Nate LaPoint is serving as equipment manager for the first time for the U.S. Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

LaPoint served in the same role for the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, after handling a similar capacity for the 2021 IIHF WJC. He had two stints as an equipment manager for the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team. In 2018, LaPoint served in the same role for the Under-18 Select Team that placed fourth at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Entering his 13th year as equipment manager at the University of Wisconsin, LaPoint is in charge of the team's equipment needs. His duties include skate sharpening, equipment inventory, laundry and travel logistics.

Before moving to Madison, LaPoint four years as an assistant equipment manager with the University of North Dakota men’s hockey program. He also assisted with video while on road trips.

LaPoint graduated from UND in 2009 with a degree in general studies and a minor in meteorology. Prior to his time at North Dakota, he attended Northland College for two years, where he played ice hockey for the school's NCAA Division III team.