Being our equipment manager was truly his dream job.
This year we’ll play for him; he’ll be heavy on our hearts and minds each day. Rest easily, Wes. 💙💛⚓️ If you would like to stop by the victory bell to leave a little something in remembrance of Wes, we welcome all to do so.
This weekend we’ll play for our brother & teammate, Max Humitz.
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Our entire program sends our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the Humitz family with the passing of Max’s dad on New Year’s Day. We’ll get to work, light the lamp, and bring a win home for you!
For the first time, EVER! WE ARE THE GLI CHAMPIONS! Ring that bell!
Final from Detroit! 👇
Final SOG: LSSU 38, MTU 24
Thank you Michigan Tech, for a great tournament! We hope to see you again!
With completely shattered hearts, we say goodbye to the best of the best, our equipment manager, Wes Dejong.
Anyone who knew Wes, was immediately impacted by him. He was one of the boys through and through - he loved joking with the guys and coaching staff.
We’ll play for Paul tonight. All players will have PJ stickers on their helmets.
We also ask that you join us pregame for a moment of silence in remembrance of Paul Jerrard.
It’s been a complete whirlwind of the last few days! We’re not even sure the big moments have fully hit us yet - we’re honored and excited to represent LSSU on the national scale this weekend for the first time in 25 years!
For now, it’s wheels up, we’ve got business to tend to
We know it's the season for miracles, but we could hardly believe this one ourselves! This may be straight magic from .
@jthenke94
! .
@Buccigross
#SCtop10
Lakers 🤝 .
@DetroitRedWings
Honored to have Coach Blashill hoist our WCHA Championship trophy… next Laker ‘ship he holds will be the .
@CCHAHockey
Championship trophy 😏
Stay tuned, Laker tickets and full schedule are coming SOON!
Laker Hockey mourns the passing of alum, Paul Jerrard, after his battle with cancer. He passed away on February 15th.
A true Laker legend - a player, coach, friend, mentor. Rest peacefully.
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That’ll do it on the 2020-21 season for the boys in blue. Grateful to have had the season we did, heartbroken we fell short. Next season starts tomorrow.
We’ll focus on the good & all that we’ve accomplished this year. Goodnight Laker fans.
Goal: Calder
SOG: LSSU 35, UMass 29
We’re thinking of the entire .
@uahhockey
family with the news of the elimination of their program. They’ve always been upstanding student-athletes, coaches and competitors to us! We appreciate you being a part of our program history this past year in Canada 💙🤍
Paul Boyer is working his 2,000th game as the Red Wings head equipment manager.
The Rangers honored him at MSG, and the Red Wings flew in his wife for the game.
In his first weekend back in the line-up for
@HockeyLSSU
after his father's passing,
@Maxhumitz21
earned forward of the week honors from his college hockey conference.
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HAPPY NEWS!! 🥳‼️‼️
A big congratulations to .
@Maxhumitz21
on signing with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the 2020-21 season! We'll always be your biggest supporters, Hummer!
When
@mtuhky
fans get stuck north of the Mighty Mac, they make the wise decision of stopping at the Taffy for a night of college hockey regardless of who’s playing! Thanks for coming!
#WeAreWCHA
@WCHA_MHockey
Laker fans, we truly cannot thank you enough for your support this season. We didn’t play for the names on our backs, but for the name on the front and for our amazing fans. Thank you 💙
Couldn’t have happened for a more deserving guy! The captain, .
@louis_boudon
has signed with
@RocketLaval
, the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadians.
Congratulations, Louis! We’re all rooting for you!
“Make sure the world has a little more Wes to it” 💙⚓️
Live each day as Wes would; fight through the battles and adversity, serve others, and follow your passion so you never work a day in your life.
The first step of honoring our brother. Forever on our hearts and minds, Wes.
Yuki Miura finished his Laker campaign by recording game No. 💯 last night! It’s been an amazing career and campaign as a Laker, Yuks!
We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see what’s next for you!
No doubt they gave it their all and left it all out there. These boys will always rally around one another. They’re brothers. They are family. 💙💛
📸 Matt Dewkett
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our favorite supporters and
@mitchsmisfits
. Maneet's passion and love for the Huskies were on full display every single day and he will be dearly missed.
#FollowTheHuskies
Wes will be remembered at the Victory Bell tomorrow Tuesday, July 19th at 1:30PM. All are welcome.
Details about additional plans to properly remember Wes will follow at a later date.
We miss you, Wes 💙💛
A small piece of home was added to their second home at the Taffy today! Just a little more motivation for them every time they line up for game time!
However, we will not be adding 6 more national anthems prior to our games. Sorry, boys!
The man who leads us all & has always believed in us - Congratulations, Coach! GET YOUR DANCIN' SHOES!
Now, let's get these guys back home to ring the bell!
Seniors, go out heads held high. Our entire program & community is incredibly proud of the path you have paved for the upcoming years of Laker Hockey 💙 We cannot thank you enough for all that you’ve done. You’re some of the best people we know!
We miss you & your enthusiasm in the Taffy Abel, Justin! We’ll be saving your seat for you.
Just a little extra motivation to work hard this season as we remember the most enthusiastic student fan we’ve had!
With the win tonight we have clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament! Tune in to the NCAA selection show tomorrow night at 7:00pm on ESPN U to find out who we’ll face and where we’re headed next!
Thank you hockey world for all of the love over the past few days. It is very much felt with every post, message, text, phone call we receive.
Knowing how big of an impact Wes made will help us to carry forward in the days, weeks, and months ahead.
We'll hold our heads high and wish .
@BSUBeaversMHKY
all the best of luck as the face UMass tomorrow!
We're rooting for you to take this one home for the
#WCHA
Last night we recorded our 1,000th program win! A special night for all who've been a part of the program the past 55 years. We look forward to celebrating next season with our fans and past & present players of Laker Hockey!
For now, it’s back to work.
AND WE ARE ONTO THE SEMIS! ⏩ Came down to final seconds but we came away with the 𝑽𝑰𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀‼️
Goals: C. Milburn, R. Milburn, Tritt
SOG: LSSU 31, UST 30
Victory graphic brought to you by
@Fresh2oEUP
Thank you Class of 2020 for all you did for the program 💙💛
The leadership, motivation, the never-quit attitude, and all the rest, we are thankful to have been on the ride with you. You’ll always have a home with us at the Taffy Abel.
お誕生日おめでとうございます, .
@yukimiura36
! すてきな一日を 🎈🎉
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Thank you Google translate! We should really learn more languages considering for more than half of our team, English isn’t their first language!
[ご報告]
エストニアにて4月28日より開幕する世界選手権に、日本代表メンバーの一人として参加します。代表のユニフォームに袖を通せることを心から誇りに思います!
I’m honored and super excited to represent my country at the IIHF Worlds! 🇯🇵
In a season unlike any other, we still needed & wanted our senior's families to be involved in honoring and thanking their time with our program. With the help of many people behind the scenes, we were able to surprise our international players with their families via Zoom 💙💛
As a team, we've spent endless amounts of hours on a bus & can't imagine the tragedy that Humboldt has faced. We'll keep these out for you
#SticksOutForHumboldt
#HumboldtStrong
Be sure to take a moment to remember the crew of 29 who lost their lives 46 years ago aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald, in a storm against Lake Superior not far from our home.
“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee”
𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙊𝙍 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙏𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏:
#14
Yuki Miura
Yuki has played in 92 games as a Laker and as garnered 8G, 20A. This season, he leads all WCHA 𝘼𝙉𝘿 NCAA forwards with 32 blocked shots. Congratulations, .
@yukimiura36
! Thank you for sacrificing your body to stop those pucks!
This weekend we’re playing for our teammate, Brendan McKay & his brother (former captain) Austin McKay.
We’re sending our prayers and condolences to the entire McKay family with the passing of Brendan’s mom yesterday. We 💙 you, 10!
Rumor has it this smiley guy took a quick break from his recruiting trip this weekend to propose to his now fiancé 💍
Ok, it’s not a rumor, it’s in fact true! Congrats, Coach! We are 100x more happy for you than what you’re expressing in the photo!
It was a special night at Taffy Abel this past Saturday.
Keeping our brother close. 💙💛 One of the many ways he'll be remembered this year. We'll remember Wes in a pregame ceremony on Friday, October 14th.
Heavy on our minds & hearts as we gear up for a new season. We miss you
We are extremely thankful for the chance to play today
To our seniors start their final campaign as a Laker, make it a special one! Your leadership in keeping the team optimistic & competitive hasn't gone unnoticed during the past couple of months. Now, lets play hockey!
Congratulations to .
@Kossoff30
on signing with the .
@MonarchsHockey
of the ECHL! 👏🏼🦁 And just like that, all of our senior class teammates are off to the big leagues! We’ll be rooting for you, Kossy!!
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Your 2021 WCHA Tournament Champion Lakers are on their way back to the Soo & will be arriving later today. Stay tuned for updates on the team’s arrival & what time you can join us at the Norris Center for the ringing of the Victory Bell!
#RingyDingy
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Last night, our team was honored to accept the newest award of the Anchor Awards, the Justin Kelly Award on behalf of Justin. This award will be given to the greatest Laker fan for years to come. For now, it'll stay on Justin's seat, which is where it belongs in the Taffy
We are saddened to hear of the death of LSSU student, Justin Kelly. Justin was a huge Laker hockey fan and was always proudly & loudly cheering for our team, regardless of wins or losses. We send our thoughts to those who were fortunate enough to know him
2021 WCHA Champions still has such a nice 𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 to it… 😏
A special night for our champions ahead of kicking off a new CCHA season tomorrow night against St. Thomas. Each day we show up, commit and continue to work towards another dream and vision of another championship!
The Lakers sweep the Beavers in two and we're advancing to the next round‼️
And now, join us for the greatest tradition in college hockey! RING THAT BELL!
Goals scored by: Humitz (16), Eriksson (3), Saccoman (10)
SOG: Lakers 34, Beavers 40
RECAP:
Congratulations to our 6 seniors who would have walked in commencement today! 👨🎓 We are so proud of each of you, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!
Congrats again, enjoy the day! We miss you guys! And you’ll be greatly missed in years to come! 💙💛