Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets men's ice hockey

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==
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*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 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	13 	6 	6 	1 	43 	38 	19 	5th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	15 	12 	2 	96 	77 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	15 	9 	5 	1 	35 	23 	28 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Northland) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Eau Claire) 	29 	15 	12 	2 	74 	63 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	15 	6 	8 	1 	29 	30 	13 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	11 	15 	1 	53 	62 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	NAIA 	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) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*WIAC men's ice hockey website
*Wisconsin-Superior Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey website
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