Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference that previously played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.
==Men's program==
The men's program dates back to 1964.
==Conferences==
*National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (1968-1980)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1980-2013)
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association (2013-present)
==Arenas==
*W.H. Hunt Arena (1974-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Jack Agnew (1964-1965) 2-3-0
*Walt Granata (1965-1967) 9-13-0
*Tom Younghans (1967-1968) 9-1-0
*Gwynn Christensen (1968-1969) 10-2-1
*Jim Helminiak (1969-1973) 28-37-1
*Dan Joseph (1973-1981)
*George Gwozdecky (1981-1984)
*Mike McGraw (1984-1985) 15-12-0
*Craig Dahl (1985-1986) 15-12-3
*Rick Kozuback (1986-1989) 55-26-5
*Dean Talafous (1989-1996) 110-74-18
*Steve Freeman (1996-present) 404-230-60 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 	 	 	 	
NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	NAIA/Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	 	 	 	
1964-65 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	2 	3 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1965-66 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	1 	7 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1966-67 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14 	8 	6 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1967-68 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	9 	1 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1968-69 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13 	10 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18 	12 	6 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1970-71 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17 	8 	9 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971-72 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19 	6 	13 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972-73 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12 	2 	9 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19 	12 	7 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	27 	13 	14 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	29 	14 	15 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976-77 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	26 	18 	8 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977-78 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24 	18 	6 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	30 	17 	12 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	29 	3 	16 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1980-81 	12 	3 	9 	0 	41 	61 	.250 	6th 	No Tournament 	30 	11 	19 	0 	127 	151 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	20 	11 	9 	0 	89 	95 	.550 	3rd 	No Tournament 	34 	21 	3 	0 	184 	152 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	20 	14 	5 	1 	102 	79 	29 	T-2nd 	No Tournament 	31 	24 	6 	1 	117 	114 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	16 	11 	5 	0 	89 	50 	22 	T-2nd 	No Tournament 	32 	21 	10 	1 	203 	127 	 	 	 	
1984-85 	18 	8 	10 	0 	77 	86 	16 	T-4th 	No Tournament 	27 	15 	11 	1 	136 	116 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	16 	11 	5 	0 	85 	67 	22 	4th 	L, SF 8 goals to 7 (Bemidji St) 	30 	15 	12 	3 	143 	126 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	20 	15 	5 	0 	111 	162 	30 	1st 	L, SF 2 games to 1 (St. Cloud St) 	30 	21 	8 	1 	180 	93 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	24 	20 	4 	0 	138 	82 	40 	1st 	W, SF 3 points to 1 (Mankato St) W, F 2 games to none (Bemidji St) 	38 	31 	6 	1 	230 	125 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	24 	11 	10 	3 	110 	90 	25 	4th 	Did not qualify 	28 	13 	12 	3 	127 	105 	 	 	 	
1989-90 	24 	11 	10 	3 	114 	89 	25 	5th 	L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	13 	13 	3 	134 	114 	 	 	 	
1990-91 	24 	6 	15 	3 	69 	102 	15 	6th 	Did not qualify 	27 	6 	18 	3 	73 	115 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	20 	2 	17 	1 	69 	104 	5 	6th 	Did not qualify 	24 	6 	17 	1 	86 	111 	 	 	 	
1992-93 	20 	10 	9 	1 	88 	87 	21 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 2 games to none (Bemidji St) 	33 	19 	13 	1 	149 	127 	 	 	 	
1993-94 	20 	10 	6 	4 	89 	72 	24 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) 	33 	21 	8 	4 	149 	110 	 	 	 	
1994-95 	20 	10 	6 	4 	76 	53 	24 	T-5th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) 	33 	19 	10 	4 	127 	94 	 	 	 	
1995-96 	20 	16 	3 	1 	64 	36 	33 	1st 	W, SF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) W, F 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) 	33 	26 	5 	2 	117 	55 	 	 	 	
1996-97 	20 	13 	7 	0 	77 	55 	26 	5th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) W, SF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) L, F 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	31 	20 	11 	0 	117 	87 	 	 	 	
1997-98 	20 	14 	5 	1 	79 	50 	29 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	31 	22 	8 	1 	124 	77 	 	 	 	
1998-99 	16 	12 	4 	0 	55 	33 	24 	2nd 	W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) L, F 2 games to none (St. Norbert)	31 	22 	9 	0 	109 	82 	 	 	 	
1999-00 	14 	8 	4 	2 	46 	40 	18 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) L, SF 2 games to none (Wi-Stevens Point) 	29 	16 	9 	4 	91 	81 	 	 	 	
2000-01 	14 	10 	4 	0 	71 	38 	20 	2nd 	W, QF 2 games to none (Lake Forest) W, SF 2 games to 1 (St. Norbert) L, F 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) 	35 	23 	10 	2 	146 	86 	 	 	 	
2001-02 	14 	7 	5 	2 	49 	30 	16 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) L, SF 3-2 (2ot) (St. Norbert) 	29 	18 	9 	2 	108 	61 	 	 	 	
2002-03 	14 	11 	2 	1 	78 	26 	23 	T-2nd 	W, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) L, SF 6-3 (WI-Superior) L, 3P 5-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	31 	23 	7 	1 	164 	83 	 	 	 	
2003-04 	14 	8 	3 	3 	54 	34 	19 	2nd 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) W, SF 4-1 (WI-Stevens Point) L, F 2-0 (St. Norbert) 	31 	21 	6 	4 	108 	61 	 	 	 	
2004-05 	14 	9 	5 	0 	44 	34 	18 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) L, SF 6-2 (WI-Superior) 	28 	17 	9 	2 	103 	69 	 	 	 	
2005-06 	14 	9 	4 	1 	42 	35 	19 	2nd 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) 	27 	17 	7 	3 	93 	62 	 	 	 	
2006-07 	14 	10 	3 	1 	45 	31 	21 	T-1st 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Lake Forest) L, SF 2-1 (St. Scholastica) 	29 	21 	6 	2 	110 	65 	 	 	 	
2007-08 	14 	8 	5 	1 	56 	42 	17 	2nd 	L, QF 3 points to 1 (St. Scholastica) 	27 	16 	7 	4 	118 	80 	 	 	 	
2008-09 	14 	4 	9 	1 	38 	48 	9 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) 	27 	10 	15 	2 	69 	77 	 	 	 	
2009-10 	18 	9 	7 	2 	53 	60 	20 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) W, SF 6-3 (St. Scholastica) L, F 7-1 	29 	18 	9 	2 	103 	86 	 	 	 	
2010-11 	18 	7 	10 	1 	45 	49 	15 	6th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) L, SF 5-3 (St. Norbert) 	28 	12 	14 	2 	76 	70 	 	 	 	
2011-12 	18 	10 	6 	2 	57 	54 	22 	T-2nd 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) 	27 	16 	9 	2 	91 	68 	 	 	 	
2012-13 	18 	5 	9 	4 	39 	59 	14 	T-5th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) L, SF 7-2 (WI-Eau Claire) 	28 	13 	11 	4 	79 	82 	 	 	 	
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2013-14 	12 	8 	4 	0 	39 	32 	16 	1st 	L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	15 	9 	3 	77 	64 	 	 	 	
2014-15 	12 	7 	5 	0 	37 	29 	14 	3rd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) W, F 3-1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	20 	7 	1 	91 	60 	 	 	 	
2015-16 	8 	5 	2 	1 	22 	18 	11 	T-1st 	W, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Stout) L, F 4-3 (2ot) (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	16 	7 	5 	79 	50 	 	 	 	
2016-17 	8 	3 	4 	1 	15 	18 	7 	3rd of 5 	L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) 	27 	12 	13 	2 	64 	61 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	8 	1 	6 	1 	11 	26 	3 	5th of 5 	W, 1st Round 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) L, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	8 	17 	4 	72 	85 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	8 	1 	4 	3 	19 	25 	5 	4th of 5 	W, 1st Rd. 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	12 	11 	5 	72 	72 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	15 	7 	6 	2 	46 	42 	16 	3rd of 6 	W, 1st Rd 2 games. to 1 (Northland) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	16 	10 	3 	87 	70 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	10 	6 	3 	1 	26 	14 	13 	1st 	Default SF due to COVID-19 protocols 	12 	7 	4 	1 	26 	17 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	16 	9 	6 	0 	41 	37 	27 	2nd 	L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) 	27 	13 	13 	1 	65 	67 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	15 	5 	9 	1 	32 	40 	17 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) 	27 	11 	15 	1 	66 	72 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	15 	6 	7 	2 	35 	40 	14 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) L, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	16 	10 	3 	73 	67 	 	 	 	
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA
1975 	N/A 	L, 8-0 (Gustavus Adolpus) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	N/A 	L, 10-3 (WI-Superior) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977 	N/A 	L, 6-4 (St. Scholastica) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978 	N/A 	W, 3-2 (St. Scholastica) 	L, 10-2 (Augsburg) 	-- 	L, 7-6 (St. Thomas) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979 	N/A 	W, 3-2 (ot) (Gustavus Adolphus) 	L, SF 7-5 (Bemidji St) 	-- 	L, 4-2 (St. Scholastica) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980 	N/A 	W, 5-4 (Concordia (MN)) 	L, 5-4 (Michigan-Dearborn) 	-- 	L, 11-4 (WI-Superior) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981 	N/A 	L, 9-2 (Augsburg) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982 	N/A 	W, 5-4 (Bethel) 	L, 7-0 (Bemidji St) 	-- 	L, 4-3 (Michigan-Dearborn)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983 	N/A 	N/A 	W, 7-0 (Hawthorne) 	W, 12-5 (Michigan-Dearborn) 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1984 	N/A 	L, 8 goals to 6 (Union) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (Wi-Stevens Point) 	W, 2 games to none (Bemidji St)	W, 2 games to 1 (Elmira) 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (Gustavus Adolphus) 	W, 4-2 (Plattsburgh St) 	L, 4-3 (ot) (WI-Stevens Point)	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	W, 4-3 (Fredonia St) 	W, 6-4 (WI-Superior) 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (St. Mary's) 	L, 3-1 (Middlebury) 	-- 	W, 6-5 (ot) (WI-Superior) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996 	N/A 	W, 2 games to none (Bowdoin) 	L, 2-1 (RIT) 	-- 	W, 8-2 (WI-Superior) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (Augsburg) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001 	N/A 	W, QF 2 games to none (New England College)	L, 5-2 (RIT) 	-- 	L, 3-1 (WI-Superior) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003 	W, 2-0 (St. John's (MN))	L, 5-2 (St. Norbert) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004 	W, 3-2 (ot) (St. Thomas)	L, 3-0 (St. Norbert) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007 	L, 2-1 (Bethel) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
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Category:Established in 1964
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams