Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team previously played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association until the WIAC added ice hockey as a varsity sport for both men and women starting with the 2013-14 season.

Men's program
The men's program was established for the 1977-78 season. They were a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics until 1984. The team was a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association from its formation in 1980 until the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey conference was formed for the 2013-14 season.

The team won the regular season championship of the NCHA in 2012-13 with a 10-2-0 record.

The team won the inaugural WIAC conference tournament in 2014 and also won the tournament in 2018 and 2020.

Conferences

 * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent (1977-1980)
 * Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1980-2013)
 * Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)

Arenas

 * Hobbs Ice Center (1977-present)

Head Coaches

 * Fred Kolb (1977-1979) 10-36-0
 * Wally Akervik (1979-1986) 73-121-3
 * Mike Eaves (1986-1987) 9-19-0
 * Troy Ward (1987-1990) 45-42-9
 * Ian Perrin (1990-1999) 88-139-14
 * Marlin Muylaert (1999-2002) 30-48-3
 * Jean-François LaForest (2002-2005) 23-49-7
 * Luke Strand (2005-2007) 11-35-8
 * Matt Loen (2007-present) 212-121-29

Links

 * WIAC men's ice hockey website
 * Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds men's ice hockey website