The rumored firing of Lake Superior State head coach Frank Anzalone became reality today as Lake State has relieved him of his duties and appointed assistant Jim Roque as its new head hockey coach. Roque assumes duties immediately, and fourth-year assistant coach Tim Christian will remain in that capacity. “We believe that there is a … Read more
Controversy has struck Laker hockey once again, as three players, junior Mark Adamek, sophomore Barnabas Birkeland, and freshman John Nogatch, were kicked off the team for “violating team policy,” according to Director of Athletics Bill Crawford. Crawford declined to further discuss the situation, saying on his Rock 101 radio pre-game show last Friday, “That’s all … Read more
Ask any coach in the league about Lake Superior State, and he’ll tell you that they play hard. They compete for 60 minutes, skate and execute well, take the body and finish their checks — and absolutely cannot find the back of an opponent’s net. Like any head coach, Frank Anzalone demands that his players … Read more
Entering the third season of his second stint as Lake Superior’s head coach, Frank Anzalone is enthusiastic, sincere, and intense. His Lakers, picked last in both the preseason coaches and media polls, are more stable, he says, and that may lead to improvement in this season’s performance. “I think that right now for the first … Read more
The NHL’s New York Islanders have named Jeff Jackson, a two-time national championship coach at Lake Superior State, as an assistant coach. Jackson, who had been pursuing college coaching jobs again for the past year, will join the staff of Steve Stirling, a one-time coach at Providence who is in his first year with the … Read more
Clarkson has narrowed the candidates for its vacant head coaching position to four finalists, all of whom are former assistants.
As the 2002-03 season begins, there are two things you should know about Laker hockey: Frank Anzalone is in charge, and Matt Violin is for real. When Anzalone returned to Lake State, several players found the atmosphere suddenly inhospitable — which was just fine with Anzalone, who did some housecleaning of his own. “I think … Read more
Frank Anzalone’s long, successful career as a coach has brought him full circle to Lake Superior. But as Paula C. Weston notes, not everyone agrees with his methods.
X At the sight of LakersFlying across their home ice,Would the bawds of euphonyCry out sharply? Too esoteric for you? Try this: Who will fear the Lakers? The Scott Borek era is over, and so returns to Sault Ste. Marie the legendary Frank Anzalone, who will attempt to resurrect the Laker days of old. Here’s … Read more
The man who guided Lake Superior State to its first NCAA Championship in 1988 is back behind the bench. The Lakers announced on Tuesday that Frank Anzalone would return for his second stint as the head man of Laker hockey.
Scott Borek has been fired as head coach at Lake Superior State, after five seasons at the helm. Borek came to Lake Superior from Division III Colby, taking over for Jeff Jackson, who became legendary in the area for winning two national championships. Jackson was reportedly offered a chance to return, but recently declined. Instead, … Read more
Former Lake Superior coach Jeff Jackson, a two-time national champion, recently turned down an offer to return to the Lakers, according to a report in the Kitchener-Waterloo (Ont.) Record. Jackson, who left Lake Superior in 1996 to help start the U.S. National Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., before being fired from the program last … Read more
Jason Nightingale, the No. 2 scorer for Lake Superior State so far this year, will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with an unspecified heart condition. Nightingale, who has nine goals and 15 points, joins a lengthy list of sidelined Lakers.
Lakers head coach Scott Borek may be one of the wittiest guys around. “At Lake Superior, I’m happy to say, this summer was the first quiet one we’ve had in a while. I don’t know if that will lead to a quiet winter or not, but we hope so.” After beginning the 2000-01 season with … Read more
Six Lake Superior State players have received two-game suspensions as a result of participation in a hockey tournament in Ontario last April, according to LSSU athletic director Bill Crawford. In addition, the four seniors, one junior, and one sophomore were each docked an equal percentage of scholarship money. “They didn’t take any money or compensation,” … Read more
Scott Borek has definite ideas, ideas on how he’d like to see his players perceived by residents of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. “I guess I would really like to see us have a family, wholesome image. Hockey players have to fight for that. They’re seen as wild — the kind of guys who work hard … Read more