The Lake Superior State (LSSU) hockey program (1-3-0) closed out Great Lake State Weekend with a dominant 3-0 victory over the Stonehill Skyhawks (2-3-0) on Saturday, October 19th marking the first career shutout for Rorke Applebee (Chateauguay, Que.).

William Ahlrik (Tidaholm, Sweden) got the Lakers on the board five minutes into the game, pushing the puck through during a scrum around the net with some help from Jordan Venegoni (Livonia, Mich.) and Evan Bushy (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

At the 12:05 mark of the second period, Sasha Teleguine (North Attleborough, Mass.) doubled up the score 20 seconds into a power play opportunity after being set up by Johnny Druskins (Plymouth, Mich.) and Nate Schweitzer (Champlin, Minn.).

Both teams would then face a significant delay after a pane of glass in Taffy Abel Arena shattered, but the Lakers would not even let that slow them down as Ahlrik picked up his second of the night only a few minutes after players returned to the ice. Reagan Milburn (Kamloops, B.C.) and Venegoni also picked up assists on the play.

Both teams would battle throughout a scoreless third period, but Applebee stood tall between the pipes for 19 more saves to preserve the first shutout of his collegiate career.

The Lakers will now enter a bye week before traveling to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday, Nov. 1 with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m.