Jim Roque is in his eighth season behind the bench as head coach for the Lakers.
Jim Roque’s involvement in Lake Superior State hockey spans three decades, including eight seasons as the Lakers’ head coach. Roque stormed onto the head coaching scene in 2005-06 by leading LSSU to its first winning season in six years and to its first home-ice berth in the CCHA playoffs since 1999-00. During his second season, the Lakers finished 21-19-3 and reached the CCHA Tournament at Joe Louis Arena for the first time since 1995-96. That was Roque’s winningest season to date, and last year the Lakers finished 18-17-5 to amass the second-highest win total during his tenure. The Lakers are 103-125-44 during the past seven seasons. The 2012-13 squad returns Domenic Monardo, Nick McParland and Colin Campbell, who helped the Lakers record more than 100 goals for the
first time since 2008-09 and helped lead the CCHA in power-play percentage in 2011-12. Under Roque’s guidance, the Lakers posted CCHA first-round playoff series wins on home ice in both 2011 and 2012. Roque became the ninth coach in the 42-year history of Laker hockey when he replaced Frank Anzalone in June of 2005. He is the second former Laker player to take the helm of the LSSU program. Roque’s most-recent of three LSSU assistant coaching stints ran from 2001-02 through 2004-05. Previously, he was an assistant coach for the Lakers from 1988-91 and also in 1994-95. After six seasons as an assistant at Clarkson University, he returned to LSSU again in 2001. Roque also coached in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1991-93. After graduating from LSSU in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in management, the Killarney, Ont. native started his coaching career as an assistant under Anzalone and stayed on to work with former coach Jeff Jackson. This is his 16th overall season as a coach at LSSU. Roque played for the Lakers from 1983-87 and totaled 56 goals and 144 career points, which ranks 19th on the Lakers’career points list. Roque was a part of the first recruiting class brought in by Anzalone and was also a member of the first Laker squad to advance to the NCAA Tournament in 1985. The only other former Laker who went on to become the program’s head coach was Rick Comley, who retired in 2011 as head coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He coached at LSSU from 1973-76.
Memorable Moments
Roque was on the LSSU coaching staff when it won the 1988 NCAA Championship, and he recruited the majority of the 1992 title team. He played a role in all five NCAA Tournament appearances and was part of two CCHA playoff titles and two regularseason titles. At Clarkson, he was also a part of three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) regular-season titles, four NCAA Tournament berths and one playoff championship. He and his wife, Julia, have two children—Emma (17) and Abby (15).
ROQUE BEHIND THE BENCH
Year School 2005-pres. Lake Superior Career Lake Superior
Overall Conference 103-125-44 65-96-35 103-125-44 65-96-35
LSSU COACHING HISTORY
Year School 1966-73 Ron Mason 1973-76 Rick Comley 1976-81 Rick Yeo 1981-82 Bill Selman 1982-90 Frank Anzalone 1990-96 Jeff Jackson 1996-01 Scott Borek 2001-05 Frank Anzalone 2005-pres Jim Roque
Overall Conference 129-47-8 9-3-0 59-46-3 16-15-1 69-97-5 29-68-3 26-30-3 16-26-2 191-108-22 139-80-19 180-52-25 120-38-23 76-94-15 62-68-13 32-97-20 22-76-14 103-125-44 65-96-35
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Nov. 3, 1972 – Lake Superior State makes its CCHA debut by losing 4-3 at home to St. Louis. Gene Motuzas scores the Lakers’ first CCHA goal. Julio Francella has a goal and four assists as the Lakers come back to win 7-3 on Nov. 4 and split their inaugural CCHA series. March 14, 1983 – Forward Steve Mulholland becomes the first Laker and third player in CCHA history to be named to the CCHA All-Academic Team in three straight years. March 2, 1985 – LSSU beats Michigan 7-6 to complete a CCHA first-round sweep and
advance to the CCHA semifinals in Detroit for the first time in school history. The Lakers also reach the CCHA finals to secure their first NCAA Tournament berth.
March 2, 1988 – Mark Vermette scores at 4:46 in overtime to give the Lakers a 4-3 victory
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over St. Lawrence and their first of three NCAA Championships during a seven-year period. Goaltender Bruce Hoffort is named most valuable player of the NCAA Tournament.
April 4, 1992 – The Lakers come back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Wisconsin 5-3 in the championship game of the 1992 NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y. Paul Constantin scores LSSU’s first goal of the game and is named the tournament’s MVP. Brian Rolston, Mark Astley and Darrin Madeley are named to the all-tournament team.
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Feb. 26, 1994 – Goaltender Blaine Lacher totals 46 saves as the Lakers defeat IllinoisChicago, 6-1. Lacher begins his stretch of an NCAA record 375:01 scoreless minutes in goal that lasts until March 20, 1994. His streak includes an NCAA record five consecutive shutouts. Dec. 1, 2006 – Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis
Blaine Lacher records 29 saves, including 14 during the third period, to lead LSSU to a 2-0 victory over Northern Michigan and earn his school-record 10th career shutout.
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