| Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets | |
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| Institution: | University of Wisconsin-Superior |
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| Location: | Superior, Wisconsin |
| School founded: | 1893 |
| Enrollment: | 2,294 |
| Colors: | Black and Gold |
| Home Arena: | Siinto S. Wessman Arena |
| Capacity: | 1,550 |
| Dimensions: | 195' x 87' |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Rich McKenna |
| Conf. Championships: | 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 |
| NCAA Championships: | 1976 (NAIA), 2002 |
| Media: | KUWS |
The Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team was previously members of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the formation of a hockey conference by the WIAC. The team was formerly an all-sport member of the WIAC from 1913 to 2015 when they joined the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference as their all-sport home while retaining an associate membership in the WIAC for men's and women's ice hockey.
Both the men's and women's programs are based out of the Wessman Arena, which hosted its first game on November 11, 1970.
The men's program dates back to the 1927-28 season.
The team qualified for the NAIA national ice hockey championship tournament in 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984 winning the tournament in 1976
The team qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, and 2011 . The team reached the final four in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002 . The team won the NCAA Division III tournament in 2002.
The team won the NCHA regular season championship in 1993-94, 1990-91, and 2008-09
The team won the NCHA Tournament in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2006.
The men's program hired Rich McKenna as head coach on May 11, 2016.
Conferences[]
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1980-2013)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
Arenas[]
- Wessman Arena (1970-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Andrew Broccone (1927-1928) 1-3-0
- Mitchell Miller (1928-1929) 4-2-0
- Joe Linder (1935-1937) 7-6-0
- Paul Tyschsen (1954-1957) 9-18-0
- Wally Akervik (1965-1976) 118-134-5
- Steve Anderson (1976-1977) 8-18-2
- Gary Harker (1977-1986) 107-154-7
- Steve Nelson (1986-2000) 248-168-21
- Dan Stauber (2000-2016) 258-148-58
- Richard McKenna (2016-present) 27-48-8 as of end of 2019-20 season
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1928-29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1935-36 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1936-37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 61 | .500 | 4th | No Tournament | 31 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 162 | 164 | ||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 103 | .194 | 6th | No Tournament | 33 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 135 | 167 | ||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 61 | 132 | 5 | 6th | No Tournament | 31 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 126 | 175 | ||||
| 1983-84 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 112 | 0 | 7th | No Tournament | 30 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 94 | 167 | ||||
| 1984-85 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 56 | 85 | 11 | 6th | No Tournament | 30 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 129 | 144 | ||||
| 1985-86 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 80 | 6 | 6th | Did not qualify | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 78 | 136 | ||||
| 1986-87 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 77 | 112 | 14 | 6th | Did not qualify | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 120 | 127 | ||||
| 1987-88 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 85 | 108 | 14 | 6th | Did not qualify | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 133 | 132 | ||||
| 1988-89 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 104 | 12 | 5th | Did not qualify | 30 | 11 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989-90 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 87 | 116 | 15 | 6th | Did not qualify | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 103 | 141 | ||||
| 1990-91 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 102 | 26 | 4th | L, SF 2 games to none (Mankato St) | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 163 | 120 | ||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 112 | 78 | 29 | 2nd | L, SF 2 games to 1 (Mankato St) | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 205 | 116 | ||||
| 1992-93 | 20 | 9* | 11* | 0 | 94 | 81 | 18 | 4th | W, QF 3 points to 1 (Lake Forest) L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 30 | 14* | 14* | 2 | 134 | 111 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 60 | 29 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) W, F 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 154 | 100 | ||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 58 | 29 | 2nd | W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 93 | ||||
| 1995-96 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 59 | 26 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) W, SF 2 games to none (Bemidji St) L, F 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 155 | 113 | ||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 54 | 27 | 4th | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) W, F 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 129 | 78 | ||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 49 | 28 | T-3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 2 game to none (St. Norbert) | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 125 | 80 | ||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 46 | 19 | 5th | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, Sf 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 149 | 93 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 20 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) W, SF 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) W, F 3 points to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 88 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 32 | 22 | 1st | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) W, F 3 points to 1 (WI-River Falls) | 35 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 163 | 77 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 32 | 19 | 2nd | W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) W, SF 4-3 (ot) (WI-Stevens Point) W, F 4-3 (ot) St. Norbert) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 172 | 84 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 26 | 23 | T-2nd | W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) W, SF 6-3 (WI-River Falls) L, F 5-2 (St. Nobert) | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 129 | 65 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 3rd | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 119 | 72 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 21 | 2nd | W, 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) W, SF 6-2 (WI-River Falls) L, F 8-3 (St. Norbert) | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 135 | 68 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) W, SF 2-1 (Lake Forest) W, F 3-2 (ot) (St. Norbert) | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 102 | 81 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 4th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (St. Scholastica) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 63 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 16 | T-3rd | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 56 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 24 | 1st | W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) W, SF 3-0 (St. Norbert) L, F 4-3 (WI-Stout) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 61 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 63 | 10 | 7th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (St. Scholastica) | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 88 | 87 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 45 | 20 | 2nd | W, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) W, SF 4-2 (WI-Stevens Point) L, F 2-1 (ot) (St. Norbert) | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 92 | 75 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 5th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 69 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 59 | 14 | 5th | L, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 68 | 85 | ||||
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 40 | 8 | T-4th | W, QF 6-3 (WI-Stout) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-0 (WI-Eau Claire) | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 70 | 80 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 5th | W, QF 4-3 (ot) (WI-Stout) L, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 70 | 89 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 4th | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 96 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 5th | W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout), L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) | 29 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 76 | 105 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 4th | L, 1st Round 3 points to 1 (WI-River Falls) | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 69 | 86 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3rd | L, SF 3 points to 2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 77 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 40 | 14 | 4th | W, 1st Round 4 points to 2 (WI-Stout) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 97 | 70 | ||||
| 2020-21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4th | W, QF 6-3 (Northland) W, SF (WI-River Falls) COVID-19 protocol W, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 25 | ||||
Note the team was required to forfeit the first three games of the 1992-93 season (all wins and 2 of them conference games) due to the use of an ineligble player.
NAIA/NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place | ||||||||||
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| NAIA | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 | N/A | N/A | L, 8-3 (St. Thomas) | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1974 | N/A | L, 10-2 (Gustavus Adolphus) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1975 | N/A | L, 9-5 (Augsburg) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1976 | N/A | W, 10-3 (WI-River Falls) | W, SF 4-3 (Bemidji St) | W, 8-5 (St. Scholastica) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1977 | N/A | L, 4-3 (ot) (Augsburg) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1979 | N/A | L, 6-4 (St. Scholastica) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1980 | N/A | W, 13-8 (St. Thomas) | L, 8-3 (Bemidji St) | -- | W, 11-4 (WI-Rover Falls) | ||||||||||
| 1981 | N/A | W, 7-6 (St. Thomas) | W, 6-4 (Bemidji St) | L, 8-3 (Augsburg) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1982 | N/A | L, 11-4 (Michigan-Dearborn) | W, 6-2 (WI-Eau Claire (Consolation bracket) | -- | L, 2-1 (Bethel) (Fifth place game) | ||||||||||
| 1983 | N/A | N/A | L, 4-3 (3ot) (Michigan-Dearborn) | -- | W, 9-6 (Hawthorne) | ||||||||||
| 1984 | N/A | N/A | L, 6-2 (Michigan-Dearborn) | -- | W, 3-2 (Roger Williams) | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division III | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (Mankato St) | L, 8-5 (Plattsburgh St) | -- | L, 7-6 (ot) (Salem St) | ||||||||||
| 1993 | N/A | L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1994 | N/A | W, 3 points to 1 (St. Thomas) | W, 3-2 (ot) (Salem St) | L, 6-4 (WI-River Falls) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) | L, 4-3 (Fredonia St) | -- | L, 6-5 (ot) (WI-River Falls) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (St. John's (MN)) | L, 4-3 (Middlebury) | -- | L, 8-2 (WI-River Falls) | ||||||||||
| 1997 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) | W, 2-1 (2ot) (Norwich) | L, 3-2 (Middlebury) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1999 | N/A | W, 3 points to 1 (St. Thomas) | W, SF 4-2 (Norwich) | L, 5-0 (Middlebury) | -- | ||||||||||
| 2000 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (Concordia (MN)) | L, 5-4 (ot) (Norwich) | -- | L, 2-0 (Plattsburgh St) | ||||||||||
| 2001 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (St. John's (MN)) | L, 5-3 (Plattsburgh St) | -- | W, 3-1 (WI-River Falls) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | W, 2-1 (St. Thomas) | W, 3 points to 1 (St. Norbert) | W, 5-0 (Plattsburgh St) | W, 3-2 (ot) (Norwich) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2006 | W, 2-1 (St. Olaf) | L, 8-2 (St. Norbert) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Bye | L, 2-0 (Gustavus Adolphus) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2011 | L, 3-2 (ot) (Hamline) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
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