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Tom Slupe was instrumental in the shaping of the UW-Stout ice hockey program, participating almost from its beginnings as the team goalie, then moving into the role of head coach beginning in 1972.
Slupe coached the Blue Devils for 11 seasons, enjoying the heyday of Stout hockey in the mid-1970s when the team posted their only above .500 records, going 13-7 in 1974-75 and 14-10 in 1975-76, taking both teams to the NAIA national tournament. During the 1976 season, the Blue Devils defeated the Air Force Academy. Slupe ended his coaching career in 1983 when the varsity program was suspended until the 1996-97 season. Slupe posted an 87-172-4 record.
Slupe did return to the coaching box as an assistant with Menomonie High School from 1990-93, during which Menomonie won a state championship.
Recruited as a football player, Slupe is still the fourth ranked goalie in Stout history, playing from 1968-71 and was the team's most valuable player award in 1971.
An accomplished technology education instructor at Menomonie High School, Slupe also played a part in developing the Menomonie area youth hockey program over the years, serving on the board of directors from 1971-77, the association's formative years. Slupe was named the Wisconsin Vocational Education Teacher of the Year award in 1989 and served as the Wisconsin Technology Education Association (WTEA) secretary-treasurer. Menomonie's cooperative education program was recognized by the WTEA as the program of the year in 1992.
Slupe currently resides in Menomonie with his wife, Jane. The couple have two children, Greg and Erin.
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