Lakers Men’s Hockey Captains Named For Next Season
The Oswego Lakers Men’s Hockey team has named forward Michael Urgo as the captain for the 2026-27 season. Urgo, who will be a junior in the fall, appeared in 24 games for the Lakers this past season while contributing 3 goals, 2 assists, and 13 blocks – one of those three goals coming against Skidmore in the SUNYAC Semifinals.
“All I can really say about being named captain is that it’s an honor, and I’m humbled to be picked by my teammates and coaches to take on the role,” said Urgo. “At the end of the day, it’s about the team as a whole and doing whatever it takes to help us succeed.”
Now heading into his third season in Oswego, Urgo will take over the leadership duties from senior Matt McQuade – who spent the last two seasons as the captain of the Lakers. As McQuade prepares to graduate from the program, he has total confidence in his successor.
“It’s your team and it’s your ship now, you can steer this in whatever direction you want,” said McQuade when asked about Urgo being named captain. “I’ve told him to make it your own – there are things that you’ll like that I have done, you can definitely implement those, but at the end of the day it’s your team”.
The Davidsonville, Maryland product spent two years playing at Northwood Prep School in Lake Placid before beginning his collegiate career at Oswego. Now with a new era of Lakers hockey beginning, with the recent retirement of longtime head coach Ed Gosek, Urgo will look to lead the Lakers back to the top of the SUNYAC.
“He is as dialed in as anybody, off the ice, in practice, in games – he works harder than anybody I’ve ever seen,” said McQuade. “He’s a natural leader so he’s gonna be just fine and the guys are gonna look up to him for sure.”
UPDATE (May 15, 7:45 p.m.) The Lakers have announced three alternate captains for the 2026-27 season as well. The trio of Travis Baker, Ryan Burke, and Cam Symons will wear letters for the Lakers next season, being led by captain Michael Urgo.
Travis Baker is coming off of a 24 point season, earning First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-American honors. Baker appeared in all 29 games – scoring 6 goals and a team-high 18 assists. The elite defender is entering his final season in Oswego.
Ryan Burke appeared in all 29 games for the Lakers last season, scoring 8 goals and 15 assists for an impressive 23 points. As a freshman, Burke scored 11 goals along with 29 assists for a dominant 39 points on the year. Now entering his junior season, Burke will look to catch fire as an alternate captain for the Lakers.
Cam Symons will retain his alternate captain status, after holding the honor last season. Symons played in 28 games, missing just one game all season. The enforcer accounted for 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points on the year, but his impact primarily comes on the physical side of the puck. Symons is entering his final season in Oswego, with 73 career games played.
The alternate captains were reported to Oswego Now’s Eddie MacAlpine on Friday, May 15th.