Matt Loen

Matt Loen is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year.
==Career==
Loen began attending the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1991 and joined the ice hockey program. After his freshman campaign, he became one of the top scorers for the Blugolds and led the team in scoring as a senior. His offensive exploits helped him earn a professional contract after graduating and he continued to produce in the minor leagues. A 100-point season in 1997 helped Loen earn a promotion to the top level of the minor leagues. While he wasn't able to score at the same rate, Loen ended up staying at the AAA level for half a season around the turn of the century. Afterwards, he returned to the lower level and finished his playing career in 2003.
A few years after hanging up his skates, Loen was back at his alma mater as an assistant coach. He spent two years in the position before replacing Luke Strand as head coach. Loen proved a stabilizing force behind the bench as the Blugolds posted solid if unspectacular results. In his sixth season, everything changed for the program. Wisconsin–Eau Claire won 20 games for the first time in program history and reached the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in 36 years. The Blugolds stunned tournament favorite St. Norbert in the quarterfinal round and marched on to capture the National Championship. Loen was named as the national coach of the year for the stunning turnaround.
The following year, Wisconsin–Eau Claire was a founding member of the WIAC's ice hockey division. Despite playing a tougher schedule, the Blugolds continued to perform well under Loen and recorded at least 15 wins in each of the next seven seasons. Despite a pair of conference titles, UWEC was unable to return to the national tournament until 2020. Unfortunately, the entire championship was cancelled before a game could be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loen helped the team trough the difficulties that followed and the Blugolds won another league title in 2022.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1991–92 	Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	NCHA 	 	17 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	NCHA 	 	26 	9 	14 	23 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	NCHA 	 	27 	15 	25 	40 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	NCHA 	 	27 	19 	37 	56 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Madison Monsters 	CoHL 	 	68 	36 	39 	75 	26 	 	6 	4 	3 	7 	2
1996–97 	Madison Monsters 	CoHL 	 	73 	47 	59 	106 	16 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	2
1997–98 	Madison Monsters 	UHL 	 	50 	34 	53 	87 	20 	 	5 	5 	2 	7 	4
1997–98 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	9 	0 	3 	3 	0 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	Madison Monsters 	UHL 	 	47 	26 	35 	61 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 	 	21 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Madison Kodiaks 	UHL 	 	35 	19 	27 	46 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	45 	7 	9 	16 	4 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	2
2000–01 	Kalamazoo Wings 	UHL 	 	72 	21 	36 	57 	68 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	2
2000–01 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tacoma Sabercats 	WCHL 	 	52 	17 	34 	51 	30 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4
2002–03 	Rockford IceHogs 	UHL 	 	76 	22 	52 	74 	48 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	6
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	97 	43 	77 	120 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
UHL/CoHL totals	UHL/CoHL totals 	UHL/CoHL totals	 	421 	205 	301 	506 	238 	 	20 	12 	9 	21 	16
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	55 	7 	13 	20 	4 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:American ice hockey coaches
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