Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They joined the conference in 2013 when the conference was formed after playing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association since 1996-97.
The program is based off campus at the Fannetti Community Center (formerly known as the Dunn County Ice Arena).
==Program==
The program was started in 1968-69. The played many JV and club teams during their first several seasons as an independent team.
The program reached the NAIA playoffs in 1975 and 1976.
Upon returning to varsity status the team joined the NCHA for the 1996-97 season.
The team qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division III tournament afteer winning the NCHA conference tournament.
The team joined the WIAC when the men's hockey league was formed for the 2013-14 season.
==History==
The varsity program was established for the 1968-69 season. The first season the team compiled a record of 3-6-0 using student coaches to get the team started. The team went through three coaches over the next three seasons and then hired Tom Slupe who would coach the team from 1972 to 1983 and compiled a 87-172-4 record.
The program was cancelled after the 1982-83 season. The program was resurrected in 1996.
The team hired Terry Watkins as head for the return season and he continued to be coach until the end of the 2019-20 season. Mike MacDonald was named head coach on June 10, 2020.https://www.uscho.com/2020/06/09/curry-assistant-macdonald-chosen-new-head-coach-at-wisconsin-stout-succeeds-longtime-coach-watkins/
==Conferences==
*? (1968-1983)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1996-2013)
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
==Arenas==
*Fannetti Community Center (1968-1983, 1996-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Student Coaches (1968-1969) 3-6-0
*Arne Taylor (1969-1970) 4-12-0
*Ken Erickson (1970-1971) 6-13-1
*Jack McNamara (1971-1972) 9-12-0
*Tom Slupe (1972-1973) 87-172-4
*Terry Watkins (1996-2020) 273-340-43 was also club team coach from 1989 to 1996
*Mike MacDonald (2020-present) first season
==Year by Year==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	
1968-69 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9 	3 	6 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16 	4 	12 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1970-71 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20 	6 	13 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971-72 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21 	9 	12 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972-73 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20 	9 	10 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18 	6 	12 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20 	13 	7 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24 	14 	10 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976-77 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	25 	7 	18 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977-78 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	26 	9 	17 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	25 	8 	16 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	25 	8 	16 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	26 	3 	23 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	27 	6 	20 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	26 	4 	22 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1996-97 	20 	6 	14 	0 	75 	103 	12 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	9 	18 	0 	99 	127 	 	 	 	
1997-98 	20 	3 	16 	1 	68 	110 	7 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	7 	19 	1 	98 	141 	 	 	 	
1998-99 	16 	6 	9 	1 	62 	69 	13 	6th 	L, QF 3 points to 1 (WI-Superior) 	27 	9 	16 	2 	95 	118 	 	 	 	
1999-00 	14 	1 	12 	1 	27 	66 	3 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	27 	5 	21 	1 	62 	113 	 	 	 	
2000-01 	14 	9 	5 	0 	52 	57 	18 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	15 	11 	1 	98 	102 	 	 	 	
2001-02 	14 	4 	10 	0 	37 	61 	8 	T-6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	11 	15 	1 	97 	107 	 	 	 	
2002-03 	14 	2 	12 	0 	33 	71 	4 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	6 	21 	0 	66 	133 	 	 	 	
2003-04 	14 	5 	7 	2 	27 	42 	12 	T-5th 	L, QF 3 points to 1 (Lake Forest) 	27 	14 	10 	3 	83 	85 	 	 	 	
2004-05 	14 	2 	9 	3 	34 	63 	7 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) 	27 	10 	13 	4 	92 	106 	 	 	 	
2005-06 	14 	6 	8 	0 	37 	47 	12 	7th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, SF 7-2 (St. Norbert) 	28 	15 	13 	0 	84 	91 	 	 	 	
2006-07 	14 	10 	3 	1 	49 	34 	21 	T-1st 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) L, SF 4-2 (St. Norbert) 	28 	21 	5 	2 	106 	65 	 	 	 	
2007-08 	14 	7 	5 	2 	46 	35 	16 	T-3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) W, SF 3-2 (ot) (WI-Eau Claire L, F 4-3 (ot) (St. Norbert)	30 	18 	9 	3 	124 	77 	 	 	 	
2008-09 	14 	10 	2 	2 	49 	35 	22 	2nd 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Clair) W, SF 3-2 (St. Scholastica) W, F 4-3 (WI-Superior) 	31 	23 	6 	2 	127 	81 	 	 	 	
2009-10 	18 	6 	8 	4 	47 	59 	16 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	10 	13 	4 	79 	90 	 	 	 	
2010-11 	18 	10 	8 	0 	61 	62 	20 	T-2nd 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) 	27 	16 	11 	0 	95 	85 	 	 	 	
2011-12 	18 	4 	13 	1 	45 	68 	9 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Scholastica) 	27 	8 	17 	2 	80 	98 	 	 	 	
2012-13 	18 	5 	13 	0 	43 	67 	10 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	27 	10 	15 	2 	74 	89 	 	 	 	
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2013-14 	12 	4 	8 	0 	27 	46 	8 	T-4th 	L, QF 6-3 (WI-Superior) 	26 	8 	18 	0 	67 	95 	 	 	 	
2014-15 	12 	3 	9 	0 	28 	48 	6 	4th 	L, QF 4-3 (ot) (WI-Superior) 	26 	8 	17 	1 	71 	99 	 	 	 	
2015-16 	8 	1 	6 	1 	16 	37 	3 	5th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-River Falls) 	29 	10 	13 	6 	78 	99 	 	 	 	
2016-17 	8 	3 	5 	0 	22 	33 	6 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) 	27 	12 	13 	2 	76 	91 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	8 	3 	4 	1 	18 	23 	7 	3rd 	L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) 	26 	7 	16 	3 	64 	90 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	8 	0 	6 	2 	14 	29 	2 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	13 	12 	2 	81 	71 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	15 	6 	9 	0 	43 	58 	12 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) 	27 	8 	18 	1 	68 	102 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	10 	4 	6 	0 	26 	38 	8 	5th 	L, QF 2-1 (Wi-Superior) 	11 	4 	7 	0 	27 	40 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	15 	6 	9 	0 	44 	55 	20 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) 	27 	8 	19 	0 	71 	99 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	16 	6 	8 	1 	35 	37 	20 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, SF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	29 	17 	11 	1 	94 	67 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	15 	8 	7 	0 	55 	41 	16 	3rd 	W, QF 2 games to none (Northland) L, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Eau Claire) 	29 	13 	14 	2 	102 	91 	 	 	 	
==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
1975 	N/A 	L, 9-0 (St. Scholastica)	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	N/A 	L, 4-2 (Bemidji St) 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
2008 	L, 4-1 (St. Thomas)	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009 	-- 	L, 2-1 (St. Scholastica)	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
*Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils men's ice hockey website
==References==
Category:Established in 1968
Category:Disestablished in 1983
Category:Established in 1996
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams
Category:NAIA teams