| Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers | |
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| Institution: | University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
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| Location: | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| School founded: | 1894 |
| Enrollment: | 7,725 |
| Colors: | Purple and gold |
| Home Arena: | K.B. Willett Arena |
| Capacity: | 1,800 |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Tyler Krueger |
| Conf. Championships: | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2024 |
| NCAA Championships: | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019 |
The Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the formation of the conference's hockey leagues for 2013-14.
The men's program is based out of the K.B. Willett Arena which is located about one mile (1.6km) off campus and owned by the city of Stevens Point.
Men's program[]
The men's program was established for the 1981-82 season.
The team won NCHA regular season championships in 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1999-2000,
The team won the NCHA tournament in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
The team won WIAC regular season championship in 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2022-23
The team won the WIAC tournament in 2015, 2017, 2023
The team made the NCAA tournament in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024
The team made Final Four appearances in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
The team won the NCAA championship in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993
Conferences[]
- NCAA Division II Independent (1981-1984)
- NCAA Division III Independent (1984-1986)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1986-2013)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
Arenas[]
- K.B. Willett Arena (1981-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Linden Carlson (1981-1985) 9-77-2
- Mark Mazzoleni (1985-1991) 135-52-10
- Joe Baldarotts (1991-2007) 264-171-38
- Wil Nichol (2007-2011) 54-48-8
- Chris Brooks (2011-2017) 119-45-13
- Tyler Krueger (2017-present) 68-13-8 as of end of 2019-20
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division II Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1981-82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| NCAA Division III Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985-86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 5th | Did not qualify | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 113 | 86 | 32 | 3rd | L, SF 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 165 | 118 | ||||
| 1988-89 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 63 | 46 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to 1 (Mankato St) W, F 3 points to 1 (Bemidji St) | 41 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 222 | 119 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 116 | 68 | 41 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, SF 3 points to 1 (Mankato St) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 196 | 103 | ||||
| 1990-91 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 70 | 32 | 3rd | W, SF 2 games to none (Bemidji St) W, F 2 games to none (Mankato St) | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 192 | 98 | ||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 105 | 69 | 30 | 1st | W, SF 3 points to 1 (Bemidji St) W, F 3 points to 1 (Mankato St) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 114 | ||||
| 1992-93 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 60 | 36 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) W, 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 171 | 111 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 58 | 27 | 2nd | L, SF 3 points to 1 (Bemidji St) | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 85 | ||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 61 | 25 | 3rd | W, QF 3 points to 1 (St. Norbert) W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, F 2 games to none (Bemidji St) | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 107 | 110 | ||||
| 1995-96 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 76 | 15 | T-5th | L, QF 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 99 | ||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 50 | 29 | T-2nd | L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 119 | 75 | ||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 52 | 28 | T-3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) L, F 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 114 | 82 | ||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 57 | 20 | T-3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 135 | 99 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 1st | W, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 80 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 48 | 14 | 5th | W, 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 110 | 94 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, SF 4-3 (ot) (WI-Superior) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 109 | 85 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 44 | 16 | 4th | W, QF 3 points to 1 (Lake Forest) L, SF 3-1 (St. Norbert) W, 3P 5-2 (WI-River Falls) | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 109 | 89 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 57 | 12 | T-5th | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, SF 4-1 (WI-River Falls) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 96 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 4th | L, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 102 | 102 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 47 | 14 | T-4th | L, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 87 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 61 | 7 | T-6th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 83 | 118 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 34 | 12 | T-5th | L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 64 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 5th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 105 | 79 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 12 | T-5th | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) L, SF 7-1 (St. Norbert) | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 96 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 47 | 17 | T-3rd | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 82 | 77 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 48 | 20 | 4th | L, SF 4-2 (WI-Superior) | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 73 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 17 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) W, SF 5-1 (St. Scholastica) L, F 4-0 (St. Norbert) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 76 | ||||
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 2nd | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 133 | 58 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 20 | 1st | W, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) L, F 3-1 (WI-River Falls) | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 134 | 76 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3rd | W, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) W, F 4-3 (2ot) (WI-River Falls) | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 150 | 68 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) W, F 3-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 72 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 59 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, F 3-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 46 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 23 | T-1st of 6 | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 4-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 116 | 67 | ||||
| 2020-21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3rd | W, QF 6-3 (Northland), W, SF 2-1 (ot) L, F 3-2 (WI-Superior) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 34 | ||||
| 2021-22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 25 | 32 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) L, F 6-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 59 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 26 | 35 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) W, F 5-1 (WI-Eau Claire) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 104 | 54 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 3 points to 1 (Northland) W, F 5-1 (WI-Eau Claire) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 66 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division III | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | N/A | L, 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1989 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire | W, 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) | W, 3 points to 1 (RIT) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1990 | N/A | W, 3 points to 1 (St. Thomas) | W, 3 points to 1 (Mankato St) | W, F 2 games to 1 (Plattsburgh St) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1991 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (Lake Forest) | W, 5-2 (Babson) | W, 6-2 (Mankato St) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1992 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (St. Thomas) | W, 12-7 (Salem St) | L, 7-3 (Plattsburgh St) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1993 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) | W, 7-2 (Elmira) | W, 4-3 (ot) (WI-River Falls) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1994 | N/A | L, 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N/A | L, 2 games to none (WI-Superior) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1998 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) | W, 8-2 (Plattsburgh St) | L, 2-1 (Middlebury) | -- | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Bye | W, 3-0 (St. Thomas) | W, 2-1 (Oswego St) | L, 3-1 (St. Norbert) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Bye | W, 4-2 (Hamline) | W, 6-2 (Amherst) | L, 5-2 (Trinity) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Bye | W, 5-2 (Adrian) | W, 5-1 (Geneseo St) | W, 5-1 (St. Norbert) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Bye | L, 6-3 (Adrian) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Bye | W, 5-2 (Adrian) | L, 3-0 (Salve Regina) | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Bye | W, 3-0 (St. Norbert), | W, 5-3 (Hobart) | W, 3-2 (ot) Norwich | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2023 | W, 2-1 (4ot) (Augsburg) | L, 3-2 (ot) (Adrian) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2024 | L, 4-0 (Adrian) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||