Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds are a Men's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team previously played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association until the WIAC added ice hockey as a varsity sport for both men and women starting with the 2013-14 season.
==Men's program==
The men's program was established for the 1977-78 season. They were a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics until 1984. The team was a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association from its formation in 1980 until the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey conference was formed for the 2013-14 season.
The team won the regular season championship of the NCHA in 2012-13 with a 10-2-0 record.
The team won the inaugural WIAC conference tournament in 2014 and also won the tournament in 2018 and 2020.
==Conferences==
*National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent (1977-1980)
*Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1980-2013)
*Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
==Arenas==
*Hobbs Ice Center (1977-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Fred Kolb (1977-1979) 10-36-0
*Wally Akervik (1979-1986) 73-121-3
*Mike Eaves (1986-1987) 9-19-0
*Troy Ward (1987-1990) 45-42-9
*Ian Perrin (1990-1999) 88-139-14
*Marlin Muylaert (1999-2002) 30-48-3
*Jean-François LaForest (2002-2005) 23-49-7
*Luke Strand (2005-2007) 11-35-8
*Matt Loen (2007-present) 212-121-29
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	 	 	 	
1977-78 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	18 	4 	14 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	28 	6 	22 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	28 	5 	23 	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	 	 	 	
1980-81 	17 	5 	11 	1 	58 	84 	.324 	5th 	No tournament 	28 	11 	16 	1 	104 	123 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	20 	6 	13 	1 	57 	82 	.325 	5th 	No tournament 	32 	12 	19 	1 	132 	128 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	20 	8 	12 	0 	69 	82 	16 	4th 	No tournament 	28 	16 	12 	0 	119 	104 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	16 	8 	8 	0 	78 	81 	16 	4th 	No tournament 	29 	17 	12 	0 	149 	127 	 	 	 	
1984-85 	14 	4 	10 	0 	47 	80 	8 	7th 	No tournament 	29 	8 	17 	1 	106 	154 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	16 	2 	14 	0 	46 	110 	4 	7th 	Did not qualify 	26 	4 	22 	0 	73 	163 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	20 	4 	16 	0 	63 	107 	8 	8th 	Did not qualify 	28 	9 	19 	0 	113 	135 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	24 	8 	15 	1 	89 	118 	17 	5th 	Did not qualify 	30 	12 	17 	1 	130 	138 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	24 	13 	8 	3 	129 	107 	29 	2nd 	L, SF 3 points to 1 (Bemidji St) 	32 	15 	12 	5 	169 	138 	 	 	 	
1989-90 	24 	15 	8 	1 	89 	118 	31 	2nd 	L, SF 4 points to 2 (Mankato St) 	34 	18 	13 	3 	165 	142 	 	 	 	
1990-91 	24 	7 	12 	5 	100 	121 	19 	5th 	Did not qualify 	27 	9 	13 	5 	123 	127 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	20 	5 	14 	1 	100 	121 	11 	5th 	Did not qualify 	26 	11 	14 	1 	123 	122 	 	 	 	
1992-93 	20 	3 	16 	1 	59 	113 	7 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) 	26 	6 	19 	1 	80 	134 	 	 	 	
1993-94 	20 	3 	15 	2 	62 	100 	8 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	6 	19 	2 	88 	129 	 	 	 	
1994-95 	20 	12 	8 	0 	86 	84 	24 	T-4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-River Falls) 	27 	16 	11 	0 	119 	114 	 	 	 	
1995-96 	20 	7 	12 	1 	60 	80 	15 	T-5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St, Norbert) 	27 	10 	16 	1 	85 	114 	 	 	 	
1996-97 	20 	7 	12 	1 	76 	98 	15 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	28 	10 	16 	2 	111 	130 	 	 	 	
1997-98 	20 	6 	14 	0 	81 	105 	12 	T-6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	26 	10 	16 	0 	113 	122 	 	 	 	
1998-99 	16 	4 	10 	6 	64 	73 	10 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	10 	15 	2 	112 	113 	 	 	 	
1999-00 	14 	5 	9 	0 	53 	59 	10 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	9 	17 	1 	97 	112 	 	 	 	
2000-01 	14 	3 	11 	0 	34 	63 	6 	T-7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) 	27 	9 	18 	0 	88 	120 	 	 	 	
2001-02 	14 	7 	6 	1 	39 	39 	15 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	12 	13 	2 	84 	87 	 	 	 	
2002-03 	14 	1 	12 	1 	33 	81 	3 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	25 	1 	22 	2 	57 	153 	 	 	 	
2003-04 	14 	4 	9 	1 	41 	53 	9 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	14 	12 	1 	90 	85 	 	 	 	
2004-05 	14 	1 	10 	3 	35 	68 	5 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	27 	8 	15 	4 	90 	113 	 	 	 	
2005-06 	14 	0 	12 	2 	24 	56 	2 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	27 	2 	21 	4 	50 	105 	 	 	 	
2006-07 	14 	2 	9 	3 	30 	46 	7 	T-6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (St. Norbert) 	27 	9 	14 	4 	74 	81 	 	 	 	
2007-08 	14 	6 	7 	1 	30 	27 	13 	T-5th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, SF 3-2 (ot) (WI-Stout) 	28 	11 	16 	1 	68 	77 	 	 	 	
2008-09 	14 	3 	10 	1 	37 	43 	7 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-Stout) 	27 	13 	13 	1 	85 	70 	 	 	 	
2009-10 	18 	4 	10 	4 	42 	53 	12 	T-5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) 	27 	8 	15 	4 	69 	80 	 	 	 	
2010-11 	18 	8 	9 	1 	53 	53 	17 	T-4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	15 	11 	1 	83 	71 	 	 	 	
2011-12 	18 	5 	11 	2 	45 	55 	12 	6th 	LW QF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, SF 2-0 (St. Norbert) 	28 	13 	12 	3 	73 	66 	 	 	 	
2012-13 	18 	14 	3 	1 	67 	38 	29 	1st 	W, SF 7-2 (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-0 (S.t Norbert) 	31 	24 	5 	2 	125 	68 	 	 	 	
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	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2013-14 	12 	6 	5 	1 	34 	27 	13 	3rd 	W, SF 4 points to 2 (WI-Stevens Point) L, F 3-0 (WI-Superior) 	28 	19 	8 	1 	93 	50 	 	 	 	
2014-15 	12 	9 	3 	0 	46 	32 	18 	2nd 	L, SF 4-3 	27 	18 	7 	2 	104 	65 	 	 	 	
2015-16 	8 	5 	2 	1 	32 	15 	11 	T-1st 	L, SF 3 points to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	27 	15 	6 	6 	103 	53 	 	 	 	
2016-17 	8 	5 	3 	0 	27 	16 	10 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	18 	7 	3 	103 	61 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	8 	5 	2 	1 	32 	21 	11 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) W, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	17 	10 	1 	95 	65 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	8 	4 	3 	1 	22 	22 	9 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Superior) L, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	19 	7 	2 	87 	54 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	15 	11 	3 	1 	51 	28 	23 	1st 	W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, F 4-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	22 	4 	2 	103 	46 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	8 	5 	2 	1 	32 	13 	11 	2nd 	L, SF 2-1 (ot) (WI-Stevens Point) 	9 	5 	3 	1 	33 	15 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	15 	9 	6 	0 	45 	31 	26 	3rd 	W, 1R 2 games to none (Northland) W, SF 2 games to none (WI-River Falls) W, F 6-2 (WI-Stevens Point)	30 	18 	1 	79 	58 	 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	15 	9 	5 	1 	46 	39 	28 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to none (WI-Superior) L, F 5-1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	18 	9 	1 	89 	71 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	15 	10 	4 	1 	42 	20 	21 	2nd 	W, SF 2 games to 1 (WI-Stout) L, F 5-1 (WI-Stevens Point) 	28 	17 	9 	2 	82 	52 	 	 	 	
==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
1982 	N/A 	L, 7-6 (Augsburg) 	L, 6-2 (WI-Superior) (consolation) 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984 	N/A 	N/A 	W, 3-2 (Roger Williams) 	W, 6-1 (Michigan Dearborn 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
1989 	N/A 	L, 2 games to none (WI-Stevens Point) 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013 	W, 4-2 (St. John's) 	W, 3-1 (St. Norbert) 	W, 5-1 (Utica) 	W, 5-3 (Oswego St) 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2020 	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	Tournament cancelled prior first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Links==
*WIAC men's ice hockey website
*Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds men's ice hockey website
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:Established in 1977
Category:NAIA teams
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams