Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They joined the conference in 2013 when the conference was formed after playing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association since 1996-97.

The program is based off campus at the Fannetti Community Center (formerly known as the Dunn County Ice Arena).

Program
The program was started in 1968-69. The played many JV and club teams during their first several seasons as an independent team.

The program reached the NAIA playoffs in 1975 and 1976.

Upon returning to varsity status the team joined the NCHA for the 1996-97 season.

The team qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division III tournament afteer winning the NCHA conference tournament.

The team joined the WIAC when the men's hockey league was formed for the 2013-14 season.

History
The varsity program was established for the 1968-69 season. The first season the team compiled a record of 3-6-0 using student coaches to get the team started. The team went through three coaches over the next three seasons and then hired Tom Slupe who would coach the team from 1972 to 1983 and compiled a 87-172-4 record.

The program was cancelled after the 1982-83 season. The program was resurrected in 1996.

The team hired Terry Watkins as head for the return season and he continued to be coach until the end of the 2019-20 season. Mike MacDonald was named head coach on June 10, 2020.

Conferences

 * ? (1968-1983)
 * Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1996-2013)
 * Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)

Arenas

 * Fannetti Community Center (1968-1983, 1996-present)

Head Coaches

 * Student Coaches (1968-1969) 3-6-0
 * Arne Taylor (1969-1970) 4-12-0
 * Ken Erickson (1970-1971) 6-13-1
 * Jack McNamara (1971-1972) 9-12-0
 * Tom Slupe (1972-1973) 87-172-4
 * Terry Watkins (1996-2020) 273-340-43 was also club team coach from 1989 to 1996
 * Mike MacDonald (2020-present) first season

Links

 * Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
 * Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils men's ice hockey website