 NHL entry draft The player selected in the 1988 NHL entry draft were as follows:1988 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1988e.html Hockey DB October 27, 2019 = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 2 Lake Superior State Lakers Round Pick Player NHL team 4 75 Dean Dyer Hartford Whalers 6 106 David DiVita Buffalo Sabres 10 191 Paul Constantin† Vancouver Canucks 11 217 Doug Laprade Los Angeles Kings † incoming freshman See also 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References 50em Category:Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey seasons Lake Superior State Lake Superior State Lake Superior State Lake Superior State Lake Superior State Lake Superior State