Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds women's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Hobbs Ice Center, which is located in Eau Claire. The women's program was established in 1997 as a club team. The varsity women's program was established for the 2000-01 season. UWEC was one of the founding women's hockey members of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.
The team has won the WIAC regular season title in 2020. The school has also won WIAC tournament titles in 2018 and 2019.
==Conferences==
*Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (1997-1998)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (2000-2013)
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
==Arenas==
* Hobbs Ice Center (1997-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Mike Collins (2000-2015) 140-215-38
*Erik Strand (2015-Present) 164-59-17 as of end of 2023-24 season
==Year by Year Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team) 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1997-98 	10 	3 	7 	0 	20 	43 	6 	- 	N/A 	13 	3 	10 	0 	24 	60
1998-99 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play
1999-00 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play
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
2000-01 	16 	1 	15 	0 	24 	95 	2 	5th of 5 	Did not qualify 	25 	4 	21 	0 	60 	150
2001-02 	16 	2 	12 	2 	34 	72 	6 	4th of 6 	L, SF 3-1 (Stevens Point) L, 3P 6-5 (Superior) 	27 	6 	19 	2 	63 	98
2002-03 	16 	2 	12 	2 	29 	59 	6 	5th of 5 	Did not qualify 	25 	8 	14 	3 	51 	69
2003-04 	16 	5 	11 	0 	21 	55 	10 	4th of 5 	L, SF 4-0 (Superior) L, 3P 8-1 (River Falls) 	27 	10 	15 	2 	56 	89
2004-05 	10 	4 	5 	1 	20 	31 	9 	4th of 6 	L, SF 3-0 (Stevens Point) W, 3P 5-1 (Superior) 	25 	15 	9 	1 	81 	54
2005-06 	15 	1 	8 	6 	24 	43 	8 	5th of 6 	Did not qualify 	25 	7 	12 	6 	59 	67
2006-07 	15 	6 	7 	2 	33 	40 	14 	5th of 6 	Did not qualify 	25 	13 	10 	2 	67 	61
2007-08 	18 	9 	9 	0 	43 	43 	18 	4th of 7 	L, QF 1-0 (2OT) (Lake Forest) 	26 	12 	14 	0 	59 	59
2008-09 	18 	7 	9 	2 	47 	50 	16 	4th of 7 	L, QF 4-0 (Lake Forest) 	26 	12 	11 	3 	67 	66
2009-10 	16 	7 	7 	2 	63 	43 	16 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-2, 3-1 (River Falls) 	27 	12 	12 	3 	90 	67
2010-11 	20 	10 	6 	4 	57 	41 	24 	T-4th of 11 	L, QF 5-3, 4-5, 0-1 OT (minigame) (Concordia-WI) 	27 	14 	8 	5 	81 	60
2011-12 	20 	8 	9 	3 	49 	46 	19 	8th of 11 	L, QF 5-0, 3-0 (River Falls) 	27 	9 	14 	4 	56 	69
2012-13 	20 	8 	9 	3 	41 	47 	19 	8th of 11 	L, QF 5-4, 5-2 (River Falls) 	27 	9 	14 	4 	57 	75
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2013-14 	12 	0 	11 	1 	12 	47 	1 	4th of 4 	L, SF 8-0, 6-1 (River Falls) 	27 	4 	21 	2 	38 	98
2014-15 	12 	1 	10 	1 	20 	53 	3 	4th of 4 	L, SF 6-1, 5-1 (River Falls) 	27 	5 	21 	1 	43 	100
2015-16 	12 	2 	8 	2 	19 	28 	6 	4th of 4 	L, SF 4-1, 3-3 (River Falls) 	27 	9 	13 	5 	54 	48
2016-17 	9 	5 	4 	0 	23 	19 	10 	2nd of 4 	W, SF 4-1, 3-2 (Stevens Point) L, F 3-2 OT (River Falls) 	28 	18 	9 	1 	81 	49
2017-18 	9 	4 	3 	2 	19 	18 	10 	2nd of 4 	W, SF 3-1, 7-2 (Superior) W, F 3-2 2OT (River Falls) 	30 	19 	7 	4 	93 	48
2018-19 	8 	4 	3 	1 	22 	22 	9 	2nd of 5 	W, SF 5-1, 4-1 (Stevens Point) W, F 7-3 (River Falls) 	29 	21 	6 	2 	120 	51
2019-20 	12 	10 	1 	1 	32 	11 	21 	1st of 5 	W, SF 2-1, 5-0 (Stevens Point) L, F 2-1 OT (River Falls) 	28 	22 	4 	2 	82 	28
2020-21 	8 	6 	1 	1 	23 	11 	.813 	2nd of 5 	W, SF 4-1, 8-2 (Superior) L, F 2-3 OT, 3-0, 1-2 (River Falls)	13 	9 	3 	1 	41 	19
2021-22 	10 	8 	2 	0 	30 	8 	.800 	2nd of 5 	W, SF 3-2, 5-0 (Stevens Point) L, F 6-3 (River Falls) 	29 	23 	6 	0 	92 	35
2022-23 	12 	10 	1 	1 	45 	13 	30 	2nd of 5 	W, SF 2-0, 2-0 (Stevens Point) L, F 5-1 (River Falls) 	28 	22 	4 	2 	100 	40
2023-24 	12 	9 	3 	0 	43 	21 	28 	2nd of 5 	W, SF 6-2, 4-1 (Superior) L, F 1-2 OT (River Falls) 	28 	21 	7 	0 	105 	53
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place
2018 	W, 3-2 3OT (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	L, 3-2 (Hamline Pipers) 	-- 	-- 	--
2019 	Bye 	L, 4-3 (St. Thomas Tommies) 	-- 	-- 	--
2020 	Bye 	(Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons)*	*Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	*Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	*Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 	L, 3-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
4 appearances	4 appearances 	4 appearances 	4 appearances 	4 appearances 	4 appearances
==Links==
*WIAC women's hockey website
*Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds women's hockey website
Category:Established in 1997
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams