LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

[RapidsCity]

Good interview, I wonder if Bill Crawford has hung up the headset.

Too bad Morgan couldn't buy into the program he sure had talent.

What happened to Holewa?

[PerkyforPrez]

What happened to Holewa?

My take is that he wasn't renewed.

[Laker Dude]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

My take is that he wasn't renewed.

Seeing that he was mainly in charge of defense, it was probably a good decision to get rid of him. Especially with how much of a step back the team took defensively last year.

[Bill]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Zach Trotman has signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pe...ts/c-290264338

[Bill]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Steve Oleksy has signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks:

https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks...rs/c-290252550

Also, Buddy Robinson has signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Jets:

https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-s...on/c-290252224

[davyd83]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Wishing a safe & happy 4th of July to all you great hockey fans!🇺🇸

[RealLaker94]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Wishing a safe & happy 4th of July to all you great hockey fans!����

Thank you! Hope you had a great holiday, also.

[jsmithe]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Kevin Czuczman has signed a one year deal with the Penguins: http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-...igns-penguins/

[Bill]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

Kevin Czuczman has signed a one year deal with the Penguins: http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-...igns-penguins/

Good chance that he and Zach Trotman will be teammates at least some of the time this coming season.

[PerkyforPrez]

Good chance that he and Zach Trotman will be teammates at least some of the time this coming season.

They were a very good pairing here at Lake State.

[RapidsCity]

I was pretty disappointment in seeing him being skipped over in the draft this past weekend.

Don't be. Better to go undrafted than picked late. It gives you more options.

[RapidsCity]

In the USHL Phase 2 draft today, some of our future Laker commits were selected. This could be some indication of where they may play next season, but certainly not a sure thing. It's more of an establishment of who currently has their USHL rights. Players selected were Jacob Crespi (Tri-City), Nico Esposito-Selivanov (Sioux City), Ashton Calder (Lincoln), and Robert Blueger (Fargo). Some of our other future commits could possibly wind up in the USHL next season also.

It looks like Crespi's headed to NMU, according to a post in the NMU thread.

[Bill]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

It looks like Crespi's headed to NMU, according to a post in the NMU thread.

I'm not sure where that NMU information is coming from. All the recruiting web sites still show him coming to the Lakers for the 2019-20 season. Since he was just named Mr Hockey for Michigan high school hockey this past season, it seems much more likely he will be playing junior hockey this coming season, probably in the USHL where he was drafted.

[eye4talent]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

I'm not sure where that NMU information is coming from. All the recruiting web sites still show him coming to the Lakers for the 2019-20 season. Since he was just named Mr Hockey for Michigan high school hockey this past season, it seems much more likely he will be playing junior hockey this coming season, probably in the USHL where he was drafted.

The NMU information is incorrect. He's going on a visit there at some point. I do know he's backed off his verbal to LSSU, but i'm sure they're still actively recruiting him.

[LSSULaker889294]

Re: LSSU Lakers 2017 off-season thread

I noticed all the home games (expect for Oct 1 which is still TBA) start at 7:07pm. Looks like they got rid of the Friday 7:37pm starts.

Also single game tickets are going up 50 cents which isn't too big of a deal.

Any whispers on who the new assistant coach will be?