19 Notable alumni of
Lake Superior State University
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Lake Superior State University is 2145th in the world, 748th in North America, and 704th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Lake Superior State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Doug Weight
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Douglas Daniel Weight is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant general manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders.
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Pete Stauber
- Occupations
- politicianice hockey player
- Biography
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Peter Allen Stauber is an American politician, former professional hockey player, and retired law enforcement officer from Minnesota serving as the United States representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, Stauber has represented the district since 2019.
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Bates Battaglia
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jonathan "Bates" Battaglia is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1997 to 2008. He finished his professional career in 2012 with Karlskrona HK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
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Brian Rolston
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Lee Rolston is an American former professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, and the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 playing for the United States. Rolston has represented the U.S. three times in Olympic competition for ice hockey. In the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, he won the silver medal. Rolston was born in Flint, Michigan, but grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has served as head coach of the Little Caesars 2001 hockey club as well as assisting with the Little Caesars 2005 team.
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Eric Menk
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eric Conrad Padua Menk is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the ASEAN Basketball League. Known as Major Pain, Menk is a four-time PBA champion and was the 2004–05 PBA Most Valuable Player.
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Jim Dowd
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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James Thomas Dowd is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for ten different teams over the course of 17 NHL seasons. Dowd, who won the 1995 Stanley Cup with his hometown New Jersey Devils, was the second New Jersey high school hockey player to make it to the NHL. He is also a frequent guest on NHL Live.
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Steven Oleksy
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Steven Andrew Oleksy is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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John Grahame
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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John Gillies Mark Grahame is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes. He won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.
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Zach Trotman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Zachary Ross Trotman is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Trotman was selected by the Bruins in the seventh round (210th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, making him the last pick in the draft. He was born in Carmel, Indiana but raised in Novi, Michigan.
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Buddy Robinson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Charles James "Buddy" Robinson III is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Stephen Mulholland
- Occupations
- surgeonice hockey player
- Biography
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Stephen Mulholland is a Canadian surgeon and scholar with an expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and a former professional ice hockey player. He is considered an expert in plastic surgery and has been called on to testify in disciplinary hearings involving botched procedures, and has appeared on television shows which include The Today Show, The Doctors, The View and The Other Half. Mulholland is the founder of SpaMedica, an aesthetic plastic surgery center located in Toronto. He is best known for non-invasive practices, including the Pan G. Facelift and the Bodytite for which he owns or has developed the patents.
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Terry McDermott
- Occupations
- speed skater
- Biography
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Richard Terrance McDermott, nicknamed The Essexville Rocket, was an American gold and silver medal-winning Olympic speed skater.
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Will Acton
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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William Kevin Acton is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played with the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Kellan Lain
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Kellan Lain is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who most recently played for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
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Taffy Abel
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Clarence John "Taffy" Abel was an American professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks between 1926 and 1934. Born in 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States, as a Native American Ojibwe, he was forced to hide his Native American ancestry until 1939. He was a silver medalist in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics and the U.S. flagbearer for those games, being the earliest known Native American to be a US Olympic flagbearer. He was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams. On November 16, 1926, he became the first United States–born Native American player to become an NHL regular with the New York Rangers. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Kevin Czuczman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Kevin Czuczman is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC Litvínov in the Extraliga ledního hokeje.
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Christine Hogarth
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christine C. G. Hogarth is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, for which she previously served as Ontario executive director.
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Derek Smith
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Derek A. Smith is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player. Smith formerly played with the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently the Head Coach & GM of the Trenton Golden Hawks of the OJHL.
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Nathan Perkovich
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Nathan Perkovich is a Croatian American professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Florida Everblades in the ECHL. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 8th round (250th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In 2015, Perkovich played for the Croatian national team at the IIHF World Championship Division I.
