| Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds | |
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| Institution: | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
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| Location: | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| School founded: | 1916 |
| Enrollment: | 10,737 |
| Colors: | Navy blue, Old gold |
| Home Arena: | Hobbs Ice Center |
| Capacity: | 1,100 |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Matt Loen |
| Conf. Championships: | 2014, 2020, 2022 |
| NCAA Championships: | 2013 |
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
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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| National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 84 | .324 | 5th | No tournament | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 104 | 123 | ||||
| 1981-82 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 57 | 82 | .325 | 5th | No tournament | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 132 | 128 | ||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 16 | 4th | No tournament | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 104 | ||||
| 1983-84 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 81 | 16 | 4th | No tournament | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 127 | ||||
| 1984-85 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 80 | 8 | 7th | No tournament | 29 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 106 | 154 | ||||
| 1985-86 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 110 | 4 | 7th | Did not qualify | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 163 | ||||
| 1986-87 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 63 | 107 | 8 | 8th | Did not qualify | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 113 | 135 | ||||
| 1987-88 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 118 | 17 | 5th | Did not qualify | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 130 | 138 | ||||
| 1988-89 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 129 | 107 | 29 | 2nd | L, SF 3 points to 1 (Bemidji St) | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 169 | 138 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 118 | 31 | 2nd | L, SF 4 points to 2 (Mankato St) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 165 | 142 | ||||
| 1990-91 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 100 | 121 | 19 | 5th | Did not qualify | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 123 | 127 | ||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 100 | 121 | 11 | 5th | Did not qualify | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 123 | 122 | ||||
| 1992-93 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 59 | 113 | 7 | 6th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 80 | 134 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 62 | 100 | 8 | 5th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 88 | 129 | ||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 86 | 84 | 24 | T-4th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 119 | 114 | ||||
| 1995-96 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 60 | 80 | 15 | T-5th | L, QF 2 games to none (St, Norbert) | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 114 | ||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 76 | 98 | 15 | 6th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 111 | 130 | ||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 81 | 105 | 12 | T-6th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 113 | 122 | ||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 73 | 10 | 7th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 112 | 113 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 10 | 6th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 97 | 112 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 63 | 6 | T-7th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 88 | 120 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 5th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 87 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 81 | 3 | 8th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) | 25 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 153 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 53 | 9 | 7th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 85 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 68 | 5 | 8th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 90 | 113 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 56 | 2 | 8th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) | 27 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 50 | 105 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 46 | 7 | T-6th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 74 | 81 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 13 | T-5th | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, SF 3-2 (ot) (WI-Stout) | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 68 | 77 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 7th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 85 | 70 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 53 | 12 | T-5th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 69 | 80 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 17 | T-4th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 83 | 71 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 55 | 12 | 6th | LW QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, SF 2-0 (St. Norbert) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 66 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 1st | W, SF 7-2 (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-0 (S.t Norbert) | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 125 | 68 | ||||
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 3rd | W, SF 4 points to 2 (WI-Stevens Point) L, F 3-0 (WI-Superior) | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 50 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 2nd | L, SF 4-3 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 65 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 11 | T-1st | L, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 53 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 61 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) W, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 65 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 54 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, F 4-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 103 | 46 | ||||
| 2020-21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 2nd | L, SF 2-1 (ot) (WI-Stevens Point) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | ||||
| 2021-22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 26 | 3rd | W, 1R 2 games to none (Northland) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, F 6-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 30 | 18 | 1 | 79 | 58 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 39 | 28 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) L, F 5-1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 71 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 21 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) L, F 5-1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 82 | 52 | ||||
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NAIA/NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place | ||||||||||
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| NAIA | |||||||||||||||
| 1982 | N/A | L, 7-6 (Augsburg) | L, 6-2 (WI-Superior) (consolation) | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1984 | N/A | N/A | W, 3-2 (Roger Williams) | W, 6-1 (Michigan Dearborn | -- | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division III | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | N/A | L, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2013 | W, 4-2 (St. John's) | W, 3-1 (St. Norbert) | W, 5-1 (Utica) | W, 5-3 (Oswego St) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||