Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers men's ice hockey

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 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	NCAA Division II Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	 	 	 	
1981-82 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	23 	2 	20 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	19 	1 	18 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	23 	2 	21 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	 	 	 	
1984-85 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	22 	4 	18 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	24 	12 	12 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	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 	 	 	 	
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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	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey website
*Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers men's ice hockey website
Category:Established in 1981
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams