With two new varsity programs, three conference titles, five teams placing in NCAA Division III play, another sweep of the national handball titles, and a school record number of victories, 2014-15 was an extremely successful year for Forester Athletics.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association released the 2014-15 NCHA All-Academic Teams on Thursday and Lake Forest College was well-represented with six men and six women on the lists.
The American Hockey Coaches Association released the 2015 CCM Division III Men's Hockey All-American Teams Thursday night and Lake Forest College's Leo Podolsky was the West's First Team goaltender.
Lake Forest College senior Bobby Barrett signed with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League shortly after the end of the Foresters' season and netted his first goal as a professional on March 15.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association announced its end-of-season awards on Friday and Lake Forest College's Leo Podolsky was named NCHA Player of the Year. The All-NCHA Team also included the Foresters' Ben Certo.
The Forester men's hockey team's 2014-15 season came to an end Sunday night after a 1-0 loss to visiting College of St. Scholastica in the decisive 20-minute minigame of the teams' Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup quarterfinal series. Senior forward Luke Swardenski scored the game-winner as Lake Forest prevailed 3-2 in game two of the series earlier in the evening.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting College of St. Scholastica Saturday night in the opener of the teams' two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup quarterfinal series. Senior forward Bobby Barrett scored the Foresters' only goal of the night.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
The Forester men's hockey team, ranked 13th in the nation, dropped a 6-2 decision at home to #4 Adrian College on Saturday. It was the final regular season home game for nine Forester seniors.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team was defeated 6-2 by visiting Adrian College, the fourth-ranked team in the country, Friday night. Forester freshman forward Billy Kent scored the only goal of the opening period but the Bulldogs netted four in the second en route to the win.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team, ranked 13th in the nation, will host #4 Adrian College this weekend in the final series of the regular season. Adrian has already captured at least a share of the 2014-15 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association title and the Foresters need a pair of wins to claim the other half.
Behind 23 saves by junior goaltender Leo Podolsky, the Lake Forest College men's hockey team defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering 2-0 at home Saturday night. With a week left in the regular season, the Foresters remain in second place in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team was defeated 2-1 at Milwuakee School of Engineering Friday night, ending the Foresters' program record 15-game unbeaten streak. Sophomore Jimmy Cusan scored the visitors' only goal of the contest.
The USCHO.com weekly rankings were released on Monday and, for the first time in school history, both the Forester men's and women's teams are listed. The women are ranked 10th and the men 12th.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team defeated visiting Lawrence University 6-3 Saturday night to extend the longest current unbeaten streak in the nation to a school record 15 games. Forester senior forward Bobby Barrett scored a pair of goals and assisted on another.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team scored three times in the second period to pull away and post a 4-1 victory at Lawrence University Friday night. Junior forward Alec DeAngelo had a goal and an assist to help this year's Foresters match the 1977-78 team's program record 14-game unbeaten streak.
The Lake Forest College Athletics Department, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) is excited to host the fifth annual “The Sleds Are Coming” event on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team prevailed 5-1 at Concordia University Wisconsin Saturday night to finish off a home-and-home weekend sweep of the Falcons. Senior forward Bobby Barrett's score in the second period turned out to be the official game-winning goal.
The Forester men's hockey team scored three times in each period in a 9-1 victory over Concordia University Wisconsin Friday night. Lake Forest senior forward Luke Swardenski netted a pair of goals and seven of his teammates also lit the lamp for the home team.
(from USCHO.com) Leo Podolsky has made his share of improvements to his game over the course of his career at Lake Forest. Yet, the junior goalie’s biggest improvement has nothing to do with actual work on the ice.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
Lake Forest College men's hockey player Leo Podolsky was named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for his performance in a home-and-home sweep of Marian University last weekend.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team defeated visiting Marian University 4-1 Saturday night, finishing off a weekend sweep of the Sabres. Forester junior goaltender Leo Podolsky matched his career-high with 43 saves in the contest.
The Forester men's hockey team prevailed 4-3 at Marian University Friday night. Sophomore forward Jack Lewis scored two of Lake Forest's goals, including the game-winner.
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association issued its weekly releases on Tuesday. Included in the women's release is a recap of the previous week, information on the league and each of its seven members, and the NCHA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.
The Lake Forest College men's hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie at Bethel University on Saturday, less than 24 hours after also tying Hamline University. Freshman forward Charlie Izaguirre scored his first career goal.