After transferring to UW-Stout, Joel Gaulrapp solidified one of the most prolific scoring lines in Stout hockey history and went on to earn all-conference honors all three years at Stout, which culminated in his selection as the 2009-10 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) player of the year. Gaulrapp was a first team all-conference selection in 2007-08 by both the NCHA and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), the NCHA in 2008-09 and again by both conferences in 2009-10, the same year he earned USCHO.com All-America and All-Region honors and first team All-America honors by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Teamed with Derek Hanson and Scott Motz for most of his three-years at Stout, Gaulrapp finished his career with 51 goals and 54 assists for 105 points, putting him fifth on the all-time points list. Gaulrapp is fifth in goals and tied for fourth in assists. Playing in 88 games over his career, Gaulrapp scored 22 power play goals and had 10 game-winning goals.